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Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine, Peter Hooten, Scott Walker, Don 'Red' Barry, Wayne Heffley (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Bei der Jagd auf wertvolle Wale töten der Schiffskapitän Nolan und seine Crew versehentlich einen weiblichen Orca und dessen ungeborenes Junges. Die Männer wissen nicht, dass sie sich damit einen Todfeind gemacht haben, denn der Orca-Bulle setzt fortan alles daran, sich an den Menschen zu rächen. Er verfolgt das Schiff und attackiert die Besatzungsmitglieder und die Einwohner eines Fischerdorfs an der Küste. Zunächst will Nolan, der seinen schweren Fehler einsieht, nichts gegen die Angriffe unternehmen. Am Ende aber bleibt ihm keine Wahl: Er muss sich dem Tier stellen. (ARD)
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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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