‘The catch of the day… is you’
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre is a 2009 Icelandic horror film directed by Júlíus Kemp from a screenplay by Sjón [Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson], a poet, novelist, lyricist and long-standing collaborator with singer Björk.
Icelandic-born Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; The Demon Lover; Mosquito) has a cameo role as a ship captain.
Gunnar Hansen
The film is also known as Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre Harpoon: Whale Watching Massacre and RWWM.
Plot:
Reykjavik, Iceland: A group of international tourists who go on whale watching expedition. During the expedition the ship breaks down and they are picked up by a nearby whaler. Unfortunately, the fishbillies on the vessel are murderous inbreds…
Reviews:
Harpoon is well shot and directed with some impressively stark images (really love the image of the harpooned body hanging off the front of the ship) and even some very dark scenes remaining easily discernable … definitely worth checking out if you’re willing to lay back and go along with the unexpected callousness of some characters’ actions.” Gareth Jones, Dread Central
” … deeper-than-usual characterizations help make up for the film’s rather generic plot, which is basically just the usual survival stuff, albeit on a boat instead of a backwoods dungeon or isolated house. A few folks get it right away, some hide and run around, others escape only to find themselves “rescued” by someone who is in cahoots with the villains, etc.” Horror Movie a Day
“The look of the film contributed to the eeriness; in particular the ominous ship’s peeling paint, heavy metal doors and rusted sides. The look of the fishbillies, with their greasy hair and dirty clothes, really did evoke the “back country” feeling I think the film was aiming for.”Alana Odegard, Iceland Review
“The film looks great, providing some stark images and genuine moments of suspense; some of the performances are good, the rest are, if nothing else, inhibited by the simplicity of the script and the cartoon character-depth they are subjected to in the script.” Bloody Disgusting
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Trailer:
Wikipedia | IMDb | Post dedicated to the late Gunnar Hansen
