http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:05:10 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/25/170841.php#comment-714101 Fair enough. I saw <I>Sharkwater</I> before I started watching <I>Planet Earth</I> (which I'm watching now, whereas I saw the former in theatre), so maybe it wouldn't play as well in comparison. 714101@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:05:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/25/170841.php#comment-713912 Part of the reason that I was down on the photography was that I had just watched a section of the phenomenal <i>Planet Earth</i> series and the photography in that series, as well as in most Discovery channel series' and most National Geographic specials, makes Stewart's stuff looking very average. Also, while he does "raise" an interesting issue, he simply abandons it too soon and too often to make any significant impact. It seemed that Stewart simply didn't care enough about sharks, as hard as that may be to believe, to present solid facts about them and their importance. The case he makes in the film simply isn't solid enough for it to be worthwhile. 713912@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:40:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/25/170841.php#comment-713907 Undoubtedly, the biggest problem with this movie is the fact that Rob Stewart is an uncontrollable douche. Still, it's an interesting issue he presents and I felt the photography was better than decent. I recommend the movie for those reasons, but warn that Stewart will test your patience. 713907@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:47:33 EDT