*Contains Spoilers*
As with all SyFy films the laws of logic, even for Hollywood, have to be thrown out of the window otherwise you'll spend every 30 seconds pointing out things that could 'never' happen. Dinoshark wasn't that bad a film; time and time I read reviews of SyFy movies and perhaps people don't realise what they are about watch or are holding Academy Award winning films as a yard stick when reviewing these titles, but there are worse movies out there (many Hollywood films I can think of).
The opening sequence really sets the scene for this film with a beautifully captured Ice sheet collapsing followed by what could just be recognized as a prehistoric shark swimming towards the camera. Dinoshark has at times feels like it's a holiday program but all too quickly we are back to cheesy acting and pretty awful CG. That said, it doesn't make for an entirely unenjoyable experience.
The plot doesn't really need too much explaining. A prehistoric shark is freed when a glacier collapses and heads towards a crowded holiday resort, although it did take a strange detour via Alaska which begs the question as to whether the directors realised where Antarctica, Mexico and Alaska are in relation to each other.
Dinoshark carries on his way killing everybody that comes into it's path, human or crocodile it's not fussy. Dinoshark has no saving graces for children either, not content with adults being eaten, Dinoshark feasts on a kids game of Water Polo, and only at this point, over an hour into the film, do the public suddenly become concerned that the waters aren't safe. It honestly doesn't need explanation though as within 15 minutes you can guess exactly who was going to die when and who would be left alive at the end.
The continuity errors in this film were in abundance and none more so than Dinoshark seemingly shrinking or growing to fit the scene. The very same shark can swim within feet of the the coast or a river bank can also leap into the air and pull down a helicopter with it.
In many places it even had the feeling of a spoof movie - the music, "you are going to need a bigger helicopter" (Jaws) and the helicopter being taken out of the air (Megashark Vs Giant Octopus) to name a couple.
Iva Hasperger and Eric Balfour go about their acting well enough to make the characters likable and fun although somehow the film managed to keep away from the romantic cliché, which was a little bit of a shame. The film was a little slow in parts and I had the growing feeling that I wanted the film to move towards a climax rather than one death after another. The show down between Trace and Dinoshark was a little disappointing with the perfectly timed grenade and harpoon in his eye, although he'd done enough damage throughout the film as it was so he can be let off for being a bit of a wimp.
One final point that is worth noting, it was obvious that Dinoshark wasn't the only one about but to completely reuse the opening scene again at the very end. Really??
As with all SyFy films the laws of logic, even for Hollywood, have to be thrown out of the window otherwise you'll spend every 30 seconds pointing out things that could 'never' happen. Dinoshark wasn't that bad a film; time and time I read reviews of SyFy movies and perhaps people don't realise what they are about watch or are holding Academy Award winning films as a yard stick when reviewing these titles, but there are worse movies out there (many Hollywood films I can think of).
The opening sequence really sets the scene for this film with a beautifully captured Ice sheet collapsing followed by what could just be recognized as a prehistoric shark swimming towards the camera. Dinoshark has at times feels like it's a holiday program but all too quickly we are back to cheesy acting and pretty awful CG. That said, it doesn't make for an entirely unenjoyable experience.
The plot doesn't really need too much explaining. A prehistoric shark is freed when a glacier collapses and heads towards a crowded holiday resort, although it did take a strange detour via Alaska which begs the question as to whether the directors realised where Antarctica, Mexico and Alaska are in relation to each other.
Dinoshark carries on his way killing everybody that comes into it's path, human or crocodile it's not fussy. Dinoshark has no saving graces for children either, not content with adults being eaten, Dinoshark feasts on a kids game of Water Polo, and only at this point, over an hour into the film, do the public suddenly become concerned that the waters aren't safe. It honestly doesn't need explanation though as within 15 minutes you can guess exactly who was going to die when and who would be left alive at the end.
The continuity errors in this film were in abundance and none more so than Dinoshark seemingly shrinking or growing to fit the scene. The very same shark can swim within feet of the the coast or a river bank can also leap into the air and pull down a helicopter with it.
In many places it even had the feeling of a spoof movie - the music, "you are going to need a bigger helicopter" (Jaws) and the helicopter being taken out of the air (Megashark Vs Giant Octopus) to name a couple.
Iva Hasperger and Eric Balfour go about their acting well enough to make the characters likable and fun although somehow the film managed to keep away from the romantic cliché, which was a little bit of a shame. The film was a little slow in parts and I had the growing feeling that I wanted the film to move towards a climax rather than one death after another. The show down between Trace and Dinoshark was a little disappointing with the perfectly timed grenade and harpoon in his eye, although he'd done enough damage throughout the film as it was so he can be let off for being a bit of a wimp.
One final point that is worth noting, it was obvious that Dinoshark wasn't the only one about but to completely reuse the opening scene again at the very end. Really??