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A cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of Jersey Shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking Miami Beach.A cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of Jersey Shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking Miami Beach.A cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of Jersey Shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking Miami Beach.
Joseph Russo
- Donnie
- (as Joey Russo)
Laura Schein
- De'Angela
- (as Laura Harrison)
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When a film starts off with "Come in, I won't bite you. Unless you want me to" and goes downhill from there you know you are in trouble.
Total waste of time, from the script (see above) to the special affects (sharks look like kids bathtub play things) , there is nothing good about this movie.
The acting is what you would expect from the TV show, so, umm, not good.
I think it is the first film I have seen in a while that I can think of nothing at all good to say about it.
SyFy channel are known for their cheesiness, they outdid themselves this time.
Unless you are a fan (and even then) avoid.
Total waste of time, from the script (see above) to the special affects (sharks look like kids bathtub play things) , there is nothing good about this movie.
The acting is what you would expect from the TV show, so, umm, not good.
I think it is the first film I have seen in a while that I can think of nothing at all good to say about it.
SyFy channel are known for their cheesiness, they outdid themselves this time.
Unless you are a fan (and even then) avoid.
With a title like this and the fact it was being broadcast on the SyFy Channel I wasn't expecting a film cruelly passed over at the Academy Awards . I was expecting some dumb entertainment with all the rabidly aesthetic appeal of BAYWATCH
To be honest dumb entertainment where you have to switch your brain off is something I did get but the main disappointment is how on earth can a bunch of young women running around in bikinis be so unattractive ? The main bimbo is Nooki ( Stop laughing ) is under the impression that a man is only attracted to a women if she has a bronze skin tone . Let me speak on behalf of 3.5 billion men and state that beauty comes from the inside and not out of a bottle of instant suntan solution . Nooki's suntan is even more distracting and unconvincing than the CGI used in the movie
To be honest dumb entertainment where you have to switch your brain off is something I did get but the main disappointment is how on earth can a bunch of young women running around in bikinis be so unattractive ? The main bimbo is Nooki ( Stop laughing ) is under the impression that a man is only attracted to a women if she has a bronze skin tone . Let me speak on behalf of 3.5 billion men and state that beauty comes from the inside and not out of a bottle of instant suntan solution . Nooki's suntan is even more distracting and unconvincing than the CGI used in the movie
Concept/plot:
Syfy channel shark attack movie meets Jersey Shore parody.
Going into the movie with that and only that on my mind, the movie works. Now, were these good choices for a movie? No. But key aspects of the movie to be on point to make it work: Shark Attacks Jersey Shore cast spoof You get both, one is significantly better than the other mind you. The shark Attacks are notoriously cheap, even for a Syfy movie. The spoof cast is on point. As a person who has seen about 5 min of JS, they do very well. I can instantly tell who they were to be. Are they annoying, yes, are their real world counter parts annoying, yes.
The plot overall is basic to these types of movies, and it's real draw creative wise, is the spoof. Is it a good movie? Average at best. Was it a good idea for a movie? No That coupled with the low budget, simply do this movie no favours.
Going into the movie with that and only that on my mind, the movie works. Now, were these good choices for a movie? No. But key aspects of the movie to be on point to make it work: Shark Attacks Jersey Shore cast spoof You get both, one is significantly better than the other mind you. The shark Attacks are notoriously cheap, even for a Syfy movie. The spoof cast is on point. As a person who has seen about 5 min of JS, they do very well. I can instantly tell who they were to be. Are they annoying, yes, are their real world counter parts annoying, yes.
The plot overall is basic to these types of movies, and it's real draw creative wise, is the spoof. Is it a good movie? Average at best. Was it a good idea for a movie? No That coupled with the low budget, simply do this movie no favours.
Dumb shark movies are a dime a dozen (have water, add shark, sprinkle with people in swimwear, and blend) but this one does it superbly well, and adds in some cheesy Jaws elements that I personally enjoyed.
For reasons more complicated than I would want to explain, I ended up at a special big- screen premiere of "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" last night. The trailer for this TV movie event has been attracting considerable online derision lately, so I feel compelled to say that in a theater, surrounded by a crowd of the willing, it's actually pretty fun.
The cults that surround movies like "The Room" and "Troll 2" have created a weird sort of cottage industry centered around "so-bad-it's-good" entertainment. SyFy, which has lately been churning out deadpan goofs like "Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus", seems determined to enter those sweepstakes. But the appeal of something like "The Room" comes from the understanding that the movie was meant to be *good*. (Tommy Wiseau has since claimed otherwise, but seriously, come on.)
"Jersey Shore" and "Mega-Shark", by contrast, are pseudo-hip, self-aware entertainments, somewhere between Roger Corman's '60s beatnik spoof "Bucket of Blood" and a Z-grade Frankie Avalon beach party. Here and there they earn a laugh worthy of a good SCTV sketch. (In "Mega-Shark" it's the bit with the plane, and in this one it's the fate of ex-'N Syncer Joey Fatone.)
This isn't exactly great or even good cinema. On TV, without a live audience, this may well die the death. But low-budget quickies like this used to kill in a drive-in or a 99-cent grindhouse. With low expectations you forgive the clunkier jokes and appreciate the details (like the "Jaws" music cue during Tony Sirico's Quint speech). Fun was had and the profit margins were high-- so why exactly aren't there drive-ins anymore?
The cults that surround movies like "The Room" and "Troll 2" have created a weird sort of cottage industry centered around "so-bad-it's-good" entertainment. SyFy, which has lately been churning out deadpan goofs like "Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus", seems determined to enter those sweepstakes. But the appeal of something like "The Room" comes from the understanding that the movie was meant to be *good*. (Tommy Wiseau has since claimed otherwise, but seriously, come on.)
"Jersey Shore" and "Mega-Shark", by contrast, are pseudo-hip, self-aware entertainments, somewhere between Roger Corman's '60s beatnik spoof "Bucket of Blood" and a Z-grade Frankie Avalon beach party. Here and there they earn a laugh worthy of a good SCTV sketch. (In "Mega-Shark" it's the bit with the plane, and in this one it's the fate of ex-'N Syncer Joey Fatone.)
This isn't exactly great or even good cinema. On TV, without a live audience, this may well die the death. But low-budget quickies like this used to kill in a drive-in or a 99-cent grindhouse. With low expectations you forgive the clunkier jokes and appreciate the details (like the "Jaws" music cue during Tony Sirico's Quint speech). Fun was had and the profit margins were high-- so why exactly aren't there drive-ins anymore?
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough this film takes place in New Jersey, the bulk of the movie was shot in Redondo Beach, California.
- GoofsWhen Mike goes to see what's in the water his regs are a yellow hose/black reg and a black hose with yellow reg, a battered blue air tank and he is wearing black split fins. Before he enters the water, he has the yellow hose/black reg on left side. This switches to the right side the first time he surface then back to the left side the second time. Next is an underwater shot and he has a black reg on a black hose with a red hose protector and blue full fins. As the shark attacks the CG diver has a completely black air tank.
- ConnectionsFeatured in On Set: Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
- SoundtracksPartyland
Written and Produced by Eric Berdon
Performed by Diriculous
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 27m(87 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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