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Shark Zone (2003)

 Shark Zone (2003)

aka Jurassic Shark

RELEASED October 14, 2003 RUNTIME 91 mins 

DIRECTOR Danny Lerner 

WRITERS Danny Lerner, Sam Parish 

STARS Dean Cochran, Alan Austin, Brandi Sherwood

COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English 

STUDIO Nu Image 

GENRES Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Streaming on: Amazon Prime, Sling TV, imdbTV




The plot: A man must protect his small coastal town from a large shark but without the benefit of Richard Dreyfuss or Robert Shaw.


Random observations:

  • This is the 3rd sequel to the film Shark Attack.
  • I know they don't really growl, but I love it when sharks growl in shark movies. These sharks growl.
  • Hey! Reused surfer attack footage from Shark Attack 2. And you thought we wouldn't notice, you crazy motherfuckers.

Remember when those kids did a shot-for-shot remake of Indiana Jones in their back yard? This is sort of like that only with Jaws. But instead of having obsessive fans write the script, it feels like it was written by someone whose cousin saw Jaws once and thought it was really cool.



0/1 Directing
0.6/1 Cinematography
0/1 Visual design
0/1 Editing
0.2/1 Plot 
0/1 Dialogue
0.3/1 Acting
0.4/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound
0/1 Originality
0.1/1 Rewatchability
Total: 1.6/10 Binge Bones


The verdict: I'm not quite sure who the intended audience is for this film other than friends and family of the people who made it, but it's certainly not me. Maybe it's you. But probably not.

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