Jurassic Shark
| Attack of the Jurassic Shark | |
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| Directed by | Brett Kelly |
| Produced by | Anne-Marie Frigon |
| Written by |
David A. Lloyd Trevor Payer |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Christopher Nickel |
| Cinematography | Amber Peters |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Brett Kelly Entertainment |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Attack of the Jurassic Shark (also called Jurassic Shark) is an 2012 Canadian independent action horror film project directed by Brett Kelly.[1][2] It parodies two Steven Spielberg-directed films at once: Jaws and Jurassic Park.
Plot
A megalodon (prehistoric shark) is accidentally awakened by an oil company's explorations, trapping a group of art thieves and a group of young female college students on an abandoned island in the middle of a lake. The two groups band together to fight off the monster's attacks and fall victim to the shark one by one until only two of the girls are left, who manage to defeat the shark. However, another shark is revealed to be alive as it kills two fisherman who are nearby.
Cast
- Emanuelle Carriere as Jill
- Christine Emes as Tia
- Celine Filion as Kristen
- Angela Parent as Barb
- Duncan Milloy as Rich
- Phil Dukarsky as Doug
- Kyle Martellacci as Mike
- Joshua Gilbert Crosby as Jack
- Kevin Preece as Jerry
- Jurgen Vollrath as Dr. Lincoln Grant
- George Hudson as Luke
- Kala Gray as Brittany
- Sarah Mosher as Tiffany
- Sherry Thurig as Scientist
- Jody Haucke as Chairman
- Darren Stevens as Fisherman 1
- Ian Quick as Fisherman 2
- Kimberly Wolfe as Beer Girl
Reception
Fangoria called it an "Ottawa-shot sharksploitationer" with a mood that "is pure fun, akin to recent marine-life-run-amok fare [such] as Piranha 3D and Sharktopus.[3] Conversely, Alex DiGiovanna of Move Buzzers panned the film, noting that with VOD or direct to DVD films about giant creatures attacking folks on a beach "you can expect them to be funny, in a terrible sort of way while also having some sort of added entertainment value. Too bad that’s not the case with Brett Kelly’s wannabe Jaws meets Jurassic Park Megalodon feature, Attack of the Jurassic Shark". He offered "when I say this movie is one of the worst pieces of cinema that my eyes had the misfortune of viewing, I truly mean it." He explained "I love terrible horror movies, I think they’re hilarious and while this one had a few of those moments, it couldn't live up to its potential." He noted that viewer expectations would be subverted by only "average girls in bikinis, terrible prop work, awful CG (for the most part), pathetic death sequences, a flying shark and a really long, dialogue-free walking montage."[4]
Dread Central spoke negatively about production's first efforts at a film trailer, calling it "underwhelming" as "a trailer for a killer shark movie with very little shark in it". Comparing the early trailer to the later, they expanded by writing "the differences between the two trailers should be a lesson to indie filmmakers not to release the first trailer for their movie to the public before they’re really ready to show off their movie goods."[1]
JoBlo spoke somewhat more positively about the later trailer which included footage of the purported megalodon and predicted the film "has potential to become something special."[5] After DVD release, they found the film and premise to be "ridiculous shit".[6]
Aint It Cool News panned the film for poor CGI effects making its shark look cartoonish.[7] They expanded it was "Amazing how bad the effects are here," and that the film was "an exercise in how not to make a low budget flick".[7]
As of September 5, 2015, the film is the #2 Worst Rated Movie on iMDB.
Julian Thome of Zelluloid described the movie as "a disappointment itself", while mainly criticizing the acting, the story and the effects. He also mentioned the film is too long for its 70 minutes.[8]
References
- 1 2 Wonder, Foy (February 7, 2012). "Jurassic Shark Trailer Now With Actual Shark Attack Footage". Dread Central. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Jurassic Shark on AllMovie Jurassic Shark (2012)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Bonner, Walter (March 1, 2012). "Jurassic Shark". Fangoria. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ DiGiovanna, Alex (November 12, 2012). "Movie Review: Attack of the Jurassic Shark is Pure, Unadulterated Garbage". Movie Buzzers. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Papandrea, Marcey (November 29, 2011). "Take a look at the hilarious trailer for Brett Kelly's Jurassic Shark". JoBlo. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Law, John (May 28, 2013). "This Week in Blu-ray / DVD Releases". JoBlo. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- 1 2 Ambush, Bug (November 16, 2012). "review: ATTACK OF THE JURASSIC SHARK (2012)". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ Thome, Julian (January 2, 2013). Zelluloid.de "Critic" Check
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