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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Raiders of the Lost Shark

Just look at that title!
You have to watch it.  You're not sure you want to, but the title compels you.  Or, at least, it compelled me to watch it.

I probably could have found a better use for my time, but really, this movie wasn't all bad.  It's aware of its budget limitations and carries a good amount of humor to keep the audience aware of it too.

This is another "Free" movie that is available to Amazon Prime members.  It definitely falls under independent though.

Let's take a look at the poster art.

Pretty cool, huh?   The movie does have a shark and some bikini clad women.  The helicopters no so much and a plane makes the briefest of appearances.  If you're watching for the jet ski, don't.

The shark is mostly represented by very low budget CGI.  It roars like the MGM lion (which I kind of loved) and it has some unique abilities. A few scenes use a puppet that is just rubbery awesomeness.

 I admit, I wasn't paying attention the entire time, but is the plot in a movie like this really the most important thing?  There is a killer shark and our main characters are the ones who have to stop it.  A mad scientist with a gun makes an appearance and there is some "intrigue", but for the most part, it's pretty straight forward killer shark fare.  The acting is obviously unrehearsed, but the core group of characters are watchable enough.  As for the others, how much character depth do you need from fish food?

If you've already seen Sharknadoes 1-3 multiple times, give this one a chance.  Fans of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", keep your ears open.  I'm honestly not sure if there was an homage in there or just a couple of coincidences.  They made me chuckle though.

Have you seen this one?  Leave a comment on your thoughts below.

Still not sure if this one is for you?  Check out the trailer.

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