Capsized: Blood in the Water

Shame on me but I never watch Shark Week. I have nothing against it but it's just not for me. A friend told me I should watch "Capsized: Blood in the Water". She liked it a lot. I liked it too. I thought a was a very tense movie. It's also tragic because it's a true story. It did remind me of 2003's "Open Water" but it's a lot better. "Capsized" is well acted and moves quickly. Despite its limited budget, this movie packs a punch. I think the reviewers on IMBD are being too hard on it. "Capsized: Blood in the Water" is worth a watch.

So they sail into a storm, don't stow anything down, leave the hatch open with water pouring in, no one wearing life jackets, the 'captain' doesn't know their co ordinates, ignores the coastguard instructions then puts the boat broadside so they capsize etc etc.

But the 'experienced captain' later comes out with pearls of wisdom like 'don't drink the seawater it'll make you sick'. Bit like watching this dumb movie.

After 6 hours hanging on to life raft one bright spark says 'maybe we should get IN the life raft?' Which they all magically manage after shark attack..ha ha. Too stupid for words.

I mean they just didn't try to make this realistic.

Pity they shark didn't get them all.

Looked forward to viewing this show. Originally story was told on Season One of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" Episode "Shark Survivor". Have to say I thought their telling was much better. Also survivor Deborah Kiley wrote a book of her experiences.

I almost didn't watch it because of the really bad reviews. I don't think this movie is so bad. First, it's based on a true story so that's always interesting and second it just wasn't that bad. Sure, it's not an Oscar winner but in my opinion, if you liked the movie "Open Water" (2003), then you're probably going to like this one. Now, I don't know how much money was spent on making this film but keep in mind that even though Josh Duhamel is starring in it, it's not your typical Hollywood big budget type of a movie (so don't expect it to be a fast paced thriller with big special effects). It has a low budget movie feel to it, kinda like "Open Water".

The only problem I have with this movie (CAREFUL: serious spoilers ahead!) is how accurate is it really? According to the movie, Deb and Brad survived five days on the open water. I'm somewhat confused as to how they managed to survive this long without water. From what I know, human can't survive longer than three days without water, right? I mean, isn't it what the rule of threes all about? Three minutes without air, three days without water and three weeks without food. So how did they survive? Did they drink their own urine? Was there rain or dew or some other form of water that kept them alive? Or maybe the rule of three is inaccurate and they really did survive the full five days without any water? Also, they only got into the raft when they realized the water is infested with sharks. They said they didn't do it earlier because of the cold air but that wasn't mentioned again. They didn't seem to suffer from cold so what was that about? Some reviews mentioned that the movie is different than the true story but according to Wikipedia and other stuff I read online, it's not. At least I couldn't find any differences. So again, how accurate is this film? That's my biggest issue. Other than that, I'd probably tell people to give it a shot and just watch and see if they like it or not.

This story is featured on the show "I survived" with Meg and is thrilling and terrifying without all the Hollywood drama and the diversion from actual events. I'm disappointed the screenwriters felt the need to fabricate or embellish the truth in order to create a drama. If they had stuck to the facts, it is a great lesson in how to be a sailor, sharks, and survival.