Shark Bait

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ath. These films were ridiculous but were meant as a tongue-in-cheek homage to the Great White Master. Not so much frightening as entertaining, I admit to watching every single one!</p><p id="1589">Today, I was looking for another film to watch that might pique my interest. Unfortunately, I chose a bit of a dud.</p><p id="a304"><i>Bait </i>was released in 2012. It was filmed in Australia and starred Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Alex Russell (<i>SWAT</i>), and Julian McMahon (<i>FBI: Most Wanted</i>). This low-budget flick starts off with a shark attack tragedy and then skips ahead to one year later. The two main characters are reunited in a grocery store, just as a tsunami hits. With water, of course, comes the ultimate predator.</p><p id="42df">Immediately following a natural disaster, the last thing anyone wants is to be confronted by a great white shark. As the characters are flailing in the water, trying to save themselves from getting crushed by floating debris, they discover that they are not alone. Now they must try to get to safety, without getting eaten. The CGI isn’t great, the dialogue is stilted, the character backgrounds are lame.</p><p id="bfd6">As creature features go, this one should

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be skipped.</p><p id="0245">I don’t like to give negative feedback on anyone’s creativity, but this one barely passes muster. I’m going to give it 3 out of 5 stars because it did have a few redeeming qualities, including a decent mid-air shark bite. Every shark movie should have the quintessential body-severing gore shot and this one did come through. Not the best film I’ve ever seen, but certainly not the worst.</p><p id="93cf">My advice to everyone. If you’re headed to the ocean, stay close to shore, or you might end up as shark bait.</p><p id="c810">Once again, thank you for reading!</p><div id="9d62" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/reviewsday-tuesday-monthly-theme-october-2023-eb32693cc2b7"> <div> <div> <h2>Reviewsday Tuesday Monthly Theme: October 2023</h2> <div><h3>With a monetary prize for the best story</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*R4cgrbHw3Wo7VyTI)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

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How many shark movies are there? Well, we can’t know for sure, but too many to count. I personally have seen dozens of shark films, since I’m a sucker for a good creature feature.

The OG of Shark movies is, of course, Jaws. Released in 1975, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw, Jaws was the first of its kind. Written by Peter Benchley and produced by Steven Spielberg, this masterpiece was filmed using an animatronic monster, as CGI had not yet been developed. All shark films following this one try very hard but will never come close to matching the awe-inspiring fear fest of the original.

The Sharknado Series released from 2013-2018 is a laughable attempt to bring shark attacks to the small screen. Ian Ziering plays the perfect family protector in this weird cult show. The CGI is far-fetched, with sharks flying in the air chomping everything in their path. These films were ridiculous but were meant as a tongue-in-cheek homage to the Great White Master. Not so much frightening as entertaining, I admit to watching every single one!

Today, I was looking for another film to watch that might pique my interest. Unfortunately, I chose a bit of a dud.

Bait was released in 2012. It was filmed in Australia and starred Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Alex Russell (SWAT), and Julian McMahon (FBI: Most Wanted). This low-budget flick starts off with a shark attack tragedy and then skips ahead to one year later. The two main characters are reunited in a grocery store, just as a tsunami hits. With water, of course, comes the ultimate predator.

Immediately following a natural disaster, the last thing anyone wants is to be confronted by a great white shark. As the characters are flailing in the water, trying to save themselves from getting crushed by floating debris, they discover that they are not alone. Now they must try to get to safety, without getting eaten. The CGI isn’t great, the dialogue is stilted, the character backgrounds are lame.

As creature features go, this one should be skipped.

I don’t like to give negative feedback on anyone’s creativity, but this one barely passes muster. I’m going to give it 3 out of 5 stars because it did have a few redeeming qualities, including a decent mid-air shark bite. Every shark movie should have the quintessential body-severing gore shot and this one did come through. Not the best film I’ve ever seen, but certainly not the worst.

My advice to everyone. If you’re headed to the ocean, stay close to shore, or you might end up as shark bait.

Once again, thank you for reading!