History Film / ThePool

%%* AnAxeToGrind

Notable for being a multi-national production, including an ethnically-varied cast, and for being written by screenwriters who do not have the greatest grasp on the English language. Some of the performances come off as being delivered phonetically, which makes for some very entertaining viewing. Potential OldShame for Creator/JamesMcAvoy and Creator/IslaFisher who both appear here pre-fame.

* AirVentPassageway: The characters realize that they may have chance of escaping through the ventilation shafts. But before they can remove the cover obstructing them from freedom, the killer starts stabbing the vents from below, killing Mike and Martin, and forcing others to retreat back into the building.

* ManOnFire: Since killer is covered in flammable liquor from the bottles that Sarah threw at him, she manages to set him on fire in the climax by dropping a lit lighter on front of him.

* SuperWindowJump: Unable to exit through the front door of her house, Kathryn creeps towards the window-door in the back, only to see the killer behind it. She fires twice with her shotgun, misses, and the killer's jumps through the glass to slash at her.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sarah is afraid of water, due to being traumatized by her father's drowning when she was young. She manages to conquer this fear in the climax [[spoiler:in order to save her boyfriend from Frank, who's trying to hack him into pieces in middle of a pool]].

Not to be confused with the 2018 Thai movie of the same name.

* YourCheatingHeart: Carmen tells Sarah that she slept with her boyfriend Greg once last year, and because of that, she believes that Greg is the killer due to his dishonesty. [[spoiler:Then he appears before them, covered in blood and carrying an axe..]].

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Frank is really Tommy, the psychotic killer that the police are looking for]].

* FollowTheLeader: The film is one of the many films that came after ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}''. And as if that wasn't enough, ''The Pool'' also copies ''Scream'''s opening sequence.

'''''The Pool''''' is a SlasherMovie from the year 2001.

The students of the International High School in Prague have all [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday just graduated]], and head to a clandestine party held at a vast swimming pool complex. However, as the night goes on, they start dying one-by-one, picked off by a serial killer with a fondness for machetes.

%%* AirVentPassageway

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Carmen]]in the climax.
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: Murders in pools!

* ChaseScene: The killer chases around in the woods before killing her.
* ChekhovsSkill: Carmen's breath-holding.

* DrinkingContest: There is one between Carmen and Chris.

* FollowTheLeader: It is one of the many films that came after ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}''. As if that wasn't enough, ''The Pool'' also copies its opening sequence.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Sarah attacks the killer with liquor bottles.
* GroinAttack: The water slide scene.
* HostileWeather: The prologue happens in a rainy weather.
* LightningReveal: Lightning flash reveals the killer's position to the officer Kadankov before he dies.
* MacheteMayhem: Killer prefers a machete.

* ManOnFire: Sarah [[KillItWithFire sets the killer on fire]] in the climax.
* NotQuiteDead: Both [[spoiler:Carmen]] and the killer in the climax.
* PoolScene: Of course.
* RedHerring: Bounces between Greg and Diego. [[spoiler: It's neither of them]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Frank is the killer]].
* RuleOfPool: Almost happens to Sarah.
* ShoutOut: Sarah tells Greg that [[Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer she knows what he did last summer]].
* SlashedThroat: Kathryn's boyfriend Oliver is found with his throat cut.
* SuperWindowJump: The killer attacks Kathryn through a window.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Most of the male cast during the party's first stages.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since it's a pool party.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: The killer wears a skull mask.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sarah is afraid of water, due to a traumatic background event.
* YourCheatingHeart: Carmen tells Sarah that she slept with her boyfriend once last year.

Notable for being a multi-national production, including an ethnically-varied cast, and for being written by screenwriters who do not have the greatest grasp on the English language. Some of the performances come off as being delivered phonetically, which makes for some very entertaining viewing. Potential OldShame for JamesMcAvoy and Creator/IslaFisher who both appear here pre-fame.

Notable for being a multi-national production, including an ethnically-varied cast, and for being written by screenwriters who do not have the greatest grasp on the English language. Some of the performances come off as being delivered phonetically, which makes for some very entertaining viewing. Potential OldShame for JamesMcAvoy and IslaFisher who both appear here pre-fame.

The students of the International High School in Prague have all just graduated, and head to a clandestine party held at a vast swimming pool complex. However, as the night goes on, they start dying one-by-one, picked off by a serial killer with a fondness for machetes.

!!Take a swim on these:

* AirVentPassageway

* {{Fanservice}}

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday

* MaleGaze

* WindowPain

* AirVentEscape

'''''The Pool''''' is SlasherMovie from the year 2001.

Notable for being a multi-national production, including an ethnically-varied cast, and for being written by screenwriters who do not have the greatest grasp on the English language. Some of the performances come off as being delivered phonetically, which makes for some very entertaining viewing. Potential OldShame for James [=McAvoy=] and IslaFisher who both appear here pre-fame.