Sand Sharks (2011)

Strong and Moving!

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Talking about Terror is a collection of sharks swimming in the sand, terrorizing beautiful tropical beaches, and killing many people Sand Shark (2012) cute, unusual, ridiculous, excited and very original film compared to similar shark movies, sharks in this movie are so ridiculous they are swimming in sand, ignored with silly characters characters in this movie .. Funny dialogue dialog that makes I laugh, but bad CGI minus from this movie .. Forget it and enjoy this movie ...

OMG...Cheese with extra cheese. I like it. I like it a lot. This movie is greater than the sum of the parts for sure. I think the cast did a fine job, even the extras. The scenery is very nice and the effects were acceptable for what it is. I like it that the sound track was subdued, to better feature the dialog. It's not the catchy song and dance like Poultrygeist, but it's certainly got a charm not found in the "original" shark movie. Sand Sharks does seem to loosely follow the original prerequisite shark format, but it does show a bit of originality as well.While not exactly a parody or a comedy, it carries an occasional moment of pretty funny laugh out loud humor. There are a few pretty impressive one liners in the script as well.The dance party scene is to die for. The extras cast were perfect, giving an outstanding performance of this way and that. If B movies, Troma and Rob Zombie turns your page, this over the top "summer of love" movie might be one you will enjoy more than once. Not a movie for the serious movie critic, but who cares? I call it hilarious even after 5 viewings.

Mark Atkins directs this 'ripoff' of any film from the JAWS franchise. To be exact, the story line is a typical mix of any handful of shark attack flicks. The idyllic island of White Sands is the scene of gruesome attacks by ocean creatures deemed to be 'sand sharks' that have the ability to 'walk on land' or swim through sand. Dr. Sandy Powers(Brooke Hogan)is called in to identify and verify the predators. Trying to bring back party activity to the area, a huckster named Jimmy Green(Corin Nemec)plans to organize the mother of all beach parties. However the teenage party-goers have no idea that an underwater earthquake has cracked open the ocean's surface unleashing menacing creatures. Two local cops, John Stone(Eric Scott Woods) and his daughter Brenda(Vanessa Evigan)try to clear the hapless fun seekers from the beach before they become meals for the 'sand sharks'.Over the top acting, terrible special effects and cheesy script make for a jaw breaking laugh riot. Embarrassingly funny. Also getting screen time: Gina Holden, Andrea Pineda, Julie Marie Berman and Robert Pike Daniel. Filmed primarily on Catalina Island, California. Rated R due to bloody violence.

As a horror, this film is rated 1/10...and I'm the biggest wimp ever, Hot Fuzz gave me nightmares (go figure). If you choose to view this film as a comedy however, it's great! Me and my friends sat through this laughing our heads off at the terrible CGI, (at one point I'm sure somebody was wiggling a cardboard triangle along the bottom of the screen), and the cheesy lines said with such a serious manner are quite frankly hysterical. "She's thinking....out of the sandbox! >8O" Deary me. It's entertaining at least, major weakness though is the inability to feel any connection to any of the characters, they're all very stereotypical characters, the clever one, the courageous police, the nob-head, etc. Overall, it's funnier when watching in a group, good option for a chill-out movie night with mates!