On the Menu: 2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK (2012)
Ingredients: Carmen Electra, Charlie O'Connell, Brooke Hogan, Geoff Ward, David Gallegos, Corinne Nobili and Shannan Stewart. Directed by Christopher Ray. Run time: 88 minutes. Rated: R.
At First Bite: The B-movie marathon continues with another winner from The Asylum.
Professor Babbish (O'Connell) and his wife (Electra) take a group of eighteen college students on a Semester at Sea trip. Unbeknownst to everyone on board the Sea King, a two-headed shark has damaged the hull.
The professor and students use a dinghy to travel to a nearby deserted atoll in order to look for scrap metal. Then, for some reason, there are earthquakes and the atoll starts sinking.
College students + boats + earthquakes + two-headed shark = lots of blood in the water.
Professor Babbish (O'Connell) and his wife (Electra) take a group of eighteen college students on a Semester at Sea trip. Unbeknownst to everyone on board the Sea King, a two-headed shark has damaged the hull.
The professor and students use a dinghy to travel to a nearby deserted atoll in order to look for scrap metal. Then, for some reason, there are earthquakes and the atoll starts sinking.
College students + boats + earthquakes + two-headed shark = lots of blood in the water.
Tough to Swallow: Laura jumps in the water barefoot to repair the hull. When the shark appears she's wearing flippers.
The CGI scenes are ridiculous, but they're nothing compared to the glimpses you get of the man-made shark.
The acting is atrocious.
It doesn't help when you have to read lines like this:
Kirsten: "Ah, the water looks so nice. I just wanna jump in."
Kate: "No! Why do you have to ask so many damn questions?"
We're also supposed to believe O'Connell is a college professor and Electra is a doctor.
Sharks can't roar.
The distance between the Sea King and the atoll is very confusing. Some shots show the ship very far away, so there's no way the students on the atoll could see what was going on when the shark is chasing the speedboats. However, there are times when the ship looks closer to land.
Two guys are in a speedboat and spot something floating in the water nearby. Well, nearby ends up being about 100+ feet away from where they were.
The size of the shark is also all over the place. The survivors can spot the shark by the large fin that's always above the water. When the shot goes underwater to show the shark all of its fins are below the water, and none of the fins are as big as the one seen above water.
How were there any explosions at the end?
The credit for Production Coordinator is misspelled as Production Coordanator.
There are students named Kristen and Kirsten, but both credits are for Kristen.
The CGI scenes are ridiculous, but they're nothing compared to the glimpses you get of the man-made shark.
The acting is atrocious.
It doesn't help when you have to read lines like this:
Kirsten: "Ah, the water looks so nice. I just wanna jump in."
Kate: "No! Why do you have to ask so many damn questions?"
We're also supposed to believe O'Connell is a college professor and Electra is a doctor.
Sharks can't roar.
The distance between the Sea King and the atoll is very confusing. Some shots show the ship very far away, so there's no way the students on the atoll could see what was going on when the shark is chasing the speedboats. However, there are times when the ship looks closer to land.
Two guys are in a speedboat and spot something floating in the water nearby. Well, nearby ends up being about 100+ feet away from where they were.
The size of the shark is also all over the place. The survivors can spot the shark by the large fin that's always above the water. When the shot goes underwater to show the shark all of its fins are below the water, and none of the fins are as big as the one seen above water.
How were there any explosions at the end?
The credit for Production Coordinator is misspelled as Production Coordanator.
There are students named Kristen and Kirsten, but both credits are for Kristen.
Something to Chew On: The budget was $1 million.
Ray also directed MEGA SHARK VS. CROCOSAURUS starring Jaleel White.
Apparently, the shark's two heads were originally going to be one on top of the other instead of side-by-side.
Gerald Webb, who played the deckhand named Han, is also credited with casting the movie.
Apparently, the shark's two heads were originally going to be one on top of the other instead of side-by-side.
Gerald Webb, who played the deckhand named Han, is also credited with casting the movie.
Aftertaste: Oh boy. Well, two girls get naked and make out, so it's got that going for it, I guess.
Seriously, the minimal eye candy is the only redeeming quality, and I'm not counting Brooke Hogan and her man-face. What kept me from giving only a half-star rating were the balls of Mr. Webb. Why? Because when you hear doctor, you think Carmen Electra.
See, this is definitely a drinking-game type movie. Maybe drink every time the shark jumps out of the water, every time the ground shakes, every time someone says 'atoll,' and every time Miss Electra has a line.
It is good to see her running in slow-motion again though.
Stick with what you know.
Rating:
Seriously, the minimal eye candy is the only redeeming quality, and I'm not counting Brooke Hogan and her man-face. What kept me from giving only a half-star rating were the balls of Mr. Webb. Why? Because when you hear doctor, you think Carmen Electra.
See, this is definitely a drinking-game type movie. Maybe drink every time the shark jumps out of the water, every time the ground shakes, every time someone says 'atoll,' and every time Miss Electra has a line.
It is good to see her running in slow-motion again though.
Stick with what you know.
Rating:
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