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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Shark Bait OK
Must be summertime if another shark attack movie is
released! Not necessarily true, but many
are released during this time and this season seems to be the most fitting
(lol) to watch them. As long as these
movies are going to be made, people like me (that love horror, that love
sharks, that love movies) are going to watch them! Granted, none of them will ever be Jaws, but some of them end up being very
good (The Shallows, Open Water), decent (47 Meters Down and its sequel, The Reef), disappointing (The Meg, Great White), and awful (too many to count). I’m not sure where to stick this one in any
of those categories; it definitely wasn’t great, it wasn’t quite decent, I
can’t say it was disappointing because I wasn’t expecting much, and I can’t go
so far as saying it was awful. My OK
rating is for those that like shark movies and are looking for something new to
watch without expecting something grand, because, realistically, I should’ve
probably rated it a little less. Like I
said though, it wasn’t awful; there are a few notable moments scattered
throughout, but it ultimately doesn’t stand out from many of its ilk. A group of five people from Kansas are
vacationing in some Spanish-speaking area (I don’t remember hearing from where,
although it was filmed in Malta) and decide to take two unattended jet skis out
in the ocean for a short period of time in the early morning. It’s all fun and games until an accident
causes them to be stranded in the middle of the ocean with (of course) no
signal on any cell phones and no one knowing they’re out there. Eventually a toothy predator appears and
makes a meal out of whomever it can. You
know the drill (if you watch shark movies, that is). Sometimes it’s predictable, yes, sometimes
there are scenes that drag (even for a barely 85-minute film), and I actually
laughed out loud what befell the shark at the end, enabling a potential victim
to escape (I’m not sure if my response was intentional or not either). Again, I didn’t hate it, but I likely will
never watch it again and forget about it, as I feel all you fellow
sharksploitation lovers will feel too after you watch it (and I know you
probably will). 7/17/2022
Bonus review:
World Ends at Camp Z EH
Talk about a movie completely ruined by awful effects! What begins as a decent semi-glossy
independent film about a group of people looking to buy a campground instantly
becomes a Z-movie once the zombies show up (F.Y.I., the ‘Z’ in Z-movie doesn’t
stand for zombies!). Not only are the
creature effects extremely subpar, but the scenes involving them are so poorly
staged. I may be a horrorhound, but I
would’ve actually preferred the characters simply hanging out on the campground
and the Indigenous character occasionally telling stories other than the
typical Wendigo one. Or the zombies
could’ve looked better and the scenes involving them executed better. Bottom line, this movie could’ve been so much
better. 7/7/2022
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
The Aviary >>>EH/OK
Bad Influence >>>EH
(Tubi)
Boo, Bitch >>>EH/OK
(Netflix; 8
episodes)
Dark Winds
(Season One) >>>EH
(AMC; 6
episodes)
Dashcam (2022) >>>EH/OK
Doll Face (2021) >>>VB
Patient Seven >>>G
The Sea Beast (2022) >>>OK
(Netflix)
Shattered (2022) >>>EH
The Stepmother >>>EH
(Tubi)
Sweet River >>>OK
---Sean O.7/19/2022
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