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Ok I have seen alot of bad rip offs about the great movie jaws but this is just stupid!!!!!!!!half the time it is not even about sharks. Most of the time it is about this guy and his brother(SPOIL)who gets killed at the end(END SPOIL)and how he hates him and he works for this evil fat guy (SPOIL) who gets killed by his own creations(END SPOIL)so to put it in plain turms THIS MOVIE REALLY REALLY SUCKED so do yourself a favor AND DO NOT WATCH IT.

Scientist Cordell McQueen is killed in South Africa in an attack by a shark, the very thing he's gone there to investigate. A cryptic message left on his colleague Casper Van Dien's answering machine sends Van Dien and McQueen's sister Jenny McShane are off to South Africa to investigate.

What they find when they reach the coastal village where the attack occurred is a town ready to die. The resort that Ernie Hudson operates has no tourists and the fisherman don't go out at all because they're afraid of the water. Over the past few years there's been an unaccounted for spike in the number of shark attacks. The only thing operating is a scientific research institute where another colleague Bentley C. Mitchum is conducting research into a cancer cure.

Of course all this ties together with Mitchum conducting some really ghoulish experiments and Hudson playing everyone for suckers. Mitchum maybe thinking of a Nobel Prize for Medicine, but Hudson's got a far more practical motive for his actions.

Shark Attack is your average action adventure film with the cast all fitting nicely into their roles. One thing I would have done was cut Mitchum's death scene, just have him die with no last words. That particular piece of dialog was truly atrocious. Someone should have sicced one of those spiked up sharks on the writers.

This movie starts out with Steven McKray ( Casper Van Dien ) wanting to go to Africa to investigate a series of Shark Attacks near a remote village called Port Amanzi that has scared the town's tourism and driven fishermen out of business. As our hero visits an old friend, Dr. Miles Craven located in the town he learns his close friend Marc Desantis was killed by a Shark.

Steven McKray a expert marine biologist learns that Marc Desantis sister Corinne Desantis ( Jennifer McShane ) is also in town and meets up with her at the Hook & Net bar where they meet hostile fishermen, who blame American scientists for the Shark Attacks. They soon both find out that Marc Desantis might not have been killed by a Shark after all and both begin to investigate.

This movie is more about Steven McKray and Corinne Desantis looking for the reason why someone killed Marc Desantis and why sharks have turned so violent in this remote village called Port Amanzi. The director in my opinion should have focused more on the shark attacks because in the movie there isn't enough to satisfy the audience, even though the sharks shown in the movie are actually real and cool to watch, the movie lacks any thrill or scary moments when the main cast actually comes face to face with the sharks.

Casper Van Dien breaks a new record in looking shabby in this movie, although he is supposed to be a marine biologist. If you can buy that, you will probably be able to handle the rest of the movie as well. "Shark Attack" tells the story of Van Dien going to South Africa (where just about everyone seem to be a hustler), to look for his missing friend. He finds out that his friend became shark food, and tries to find out why the sharks have started to behave so aggressively in this particular area. He gets help by another expert, Corinne, who loves to run around in her bikini while trying to solve the case.

If you are looking for really bad acting, check out "Shark Attack". You won´t believe your eyes. The effects are awfully lousy, unless you find rubber sharks convincing. The script contained so many old cliches that I lost count of them, and that is not too good. Right from the start it is quite obvious who is good and who is evil.

These kind of films can be so bad that they become entertaining, but "Shark Attack" is not fun at all. Man, I´d rather watch an episode of "Baywatch" than this kind of crap. Why somebody felt it was necessary to make a sequel to "Shark Attack" I have no idea.

* out of * * * * *

....as my DVD player stopped playing it after about an hour. I am in no doubt however it was doing me a favour, saving me before my brain had totally rotted. Luckily I did get to see the car chase, which contains quite possibly the worst editing I have ever seen in my life (the police are driving and old Alfa Romeo 33, which suddenly changes to a mark 1 Ford Sierra, then back to an Alfa, then crashes as a Sierra! Do these people even watch the film when they've finished making it? The cars don't even look remotely similar!)

