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Countdown to Halloween: Shark Exorcist (2015)

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Shark Exorcist (2015) Dir.: Donald Farmer TC4P Rating: 1/9 Species: I suppose it is meant to be a great white shark, but the CGI rendering is not all that great. Plus, the shark attacks in the film are in a lake, so the shark is probably supposed to be a bull, though it is never mentioned. And – not for the first time in one of these films – the type of shark really doesn’t matter… Believe it or not... the best part of the film... Just over one year ago, I went onto Amazon Prime and watched a film called Shark Exorcist . I knew nothing of the filmmakers or the actors involved in Shark Exorcist , nor did I know anything beyond the title Shark Exorcist . It sounded like it could be a fun, stupid time. Was it about a shark that needed to be exorcised of demons? Was it about someone who was possessed by a shark and needed to be exorcised? Or was it about a shark who has been ordained as a priest who swims the world to perform exorcism rites on other fish who have been possess...

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend  (2006) Director: Ivan Reitman  Cinema 4 Rating: 5  Shark: great white shark  Appearance: CGI, dialogue  Sleeping with Anna Faris should be heavenly, and -- despite my deep and abiding appreciation for toothy marine creatures -- uninterrupted by the sight of a great white shark flying towards one’s head as one sits up in bed after awakening from what was probably the most emotionally and physically fulfilling night of one’s life. Setting my own personal fixation on Ms. Faris aside, this is exactly what happens to Luke Wilson just over an hour deep into the middling special effects comedy, My Super Ex-Girlfrien d.  Wilson sleeps with Faris, his longtime crush, after breaking up with the voluptuous but clearly “off her rocker” super-heroine G-Girl, played almost like a mannequin for the most part by Uma Thurman, who really should remain in the employ of a director like Tarantino who clearly worships her and understands her stren...