Killer whales in popular culture and at the film's end, seemingly for forgiveness. In contrast, the 1974 Walt Disney produced motion picture "The Island at the Top of the World" portrayed killer whales as bloodthirsty hunters of the protagonists in one particularly brutal scene. In "Jaws" (1975), the name of the boat used to hunt the great white shark is the "Orca", given the killer whale's status as a known predator of the shark. However, in the sequel "Jaws 2", the shark's first victim is a killer whale, which was probably intended more as a Hollywood joke than an accurate portrayal of the eating habits
The Reef (2010 film) can hope for is 30 screens, which is what you get for Australian films, unless you make something like "Australia"." The film was released straight-to-DVD in the United Kingdom in January 2011. The film received positive reviews from critics, achieving a score of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised the use of actual shark footage, as opposed to special effects, in the film, as well as the directing and acting. Crikey described "The Reef" as "an unnerving winner: tense, twitchy and frighteningly entertaining." Numerous horror review sites gave the film a thumbs up comparing it with "Jaws" and "Open Water".