Sharks 3D (2004)

Dreadfully Boring

Absolutely Fantastic

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Beautiful footage by a highly respect marine biologist made all the more stunning in 3-D. This is not only a fun film to watch, giving you a virtual reality experience of scuba diving with sharks and many other creatures (sea turtles, dolphins, manta rays, saw fish, sea lions), but also contains an informative and important message about conservation. Many of these creatures are endangered, some critically. This adds a poignancy to the film. The creatures are beautiful and impressive, but if we want to continue to enjoy nature, we will have to do more to protect it from overfishing, and needless destruction in drift nets, long-line fishing, shark fin soup and other wasteful practices. Highly recommended for all ages. One of the best IMAX films I've seen.

I saw this film at The Manchester IMAX the other day and was blown away by it. I thought it might have been a bit basic for a shark fan, but it was full of great information. The underwater footage was simply astounding and it really looked like you could reach out and grab the sharks! Jean-Michel Coustaeu was a great presenter, just like his Dad. He was really good at getting across the facts in a fun way - great for kids & not too condescending for adults. If you have kids then take them to see it as the whole family will enjoy it.It was good to see some of the other animals of the sea as well. The Sharks interaction with the Dolphins was particularly fascinating. Recommended for all Shark lovers, families and people amazed by the unknown.

After reading the previous comment that was posted I wasn't sure if I wanted to see this film, but being a fan of both Jacques and Jean-Michel Cousteau's work since I was a little girl I felt that it would be worth seeing. I am so glad that I did! The turtle doesn't talk, the narrator provides the information from the perspective of a sea turtle. The previous comment made me think that there was turtle that was edited to appear as if it were talking. There was great footage of sharks, rays and many other specimens of ocean life. Yes this does include sea lions and dolphins, but it did so to show how sharks co-exist with other animals, and show that they are not like the famous shark in Jaws. It a good job of showing different species of sharks which need our help if they are to escape extinction. It works to get people interested in learning more about sharks so that they will want to learn more!

This film is really meant for kids i think. A talking turtle? That did not work for me, the voice acting was relatively bad.But some of the movie scenes make up for the bad voice acting. for instance with the schools of fish that was amazing because it felt like your were swimming with them. The director seemed like he wanted to focus on what would look cool in 3d, like the 5 minute fillers of sea lions just swimming. The writing was bad too. The turtles jokes were just plain stupid. I certainly did not feel what this film intended...to be enlightened about sharks. It was just plain and dull like any other 3-d and or IMAX movie. I think if IMAX is to become a big thing in the future it should make better movies.