Initial Thoughts:
This was unlike any movie we’ve studied so far in class. It is unlike any movie I’ve ever seen. As a cheesy shark movie enthusiast, it follows the shark theme pretty well. I think that combining the shark and zombie genres was too much for this 94 minute movie. The human zombie aspect was incredibly weak.
Brain Rating by Category:
Gore: 2 brain
Acting: 2 brain
Human zombies: 1 brain
Shark zombies: 2 brain
Cheese level: 4 brain
Weapons choice: 2 brain
Virus description: 2 brain (1 brain for effort and pseudoscience) = 3 brain
Kill methods: 2 brain
Action/audience approval: 3.5 brain
CGI: 3 brain
Average out of 10 categories: 2.45 brain
Personal rating: 8/10 brain
General Plot Synopsis:
Four friends take a vacation to a remote island. The near-by government facility was rumored to shut down after military weapons testing but there is a dark secret loose in the water that only one Dr. can really explain. Now the four friends must fight science gone wrong in order to save themselves and escape the island, and perhaps even save the world.
A More in-depth Analysis:
Some key things to point out. There was very little sexism (a common trope in most zombie movies). In the beginning bar scene, there was sexism, and at first when the parents call Jenner, you expect him to play the strong male lead, this however is repeatedly turned on it’s head as the two sisters are the main and powerful characters. The developments between characters was rushed most of the time, and despite the cookie cutter standard dump of background information, one didn’t really feel as if the character really had depth. However, it is the sister bond that is still the most notable, and although cheesy, stereotype breaker. Jenner is quickly killed off leaving the three bartenders the focus. While Brigid is the common hot girl bitch stereotype, she of course finds redemption in saving the news reporter before she dies. While Cage plays an important role as the movies “needed” strong male character, he admits that Sophie is a badass, and still does take more of a passive role.
Character Analysis:
Amber Steele: The ‘bad child’ trope. She’s the older (and rebellious) sister. Her backstory is that she got pregnant when she was 15 and that was her parents ‘last straw’. She gave the girl up for adoption and now the girl is 10. She is the badass. She is hella overprotective. She must protect her little sister and is more than a little jealous of how much more her parents love Sophie. In the end she is one of three survivors which proves her badass-ery. At first you think her boyfriend Jenner is going to have to protect her throughout the whole movie, but he is quickly killed off and Amber is more than willing to pick up a gun (to save the tubers) and try to fight back.
Sophie Steele: The ‘perfect child’ trope. She is the younger sister who thinks she is all grown up and doesn’t need anyone’s help. This can lead her to make some rash decisions and rush into danger, but overall she is still able to handle herself well. She is not the stereotypical useless younger sister who NEEDS the older to protect her as she rebels against Amber’s over protective nature, but she is not over rebellious. While she has some angry, unwarranted outbursts, she is not stupid nor ‘too much’ of anything. She dies in the end, but she is good as she saves the antidote in the end.
Bridgette: She is the bitchy stereotype. She is characterized as ‘the token bitch’ and lives up to it. She’s ‘hot’ and she knows it, openly flaunting it when she goes out to tan on the beach (teasing Lester and being conceited assuming the guys were leering at her). She takes photos of the dead shark (pretty white girl if you ask me). She is more interested in saving herself than helping others and has many other petty/shallow moments. However, she does have the stereotypical ‘change of heart’ in the end where she dies saving the lady reporter.
Jenner Branton: Amber’s boyfriend. He arranges the trip to Red Plum Island, so this movie and all the other death’s are essentially his fault. He walks into the bar with swagger at first, and is clearly ‘the dude’ but surprisingly, he is killed very early on in the morning. The trip he books is meant to be a bit of romance for him and Amber, however he also says he did it to help mend the bond between the sisters (which is not the normal reason) and he also has the group trip so they HAVE to invite Bridgette (also unusual).
Dr. Palmer: First challenge: the doctor is not a man. Dr. Palmer does however fit the stereotype of ‘the doctor whose experiment was meant for good but goes terribly wrong in the end and I regret that’. Her husband died from a treatable wound because there wasn’t good medical care on hand.
Maxwell Cage: The muscle. Hired for personal security of the government facility, he was employed by Dr. Palmer. Standard super tough military guy. He was against the typical and actually allowed Amber to be pretty self sufficient. There were some very deus ex machina moments, but for the most part, he was a very useful character.
Lester: The token black guy. He is the comic relief of the movie and most of his actions are ridiculous. Cheesy terrible punch lines that were as bad as the budget. He also does have an atypical side. He ends up not only surviving, but also rallying the troops and leading an assault against the sharks.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnC8pIBiVd4
Complete Movie Play-by-Play (SPOILERS):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13KCZUSnus-jPBx-m7bc_tnNO6Q2ylNr2dgfbf2lfGGE/edit?usp=sharing
This was unlike any movie we’ve studied so far in class. It is unlike any movie I’ve ever seen. As a cheesy shark movie enthusiast, it follows the shark theme pretty well. I think that combining the shark and zombie genres was too much for this 94 minute movie. The human zombie aspect was incredibly weak.
