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A fisherman (Nolan) is out to nab a killer whale, a very bad thing, but when he accidentally (ACCIDENTALLY mark you) hits a pregnant cow instead of her mate, the cow -- and I use the word in all senses -- who is obviously a sick psycho-bitch and the canonical villain of the piece -- throws herself against the propellers trying to chew herself to bits in the most distressing and hideous not to mention ineffectual method of killing herself.
While I don't claim to be any sort of expert in marine life, I must say anyone with a modicum of intelligence could not possibly buy in to this notion of a whale (and not even the mother!) having a clue about revenge because it witnessed his dead mate having a forced abortion by humans!
As a demented, Ahab-like fisherman, Harris gets into a game of death with a vengeful killer whale after killing the whale's "wife" and unborn child.
Charlotte Rampling plays a whale expert who gets involved with Harris.
He doesn't listen and somehow ends up in the arctic battling the revenge crazed whale.
There are no special effects to speak of except for what looks like a round mirror for a whale's eye --- there are endless shots of Harris reflected in the eye so the audience understands that the whale knows who he is.
Aesthetically, the movie could have been pleasing, especially its first half, until it is not clear that every action portrayed serves as an allegory of various aspects of whale hunting.
For instance, Earth will tell you that a tropical sea is an ideal nursery for a young humpback whale, because there are few predators.
Spear fishing for salmon, hunting for walrus, caribou and even a polar bear and a whale made it seem like a documentary at times.
The documentary takes a nature round trip on the migration paths on three animal families: a female polar bear and her cubs with the real life subplot of the father bear daring it out to hunt for food in his isolated path, a mama of a whale with her baby whale taking a whale of a migration tour for prey, and an elephant mama with her small (maybe not so small, they are elephants) offspring migrating in Africa.
If you can endure the saccharin and the stolen physical metaphors (e.g., worst use of a flying whale as a template for terror), have fun ripping it to shreds (ala MST3000).
Rafe traces Caleb to a remote whorehouse on the edge of town that's disguised as a mortuary and populated by luscious lady vampires led by the evil and alluring Madam Lilith (ravishing redhead Angie Everhart having a whale of a wicked time).
and add to that crap, - while the whale thing is going, there's a stranger with an ex outside.
The language is appalling, the attitudes indefensible, the subject matter spectacularly inappropriate, and the pair of them seem to be having a whale of a time, even when they're at each other's throats (which happens a lot).
What could the film THE SQUID AND THE WHALE be about?
Whale of a Tale is basically a story about a kid who visits a marine park and forms an attachment to a killer whale there.
A legendary whale bone that is said to have magical powers which gives any nautical creature the ability to breath on land while it's in their possession.
Its charm is multi-faceted, the idiosyncratic (and mostly very geeky) central characters are treated with a gently mocking affection, appealing both to roleplayers (who will have a whale of a time spotting the in-jokes and laughing at the stereotypes) and the general public.
Life in the whale is such a creative element.
The title tells all in this weak variation of the vintage 1977 killer whale movie "Orca" about a whale that wreaks vengeance on the fishermen that destroyed its mate and baby.
What a gigantic piece of regurgitated whale excrement, and that's being polite!
The ever-annoying Bob Monkhouse aside, the cast are likable enough, in particular Kenneth Connor (always my favourite Carry On-er) as a hypochondriac chased by canteen lady Dora Bryan; and Charles Hawtrey, who has a whale of a time as usual.
The split screen is fun, giving the movie a pretentious look: "This is serious business, younsgters" on one side of the screen, and "We're having a whale of a time" on the other side of the screen.
When several ships are attacked at sea by what appears to be a great whale, the navy asks Professor Aronnax for assistance in investigating the events.
I enjoyed the movie so much..the story line was great and the scenes of the boat were just enough to get me out to whale watch and try my hand at sailing!
The giant skeleton of a whale – possibly Leviathan itself – is beached on the shoreline, along with the carcasses of old boats, beneath a severe gray sky that frames a human landscape of political abuse, adultery, lawlessness, and the cynicism of all-powerful priests.
Whales cannot be humanely killed – they are too large, and even with an explosive harpoon, it is difficult to hit the whale in the right spot.
Moreover, whalers do not want to use a large amount of explosive, because that would blow the whale to pieces, while the whole point is to recover valuable oil or flesh.
The Japanese think that humpback whale numbers have increased sufficiently for the killing of 50 to pose no danger to the species.
Bringing Iran in from the ColdMADRID – Rapprochement between Iran and the West has long been a “white whale” of global politics.
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