MANEATER – The Prequel Shark Movie I Never Knew I Needed [REVIEW] – That Hashtag Show

I’m an enormous fan of shark motion pictures. I don’t care in the event that they’re low-budget or big-budget studio productions. I like to be scared and I like to disappear into the ridiculousness. On the subject of Saban’s MANEATER one way or the other they handle to mix the enjoyable of huge finances with low finances quirk. 

MANEATER stars Shane West (Gotham) and Nation Star Hint Adkins. The movie tells the story of a bunch of mates who head off to a lovely island solely to be terrorized by a Nice White Shark who likes to play with its meals. I don’t imply that metaphorically.

MANEATER SHOULD NOT BE THIS FUN

It’s simple to be pretentious in relation to shark motion pictures, however I assure if you happen to look again at ones as soon as deemed epic, you’ll notice they’re inferior to you keep in mind. (Deep Blue Sea I’m you.)

Whereas MANEATER isn’t mindblowing by any means, it’s a good time! The story wastes no time establishing precisely what this movie goes to be and by no means lets up on that promise. I discovered myself laughing, and cheering the entire time.

I’ve additionally determined that this movie is 100% a prequel, and when you notice the story is about Harlan (Adkins) and never the recent folks all of it makes extra sense. We meet Harlan as he’s saying goodbye to his daughter who’s heading off to surf. Sadly, however not surprisingly, she is dismembered by the shark. The native authorities are doing nothing. So, Harlan units off on his personal revenge journey to take out the shark that destroyed his household.

Whereas Harlan is doing that, we meet our scorching folks. The group revolves round Jessie (Nicky Whelan) who goes on what was presupposed to be her honeymoon along with her finest mates. One thing I LOVED about this movie that makes it completely different from different shark motion pictures is nobody is killed in entrance of anybody else for some time. Sometimes, a shark murders somebody in entrance of the opposite characters. Not this shark. They’re selecting them off one after the other solely to have all of it culminate collectively in epic proportions! 

HOW COULD THE FILM HAVE BEEN BETTER? 

Truthfully, the least plausible factor about this film is the truth that not one in every of these characters wished to sleep with Shane West. That’s clearly incorrect. Additionally, the storyline about Jessie occurring his would-be honeymoon along with her mates was completely pointless. It might’ve simply been mates on trip and had the identical story. Jessie’s damaged coronary heart has zero to do with something.

The shark is CGI, which doesn’t hassle me. Now we have all discovered from Jaws that salt water and animatronics don’t combine. My problem with the shark is it’s a Nice White. I’m so over the sharks in these movies being Nice Whites. There are such a lot of different sharks extra terrifying! For instance, the Tiger Shark. I’d even accept a Sand Tiger Shark, they just like the shallows. What a couple of Mako Shark? I’d even take a Black Tip or Bull Shark. Let’s department out folks!

Additionally, the blonde all the time lives. Can we let another person survive? It’s additionally not completely clear if West’s character survives ultimately. Is that this a doable option to flip him into an precise pirate to hitch Harlan?

In the long run, the movie completely units up the potential for Harlan having extra shark looking adventures. Let me simply say – I NEED THOSE MOVIES! He’s the most effective character in the whole movie. 

MANEATER hits theaters and VOD Friday, August twenty sixth, 2022! It’s undoubtedly value your time.

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