No thanks.
Added 7/30/2009
I liked the 1st one alot. Ok it wasn't an academy award movie, but I liked it. I watch it every time I see it on tv. Ok so a big part of it is Jessica Alba, but the movie wasn't bad other than some bad acting. It even started a new found intrest in treasure hunting, & prospecting. Plus I've been to Paradise island in the bahamas & that movie took me back.
When I saw this sequel, I was a little skeptic since it went straight to dvd. I read a few of the reviews about it & although no one said it was a great movie, they were saying that it was better than the 1st. I then decided to rent it. If I bought this, I would've been mad.
This movie is so bland compaired to the 1st. One person said that the acting wasn't bad, & that you couldn't tell that it was a B movie. The acting sucked so bad & you could tell that they were just following the 1st script. The treasure hunting was boring. Like the 1st, I've also been to Hawaii, But unlike the 1st, this one didn't take me back there. Even though I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers, Laura Vandervoort is no Jessica Alba.
So if you liked the first one, I would stay away from this one. If you must see it, rent it or catch it on tv. If you haven't seen either, the 1st is the way to go.
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Not a classic but it works
Added 6/5/2009
ok lets be honest, anyone who watched the first and still felt the need to watch the second didn't do it for the story or the acting. They watched it for the beautiful scenery and of course the "beautiful scenery". Anyone who loved how sexy the first one was will get their eye candy and then some. Not worth buying the dvd but if it comes out on blu ray I'll definitely consider it.
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Into the Blue 2: The Reef
Added 5/23/2009
Not bad acting by Chris Carmack and Laura Vandervoort as two scuba diving adventurers. This movie had all the potential to be a great scuba diving adventure film but the writing fizzles out at the end leaving you shaking your head. Maybe "Into the Blue 3" will be better.
John Marcone
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When the writer doesn't want the credit, that says a lot
Added 4/27/2009
I wouldn't have thought it possible to make me appreciate Fool's Gold. Fool's Gold impressed me in how thoroughly it wasted the talents of Donald Sutherland, Kate Hudson and yes, even Matthew McConaughey. A comedy in the Caribbean looking for lost treasure that just never delivers. It was a shame. But Fool's Gold, for all its failings looks and sounds like a masterpiece when put up against Into the Blue 2: The Reef, the most recent direct-to-DVD sequel of a movie no one cared about even with Jessica Alba in a bikini. Jessica Alba in a bikini. By all accounts that's normally enough to turn some heads - and apparently it turned just enough to warrant a sequel of the crappiest caliber. Yes people, it's that bad.
Sebastion (Chris Carmack) and Dani (Laura Vandervoort) live the idyllic life of SCUBA Divemasters in the Caribbean looking for unclaimed treasures worth millions - but thus far their search has been unsuccessful. One day a smarmy British guy named Joshua (David Anders) and an alluring mysterious woman named Azra (Marsha Thomason) offer the diving duo a proposition: help them find a mysterious cargo for which they alone have the coordinates. Promised enticing amounts of cash, the pair signs on only to discover what the audience knew as soon as Joshua and Azra appeared on screen: the offer isn't on the level, they have ulterior motives.
There's not a single twist or juke in the plot's arsenal that isn't taught in Writing Thrillers 101. You've seen this story before; the supposed difference here is that they added SCUBA diving. Underwater shots are beautiful but they're not a panacea for some of the most glaring and obvious plot devices bad cinema has to offer. The best part, or rather worst part (depending on how funny you think this next part is), is that the writers don't even want their names associated with the movie. They didn't even choose to use one of those generic pseudonym's Hollywood folks have used for ages when they're not proud of what they've done. There are simply no names listed for writers. None. This dreck wasn't written. It sprung into being from the loins of some strange illiterate demon that likes to write screenplays.
Compounding the visual eyesore that is Into the Blue 2: The Reef is the acting and direction. Doing everything he can to make the movie flashy and hip, director Stephen Herek produces 87 minutes of schlock. The only time it ever has any beauty is the underwater moments and those are just too slow to be all that stimulating.
The acting of Into the Blue 2: The Reef reaches a whole new level of bad. Ignoring the fact that every word spoken by the two leads grates our nerves, we're still left with David Anders and Audrina Patridge who are unbearable to watch. David Anders who played a miserable villain in the second season of Heroes returns as virtually the same conniving character without the Wolverine-esque healing factor to make him interesting. Then there's perpetually-staring-at-the-ceiling Patridge who needs to never be cast in another motion picture ever again. The eye tick she has in The Hills is apparently permanent - no matter what she does, be it television or film, she's always staring at the ceiling and it's distracting as hell.
This shouldn't be watched by anyone with any taste in film. If I ever doubted that the current generation of moviegoers was being bred to enjoy crappy movies and that their increased affinity for crappy movies was a vicious cycle leading us all to a cinematic hell - this movie eliminates all such doubt.
DVD Extra Features:
"Get Wet" is the most substance the disc has to offer. We watch as the leads get accustomed to SCUBA diving and all the cuts and scrapes that come from living on a boat. They're still all vapid and brainless, but at least they're not reading from a god awful script. Stupidly enough, the director thought he'd give us a behind the scenes featurette for one of the worst chase scenes I've ever witnessed. There wasn't a single moment in the chase scene where Dani was actually in danger and it's so blatantly obvious on the screen ; the fact that they show us how "intensely" they had to train for such a horribly directed chase scene doesn't come as a treat or insight it's just laughable. Finally, we have a "making of" featurette put to music and labeled as a music video - again, laughable.
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A Descent Movie, But Not Good Enough to Buy
Added 4/26/2009
*Contains Spoilers*
A lot of the free filming for the movie was done well with Sebastian (Chris Carmack) and his wife Dani (Laura Vandervoort) playing in the ocean. It certainly gave Hawaii even more credit to it's beautiful beaches and landscapes. But as for "action" scenes, not so much. An example would be when Chris is fighting Carlton (David Anders) on the boat, Dani Girl. That was one of the worst fake fights ever filmed. You can get better footage on youtube. A lot of the chase scenes and ocean scenes are very erratic as relating to camera stability.
This movie followed the same path as the original, but on a cheaper budget. There are many similarities between the two movies if you just think about it. Both are chasing a dream to find buried treasure, but during their quest they stumble upon unfortunate events and are forced into doing things that would jeopardize their lives. The same character dies but in a different manor (Ashley Scott & Mircea Monroe). Josh Brolin and David Anders are killed in similar ways, by a harpoon gun.
The story line was unfortunately predictable , the acting was sub par, and the "terrorist" villain has been done enough times.
Laura Vandervoort is a good actress, but the movie itself, doesn't put any spot light on her acting. Audrina Patridge is horrible. For a second there, I thought she was reading off a queue board, then I realized she's just a bad actress.
Overall, don't buy the movie, don't even rent it. Let one of your friend's rent it instead and then watch it.
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