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Summary: "It's hard not to root for the seals."
Review: After viewing these beautifully shot documentaries about nature's most efficient killing machine, you'll never look at great whites the same. There's nothing like watching a fifteen foot shark fly out of the water like a dolphin to catch and devour its prey. Wow. Most of the footage is shot off the coast of South Africa in an area known as "The Ring of Death", where you can watch cute little seals desperately try to escape death by leaping out of the water with acrobatic grace -- only to have the giant shark do the same thing. Breath taking. Throughout the documentary, the shark scientists provide educational commentary, especially when they're shouting and rooting for the little seal to escape death: "Go little guy! Go!" Heh. But perhaps the best scene is the moment when the carcass of a dead whale arrives. Floating in the water, the whale carcass is attacked by two dozen great white sharks, who shred it to pieces. Amazing sight. But it gets better. One of the scientists decides to sit on top of the floating meat, surrounding himself with the sharks, and starts taking pictures. Lovely. At one point, the group of scientists throw a dummy seal into the water, with a hidden camera stuffed inside, to capture on video a shark blasting out of the dark ocean depths like a torpedo from hell, straight at the camera. Yikes. Ultimately, one can only admire everyone involved in this project, including the sharks, who are suffering from a terrible population crash thanks to over-fishing. Remember, take away sharks and you not only threaten ocean ecology, you destroy the natural beauty of the sea. Just imagine the Serengeti without lions.
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Summary: Air Raids of The Toothy Kind
Review: First of all I have to admit that my interest in Great White Sharks was solely triggered by the movie Jaws. On the negative side, this classic film kept me out of the waters for some time, but on the positive side it led me to read as many books as I can get my hands on, and watch every documentary on TV, fascinated by this wonderful, still largely mysterious and misunderstood fish.
What I learned thoughout the years was very compelling,
this survivor of the dinosaur age is not the brainless killing machine Jaws portrayed it to be in a sensational and not totally accurate way, but a much more sophisticated animal than previously thought.
But not the dozens of books I read,nor the numerous documentaries I watched prepared me for what I saw in Air Jaws, the best documentary on Great Whites ever done!
I watched in sheer disbelief, fear and fascination as this giant 6-8 foot fish with a large toothy grin 'breached' the waters off Seal Island in South Africa( in an area appropriately named the 'Kill Zone') all of it, from snout to tail and pounced on a very unlucky seal! Over and over again, the Great White literaly 'flew' out of the waters to get at its doomed victim, and each time I was totally transfixed!!
There is another very chilling scene where one of the researchers/scientists jumps on the floating carcass of a whale in the middle of very murky waters, while about 6 or 7 Great Whites are in a crazed feeding frenzy!! This was the stuff of any horror or thriller movie you could wish to enjoy!
If, like me, you are interested in this beautiful fish, or you want to watch a documentary that has as much excitement and thrills as any film, then this DVD is a must buy, and I am sure you will,like me, be totally captivated by the sheer power, and mystery of the Great White Shark..A documentary that will have your heart pounding without John Williams's score..nothing short of a great achievement!!
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Summary: Unreal!
Review: I am so glad I purchased this DVD! I have watched it several times and I am always impressed with the prospect of 1 ton Great Whites hurling themselves out of the water in an effort to catch a their prey. Alot of the images showen in this video have never before been filmed. Obviously the airobatics of the sharks as well as a great white feeding friendsy with a whale as the main course. Simply amazing to watch, and having seen hundreds of videos about sharks and Great Whites specifically, I can say that this has been the most informative documentary I have watched on the subject!
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Summary: Air Jaws & Air Jaws 2 (ASINB00006AU14)
Review: I have been desparately trying to source a DVD (UK Format)for my eldest sons fifth birthday and thought for a moment I had found it, the boy is mad on the Great White Shark. However I seem to be unable to find a copy suitable for use in my United Kingdom DVD. I fail to understand why a documentary from Discovery Channel is not distributed in a format that will enable us to view this outwith the USA and Canada.My son will be five years old in February and I do not want to disappoint him, therefore I am requesting your assistance in tracing who can help me find a copy of Air Jaws & Air Jaws 2 from the producers of the Discovery channel. This far my own internet searches and phone calls to distributers have been fruitless. Any assistance in tracing a copy of the above mentioned DVD in United Kingdom format deliverable before February 04 would be greatly appreciated
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Summary: Great Shark Movie
Review: I like sharks and this is one of the best movies I have ever watched. It was a little violent, especially the last scene. The part when the whale was floating in the water and the sharks were eating it like a cheese burger was awesome. I think you will like this movie if you like sharks. ...
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Summary: UNBELIEVABLE
Review: I love this dvd there is just plenty of info on it.The things in this video are oh so cool, or brutal like hell.This movie gets a rock solid 5, no matter what.No joke I would get it no matter what, and i did.I hope the hold world will buy this.
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Summary: Response to the UK viewer
Review: I suggest you change your DVD player -- there are many on the market which are cheap and are region free. I continually send DVD's to my sister in the UK from the states and she really has no problem.
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Summary: I didn't know Great Whites could do that!!!
Review: If you love watching shark videos like I do then you simply HAVE to see this. 1 ton sharks leaping clean out of the water to chase seals. It's an awsome video to watch. There's even a scene where a shark is about to fly out of the water chasing a seal but slams into the side of the scientists' boat. I had no idea this occured until I was surfing the web earlier this year and came across pictures of Great Whites breeching. Jaws discouraged people from swimming, this might discourage you from boating!
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Summary: I didn't know Great Whites could do that!!!
Review: If you love watching shark videos like I do then you simply HAVE to see this. 1 ton sharks leaping clean out of the water to chase seals. It's an awsome video to watch. There's even a scene where a shark is about to fly out of the water chasing a seal but slams into the side of the scientists' boat. I had no idea this occured until I was surfing the web earlier this year and came across pictures of Great Whites breeching. Jaws discouraged people from swimming, this might discourage you from boating!
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Summary: Finally
Review: Ive been looking for this film for 2 years but didnt have the title.But now its on the way and Im very happy.The best nature film Ive ever seen.(seen a lot).Doesent matter if you love or hate sharks,see it..............Wow
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