But I digress. As you've probably worked out by now I hate this film. Even if it has got Ernie Hudson in it (who will always be a God in my eyes for appearing in Ghostbusters.) Most of the movie has nothing to do with sharks, just corrupt cops. I guess they'd run out of money by this point so you get the good old 'z-list actor throwing themselves around in the water whilst someone lets off red food dye' trick. Unless your life depends on it, do not watch this film. And even then only do if you've got a lot to live for.....

What a pointless film about genetically mutated sharks. First of all, there are barely any sharks and this film and the gore is crappy low-budget like the ONE shark that comes in at the end. Otherwise, it's a really sh-tty, bad, low budget, typically modern, horror film that makes real good cinematic horror genius like Mario Bava role in their graves. How could there be a big scam for this made-for-TV movie? Yes, this is a made-for-TV crap-shack which you know, knowing this is a made for TV film that there's not going to be much good quality. If you want a shark movie, go watch "Jaws" or even "The Deep" but not Shark Attack. Because despite the title, it's a poor excuse to make money off the SCI-FI channel.

Casper Van Dien is one of the worst actors I've seen in movies today, but he is particular bad in this terrible shark movie which is completely devoid of good action, horror, and fun. If you are looking for a shark movie without much of a plot but with fun moments, check out DEEP BLUE SEA (7/10), the more expensive and superior shark movie that came out the same year, but do not watch SHARK ATTACK.

3/10

1. Not watching Shark Attack 2. Looking through a book of carpet samples. 3. Finding your first grey pubic hair. 4. Toilet training a two year old, and finding a brown present in their room. 5. Talking to someone about how they like their eggs. 6. Wondering whether or not to buy a melon, then deciding against it. 7. Waiting in a post office queue, then being informed by the pensioner in front of you that there is nothing worse than waiting in a post office queue. 8. Being beaten around the head by an angry mob in a market in Sarayevo 9. Using the IMDb message board to waffle on about some subject no one cares about. 10. Being sent into battle during the Somme.

I will get this off my chest, I don't like these Shark Attack movies, they are cheap and cheesy, but for some strange reason there is some novelty value to be had. The first Shark Attack is not as bad its sequels, 3 is the worst of the series in my opinion, but that's not saying it. It suffers from all the problems of its successors and some. The editing and effects are cheap, the sharks aren't menacing at all, are underused and their attacks are seriously devoid of tension, suspense, excitement and heart. The story is drawn out with the middle dragging badly as well as side-lining the sharks, and predictable too with no scene coming of any big surprise and you do for example have an inkling of how it's going to end. The script is cheesy complete with sluggish pacing and clichéd characters, while the direction is inept and the acting really quite dire with nobody standing out. In conclusion, appalling, but a film to revel in how awful it is. 1/10 Bethany Cox

This isn't exactly edge-of-your-seat stuff, it's pretty bland and forgettable, but still acceptable as TV movies go. Casper Van Dien is not too convincing as a young scientist/martial arts expert(!), but speaking in the movie's favor, most of the shark attacks looked perfectly real, and there is also a well-staged "massive shootout" climax in the classic Bondian tradition. (**)

Without doubt the most spellbinding, most original movie shot in years. Hats off to the director who did a fine job with the cast and crew (esp. Casper Van Dien who will be standing on the Oscar carpet this coming year! I guarantee it!!!!) Also, Ernie Hudson, who hasn't, in my opinion, made a bad career choice - ever!

Why oh why did this film pass British cinemas, when we get such dross as Renny Harlin's so called shark epic heading our way?

One of the most underrated creature features ever made, 'Shark Attack' is an action packed monster fest that actually does a good job at entertaining.Sure, it's not as good as 'Jaws' or 'deep Blue Sea' , but at least it got the job right.So why is this movie getting so many negative reviews? I liked it.I didn't love it,but I found it to be enjoyable.The real stars of the movie are Casper Van Dien from 'Python' and Jenny McShane from 'Shark Attack 3: Megalodon'.They both did a really good job in the movie and should do another creature feature together.Although not excellent, this movie does deliver plenty of action and entertainment.

