Watch 'Sharkwater'

Rating: 3/10 (15 August 2008)

As a scary movie, this movie fulfills. It did such a great job that, on many vacations to Mexico and Hawaii, as well as to Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, etc., I didn't go in water past my knees. Ever. And I'm not alone in knowing it traumatized an entire generation of potential swimmers, divers, et al.
I thought I'd challenge myself this summer and face the fear head on. I took an open water dive course (where I didn't think of sharks once underwater, knowing that my 'buddy' was more of a danger) -- and then watched 'Sharkwater'.
If you're terrified of sharks because of 'Jaws', I implore you to watch 'Sharkwater'. Our Stephen Spielberg did a hell of a job in scaring the crap out of people, and I'll give him that. But the world' s shark population has decreased by an insane amount in the last 10 years because people don't care about these animals -- not pandas, not elephants, not cuddly -- but millions killed for fins, and trust me, peeps, sharks are incredibly important to the planetary ecosystem.
'Jaws' did a great job in terrifying people, but it's not real, and it's not the truth.