Orca, la ballena asesina
Orca, la ballena asesina
Director:
Michael AndersonCámara:
Ted MooreMúsica:
Ennio MorriconeReparto:
Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine, Peter Hooten, Scott Walker, Don 'Red' Barry, Wayne Heffley (más)Streaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
Durante años, el capitán Nolan ha vivido obsesionado con la idea de cazar un peligroso ejemplar de orca, la reina de los mares, y llevarla a tierra con su ballenero. En una de sus expediciones se encuentra con un grupo de esas gigantescas criaturas y, junto con sus hombres decide cazarlas. Como resultado, consiguen capturar a una hembra embarazada pero ésta, en su desperada lucha, se acerca demasiado a la hélice del barco y queda mortalmente herida. En la batalla final a vida o muerte, la orca pierde también el ballenato que esperaba. Mientras, el macho se ve obligado a observar impotente el combate nefasto de su compañera. A partir de ese momento, la venganza de su único deseo y, así, inicia una serie de represalias y logra matar a varios de los miembros de la tripulación, ante lo cual el capitán decide contraatacar. En las aguas heladas del norte, entabla una batalla con la bestia, pero la orca no tiene intención de descansar hasta haber vengado la muerte de su familia. (Filmayer S.A.)
(más)Reseñas (3)
Actually, a much better film than the premise of a vengeful killer whale deserves to be.
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When Spielberg made Jaws in the mid-70s, a phenomenal box office success was born, which kept many producers awake at night, so in the following years numerous remakes and imitations emerged, mostly mechanically looting the original material and creating incomparably worse things. Orca: Killer Whale is probably the most successful of these with the benefit of hindsight, as the screenwriter and director followed a unique line of revenge against the killing of a calf, thus bringing elements of originality to the theme. If the viewer overlooks the fact that the killer whale shows exceptional intelligence when performing its cunning tricks, it is an attractive adventure spectacle. Moreover, it is decently acted - Richard Harris and Charlotte Rampling deliver their standard, which is nothing to scoff at. Unlike Jaws, the film does not have a happy ending, pleasing Greenpeace supporters and environmental activists the most. Overall impression: 65%.
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I don't want to say that Orca: Killer Whale is outright great, because it's no. There's a lot that's unoriginal in it and a lot that copies Jaws, at least in the way some scenes are designed and shot. Yet I was not bored while watching the co-production Orca: Killer Whale and I felt that this is a good B-movie that can primarily entertain audiences. And to perhaps also think a little bit.
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