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In Hollywood the underwater realm struggles to compete with the glamour of space. But for decades we have seen an, er,  interesting array of diving movies. Below, in no particular order, are DIVER Magazine s top (non documentary) universities in united kingdom movies for SCUBA divers and ocean lovers
Jim Cameron's universities in united kingdom ocean epic and a solid diver favourite. Liquid breathing, submersible battles, Navy SEALs with HPNS and alien water tentacles. universities in united kingdom Oh my! What more could a diving movie have to offer? Originally written in two parts, the original ended with Ed Harris making contact with the alien species. universities in united kingdom The sequel would take over from there, but due to budgetary contraints the second movie was squished onto the end of the first.
Jacqueline Bisset in a bikini. Oh, and some diving. Written by Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, this thriller sees a vacationing couple duke it out with treasure hunting bad guys on a Bermuda wreck. One of the most loved and classic dive movies. Filmed in the British Virgin Islands on the wreck of the Rhone .
Connery, back as Bond, heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads and try his luck with the wet suit clad ladies. Cue huge underwater battles and more one liners than you can shake a martini at.
DIVER Magazine's very own Publisher, Phil Nuytten stars in this forgotten universities in united kingdom classic. Watch Phil wrestle a giant octopus as a group of researchers attempt to swim with killer whales in Alert Bay. No trailer available. Yes, it s that obscure.
The true life story of Carl Brashear's battle against racism to become the first African American diver in the U.S. Navy. A great cast including Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in this historical, feel good flick.
Left on the cutting room floor, DIVER Editor Peter Golding wore a fetching yellow wet suit in this 70s flick starring Ernest Borgnine in an undersea lab lost in an earthquake and giant sea creatures battling rescue divers.
Halle Berry squeezes into a wetsuit to take a rich businessman diving with great whites, sans cage. Berry s shark whisper character Kate is haunted by the memory of a shark attack and battles her own fears as she sets a course for Shark Alley.
This little known Norwegian thriller is as nerve wracking as it gets. Two deep divers on a dive gone wrong are trapped in a diving bell at the bottom of the sea and race against time to find a way to escape to the surface, alive.
"DeepStar Six has just discovered universities in united kingdom a new and deadly alien menace". universities in united kingdom A pure 80s testosterone classic. An underwater nuclear base, atmospheric diving suits and a creature from the deep that threatens it all!
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Bing Crosby universities in united kingdom and Bob Hope star in this classic hardhat diving movie. Two all singing, all dancing men escape marriage by moving universities in united kingdom to an island where they fall in love with a Princess. As you do. Cue many one liners and lavish song and dance numbers universities in united kingdom that could only come from that golden era.
The great Bill Murray universities in united kingdom stars in this cult classic by Wes Anderson. The movie is dedicated to, and has more than a passing resemblance to the life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Oceanographer Zissou plans to get revenge on a mythical shark that killed universities in united kingdom his partner, cue much off beat and dry humour. Modern classic.
You can t talk about water related movies and not mention Jaws. Although the actual scuba content was pretty minimal, this movie forever changed the perception of sharks for many people. One of the greatest horror movies of all time. Several sequels faded from memory but included scenes of scuba divers and large rubber sharks. Not only was the original one of the best ocean movies ever, it is arguably one of the best motion pictures of all time.
A small independent movie that came out of nowhere to scare the shit out of potential scuba divers the world over. A holidaying couple in the Caribbean get left behind after a boat dive, sharks appear, tension rises, diving holidays take a tumble Looks like it was filmed by a group of students on dads camera, and definitely not for new divers, but worth checking out. Click HERE for the trailer.
A movie that done more to promote diving to a male audience than any number of PADI ad campaigns, why? Jessica Alba that s why. Put her in a small bikini, have lots of close ups of her, er, finning technique and you re onto a winner. universities in united kingdom Throw in Paul Walker to keep the ladies happy and some lame story about treasure hunters universities in united kingdom finding a plane wreck full of drugs and you have a movie. Or at the very least you have 90 minutes of Jessica Alba.
A scuba diver hiding under the surface of Amsterdam s canal system embarks universities in united kingdom on a rampage of gruesome murders. The city s best detective has few clues to work with, but his wife and daughter may be closer to finding the underwater killer than he wishes. Whatever they smoke in Amsterdam clearly works.
Deep sea treasure universities in united kingdom hunter Matthew McConaughey, rekindles his relationship with estranged wife Kate Hudson during a quest to find a Spanish ship full of treasure. Surprisingly charming and funny, with a good supporting cast. Not exactly good diving etiquette, but some exciting scenes universities in united kingdom and good family entertainment.
