Dinoshark

Dinoshark
The Dinoshark
Directed by	Kevin O'Neill
Produced by	Roger Corman Julie Corman
Written by	Frances Doel Guy Prevost
Starring	Eric Balfour
Music by	Cynthia Brown
Cinematography	Eduardo Flores Torres
Editing by	Vikram Kale Olena Kuhtaryeva
Budget	$2,000,000 (estimated)
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Syfy
Release date	March 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)
Running time	90 minutes

Dinoshark is a 2010 low budget Syfy horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010

Background

The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010^[1] before 2 million viewers.^[2] Dinoshark followed up Dinocroc; Roger Corman proposed a sequel (Dinocroc 2) but Syfy felt that television audiences tended to respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels.^[3] April MacIntyre, of Monsters and Critics, compared the film to old B movies.^[1] A planned sequel titled Dinocroc vs. Supergator was released on June 26, 2010. Roger Corman said that while the plot is hard to believe, the film can be enjoyed if belief is suspended and that the film is internally consistent.

Dinoshark has been described as Dinocroc with flippers.^[4] Before the film was released, Margaret Lyons of Entertainment Weekly said that this along with Sharktopus were destined to be classics of the "awesomely awful made-for-TV movie genre".^[5]

Plot summary

The film opens with a baby dinoshark swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier that calved due to global warming. Three years later, the dinoshark is a ferocious predatory adult and kills tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The protagonist, Trace, is first to notice the Dinoshark and witnesses his friend get eaten, but has trouble convincing people that a creature of such antiquity is still alive and eating people.

Cast

• Eric Balfour
• Iva Hasperger
• Aarón Díaz

Reception

Critics and reviewers tended to share similar views on the nature of the film, seeing it as a continuation in the tradition of older B movie horror/monster films, with the implausible plots, stock sequences and questionable acting typical of that genre.

Critics were divided between those who felt this made it highly entertaining, for viewers who liked the genre and saw these as a "good laugh"^{[citation needed]}, and those who felt this made the film exceptionally poor in quality and panned it for its lack of redeeming features. In both cases though, critics conceded that it stood a chance of becoming a classic of its kind, if for nothing else than for a level of awfulness that mandated watching. April Macintyre of Monsters and critics gave it a positive review: "Dinoshark is epic!".^[6] Referring to "fun films, laced with implausible plots, brilliant poster art and laughable dialogue [that] demanded that you show up ready to suspend disbelief, prepare for a scare and always left the audience entertained", she wrote that some aspects are "hilariously over the top. Think Al Pacino's Cuban accent in Scarface times ten", but concluded that in the context of its genre, "We wouldn't want it any other way." ^[7] Genre Online felt likewise, that there were "a few too many stock establishing shots", which were repetitious, but the special effects are "actually pretty good", concluding the film should be approached "with a sense of humor".^[8]

On the negative side, Dread Central was condemnatory of the "rubbery" monster, "exceptionally chintzy" effects, and "some of the worst acting ever seen in a Syfy original movie", concluding that users who did not regularly watch "schlocky shark flicks" would probably enjoy laughing at "this silly offering in which half the cast sound like they were voiced over by George Lopez".^[9] Chicago Now gave it one star out of 5 as a "low-budget joker" and "cheesy, mindless fun", stating there had to be a "fun drinking game" in it and the best thing about it was the title.^[10][11]

Home Media

Dinoshark was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 26, 2011.

See also

• List of killer shark films

References

1. ^ ^{a b} MacIntyre, April (2010-03-05). "Review: Dinoshark is epic, Syfy's Roger Corman fish tale airs Sat, March 13". Monsters and Critics. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/reviews/article_1538799.php/Review-Dinoshark-is-epic-Syfy-s-Roger-Corman-fish-tale-airs-Sat-March-13. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
2. ^ "Syfy Announces Schedule Of Upcoming Saturday Original Movies". Broadway World. http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Syfy_Announces_Schedule_Of_Upcoming_Saturday_Original_Movies_20100603. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
3. ^ "Syfy teams with Corman for "Dinoshark" movie". Hollywood Reporter. 2010-02-17. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61G1E420100217. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
4. ^ "Sharktopus Plot Details and Dinoshark Image Revealed!". Dread Central. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35962/sharktopus-plot-details-and-dinoshark-image-revealed. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
5. ^ Lyons, Margaret (2010-02-18). "'Dinoshark,' 'Sharktopus,' and the 10 greatest Syfy titles and taglines ever". Entertainment Weekly. http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/18/dinoshark-sharktopus-syfy/. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
6. ^ heraldReview.com
7. ^ "Review: Dinoshark is epic, Syfy's Roger Corman fish tale airs Sat, March 13". Monsters and Critics. 2010-03-05. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/reviews/article_1538799.php/Review-Dinoshark-is-epic-Syfy-s-Roger-Corman-fish-tale-airs-Sat-March-13. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
8. ^ "Dinoshark: SyFy Original Movie Review". Genreonline.net. 2010-03-13. http://genreonline.net/Dinoshark_syfy.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
9. ^ "Dinoshark (2010)". Dread Central. 2010-03-15. http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/dinoshark-2010. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
10. ^ "Dinoshark: 'Dinoshark' sinks, but it's a whale of a good time - Show Patrol". Chicagonow.com. http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/03/dinoshark-sinks-but-its-a-whale-of-a-good-time.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
11. ^ "Dinoshark: Roger Corman's back with sharktacular B-movie mayhem - Show Patrol". Chicagonow.com. http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/03/roger-cormans-back-with-sharktacular-b-movie-mayhem.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 

External links

• Dinoshark at the Internet Movie Database