Spring Break Shark Attack

2005 "Spring Break. Some come to party. Others come for the buffet."
3.5| 1h28m| en
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A young teenager travels to Florida, unknowing that a group of dangerous tiger sharks are ravaging the beach.

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Film Afrika Worldwide

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Interesteg What makes it different from others?
Harockerce What a beautiful movie!
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
TheUnknown837-1 If it were not for the abysmally banality of the shark attack sequences, which are some of the worst I have ever seen, and for the ridiculous explanation at the denouement of the picture and all that leads up to it, "Spring Break Shark Attack" might have ended up being a merely passable made-for-television creature feature. Heck, it might have even ended up at being flat-out mediocre instead of a dead bore as it is. But it must be given more credit than the norm of this genre. It is much more ambitious than over creature features; they're at least trying at some point in the picture. It's rather amusing. In most movies like this, when we're away from the monster, we feel as lifeless as a piece of driftwood. When the creature arrives, we're still bored, but usually amused by the awful special effects and poor directing. Well, here, it's a little of the opposite. When there are no sharks, the movie is amusing and when there are sharks, it's as dull as dishwater.They were at least attempting to build a good human story here. Our protagonist is played by Shannon Lucio (in a good performance) as a normally obedient high school graduate who decides to become a rebel and go to Florida on spring break against her father's will. She joins up with friends, ogles at the local beach stud (Riley Smith), tries to avoid a lascivious, sex-starved rival (Justin Baldoni), and then...well, you guessed it, evades man-eating sharks. Yes, around this time, a group of sharks begin to attack the beach on spring break.I may be crucified by some, but I cannot deny that there were some parts of this movie that I did enjoy. None of them had to do with the sharks, however. They had to do with Shannon Lucio, who is quite good in the movie, and her character and what she goes through. Her relationship to her romantic interest is banal and boring, but there are some good elements such as her attempt to bury the hatchet with her brother, who is studying at a seaside university, and oddly enough the scenes with her and Justin Baldoni almost work. These scenes don't always work, but you can feel the refreshing air where the filmmakers were at least attempting to make a good story. Unlike a great many "Jaws" rip-offs, where you get the sense even the makers of the movie couldn't have cared less.So when the movie's out of the water, on the beach, it's not good, but not too bad either. At these moments, it might have had a 5/10 going for it. But then there's the shark attacks, which are so abysmally bad, and there are so many of them in the last half of the movie, that they pull everything under along with their screaming victims. The cardboard and rubber fins painted gray are utterly awful and the phony screaming and thrashing of their victims so cheesy that one cannot even laugh at them. Honestly, nobody expected a real scare from a movie called "Spring Break Shark Attack" but at least a good laugh here and there. Here, no laughs. The open time I opened my mouth at the sharks was to yawn. We also question why the sharks are congregating on this particular beach at this particular time and when we do find out why, the explanation the movie gives is so harebrained and boneheaded and deprived of logic (even on the standards of this genre) that it produces nothing more than an exhausted yawn.Perhaps this film would have fared better had it been a beach story with no sharks or shark attack back-stories. Shannon Lucio is pretty and quite good in her role and there are some fine supporting performances, including two by great actors Kathy Baker and Byron Brown, but ultimately the movie is just too banal, too clichéd, and too dull to recommend even without the sharks. Coupled with them, it sinks lower on the scale. Ambitious as it is, "Spring Break Shark Attack" is nevertheless an unfortunate failure.
MartianOctocretr5 As campy as the title tells you it'll be.A bunch of co-eds with a hodge-podge of teen soap opera back stories go to south Florida for Spring break. Unfortunately, some hungry tiger sharks are on Spring break too, and they aren't there for the beer, if you catch my drift. Meanwhile there's a dumb wolf player guy knocking out the lead character with a date rape drug, and drawling out stupidly concocted lies. Gee, you'll never guess who ends up as a Big Mac in the shark infested waters.They waste a lot of time showing us the wolf guy annoying everybody, and eventually get around to showing some sharks. Occasionally, some extras show up to be immediately on the menu, to keep your interest. The sub-plots give at least some substance to the lead girl and the boat rental guy, and some others to a lesser degree.More action than really expected. The shots of the girls are framed Bay Watch style, and there are some unintentionally dumb scenes. The big attack scene is a decently shot highlight moment, except for some cardboard "fins" casually drifting by the screaming swimmers. Still, not a bad watch, after all.
dahjoessez This is probably the worst thing I've ever laid my eyes on. How is it possible that mankind can make something this bad. The plot sucks, the effects suck, the overall acting sucks and the shark scenes seem to be clips from discovery channel. And the supposedly "bad guy" in the film is nothing but an irritating, sly, greasy, seemingly Greek fellow who looks like he has soaked himself in olive-oil. I have seriously never seen anything this awful. Do not EVER, even consider to see this movie. After half an hour you will have a malevolent feeling of hatred, which will slowly build up inside you if you choose to continue watching the movie.
insomniac_rod At first I felt cheated because the cable guide presented as a Horror movie. But when I realized it was t.v. made movie I watched it objectively. First of all, don't expect any cool shark attack scene. All of them are off screen. The only scene where a shark appears is when it attacks a girl in the dock. A laughable scene by the way. The plot had a lot of potential, really. The whole investigation thing seemed really interesting to me. Also, I think it was clever to develop a believable situation that led to the sharks to attack. Sadly, the movie becomes a teen drama. Shannon Lucio (very hot by the way) is the main character and the movie's situations seem to be all around her. She has problems with her father, she can't decide which guy she will date, etc. You know, the typical "O.C." situations. Don't take it wrong, I don't have nothing against "The O.C." or shows like that, but I expected an entertaining B-Movie dealing with sharks. Anyways, the acting is actually pretty good. Shannon Lucio demonstrates she is a good actress and that she has a brilliant future. Thank you Shannon but the outfits you wore in the movie. The rest of the cast did pretty good. The direction is good for these kind of movies; it's bright, colorful, and avid. Good use of cinematography and settings. The editing is pretty cheap I must say but oh well, it's not something significant. Watch this movie with minimal expectations because believe me, it's not what you're looking for if you like B-movies or even teen dramas. Still, the acting and situations saved it from being immediately classified as crap.