If you don t love Finding Nemo, you don t have a heart. Fact. The Pixar animation is solely responsible for Clownfish becoming the most recognised sea creature on the planet. If you haven t seen it, crawl out from under that rock and watch a fathers quest to rescue his son from a dentist s aquarium. Starring hammer heads, a great white, jellyfish, turtles and anglerfish. Perfect family entertainment, and helps your kids improve their fish ID skills!
This Sonny Chiba starring, 1960 s Japanese sci-fi masterpiece may be too much for your human senses to handle. The above trailer will pretty nicely summarise the movie and the incredible story of aquatic, cyborg fish people and a plot to populate underwater cities by the sinister Dr Moore.
Michael Crichton s novel adaptation, starring Samuel L Jackson, Dustin Hoffman universities in united kingdom and Sharon Stone as a crack team of scientists sent to investigate a 300 year old space shop 1,000 feet underwater. The spaceship turns out to be an American craft presumably from the future, sent back through time after a mission through space gathering up large random objects, one of which is a liquid metal sphere. The book is way better, but Hoffman is always watchable, so worth a bucket of popcorn and a viewing.
Large, flying, bloodthirsty creatures await a group of cave divers trapped a mile underground in the world s largest cave network (filmed in Romania). Modern day B-Movie madness, chock full of stereotypes, half dodgy effects and glorious over acting. Good fun though.
Samuel L. Jackson vs genetically modified intelligent universities in united kingdom sharks. Sold. Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin makes no excuses for his wonderfully over the top extravaganza.  An isolated research facility becomes a hunting ground for these super sharks as they try to escape to the open ocean. Unexpected deaths, parrots, universities in united kingdom rapper turned actor LL Cool J, Saffron Burrows in her underwear and some Jaws style copy-cat fish explosions. Big budget, modern B-movie awesomeness!
universities in united kingdom Ahhh, a movie of epic eighties-ness. Peter Weller, post RoboCop, is in command of a group of undersea miners that discover a wrecked Russian ship housing a terrifying secret. And by terrifying we mean ridiculous monster. Every eighties cliché is here in abundance. Made two years after The Abyss, with an exceptionally universities in united kingdom accomplished film crew, Leviathan is little more than a bad, funny flick. After all, who just happens to have a flame thrower and a hedge trimmer on an underwater mining station? Brilliant.
The story of fin footed, goggle eyed, beach blasting heroes! An bonafide, all time diving classic. Richard Widmark as new Commander John Lawrence, must earn the respect of his new unit; the Navy Underwater Demolition Team, nicknamed Frogmen .  Giving the year in which this was filmed, and the subsequent crap that followed it (see above) some of the photography and set pieces are fantastic. An actual classic.
Robert Wagner and Terry Moore star in one of the first full colour, CinemaScope, anamorphic lens, underwater motion pictures. A father and son team of divers seek new pastures for their sponge business, but clash with a rival clan, especially when Tony Petrakis character falls in love with the rival family s daughter.
Leigh Christian stars as an underwater siren, cunningly named Syrene. A peculiar movie about a group of explorers that invade an island and piss of the natives, with some weird sex stuff that happens and people getting shot. The seventies huh?!
TV movie staring Brooke Shields in a wetsuit. Shields, universities in united kingdom her boyfriend and an old drunk man set off to Key West in search a sunken universities in united kingdom boat with millions in gold bars. Cue scenes of Brooke Shields in wet suit, followed by scenes of Brooke Shields in a wetsuit.
Lloyd Bridges, post Sea Hunt, captains a small submersible travelling the worlds oceans. universities in united kingdom In a bid to warn of impending earthquakes and subsequent tidal waves, the crew plant sensors throughout the ocean and bare witness to all the wonders and terrors of the deep.
Filmed just down the road from DIVER HQ in Britannia beach (one of my personal favourite diving spots), universities in united kingdom Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep is a cheap budget, 2million dollar sci-fi tour-de-force. Special effects straight from your bath tub, a script straight from the toilet universities in united kingdom and direction that makes you wonder if the Director was simply taking a nap during the entire shoot. Brilliant b-movie garbage. Love it.
Of course, there are a great many more. Here are a just a few titles from my collection that weren t mentioned. BOY ON A DOLPHIN (1957) introduced Sophia Loren as Phaedra who discovers the golden statue underwater. MANFISH (1956) with John Bromfield, Lon Chaney as turtle hunters in the Caribbean. SEPTEM