Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Release Date: 06/26/2001
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 87 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
This Australian giant-crocodile film from director
James D.R. Hickox borrows shamelessly from
Jaws,
Jurassic Park, and even the American
Godzilla. Two surfers (
Dax Miller,
Matt Borlenghi), a female videographer (
Katie Fischer), and a smarmy promoter (
Joel West) come to the South Seas (gorgeously photographed by cinematographer
Christopher C. Pearson) in order to shoot a video of "blood surfing," which basically means surfing with a great number of hungry sharks in the water. They survive the sharks, but when one of the toothy fish literally explodes in a geyser of gore, it becomes apparent that there is something far more dangerous lurking beneath the beautiful blue waves. The characters are chased through the water and the jungle and abducted by crazed locals with machine guns before finally coming face to face with the monstrous giant crocodile intent on making meals of them. There's also the requisite subplot involving a crusty former sea captain (
Duncan Regehr) with a vendetta against the beast (which he doesn't live to settle), as well as vine-swinging, plenty of sex and gore, and one of the absolute worst puns of all time.
Taryn Reif,
Chris Vertido, and
Susan Africa co-star.
~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
