Ice Sharks suffers from a very white colour palette. DOn't laugh. Please. I seriously have problems remembering what went on in this movie due to the blandness of the locations, mostly due to how they were shot. Antarctic vistas are way too scarce and even the base is pretty forgettable once it goes CG.
Speaking of which, the visual effects range from Asylum standard to below Asylum standard. The sharks are ok, but the aforementioned underwater Arctic base model is almost completely without texture and looks very cheap. This production company has done better, believe me. The gore is practical effects some of the time, which was a nice addition.
The story and characters are entertaining. Ice Sharks is definitely above TV movie as the story moves forward at a brisk pace and there even is some minute suspense achieved in certain scenes.
Unfortunately though, the most entertaining thing about Ice Sharks is it's premise. Seeing sharks jump onto the ice is probably the most memorable image you can hope to take from this picture and the rest is just Asylum on brand; cheap, dull and aimless in tone.
This can be only recommended to Shark Week and Asylum fans. There is nothing here for anyone else.
Speaking of which, the visual effects range from Asylum standard to below Asylum standard. The sharks are ok, but the aforementioned underwater Arctic base model is almost completely without texture and looks very cheap. This production company has done better, believe me. The gore is practical effects some of the time, which was a nice addition.
The story and characters are entertaining. Ice Sharks is definitely above TV movie as the story moves forward at a brisk pace and there even is some minute suspense achieved in certain scenes.
Unfortunately though, the most entertaining thing about Ice Sharks is it's premise. Seeing sharks jump onto the ice is probably the most memorable image you can hope to take from this picture and the rest is just Asylum on brand; cheap, dull and aimless in tone.
This can be only recommended to Shark Week and Asylum fans. There is nothing here for anyone else.