Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Attack of the Jurassic Shark’

Written by Scott Edwards

​It seems like a story as old as time itself, but it still continues to show up in the headlines. Manufacturing companies discarding their waste improperly has been something that has been going on for ages and even now, they try to get away with it. The cost of getting rid of this waste seems to be too much of an expense for these companies and while they should be looking out for the welfare of the masses, it all comes down to money and the bottom line. This may never stop being a problem, so all you can do is try to help police it and keep hitting them with more fines and hopefully they will get the message, or at least lose all of their money.
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Heading out on a two-day excursion with some classmates, Jill is looking to show the world that she is ready to work at a higher level. Wanting to get proof that the oil company on the island was not doing things right, she can only hope that her classmates Mike, Tia and Kristen are on the same page. But there is a massive snag as the group starts across the lake to the island and a shark appears out of nowhere. Losing Mike to the giant killer, the girls take refuge on the abandoned island only to find out that they are not alone at all.

After pulling off the heist of the century, Barb and her crew are making a getaway that nobody expected. Paddling across the lake to the isolated island, all they have to do is sit and wait for the buyer to show up to get paid. Yet there is a giant shark in the water that overturns their boat and has its sights set on eating everyone in its path. Trying to get their loot back from the depths of the lake, the group finds out that the shark is a greater threat than could have ever been imagined. Losing two members of her group, Barb sees that they are not alone as a couple of college girls show up. Playing nice for now, Barb knows that they will come in handy for the great retrieval. 

Making their way across the island to the old office that should be abandoned, the two groups stumble upon Dr. Grant who is covered in blood. Admitting that it was his fault for releasing the giant shark into the water, he becomes the next victim of the Megalodon. As Jill and her friends try to escape while Barb and her group watch the doctor get eaten, another falls victim to the ancient killer. Knowing of a way to keep the shark at bay so the thieves can retrieve their goods, Jill comes up with the idea of using dynamite to scare it off. But Barb is way ahead of the college girl as she is able to get the plan in motion before sunrise. With their lives at stake, Jill comes up with yet another plan of escaping Barb and her crew but will she and her friend survive the shark as well?

I am a little disappointed at the rating that this movie has, but coming out before the craze that has become Sharknado, not many shark movies got their due. I liked the two groups trying to fight it out on the island, trying to survive their impending doom that the shark will bring them. I wish there was a little bit more about how the shark was destroying all means of escape on the island, to show that it was smarter than the average shark, but that did not impact how the story played out. The characters were fun and having two strong women running the show was excellent. With a giant shark, an admission of guilt, video cameras, guns, blood, dynamite and no way of escape, this is just a fun shark movie to watch when you want to be entertained. Stay Scared.

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