Shark Attack 2 : Le Carnage

Mutated Great White sharks are gobbling up sea divers and surfers off the coast of South Africa, more than a nod to Jaws, it even manages to squeeze in some of the latter's famous music. It's many years since I watched Shark Attack (1999) and I remember nothing about it, going by this sequel that's probably no bad thing. This movie is set in Cape Town yet there's barely a genuine local accent to be heard, the place appears to be populated mainly by Americans, even the Mayor. We get a famous shark hunter from Australia but the actor's English accent keeps slipping out. For some reason sharks roar, sadly this was to become normal for countless other bad shark movies to come. A lot of stock footage is used, probably the best thing here, but some of the shark effects are laughably poor. However the attacks are quite vicious, the movie doesn't lack guts! Plenty of nice Cape Town scenery but the film drags in places, in particular during the predictable love story scenes. Bad shark movie but trust me there are far worse out there.

I never saw the first Shark Attack...and I only caught this one on TV, but good F**king god, this movie was stupid. There was so much stock footage in this, I'm surprised natianal geographic isn't calling for it's documentary footage back. I feel stupider for watching this sh*t. The CGI sharks were so bad, I felt like i was being treated to a 10 year olds drawing. and hey, SHARKS CAN'T SWIM BACKWARDS! I don't care if they are genetically altered or whatever...they would drown if they did. oh, yeah lets screw the night before we are going on a really deadly mission to kill 6 sharks.

0 out of 10

For one sharks don't roar and Deep Blue Sea was a lot cooler and this movie ripped Deep Blue Sea. I am not going to give this away but hell it's a good for a $2 rental at a video store and for a party if you want to get a little buzzed and make sick jokes when someone become lunch.

Some might have spoilers but I am going to give an aspect of the first scene in the film the female lead character watches her sister get carried away feet in the mouth. Dinner served but that's all I am giving you. This is one of those movies where it gives sharks a bad name but the at least you don't see the strings.

You don't need to watch Shark Attack One to watch this one but I don't know how this movie came to be or the director misses the injokes. Red Water is much better in how it's made and the plausible elements how they made the shark makes you wonder how they did it.

It's hard to believe that the first "Shark Attack" movie was popular enough to justify making this sequel. It's also hard to believe that this sequel was popular enough to justify making a part 3! Anyway, it's nice to see a Nu Image movie filmed in South Africa that's actually set in South Africa (though the credits reveal some of the movie was filmed in Bulgaria.) And a few shots look fairly slick, though there are also some real cheap-looking moments, not just because the movie is filled with an ample amount of stock footage. The movie also rips off several elements from the original "Jaws" movie, even recreating a famous moment using the zoom lens of the camera! But the biggest problem with the movie is that it isn't very exciting or involving. There is a curious casual feeling to much of the movie, much of this coming from the fact the movie runs way too slow for its own good.

In this film, there is a scene where two kids are playing with a radio-controlled boat. I was one of those kids (the older one) and as someone who was actually in the film, take this from me: this film is BAD. There are 2 reasons i've watched this movie more than once: the fact that on the beach scenes, I can spot many people I know messing about in the background, and the fact that it is hilarious to watch as a whole.

The continuity errors, the growling sharks, the bad acting and the cheesy, dubbed "american" accents (since when did South Africans have American accents??!!! Even i was dubbed over!) make it a laugh-a-minute B-Movie not to be taken seriously. So, as much as it pains me, i would have to recommend this movie to all B-Movie fanatics and anyone wanting a laugh.

And just for interests sake, the building used for the "WATER WORLD" aquarium was recently torn down as it had become derelict and was a home for crack-heads. ;)!