06.16.09 WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE DOLPHINS?
The Cove is the Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary about the dolphin trainer from Flipper’s attempts to document the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. I saw some of the footage from these hunts in Earthlings (which is awesome if you like being scarred for life), and it was pretty much the gnarliest thing ever. The fisherman surround the dolphins in boats, clank on the hulls to confuse the dolphins’ echolocation, then herd them into shallow water where they slit the dolphins throats while they flop around and gut them alive in front of their dolphin families. So basically, an awesome date movie (supposedly that method of killing has since been banned). But anyway, the reviews of The Cove are saying the cool part about it is that it’s more like a heist flick than your average rich-people-who-love-to-hate-themselves animal rights essay.
The film’s true intrigue, however, lies not in the story it exposes, but in the process by which the crew attempts to capture the story itself. Director Louie Psihoyos and his eclectic team must overcome a daunting number of obstacles, including possible deportation and a run-in with the Yakuza, in order to capture the footage necessary for exposing the town and its terrible secret. [Examiner]
And if college catalogue covers have taught me anything, it’s that by eclectic they mean two white guys, a black guy, an Asian chick, and a fat kid in a wheelchair. Also: It would be awesome if they trained one of the dolphins to infiltrate the Yakuza.
[Available in HD at Apple]
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There are 27 comments about:
WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE DOLPHINS?
” they slit the dolphins throats while they flop around and gut them alive in front of their dolphin families.”
And the Japanese wonder why giant animals like Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan keep destroyng their cities.
I guess it could be worse. The Japanese could be slitting the throats of baby penises. Oh wait, actually that would just be a bris. Nevermind.
Haha, I love you Fripper.
I liked the documentary that follows Hayden Pantsatighter and shows her crying on the beach like I just told her I faked it.
Dolphins kill for fun and sexually abuse lesser species. They’re like the redneck of the sea.
I liked it when the filmmakers jumped out and yelled, “Sorry, Charlie!” and no one knew if they were addressing the dolphins or the fishermen.
Italian mobsters: wake up next to a severed horse head.
Japanese mobsters: wake up next to a can of tuna that doesn’t say “dolphin safe”.
” A cross between ‘Flipper’ and ‘The Bourne Identity’”
Sadly, i think i would have been more inclined to see The Bourne Identity if it was Flipper instead of Matt Damon, can’t take him seriously after Team America.
Ruca Blasi sreeps wiff da fishes.
uhhh, dey mammals, boss.
I hope Raffi does the soundtrack.
“Okay, class, now it’s Akira’s turn to demonstrate what his father does for a living. I believe we’re in for a treat. He works with dolphins doesn’t he?”
*Four guys wheel in a fish large tank complete with live dolphin. The rest of the class “oohs”.*
All this just to wear a dolphin dick bone around your neck.
My local police force has been trying to stop me from flogging dolphins for years (busy Saturdays).
Who’s king of the sea now, bitch?
I ate a dolphin once. She tasted like tuna.
The horror of dolphin killing was explored admirably in Ace Ventura.
I’m such a baby. Yea, this trailer made me cry.
Luch, there’s nothing you can do . . .
Only wanna be with yooooouuuuuu . . .
You can call me a fool.
All this trouble just to fuck a blow-hole……
The worst part of killing dolphins? Knowing the school children get to live while you’re away.
This last weekend I went deep sea fishing and I saw many humpback whales. This made me think about how god awful Star Trek 4 was. So, I started asking the deck hands if they had any oxygen tanks and a 30-06 so I could blow the fuckers up.
Stupid fucking dolphins.
/True story
I got faced at a Greek restaurant and yakedouzo.
OPA!!
I have two blow holes, right nostril, left nostril, let’s fuck!
Watch for Liam Neeson at the 1:30 mark. Did you see him? Ha! He just kidnapped your daughter!
just watched earthlings….wow
I warned you. Have fun eating meat now. Took me months to get over that movie.
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