But because the film settled for a PG-13 rating, the kill scenes are shockingly lightweight, neither scary nor disgusting enough to elicit much response. Trying to justify the “3D” in its title, Shark Night 3D attempts to get scares by having the sharks come straight at the audience. (Ironically, the most experienced thespians in the group, Donal Logue and Joshua Leonard, are reduced to playing stereotypical good-ol’-boy supporting characters.) Especially when Shark Night 3D is at its most ludicrous – such as when one character decides to seek vengeance on a shark who took his arm – the cast works so hard to be compelling that it mostly comes across as strained and awkward.Īs for the sharks, the effects team does little to make them feel properly terrifying. Unfortunately, his cast is largely not up to the task, as the film is populated with lesser-known actors who lack much vigor. But instead of acknowledging the silliness of the endeavour, Ellis tries to build up empathy for his disposable characters by giving some of them back stories and playing up their interpersonal dynamics. Shark Night 3D is cut from the same cloth as umpteen previous exploitation horror films in which a bunch of sexy, shallow young people go out to the woods to party, only to be menaced by unspeakable horrors. Unfortunately, plans for romance and relaxation soon go by the wayside once they discover that the water is unexpectedly infested with ravenous sharks. Without the benefit of stars or buzz, this Rogue entry should expect a quick swim to ancillary markets and the inevitable unrated DVD that will offer more titillation.Ī group of Louisiana college students – led by sensitive beauty Sara (Sara Paxton) and shy medical student Nick (Dustin Milligan) – decide to vacation at a friend’s lake house. But while Shark Night 3D’s PG-13 rating might help bring in a wider audience, hardcore horror (and nudity) fans may be turned off. Released September 2 without screening for critics, this low-budget affair hopes to take a bite out of the same fan base that patronized last summer’s Piranha 3D. Shark Night 3D just gives dumb movies a bad name. Ellis, the man famous (or perhaps infamous) for Snakes On A Plane, this new film is campy in all the worst ways without being much fun at all.
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It is only once in awhile that there is a really nice shark movie to hit the market, "Shark Night" however, wasn't one of them.Īnd the ending of the movie, are you kidding me? Come on! I am not going to spoil it here by revealing it, but wow, that was an ending you saw coming a mile away, and it was just so anti-climatic.It’s cheesy animatronic sharks versus wooden human actors in Shark Night 3D, a rather tame horror movie that doesn’t even have the good sense to fully embrace its B-movie tawdriness by being R-rated. Having seen "Shark Night" now I feel very disappointed and cheated out of my time, because this movie was disappointing on so many levels. The people they had cast for the various roles actually did good jobs, and that was the main thing that "Shark Night" had working for it.
The rest of the characters were nothing more than bystanders with shallow stories to contribute to the plot. Had they kept the movie in daylight it would have worked so much better.Īs for the characters in the movie, well you hardly got to immerse yourself in any of the characters, aside from Sara (played by Sara Paxton) and to some extend Dennis (played by Chris Carmack). When you sit down to watch movies you don't want to be kept in the dark and have little chance to see what's going on. Most of the movie was shot at night with little or no lighting at all, and you couldn't really see what was going on at times. That whole "oh-you-hurt-me-years-ago-and-now-it-is-payback-time" plot didn't work at all! It was ludicrous and it really made the movie bad.Īnother thing that the movie had working against it was the darkness. The whole plot was just so far-fetched that it didn't even come off remotely plausible.
"Shark Night" is without a doubt one of the stupidest story lines I have ever seen in a shark movie.
His movie started out so great, it had that whole "Jaws"-theme going on, and it really looked like it was going to be a movie that would pay homage to the classic "Jaws" movies, then it all came crashing down hard and went downhill.
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