There is only one word to say about this movie and that is boring. The plot: A marine biologist heads for Port Amanzi in Africa after his friend, Mark DeSantis, is supposedly a victim of a fatal shark attack. DeSantis had been conducting research on a series of shark attacks in the area prior to his death and now his friend, along with DeSantis' sister, takes up the research and finds that the sharks may not be the only threat in Port Amanzi. 3 Things you should never do.

1)Buy this movie. 2)Watch this movie. 3)Don't watch it again just to review it.

The worst think about this movie was that the shark was real underwater and every time come above sea level it was fake, i don't even get me started on the fake blood!. There is one good thing i can say about this movie is the acting from small part of cast is Okay.

Unlike most opinion I think the sharks are realistic - the reason being the majority are seen as stock footage that so obiviously has no relation to the actors in terms of the scene. This film manages to have shark attacks with no tension or excitment - Casper Van Dien is constantly throwing himself into the waterwith a knife or something to take on the sharks - and never even looks worried. Jenny McShane runs round in little briefs etc - it's obivious why she is included in the cast. This is so lame that it provides no enterainment at all. Shark attacks bring out a basic fear in all of us - that this film manages to bring NONE of that to the screen is really bad.

One of the first in the shark movie renaissance, which spawned a dozen or so sequels and rip-offs, this South African inspired crime caper is less than deserving of its parental status. Some effective (if sparse) attack scenes are woven into the fabric of a dreary drug cartel storyline, in which enemies and threats are summarily executed by way of genetically enhanced (what else) sharks, common to the waters off the South African coast. Former "Ghostbuster" Ernie Hudson pops up periodically as the corrupt police chief in cahoots with Bentley Mitchum (Robert's grand-son via son and former actor Chris), who creates havoc with his chemistry kit, turning the local sharks into hormone enriched machines with appetites to match.

Action man Van Dien is the mild mannered marine biologist investigating the goings on with the local marine ecology, and the mysterious disappearance of his friend and peer, last seen documenting the strange phenomena. Lush, deep colour tones in the photography offer a stylish, realistic appearance above ground, whereas underwater the action is limited to tired stock footage.

While it's the first in a franchise of profitable "Shark Attack" movies, there's nothing more than timing and the catchy title to mark the mediocre debut. The subsequent resurgence of shark fanaticism that gripped the direct-to-DVD market since the turn of the century, is traceable to this otherwise unremarkable pot-boiler, and that's its only claim to fame.

Right, well needless to say that I was lured to sit down to watch the 1999 TV movie titled "Shark Attack" given the fact that the movie would be about shark attacks, or so I assumed given the title of the movie, plus the fact that the cover brandished an aggressive-looking shark as well.

So I believed I might be in for a movie in the likes of "Jaws" or something like that. But alas, the shark attacks in the movie were a mere filler, as the movie was more about a corrupt corporate take-over of a small fishing community, and someone doing shady medicinal work out of reach of the FDA.

Disappointing to say the least, because I was hoping for a movie that actually was about shark attacks, and instead I end up watching a suspense drama of sorts.

Now, with that rant out of the way, don't get me wrong. The 1999 TV movie "Shark Attack" was actually a fair enough movie, despite being sold on false pretense. The storyline was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be, and the movie provided adequate entertainment honestly.

The movie had Casper Van Dien and Ernie Hudson on the cast list, of familiar faces, so that was actually not too shabby. Casper Van Dien pulled off his role well enough, but Ernie Hudson definitely added something quite enjoyable to the movie with his performance.

While the sharks themselves were secondary to the storyline and script, I will say that the scenes with sharks were actually quite good.

"Shark Attack" is an average movie of mediocre proportions. As such, my rating of this 1999 TV movie lands on a five out of ten stars. Worth a single viewing if you have a thing for sharks - just keep in mind that the sharks aren't actually the main focus of the movie. So one could argue that the title of the movie is a bit off.

