CBS Premiere: Spring Break Shark Attack Review
Published March 21, 2005
Who said Sci-Fi is the only station on TV turning out B-movie schlock? Seems that CBS now wants a piece, starting with this week's feature, "Spring Break Shark Attack." The title is correct in that it features both spring break and sharks attacking people, but it fails miserably to combine both or come out with anything worthwhile.
Danielle (Shannon Lucio) escapes here restrictive father to head down to Florida with some friends. Spring break is in full effect where she meets up with two guys and her brother whom she hasn't seen for some time. He warns her that his college thesis study has shown that a new artificial reef has attracted an unusual amount of fish. In turn, sharks are heading in to feed, whether it is on the party-going kids or the fish.
Where can you possibly begin with something like this? You can break it down into stats for a good idea. Total amount of time camera is focused on barely covered female anatomy: 87 minutes. Total time spent on sharks: 3 minutes. This one is obviously geared for a rather obvious demographic, but the buff guys walking around wearing the same amount of clothing seems to deter that theory.
The plot doesn't really spend much time on the sharks either. There's a brief build-up after a quick on screen death (no one questions as to why these people are missing at any point) and then it's right into cheap college spring break movie #1,065. Evil guy gives young girl drugs, good guy saves her from evil guy, and girl saves guys from attacking sharks. That pretty much sums this one up in a nutshell.
Considering the amount of time spent on the sharks, the least they could do is actually show them. There's one eerie (if derivative) shot of a shark circling right under a boat that's done well. For the most part, it's mostly cheap looking fins breaking the surface of the water. A few brief (if you can even call it that) moments of so-so CGI rounds things off.
- CBS Premiere: Spring Break Shark Attack Review
- Published: March 21, 2005
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- Filed Under: Video: Horror, Video: SF, Video: Television
- Writer: Matt Paprocki
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I happily watched Spring Break Shark Attack! with my girlfriend yesterday evening and we laughed as hard as we did when watching Caddyshack. Is this movie bad? As bad as the worst episodes of Beverly Hills 90210. Is it fun? Gloriously!
Want some advice? Tape this movie. Next time you have you friends over, down a beer (or shot) everytime the camera shows a bikini-clad babe (yum!)that has absolutely nothing to do with the plot. You'll go through a 12-pack fairly quick.......