Shark Swarm: Maneater Series
by James A. Contner
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Actor: Armand Assante, Daryl Hannah, John SchneiderDirector: James A. Contner
Brand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 80600
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
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- The Seventh installment in the Maneater Series, Shark Swarm is the highly anticipated miniseries now available for the first time on DVD. For decades, the Pacific waters have been a dumping ground for atomic-testing debris, bacterial pollutants, pesticides, herbicides, and nuclear waste. Some ocean species died off. Others adapted. When a group of Marine Biologists discover a beached Bull Shark, t
DVD Reviews of Shark Swarm: Maneater Series
DVD Review: Mildly entertaining, but ultimately silly movie
Summary: 2 Stars
As a lot of other reviewers have stated, you aren't expecting much when you decide to watch a movie like this...it's definitely no "Jaws".
***POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILERS***
The basic premise of "Shark Swarm" is yet another Hollywood warning about the dangers of trashing Mother Nature. Hamilton Lux (Assante) has been authorizing the dumping of toxic waste into the waters of Full Moon Bay for a long enough time to kill off the fishing industry and turn every shark in the area into an ultra-violent maneater. Daniel Wilder (Schneider), his wife (Hannah), and his brother set out to stop Lux from taking over their town in order to build his development of luxury condos. F. Murray Abraham plays Dr. Bill Girdler--the university professor who seems to spend a large chunk of the movie sitting at computers, tracking the shark swarms by satellite, and relaying their position to the movie's heroes.
O.K., the story is lame but it isn't any lamer than "Hammerhead Shark Attack", "It Lives", and similar fare. The acting is so-so. I have to admit I was rather surprised and saddened to see four actors--Hannah, Assante, Schneider, and Abraham--who used to be respectable actors choosing to be in this turkey. I guess money is money. The other actors are noticeably bad. The guy who plays Schneider's brother and his EPA girlfriend are terrible, as is the girl playing Schneider and Hannah's daughter. My husband and I both found the daughter particularly irritating, as her idea of acting was apparently to simper like an idiot in practically every scene.
Schneider's character was also hard to cheer on, as he came across as a hot-headed, arrogant jerk. I've always liked Armand Assante, but was saddened to see how much hair he has lost. This also wasn't his best acting effort, as he mumbled almost all of his lines and was impossible to understand. F. Murray Abraham did O.K., given the quality of the material, as did Darryl Hannah. Hannah's appearance, however, was quite shocking. Even though I knew she was in this movie before I started watching it, it took me a few minutes and a double-take to recognize her. Frankly, it almost looked like she was on Prednisone, as she had a moon-faced appearance that is a typical side effect of that medication.
Overall, this movie is about what you would expect. The dialogue--with the exception of a rather funny Sea World retort--is poor. The filmmakers seemed to spend little time on the script and put most of their efforts into making lots of CGI sharks. Personally, I find the CGI annoying. Call me old fashioned, but I much prefer the mechanical shark look--when it's done well, of course. The CGI sharks zoomed around ridiculously fast, roared frequently, and made a sound like a jet rocket every time they swam. It was good for a laugh, anyway.
Also rather annoying was the way the scenes were strung together. It was very choppy. They'd just start getting into a scene when they would suddenly cut to something completely different. This was especially noticeable in the overabundance of scuba diver attacks. The main characters would talk briefly and then the scene would suddenly cut to some unknown person/persons scuba diving in the middle of the night, no less. They would be immediately attacked and then the scene would suddenly cut to something else. It was never explained who these people were, why on earth they were diving in the middle of the night, or why no one in the small town of Full Moon Bay ever seemed to notice or report their disappearance. I believe there were around 4-5 short scenes showing the demise of anonymous scuba divers and they all played out in almost exactly the same way. After a couple of these scenes, the attacks became very predictable and boring.
Ultimately, this movie isn't great and I would never buy it (I checked it out of the library), but it's O.K. if you're looking for something low-quality, cheesy, mindless, and semi-entertaining. For those who are seeking a shark attack movie of a much higher caliber, I would recommend "Twelve Days of Terror" with John Rhys-Davies--a much better flick that is based on actual events.
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