Somewhere in Africa, a handsome blond shark investigator is attacked by humans and fed to a shark. The murder is falsely determined to be accidental. In Florida, likewise handsome blond marine biologist Casper Van Dien (as Steven McKray) is puzzled by the increase in shark attacks. He decides to investigate. Going to Africa, Mr. Van Dien is treated like an unwelcome stranger in town. He beats up locals. Van Dien hooks up with beautiful blonde Jennifer "Jenny" McShane (as Corine Desantis) and faces increasing danger. Also hanging around, cigarette-smoking shark scientist Bentley Mitchum (as Miles Craven) is understandably looking for a cancer cure. He is conducting strange shark experiments. "Shark Attack" shows more martial arts fighting and shooting than expected. The sharks looks real, but they are shy around cameras.

** Shark Attack (1999-05-28) Bob Misiorowski ~ Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane, Bentley Mitchum, Ernie Hudson

Shark Attack is from Nu-Image, the studio that gave B-movie fans such low-budget creature features as Crocodile, Octopus and Spiders; but where those films wisely kept the plot as uncomplicated as possible and at least delivered a few unintentional giggles thanks to the shonky nature of their poorly executed CGI critters, this crap-fest actually tries it's hand at telling a story (a boring one, but a story nonetheless) and relies on stock footage of bored sharks to try and chill the blood. The result is sloppier than a bucket of chum and stinks almost as bad.

It doesn't help much that the 'star' of this film is Casper Van Dien, an actor with even less emotional range than one of his fishy co-stars: sharks are often described as having cold, expressionless eyes, but they ain't got nothing on this fella! Support is given by Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters as 'untrustworthy businessman', Tony Caprari as 'comic relief sidekick', and Jenny McShane as 'brainy blonde who looks good in a small bikini', none of whom give great performances, but who all look like potential Oscar winners next to Van Dien.

After receiving an incomplete E-Mail from a good friend concerning large numbers of sharks off the coast of Africa, "Steven McKray" (Casper Van Dien) travels to that area to provide assistance. However, when he gets there he is told that his friend, "Marc Desantis" (Cordell McQueen) has died in a shark attack. He also discovers that the facts related to his friend's death don't add up. This prompts him and Marc's sister, "Corine Desantis" (Jennifer McShane) to investigate the area where the supposed accident happened. They then discover certain irregularities that cannot be explained as mere coincidence and begin to suspect a human connection to the increase in shark attacks. Now rather than reveal any more of this film and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that for a made-for-television movie this particular picture wasn't too bad. Naturally, considering the limitations placed on a film of this sort the viewer should probably take this into consideration to a certain extent. That said there were no scenes involving graphic language or of a sexual nature. There were, however, several good shark scenes and the plot had enough intrigue to remain interesting for the most part. Even so the movie seemed a bit mild compared to other films in this genre and because of that I have to rate it as slightly below average.

Yes this is a low budget horror film. Yes the acting is supposed to be bad. But it's supposed to be so bad that it's good. Not this cast. Almost every line seems. Like. It's. Read. One. Word. At. A. Time. There's no emotion, no exciting, no fear. It's all monotone. Even the screams. I love low budget flicks, but not this one.

Listen, people are giving this movie bad word of mouth for no reason! If you are a fan of cheesy Movies or think you are, you could find this disapointing. But if you are seriously into bad cheesy movies, bottom of the barrel bad films with stock footage, bad acting, and fake gore, than this movie is for you! Awesome shark stock footage that has no place in the actual movie being reused over and over, horrible acting by Casper Van Diem, no tense moments in a thriller labled movie...basically everything you want in a cheesy rip off. So people, stop rating this movie as if it should be taken seriously. It SHOULD be taken as a joke! If you can do that and lower your expectations like I did, you'll have a good time laughing your ass off at this film! On a B-Movie scale, I give it a 7 out of 10. Don't rate this movie on an actual scale comparing it to serious films. Rate it on a B-Movie scale

This movie has lame characters and a horrible storyline, but keeps some interest in its special effects and realistic diving situations. I am a scuba diver and some of the situations in the movie were realistic (buddy breathing, dive cages, etc.) with the exception of the two main characters grabbing a scuba tank in pitch black water after being thrown off the boat by the bad guys.

Hey, what do you expect? It's a movie, and it's fake!! Movies always have SOME flaws!