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Started by Ted C, October 01, 2014, 09:50:21 AM

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Ted C

Caught on Netflix. It's pretty darned bad. Typical of the kind of B-grade stuff Lou Diamond Phillips has been doing since the 90's (I vaguely remember him being considered A-list in the 80's).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0V35RtSrOE

The shark effects are sub-par (it's often painfully obvious that it's a foam prop). The acting is hokey (in a B-grade acceptable way). The story is all over the place.

Nice to see Kristy Swanson, though.
"Slugs?  He created slugs? I would have started with lasers, six o'clock, day one!" -- Evil, Time Bandits

Jack

It actually looks slightly better than most of the junk I've been watching lately (of course they can do that with trailers lol).  I'll have to give it a shot.   :thumbup:
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Trevor

I have seen this: filmed in South Africa and directed by Charles Robert Carner, the writer of GYMKATA. Not too bad at all.
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zombie no.one

Quote from: Jack on October 01, 2014, 11:58:42 AM
It actually looks slightly better than most of the junk I've been watching lately (of course they can do that with trailers lol). 
that cant be the real trailer surely? if so it's the worst editing I've ever seen in a trailer, lol

Ted C

Quote from: zombie #1 on October 01, 2014, 06:13:26 PM
that cant be the real trailer surely? if so it's the worst editing I've ever seen in a trailer, lol
I does look terribly slapped-together, doesn't it?
"Slugs?  He created slugs? I would have started with lasers, six o'clock, day one!" -- Evil, Time Bandits

StinkerMadness

Quote from: zombie #1 on October 01, 2014, 06:13:26 PM
Quote from: Jack on October 01, 2014, 11:58:42 AM
It actually looks slightly better than most of the junk I've been watching lately (of course they can do that with trailers lol). 
that cant be the real trailer surely? if so it's the worst editing I've ever seen in a trailer, lol

That was not the trailer. The film was a TBS movie (horning in on Syfy?). The original trailer is on YouTube (can't post links yet).

We also did this one and reviewed it on our podcast. Definite do not - even with Kristy Swanson.