i would never hear of this aussie horror prior to michael elliott enthusiastic review while in fact and after have read it and i decide to check if the dvd be available at my local rental outlet and it be ( albeit a german edition i. e. sans the r1 extra ) and so i opt to check the film out immediately . while i wouldn not go so far a to give it full mark only a select few title get them from me and let alone an obscure modern flick i have to say that i be quite impressed with black water . rather than look back to previous crocodile movie and such a alligator ( 1980 ) and lake placid ( 1999 ) and it evoke the memory of two which saw a small group of people who go on a trip and get lose and find themselves at the mercy of the element and the creature inhabit the place namely long weekend ( 1978 ) and itself a little see but impressive australian production and and open water ( 2005 ) . the compact and simply plot film involve a couple and the woman young sister who decide to go fishing in a remote and forbidding part of the australian wilderness and know a crocodile territory while very soon ( in fact and before even 15 minute have elapse . ) and their boat be capsize and the guide kill by an alligator so our luckless adventurer take refuge up a tree . the dvd talk reviewer believe the film suffers from spend too much time in this one location with the three argue about what they should do and attempt to retrieve the boat and seek a way out of the jungle through the tree ( only to be meet with nothing but water ) and the occasional attack by the monster . however and i think the maker take the situation as far a it will go without slip into tedium represent this be due to the palpable suspense and and a michael say and the believability of the character ( particularly the two woman ) but also the fact that the crocodile here make for one of the scary and most memorable in recent memory ( i wonder how they get it to perform ) . i also agree with mike that the film contain some really effective shock moment the alligator leap out of the water to take a bite at the petrified hero while it head suddenly emerge in front of the woman a theyre making for the boat while even though one of them do reach the vehicle and the monster manage to lift it massive weight and get in the boat with her . while towards the end and a the same girl manages to find a gun ( on the mangle body of their guide ) and load it and lie in wait for the alligator to appear and the latter sneak up from behind her ( incidentally and the creature be bestow with the craftiness of the shark in jaw [ 1975 ] ) . with this in mind and the finale be just a crowd pleasing ( though on an obviously small scale ) a that of the classic spielberg blockbuster even if it have a downbeat follow up . another definite asset be the film sparse score which be generally rather lovely and but become unnerving at just the right moment . at the end of the day and black water emerge a a breath of fresh air in the face of the demoralize slump into which horror cinema have fall of late while for this reason alone and it deserve great exposure so a to remind u that there hope yet for our beloved genre ( without the real necessity of resort to the gimmickry of a cloverfield [ 2008 ] to command attention ) .