Planet of the Sharks

Well, here's yet another rubbish SyFy shark movie. Slightly interesting idea about the ice caps melting & land mass now being underwater. With a few groups of survivors we have shades of Waterworld & Mad Max. However I got completely lost trying to understand the plot about the scientists' ambitious plan to reverse the environmental disaster. Acting is average at best but there are a couple of characters - the South African guy & the female leader with the Deep South accent - who are painfully bad to watch. Usual rubbish CGI sharks. The biggest gaff is that the film is set out in the ocean yet in some scenes you can clearly see waves crashing in with bathers STANDING, waste deep in water, in the background! Yes, it's that bad. Perhaps if they had made this film with tongue in cheek it may have been more watchable, sadly they played it straight.

Somebody needs to tell the people at SyFy that SHARKS DON'T ROAR! Almost every shark movie I've seen on the SyFy network lately contains roaring sharks that sound like lions--and those sounds were obviously taken from pre-recorded lion roars.

That said, the reason I'm giving this a 4 out of 10 because it's not as bad as "Sharknado". Yes, there is still--as in almost every SyFy movie-- some kind of disgusting & egregious use of pretty young girls getting all hot over young guys; SyFy just loves their pointless use of sexuality. However, at least the writing in this film's story isn't quite as awful as some other SyFy flicks. There are some (sort-of) likable characters and a decent story arc.

There is actually an okay story here; there's a decent beginning, middle, and end. Some like-able characters also sweeten the mix. Unlike "Sharknado" there are actually some well-edited bits of stock footage of sharks mixed into the film that don't look too out-of-place. The acting is naturally sub-par, but it's not total garbage. You can tell some of these actors at least rehearsed their roles and didn't push it or over-act them.

So while "Planet of the Sharks" definitely isn't the film you want to save for that special weekend night, it could be a good bit of entertainment to chuckle at with a buddy or your significant other on a rainy day. It is totally forgettable, but it's not so awful it'll make you angry!

4/10 for creative effort, some okay writing, and entertainment value.

Did none of you watch this on anything larger that an iPhone? The water scenes of the "floating" villages was shot in Houts Bay, south Africa. And in those scenes you can see the water breaking over the dock/seawall in the bay. This is supposed to be out in the middle of the deep ocean and the water is really about 6 foot deep. Notice how the anchoring ropes are almost horizontal indicating shallow water versus hanging straight down like an anchor in deep water. Of course in several scenes near the end you can actually see people (not in the movie) walking along the seawall in the deep background. Either they are walking on water or, most likely, the seawall. Hilarious. Then there's another scene where another boat motors by in the background. I won't even comment about the flying sharks as that was kind of expected.

From someone who has always been obsessed with sharks and shark movies since I was a child, I love the new twists and plots they come up with

The storyline was alright and made sense, However the terrible acting and cringe factor really let this whole movie down.

I understand diversity adds something new to any

(MILD CHARACTER SPOILER AHEAD)... But when it came to the terrible attempt at a southern cowboy themed accent, pyscho woman dressed as a goth starting her little tribe inspired chanting let me tell you it does give you a good laugh. Had the whole family laughing so I can't deny we did enjoy the movie but probably for the laughs as you can't take it seriously

Stopped watching this about a third of the way through to go get food from the kitchen and talk to the dog for 5 minutes. Wasn't worth pausing as there's ALOT of talking babbling and repeating the same theory to the problem over and over again, hardly any action By the time I got back I carried on watching the rest of the film

Didn't miss much at all

Overall the storyline actually has great potential but the choice of cast let it down And my food break chat with my dog went well.

I would say its worth a watch as some people might really enjoy it

Enjoy the movie

Well, let's be honest, it is no big secret that when you sit down to watch any of the numerous creature features from SyFy, then you know that chances are more than overwhelming that you will be in for something cheesy and very low budget. And "Planet of the Sharks" wasn't a movie that broke that stereotype.

What do you get if you take elements from "Waterworld", "Planet of the Apes" and "Jaws" and put it into a blender and serve after one hour and thirty minutes of non-stop high-speed blending? You get "Planet of the Sharks", of course.

The story in this movie is about our planet having suffered from some kind of natural disaster which has left the entire planet flooded, and people live afloat some makeshift flotillas. But the waters are far from safe. The temperature is changing, which is causing plankton growth to diminish, which in turn is causing a massive drop in the fish population, which ultimately ends up in the apex predators of the sea, the sharks, to have nothing to feed on. And when there is nothing to feed on below the waves, the sharks seek to feed on the humans above the waves.

Right, well the story is not the cheesiest of story lines that I have witnessed from SyFy, but it wasn't a particularly convincing storyline either. And that was perhaps because of the poor CGI and lack of a captivating storyline as a whole.

As with most SyFy movies, then the effects in "Planet of the Sharks" were questionable. Sometimes the sharks looked alright, but most of the time they were poorly animated, and when the fins broke through the surface of the water, there were no visual effect of this, and it was painstakingly obvious that it was just poorly animated CGI shark fins.

The acting in the movie was adequate, well as far as acting in movies such as these go. I have seen worse acting, believe you me. So I will say that people were doing good enough jobs with their given roles and characters throughout the course of this movie.

"Planet of the Sharks" is one of those guilty pleasures. You know, a movie that is so bad that it is actually fun and sort of pseudo-entertaining to watch.

I am rating this movie three out of ten stars. SyFy have a lot of creature features, and many of them are better than this one. Sure, it is good enough to watch if you have nothing better to watch and just need a movie where you don't have to think a single though, but it is hardly a movie that you will watch more than a single time.