Orca (Blu-Ray)

Good film

Superb performances all round one of the all time classics film when budgets were small5* rating

A little bit inspired by Jaws but a good fictional tale nevertheless,with a nice score by Ennio Morricone .Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling play their parts very well,great supporting cast also.The film touches on some very true statements about Orca behaviour i.e huge brain size and therefore it’s abilities to feel almost anything we do. I wouldn’t want to upset an Orca as their memory maybe the greatest of all.In 2019 a female and her pod was observed pushing a dead calf for over 1000miles .Places like SeaWorld would have been involved in the kidnapping of whale calfs at sea in the past just like in the film. This would be extremely traumatic for any family to endure.Some pods have also been observed hunting Great White Sharks in the last decade. It is worth noting that wild Orcas have never hunted a human.

Arrived before the due date. Good packaging, thanks to all concerned. . A movie I love, in my opinion superior to its contemporary 'Jaws'. I love Jaws but it is very much black and white, the shark is the bad guy and their is no grey areas. Orca turns all that on its head with an intellectual outlook that gives the killer whale a fair crack of the whip. The 70's was a great decade for movies and for me Orca is one of the finest movies of that era. Unfairly painted as a Jaws rip off upon its Iinitial release if you don't like it then maybe you don't have a heart, which is fair enough. But to those of you with a heart I say buy it, you won't be dissappointed. 10/10 movie.

A fisherman ensnares a killer whale and as a result its mate begins a war on the local community, smashing and sinking fishing boats and reeking havoc in its determination to find the culprit. Said hunter soon meets a Native American whose people have experience of orcas and who makes him realise the only way to stop the whale's rampage is to go out and face it.From the whale song of the opening titles to the credits closing over "My Love, We Are One" this is quite the most emotional and tear-jerking film I've seen in a long while. Basically if you're looking for another "Jaws" then try the "Shark Attack" sequels. This is not a simple "creature feature", but instead is an intelligent and dark movie about loss, revenge and obsession. In some ways it's Moby Dick reversed, with the Big White Hunter as the one being pursued relentlessly by the vengeful whale. Truly gripping scenes include the slaughter of the female killer whale and its unborn young, its mate's obvious despair and fury, and the quite unnerving "whale funeral procession" which takes place.

The movie

nothing

The whale photography is brilliant, the plot is terrible.Harris and Rampling struggle with a silly idea and worse script. Take the money and run maybe?Good for an unintended laugh or two.