Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Roboshark'

Written by Scott 'Sharky' Edwards

​There are many people that believe that we are not alone in the universe and they might be right. With so many unexplained things that have happened on the planet and still continue to, it might be easier to agree that that there are aliens among us. You can shake your heads all you want, but how do you explain huge advancements in technology over the years, I mean when I was just a kid, there was no such thing as the internet, much less CD discs that could house more than 2MB of data. We may have stumbled upon something, some sort of technology that was either lost here, or delivered to us by some other civilization, but the true question is why did they want us to have it?

An alien spaceship arrives in Earth orbit and ejects some probes into the atmosphere to see what the planet is all about. One probe lands in the Pacific Ocean and while it is trying to take readings, it is snatched up by a Great White Shark. While sharks tend to eat anything, this shark is starting to have regrets about its last meal, because it has quite the effect on the large creature, turning it into an alien-controlled robot. Searching the ocean for its next meal, the Roboshark head towards the only thing that is making a sound and tears apart a U.S. submarine that was tracking the space anomaly. With one ship down, the U.S. Navy jumps into action and tracks the unknown being and finds that it is making its way to the Seattle coast line.

Rick is busy making breakfast for his wife Trish and daughter Melody when he sees something come across the internet. A large shark has taken out a seaplane while landing and although he believes that the footage is faked, Trish quickly starts to believe that there might be something behind it. Being sent up to Bellevue, Seattle to report on the recent snowfall for her station, Trish sees a Navy base being set up in the open space and decides to change her assignment. Calling her boss to let him know of what she will be reporting on, Trish is cut off, but when getting a cup of coffee, she sees what the Navy is looking for as the Roboshark has made its way inland. Trying to report on the current situation, Trish finds out that a rival reporter has been blessed with the story and will be taking over all of the live feeds, but Trish has something that her competition does not, her daughter and the foresight of where the shark is headed.

The U.S. Navy has set up base at the local sewer monitoring station to keep an eye on the shark’s movements inside the pipes under the city. As Rick is the ranking person working, he is privy to all the information about what is happening and what the Navy is going to do to stop the robot menace. Keeping in contact with his wife and daughter, Rick is on the inside now and has to worry about more than his family during this time of crisis. But as Trish has located the next place where the shark will attack, her daughter has decided to come along for the ride as well. Being able to pinpoint the places where the Roboshark will surface next, Trish is able to get the exclusive footage, but when her boss will no longer take her calls, she has to depend on her daughter to get the story out to the world. Utilizing her social media account, Melody has become a blessing in disguise as she is able to get shares and retweets out to the area to notify them of the impending threat at their doorstep. But that might not be enough to save everyone as the Navy is looking to take out the Roboshark before it is able to communicate with the mothership that is circling the planet, at all means necessary. 

There is nothing better than a good SyFy shark movie and this one fits the bill just perfectly. With little reference to the alien threat that is outside of the planet, they still make sure that you know the aliens are out there. The Navy is looking to take revenge on the shark for killing one of their own and at any cost, but when Melody finds out what the plan is, she is able to jump into action and make sure the world knows of Seattle’s impending doom. Even Roboshark has an opinion on the situation as it is able to communicate through Twitter and possibly make a friend that will understand what it is trying to do, but one person is not able to stop the blood thirsty Navy as they are only focused on its destruction. The power of social media is highlighted in this movie and for good reason when there is no news making it through the normal channels and you never know, during our next crisis, it may be the only way for us to truly know what is going on. Happy Viewing and Stay Scared.

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