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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Sharkwater
Posted by: Duncan May 21 2008, 03:36 PM
I recently brought this shark documentary, and after watching it strongly recommend it to everyone.
Synopsis from documentary site:
Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.
Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.
Stewart's remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world's sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
Sharks have always fascinated me, and the way they are being wiped out is barbaric. Please make the effort to see this film.
Head over to www.sharkwater.com to find out more.
Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea May 21 2008, 03:38 PM
thanks for sharing
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion May 21 2008, 03:40 PM
Duncan you hippy 
I will check it out. Sounds interesting and I haven't seen a documentary in a while. Need something to balance out the cheese of Indiana Jones new film this week 
Posted by: Duncan May 21 2008, 03:45 PM
I will check it out. Sounds interesting and I haven't seen a documentary in a while. Need something to balance out the cheese of Indiana Jones new film this week
Literally I cannot begin to explain how good it is. Some of the scenes and clips are so sad.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion May 21 2008, 03:48 PM
As long as the documentary is cool and informed. I hate these documentaries that clearly aren't based on fact. This sounds like an interesting documentary based on real issues. I will give it a watch and let you know my thoughts.
Posted by: ItsMe May 21 2008, 03:49 PM
HAve seen it too. It's a great piece of work. Yes, it's sad that an ancient creature that is so perfectly ajusted to it's environment that it could survive and thrive for so long gets wipped out by us in such a short time. Sad, but we are just to many on this planet.
Posted by: Duncan May 21 2008, 03:54 PM
Yeah it's no crap 911 conspiracy theory documentary or anything like that.
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 21 2008, 10:50 PM
Nice documentary!
Posted by: rokchik May 21 2008, 10:55 PM
Duncan I couldn't agree more. Sharkwater is an amazing doc. I got it for my birthday this year... I'm a bit of a shark freak especially Great Whites. One of the best shark docs I've seen actually. Very moving.
rok
Posted by: Fran May 21 2008, 11:01 PM
I will have to check this one for sure, sharks fascinate me 
Posted by: Duncan May 22 2008, 02:46 AM
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5301633/Sharkwater/Product.html
£9.99, bargain.
Posted by: Fran May 22 2008, 01:25 PM
Cool trailer!
Can't wait to watch it!
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic May 22 2008, 06:22 PM
Looks interesting ! Thanks for the link
Posted by: Duncan May 25 2008, 07:11 PM
Has anyone actually checked this out yet?
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