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The Meg (2018)
The Meg (2018)
2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Tension scenes (2 more)
Main actor
Bloody scenes
Same old shark movie (0 more)
Great to see in 4dx
Was fairly skeptical of this movie thout it might just be another sharknado but it was actually pretty good.

Totally worth watching in 4dx if you can or 3d at the very least as it makes the tension scenes soo much better.

Without spoiling it for everyone I quite liked the twist of the origins of the shark and the fact that it makes you think about all the things that we still don't know about our planet.
  
Deadpool Vol 2 (Dark Reign)
Deadpool Vol 2 (Dark Reign)
Daniel Way | 2009 | Comics & Graphic Novels
7
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Fun short collection
More funny silly action from the Merc with a Mouth as he tries to stay ahead of the Tiger Shark and Bullseye. Some typical DP nonsense scenes which add to his character, and some amusing action
  
The Last Shark (1981)
The Last Shark (1981)
1981 | Action, Horror
6
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
An oldie... but a goodie?

A large great white shark is interested in taking part in a seaside town's regatta but the major would rather it stayed away so that paying visitors can go about safely spending their money.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that The Last Shark was actually Jaws 2, evidently Universal thought that too and sued the life out of them. With such a familiar feeling to the whole affair it felt like it went fairly quickly, at times, too quickly. More than once I noted down that the scenes just left out the "boring bits" of filler and went straight to the nitty-gritty of moving the story along... this is what we always wanted right? In practice, it's not all that great.

When I started my notes with "what is this, windsurfing porn?" (I started writing watersports fun but quickly changed that.) I felt confident of daft enjoyment ahead, and with a great transition from music over the scene to music in the scene... well, it won me over. Then to throw in the classic line "absolutely nothing is going to happen!" Wow!

Being serious about this review feels a little over the top, so let's just say it's exactly what you'd expect from a film ripping off another film when both those films are shark films... there were corners cut obviously and it tries to keep to the action side more than anything else but that works pretty well considering.

My note taking highlight (after windsurfing porn) was the fact that the local butcher must have been doing a roaring trade, forget all those BBQs, he was selling slabs of meat for bait hand over fist. At least someone came out of all of this better off!

You've got teens in peril, people hunting the shark, a local politician with bigger things on his mind, and that's what makes Jaws... sorry... that's what makes Jaws... DAMNIT... The Last Shark! That's what makes The Last Shark an amusing watch.

Originally posted on: https://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-last-shark-movie-review.html
  
The Reef (2010)
The Reef (2010)
2010 | Mystery
6
5.6 (7 Ratings)
Movie Rating
There some moments of The Reef that are genuinely chilling, and plenty of tension is seved to go with them. Decent performances from the cast make the whole process believable, and the filmmakers do a good job of making the ocean feel vast and terrifying, whilst weirdly claustrophobic. It does suffer somewhat from repetition - The one dude that aggressively slaps his goggled face under the ocean surface every 2 minutes to check for the shark for instance - it's a neat trick that gets old pretty quickly. Overall though, The Reef has enough going for it to make it a perfectly watchable shark thriller.
  
Soul Surfer (2011)
Soul Surfer (2011)
2011 | Action, Drama, Sport
10
7.0 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Powerful movie
Based on a true story, this movie tells the story of Bethany Hamilton, a surfer who lost her arm to a shark and the battle she endures to come back after. A very inspiring movie on the power of faith, family, and courage.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Jul 7, 2022  
Author Thomas H. McNeely visits my blog to discuss what it means to lose where we live in an emotional yet touching guest post. Read up on his coming of age/short stories fiction book PICTURES OF THE SHARK while you're there. Be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win an editorial critique of an excerpt from an unpublished short story or novel and/or an autographed copy of Pictures of the Shark.

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2022/07/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-pictures-of.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
A sudden snowfall in Houston reveals family secrets. A trip to Universal Studios to snap a picture of the shark from Jaws becomes a battle of wills between father and son. A midnight séance and the ghost of Janis Joplin conjure the mysteries of sex. A young boy’s pilgrimage to see Elvis Presley becomes a moment of transformation. A young woman discovers the responsibilities of talent and freedom.

Pictures of the Shark, by Houston native and Dobie Paisano award-winning author Thomas H. McNeely, traces a young man's coming of age and falling apart. From the rough and tumble of Houston's early seventies East End to the post-punk Texas bohemia of late eighties Austin, this novel in stories examines what happens when childhood trauma haunts adult lives.
     
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Jaws 3 (1983) in Movies

Jun 25, 2018  
Jaws 3 (1983)
Jaws 3 (1983)
1983 | Action, Horror, Mystery
6
3.9 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Saw this a little while back and wasn't as good as I remembered. Story sounds great, the idea of a Great White Shark at an aquarium causing havoc...but the effects look very dated now. Maybe a remake project with Deep blue sea effects would be better!!
  
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Jesse Ventura recommended Jaws (1975) in Movies (curated)

 
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
1975 | Thriller

"Because they did great character buildup in it. By the time they got out and were battling the shark, you knew the three characters intimately. I think we lose that in a lot of our movies today — they’re so set in throwing the action at you as quick as they can. They don’t allow the character to develop to where you can feel for the character and I think Jaws did a marvelous, fantastic job with the three characters on the boat and the action – how they held the scene with the shark for as long as they did — the shocking moments of it."

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Jack McBrayer recommended Jaws (1975) in Movies (curated)

 
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
1975 | Thriller

"Jaws was the first scary movie I ever saw. Even though I did hate it and it made me scared of sharks, it stuck with me. Every time it’s on, I do have to watch it. Especially now that you know the behind the scenes stuff. The shark didn’t work. So then it became a creative choice to just not show the shark until two-thirds in. It was freezing cold and these people had to be in the ocean. Then, the ocean was freezing so these people were freezing cold and raining and all of that kind of stuff. It just made it more movie magic for me."

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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
1987 | Action, Horror, Mystery
2
4.6 (17 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I should have known that the Jaws film with the coolest poster would be the shittest.
On paper, a movie about Sheriff Brodys widowed wife sharing a psychic connection with a shark that's personally out to get her, is potential B-Movie hilarity, but sadly, it's painfully boring, with a shark that somehow looks even worse that the one in Jaws 3D. It even roars like a fucking dinosaur. It has nothing better to do than rip off scenes from the first movie, and in some instances, literally copy and paste from it. Not even Michael Caine can save this big pile of wank.