Last night was another night for me to visit my local cinema, the Apollo Cinema in Rhyl, to check out the film Shark Night 3D.
Shark Night 3D, Jaws For The 21st Century!
Now I have to say that for most, including myself, there is only one good shark movie and that has to be the all time classic “Jaws”, but I went in to see Shark Night 3D in the hope for a few jumps and a bit of gore!
So the film starts with a shark attack which really reminded of the attack in [amazon_link id=”B00004TXI2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Jaws[/amazon_link], an homage possibly 😉
Then we get to main cast for the movie the seven people that you know something nasty is going to happen to including Joel David More (Bones, Avatar) and Sara Paxton ([amazon_link id=”B001A47G8O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Superhero Movie[/amazon_link], The Last House on the Left). So we see them one by one getting attacked by sharks in a lakeside paradise, why are the sharks there? Well that’s gets answered later on in the movie, so I won’t spoil it for you 😉
Gore And Shocks!
A lot of blood, but really not that much gore, must be the 15 rating, as for the shocks, I have to say I didn’t jump once watching Shark Night 3D, so I was a little disappointed there, though there were some jumping at some points during the film.
Another thing I noticed is that some scenes didn’t seem to be in 3D! Shark scenes were definitely in 3D, but at certain points of the film, when I removed the glasses, they were in standard flat 2D.
So unlike some other movies such as [amazon_link id=”B003UVAAPQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Avatar[/amazon_link] and Final Destination 5, it seemed that Shark Night 3D isn’t entirely in 3D.
Is Shark Night 3D Worth Seeing?
It all depends on you really, I do have to say I did enjoy the movie, though to be honest, I think it’s all been done before and better. The movie is a modern day B-Movie, it’s silly has some rather dodgy acting and lines, but overall it’s a bit of a laugh.
The sharks are nicely done, the underwater 3D is good, but it’s like a slasher movie with sharks, you could say that the kids are at Crystal lake and the shark is named Jason 😉 It has a simple storyline that’s easy to follow and is fun to watch, but it’s a movie that you’ll see once for a night out and not really rave about.
Overall Rating For Shark Night 3D
It’s a fun night out, an excuse to see sharks in 3D and a real reason for another Shark Night Not to be made 😉
So I’ll have to give the movie 3/10.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
