Directed by Renny Harlin. Written by Donna Powers, Wayne Powers and Duncan Kennedy. Starring Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Jacqueline McKenzie, Stellan Skarsgard, Aida Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson.
Plot: a team of scientists in an isolated underwater facility become prey to genetically engineered sharks.
A shark attacks four stupid young people, but then hero Carter Blake (Jane) shows up and rescues them from being eaten. The shark that attacked them belongs to an underwater facility where scientists are doing their very best to use shark DNA to cure Alzheimer’s. They’re giving the sharks more hormones to ehance the protein in their brains because it apparently can reactivate human brain cells. And because sharks never get cancer and they are much stronger than us even as they age – duh!
After the attack however, the financial backers aren’t so sure about the project and they send Russell Franklin (Jackson) in to investigate. Turns out, one scientist, Susan McCallister (Burrows) has been genetically engineering the sharks by increasing the size of their brains to get more of the protein out of them. She had someone she loved struck down by Alzheimer’s, which makes it okay to experiment on them and then kill them. For smart people, most of the people in this movie are pretty stupid. And they soon get theirs.
The sharks begin to attack people and we could honestly care less. We don’t really like anyone. They’re all pretty selfish except LL maybe and most of them spend the entire movie fighting with each other.
Overall, besides character hatred, DJ really hated the special effects in this movie. The realism also sucked. And why does giving a shark a bigger brain immediately mean that it will begin to want to eat people? That’s not cool. The cast was great though. They all really did their characters justice. The ending was also very satisfying. But when all was said and done, it was just a mediocre movie and even less than that for DJ.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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