What the the Scuba Diving movies?

[Sea Squirt]

Originally posted by Fishkiller
Is the symptoms of HPNS true or were they Hollywoodized?

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All righty, Fishkiller. Abyss HPNS symptoms are: muscle tremors, usually starting in the hands, nausea, increased excitability, disorientation..."and a partridge in a pear tree"..

Given James Cameron's prediliction for attention to detail, they are somewhat sanitised for Hollywood: he missed out dizziness, vomiting, postural tremors, fatigue and somnolence, stomach cramps and general loss of body control, death...

Do I get to pass Go and collect $200?

 

[Fishkiller]

YES

the HPNS is a true occurance but the way it was displayed in the movie was hollywood, you don't go psyco for one they embelished some


now as for money the new EURO is better than Monopoly money

 

[Inspector#2]

"Around the World Under the Sea" with Mr. Bridges was just on. I think this is post "Sea Hunt" days. Not bad but water must have weighed less in the early 60's. I would love to have a complete set of the gear used!

Dave

 

[ReconShark]

Deep Blue Sea (more recent)

The Cave (well monsters in underwater caves count L.O.L.)

 

[Seatramp]

Few more recent movies to add - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Open Water and Sanctum.
Couple of older "underwater" movies - Leviathan and Deepstar Six.
Into the Blue has some incredible free-diving sequences that reminded me of a friend when I lived in the Virgin Islands - he could free-dive so long it was amazing - being down for several minutes on one breath.

 

[msg]

"Fool's Gold" is a good movie with some diving. Stars Matthew McConahay.
"Deep Blue"--Jessica Alba, I think.

 

[tac747]

Open Water. actual story about 2 scuba divers left by the dive boat.

 

[Thalassamania]

The Deep

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

 

[g1138]

Sanctum

 

[Airleron]

Sanctum

I watched that once......what a terrible movie. If this was all I had to go by before getting certed, I would have passed.