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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...

Shark Lake (2015)

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Shark Lake   (2015) Dir.:  Jerry Dugan Cinema 4 Rating:  3/9 Shark species:  Bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas) Hero species:  Dolph Lundgren ( Wearius longindatoothinas ) I suppose that if one were to assign a particular shark species to the actor Dolph Lundgren, a bull shark might be a fairly decent choice. Known for their tenacity and aggressive behavior, the bull shark with its tough guy physique and unstoppable bite force seems to be a perfect parallel to action star Lundgren, now pushing sixty and hanging by his fingertips onto whatever he has left of a Hollywood career. This struggle seems to include appearing in films of the caliber of  Shark Lake , where Dolph crosses paths -- in Lake Tahoe, of all places -- with that very same bull shark. That's right... Lake Tahoe. One might at first do an extremely comedic double-take upon hearing that this alpine-style lake on the California-Nevada border is being mentioned in connection with a film about ...