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Raging Sharks
Directed By Danny Lerner
Released: 2005
Starring: Corin Nemec, Corbin Bersen, Vanessa Angel, and Todd Jensen
DVD Released By MTI Hove Video 2005
Running Time: 92 minutes
After an interstellar spaceship collision, an alien artifact hurtles toward earth landing in the ocean. Years later, an undersea research facility begins to notice some peculiar phenomena deep underwater. Something is causing sharks of every species to go wild and attack anything in the area. Husband and wife, Mike (Corin Nemec) and Linda (Vanessa Angel), have worked in the undersea base for years and are watching as the insane sharks are destroying everything they've worked for. Once their chances of escape become even slimmer, a US Navy submarine, commanded by Captain Riley (Corbin Bersen), comes to the rescue. However, when the power emitted by the alien object is too alluring for a mysterious government agency, the US Navy might not be enough to rescue the remaining undersea crew.
Danny Lerner, director of Shark Zone, brings this nutty movie to life. This film incorporates stock footage of shark attacks and pissed off (or “raging”) computer generated sharks fairly well into the live action. The most impressive effects are in the beginning when the spaceships collide. The storyline of
Raging Sharks is all over the place and it takes a lively director to bring some of the film’s more insane plot twists to the screen. Lerner keeps the action moving and the film is rarely dull, despite an unnecessary and unwelcome chase scene at the end.
If you can look pack the inconsistencies of the effects and the editing, you'll notice that the acting in
Raging Sharks varies wildly. Whereas the principle players are good (Corin Nemec and Corbin Bernsen), the supporting cast turns in some painful performances. However, the real problem lies in the cornball script. Lines such as “Deterium! Of course!”, "You have two choices, one of them is wrong.", and “Damn magnetic spikes!” propel this film into B-movie territory.
One thing that makes Raging Sharks rise above many of the other straight to video monsters attack films is that it seems to be consciously aware of its own cheesiness. I found myself laughing and cheering at the impossibly hackneyed dialogue and bountiful use of stock footage. Viewers can expect to be charmed by the big imaginations that put this one together. But be warned, this is an extremely ambitious film with a small budget utilizing leftover sets and special effects (why don't those aliens look anything alike?).
Raging Sharks is a good time flick and remember “You Can Swim, But You Can’t Hide.”
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