A madman who had a run-in with a shark as a child now feeds tourists to the creatures, until he meets his (human) match in a young American drifter. Living in the UK, we get to watch shark movies from the safety of our drizzly bays and beaches; for now we don’t see many killer… Dangerous Animals Read More
Chum or Chump? Who dies when, and that ending explained
Most of Tina’s friends are picked off one by one, though family survives. As the aftermath of the shark’s snacking illustrates, blood is thicker than water. (Want to read my two-star review? Here it is) Chum‘s order of deaths: Nikki: Five years before the main events of the movie, Nikki, Roy’s wife, she jumps into… Chum or Chump? Who dies when, and that ending explained Read More
Chum 2 stars
A wedding party stranded at sea are rescued from a shark by a psychopathic killer. The dodgy Great White in Chum may be the sad offspring of a low budget and bad AI but it is never sated. Like an impoverished intern faced with trays of Pret a Manger sandwiches at their first office lunch… Chum Read More
Maneater 2 stars
A young woman and her friends enjoying a boat trip off Hawaii are attacked by a vicious Great White, that seems to be hunting for fun rather than to survive. Shark movies are like buses. You wait ages, consoling yourself with giant crocodiles, reconstituted dinosaurs and blue hedgehogs, and then three come along in succession:… Maneater Read More
The Reef: Stalked 3 stars
Four women are hunted by a shark while on a seagoing kayaking adventure. Received wisdom is that sharks got a raw deal from Peter Benchley’s novel and Spielberg’s classic movie. Though they’ve now been so thoroughly rehabilitated — personally I trace it back to Viz magazine’s self-explanatory cartoon strip The Pathetic Sharks — it’s hard… The Reef: Stalked Read More
Maneater trailer is all the tropes
I was singing the Hall and Oates hit of the same name all through this, which rather clashes with the loud, threatening trailer music. That music is as doomy as can be, as is the whole trailer. I can’t work out whether Maneater is going to be absolutely awful or a genius over-the-top mash up… Maneater trailer is all the tropes Read More
Jaws 5 stars
“They caught A shark not THE shark” says Matt Hooper, the wealthy, hippyish oceanographer who along with their new Chief of Police Martin Brody is acting as the conscience many of the residents of holiday destination Amity Island just don’t want. Killing the wrong shark is a cliche now, along with underwater shots of legs kicking, a… Jaws Read More