Brain Rating by Category:
Gore: 2 brain
Acting: 2 brain
Human zombies: 1 brain
Shark zombies: 2 brain
Cheese level: 4 brain
Weapons choice: 2 brain
Virus description: 2 brain (1 brain for effort and pseudoscience) = 3 brain
Kill methods: 2 brain
Action/audience approval: 3.5 brain
CGI: 3 brain
Average out of 10 categories: 2.45 brain
Personal rating: 8/10 brain
General Plot Synopsis:
Four friends take a vacation to a remote island. The near-by government facility was rumored to shut down after military weapons testing but there is a dark secret loose in the water that only one Dr. can really explain. Now the four friends must fight science gone wrong in order to save themselves and escape the island, and perhaps even save the world.
A More in-depth Analysis:
Some key things to point out. There was very little sexism (a common trope in most zombie movies). In the beginning bar scene, there was sexism, and at first when the parents call Jenner, you expect him to play the strong male lead, this however is repeatedly turned on it’s head as the two sisters are the main and powerful characters. The developments between characters was rushed most of the time, and despite the cookie cutter standard dump of background information, one didn’t really feel as if the character really had depth. However, it is the sister bond that is still the most notable, and although cheesy, stereotype breaker. Jenner is quickly killed off leaving the three bartenders the focus. While Brigid is the common hot girl bitch stereotype, she of course finds redemption in saving the news reporter before she dies. While Cage plays an important role as the movies “needed” strong male character, he admits that Sophie is a badass, and still does take more of a passive role.
Character Analysis:
Amber Steele: The ‘bad child’ trope. She’s the older (and rebellious) sister. Her backstory is that she got pregnant when she was 15 and that was her parents ‘last straw’. She gave the girl up for adoption and now the girl is 10. She is the badass. She is hella overprotective. She must protect her little sister and is more than a little jealous of how much more her parents love Sophie. In the end she is one of three survivors which proves her badass-ery. At first you think her boyfriend Jenner is going to have to protect her throughout the whole movie, but he is quickly killed off and Amber is more than willing to pick up a gun (to save the tubers) and try to fight back.
Sophie Steele: The ‘perfect child’ trope. She is the younger sister who thinks she is all grown up and doesn’t need anyone’s help. This can lead her to make some rash decisions and rush into danger, but overall she is still able to handle herself well. She is not the stereotypical useless younger sister who NEEDS the older to protect her as she rebels against Amber’s over protective nature, but she is not over rebellious. While she has some angry, unwarranted outbursts, she is not stupid nor ‘too much’ of anything. She dies in the end, but she is good as she saves the antidote in the end.
Bridgette: She is the bitchy stereotype. She is characterized as ‘the token bitch’ and lives up to it. She’s ‘hot’ and she knows it, openly flaunting it when she goes out to tan on the beach (teasing Lester and being conceited assuming the guys were leering at her). She takes photos of the dead shark (pretty white girl if you ask me). She is more interested in saving herself than helping others and has many other petty/shallow moments. However, she does have the stereotypical ‘change of heart’ in the end where she dies saving the lady reporter.
Jenner Branton: Amber’s boyfriend. He arranges the trip to Red Plum Island, so this movie and all the other death’s are essentially his fault. He walks into the bar with swagger at first, and is clearly ‘the dude’ but surprisingly, he is killed very early on in the morning. The trip he books is meant to be a bit of romance for him and Amber, however he also says he did it to help mend the bond between the sisters (which is not the normal reason) and he also has the group trip so they HAVE to invite Bridgette (also unusual).
Dr. Palmer: First challenge: the doctor is not a man. Dr. Palmer does however fit the stereotype of ‘the doctor whose experiment was meant for good but goes terribly wrong in the end and I regret that’. Her husband died from a treatable wound because there wasn’t good medical care on hand.
Maxwell Cage: The muscle. Hired for personal security of the government facility, he was employed by Dr. Palmer. Standard super tough military guy. He was against the typical and actually allowed Amber to be pretty self sufficient. There were some very deus ex machina moments, but for the most part, he was a very useful character.
Lester: The token black guy. He is the comic relief of the movie and most of his actions are ridiculous. Cheesy terrible punch lines that were as bad as the budget. He also does have an atypical side. He ends up not only surviving, but also rallying the troops and leading an assault against the sharks.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnC8pIBiVd4
Complete Movie Play-by-Play (SPOILERS):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13KCZUSnus-jPBx-m7bc_tnNO6Q2ylNr2dgfbf2lfGGE/edit?usp=sharing
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