Nerds That Geek Movie Review ‘Zombie Shark’

Written by Scott ‘Sharky’ Edwards

​As times get harder for everyone, sometimes it is better to just get away for a couple of days. Even if you are not going far, getting away from your job and people can be one of the greatest mental escapes you can take. Every once in a while, it is good to take someone with you, but if you are going away with the person that has made your life difficult, you may end up needing a vacation from your vacation. Knowing how much you are willing to put up with on your time away is a good thing to know, so you are able to gauge how much time it will take until you unleash your feelings on somebody else.

Sophie has just moved to the city to live with her older sister Amber. Getting her a job at the local bar, Amber is very protective of her sibling and will do anything within her power to ensure her safety, even if Sophie does not need it. After Amber causes a bar fight, her boyfriend knows it is the perfect opportunity for them to get away, but not being a rich man, he needs to take Sophie and the other bar maid Bridgette along for the trip as well for a group discount. Amber agrees, and it could be good for her and Sophie to try to bond just a little bit while away from the city, especially without the daily troubles they have to handle when their parent's call.

Arriving at Red Plum Island, Jenner, Amber, Sophie and Bridgette see how small the resort really is and after talking to the owner, they start to understand why.  The island has some history to it and used to be attached to an old military base that was doing all kinds of testing while it was still running. But with the base now closed the former Shark Island has turned into the little resort it is today, and the owner is happy to make sure that the group is well taken care of, but what he does not know is that the old military base has been opened again and there is something vicious in the water that will never die, again.

Dr. Palmer is working on a regeneration serum to give to the troops who are fighting to save the country, but something has backfired. With her tests taking place on sharks, the formula that she has developed kills the host, but reanimates it into a nonstop killing machine. As the zombie shark is swimming around the island, it is biting every other shark it comes in contact with to create its own band of hunters, but with it being so contagious, the sharks can infect the people that they bite as well. Not being able to end this outbreak, Dr. Palmer tries to create a new serum that can kill off the infected but finds out that it only works on healthy tissues and there will be no changing the zombies back. As the group run around the island and see the destruction that the sharks have caused and know that there is no way to escape it, they are joined by Sargent Max Cage who has a plan to put an end to the sharks evil deeds, but will it be able to come together before the entire island becomes infected with the undead?

Talk about putting a zombie twist on a shark attack story and striking gold. From the moment that you see the first ‘dead’ shark washed up on the beach, you start to understand how the disease works. I must admit, I fell in love with the ways the sharks are able to kill people in this movie, along with having the humans assist them with some kills (see 'head blown off by grenade shark'). Very inventive and there's some good characters that you can identify with as the attacks get worse and worse. Not knowing how they will be able to get off of the island when a storm blows in, the group is left on their own, but being at a resort has its benefits since the owner has a stockpile of goodies that may just keep everyone from dying on his watch. Stay Scared.

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