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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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Under Paris OK/G
New shark movie available on Netflix (right in time for summer!). [Surely you all know that Paris is in France
and French is the language spoken there, no?
Therefore, yes, there are subtitles].
You are given an explanation as to how one ended up in the Seine
River. The mayor is told about it, but,
oh no, there is a triathlon coming up wherein people from all over the world
will attend and she will not cancel it (whether they get rid of the shark or
not)! Sure sounds like a certain Steven
Spielberg blockbuster released 50 years ago, no? Plot-wise it may seem so, but there are
differences here. In fact, this actually
adds at least one thing new to the oversaturated subgenre. One doesn’t normally expect much from a shark
attack movie---people go into the water, some of them are eaten. It’s all a matter of the overall
execution. It may be too premature to
assign this cult status just yet, but I definitely enjoyed it more than both Meg movies (my reviews for those are in
here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/08/mooby-reviews-81218.html,
and here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2024/01/satanic-hispanicsmeg-2-trench.html)
and many other shark attack movies (some reviewed below); the shark(s) looked
real enough to me, and there were a decent amount of attacks; it’s well-shot
too (director Xavier Gens has been around, debuting with the New French
Extremity film, Frontier(s), in 2007). The ending certainly hints of a continuation,
and I’d welcome at least one; I did want more when it ended. 6/5/2024
*Here are my reviews of other shark movies (some may not seem as polished since they could’ve been written up to 8 years ago; I, myself, cringe when reading older reviews sometimes)*
Avalanche Sharks; Sharknado 3---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2016/04/movie-reviews-4152016.html
Capsized: Blood in the
Water---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2019/08/capsized-blood-in-waterscream-season.html
Cocaine Shark---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2023/06/cocaine-shark.html
Deep Blue Sea 2---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/04/mooby-reviews-42318.html
47 Meters Down---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2017/06/mooby-reviews-62117.html
47 Meters Down:
Uncaged---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2019/08/47-meters-down-uncaged.html
From the Depths---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/04/from-depths.html
House Shark; Super Shark; Blue Demon; Bad CGI Sharks---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/04/sharksploitation-time.html
The Last Sharknado;
Ozark Sharks; Santa Jaws; Trailer Park
Shark---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/09/mooby-reviews-9618.html
Nightmare Shark---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/09/mooby-reviews-92118.html
Open Water 3: Cage
Dive---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2017/10/mooby-reviews-101617.html
The Reef: Stalked---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-reef-stalkedthe-munsters.html
Sharkansas Women’s
Prison Massacre---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2017/01/mooby-reviews-12417.html
Shark Exorcist; USS Indianapolis---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2017/02/mooby-reviews-2122017.html
Bonus review:
Founders Day OK
Another “holiday” slasher film. It actually had a brief theatrical run at the
beginning of the year. I never heard of
anyone celebrating Founders Day, but the small town here (I’m guessing in
Connecticut since that’s where it was filmed) does right before Election Day in
November. The killer dons a mask with a
white wig and wields a gavel that doubles as a knife. Now, as I’ve likely said many times before,
and needless to say, there isn’t much to expect from a slasher flick---someone,
usually in a mask, kills a bunch of people and there’s often a motive. Sure, some of them stand out (this coming
from a lifelong fan of the subgenre), but you should have a basic idea of what
you’re in for. Is this one an
exception? Absolutely not. It’s nothing special. I’m not dismissing it though. The kills are fine, for the most part, albeit
often predictable when they’re about to happen (not uncommon for the subgenre),
and I give them a little bit of credit for trying to be a bit creative with the
revelation. Slasher aficionados may
visit it again sometime in the future, but, if not, it should at least satisfy
your slasher fix momentarily. [Director/actor
Erik Bloomquist also gave us She Came
from the Woods, another one I thought was just okay, plus Night at the Eagle Inn (review in
here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/11/chapelwaitenight-at-eagle-inn.html)
and Ten Minutes to Midnight (review
in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/08/ten-minutes-to-midnighta-quiet-place.html)]. 6/6/2024
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Boy Swallows
Universe >>>OK
(Netflix; 7 episodes)
Buck Wild >>>OK/G
The Devil’s Left Hand >>>B
Lumberjack the
Monster >>>OK
(In Japanese
with subtitles)
Out of the Dark (1988) >>>EH/OK
South Park: The End
of Obesity >>>OK/G
(Paramount+)
Stopmotion >>>OK/G
---Sean O.6/8/2024
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