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"Dinoshark" being a SyFy movie ought to say it all; another wonderful movie with a monstrous creature, fantastic effects to make you laugh, and a plot that would sink faster than a rock. Sure enough, "Dinoshark" is another of SyFy's distinct trademark killer monster movies. But luckily, it is one of their better ones. Now, there are far better movies available, but as for SyFy movies goes, then "Dinoshark" is definitely a movie worth watching. The effects in the movie were decent enough, though at times painstakingly fake to look at. The design of the dinoshark was actually pretty good. I liked it, despite the fact that it had a tongue for some reason. And speaking of the dinoshark, a direct explosion to the side of the creature from a hand grenade did nothing more than injure it, but a thrown harpoon to the eye killed it? Yeah, alright, let's just say that is possible. For a SyFy movie, then the acting is as to be expected, good without being on the level of award-winning. Oddly enough, the performance Eric Balfour (playing Trace McGraw) did in this movie was better than his performance in "Skyline", which was of a whole other budget range. Tch tch... I was thoroughly entertained throughout the movie, and as always with these types of movies, there is a small handful of main characters and a whole bunch of insignificant ones that are just there to be eaten by the over-sized creature. But hey, that is what we have come to expect from these movies. Now, is it just me, but was the ending the exact same scenes as the beginning? And if they were, then what was up with that? That would make it the lamest ending in SyFy history.

The only thing to recommend Dinoshark are those tropical resort locations as most of this film is photographed in Puerto Vallarta. When you come down to it Dinoshark is an inferior tropical version of Jaws. When I was a lad in the 50s it was radiation nine out of ten times that was the cause of these grotesque monsters. In the 21st century it's global warming as a piece of ice breaks off the polar ice cap which the egg of this prehistoric armored shark falls out and hatches. Two years later the little guy grows into a big monster and he's headed south for better feeding. Scientists Eric Balfour and Iva Hasperger are concerned, but she wants to capture it for study. Balfour and their mutual friend Aaron Diaz say kill it and study the remains. Isn't that the way. The armor plating similar to what was on the Ankylosaurus dinosaur makes this guy impervious to normal weaponry. That armor also makes him look like he has a rash. I suppose shooting a movie at a resort has its compensations even if it's one as laughable as Dinoshark.

The film's called "Dinoshark" and it came from Syfy. What's that tell ya? It's a micro-budget creature feature. The question is, does it deliver? Yes. This is another take on the well-worn "Jaws" theme but stands out because it takes place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and features a nigh super prehistoric shark. Although the dinoshark itself and the things it does (like taking down a helicopter and jumping over barriers) are unbelievable, the story and characters take it seriously, so the viewer is able to suspend disbelief and enjoy the flick for what it is. I was impressed with the good group of characters and their believable relationships. The filmmakers obviously put some effort into the story. Eric Balfour stars as the protagonist, Trace, and Iva Hasperger is his female counterpart, Carol. Balfour would make a great Sub-Mariner or Spock with his angular look and Iva is all-around gorgeous, top to bottom. In fact, the women in the film are a huge highlight. Outstanding job on that front. Bottom line: "Dinoshark" is nothing to write home about but it delivers as a made-for-TV nature-runs-amok flick. GRADE: B

To watch a SyFy Original Movie and expect anything more than garbage is like...well, watching a SyFy Original Movie and expecting anything more than garbage. I apologize for my lack of a witty pun, but you have to understand: I just finished watching "Dinoshark", a movie about...you guessed it, a prehistoric shark. My brain is still turned off and probably won't come out of hiding for another couple of hours. You see, the people over at the SyFy Channel haven't made a quality movie in years, if ever, and yet people always tune in to see what they have to offer. I can sympathize; after all, I'm one of them. In fact, I have to admit that I was more than a little excited to see "Dinoshark". Let's face it, there is just something very appealing about watching Eric Balfour go head-to-fin with an unfrozen dinosaur shark. Plus, with a title as gloriously cheesy as this one, you know about what to expect: a lot of hokey visual effects, some hilarious dialog, and plenty of over-the-top creature violence. That, my friends, is just how the SyFy Channel makes movies. What's most surprising (and probably unfortunate) is that their formula actually kinda works. I mean, sure, "Dinoshark" sucks, but all of its horribleness is simply too obvious to be unintentional. Even if you hate it, you're sure to enjoy it on some level. Please Read The Full Review On My Blog: www.horrormoviejournal.blogspot.com

After a piece of ice thaws near Alaska, the prehistoric dinoshark makes its way to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to harass the tourists. And, of course, eat them. The cover on this film is a bit misleading. What you see is a shark with the head of a T-Rex. In the actual film, though, what you get is basically just a shark (albeit one with a rocky, tough skin). And the graphics are just as bad as any other SyFy film. If this film has anything going for it, that would be Roger Corman as Dr. Frank Reeves. Not that he is a good actor, but it is nice to see a legend like Corman showing his face -- especially since he is the producer of this trash. Lead actor Eric Balfour is just average. I could praise him for past work (the "Texas Chain Saw" reboot), but he was poorly cast here. Playing a Mexican local, he has no Latino blood in him and speaks with a Boston accent (despite being from LA). Does this film have a global warming message? Hard to say. Clearly the dinoshark arrives because the ice caps are melting, but the film never explicitly states why. Could be man, maybe just an earthquake shook it loose. Either way, the real problem is that a shark survives being frozen for millions of years, not the global climate issue. Although I thought "Sharktopus" was way over-hyped and poorly made, I have to say it is better than "Dinoshark". This film really has nothing going for it, unless you want to listen to the audio commentary and hear Corman try (and fail) to defend it.

A dinoshark comes out of hibernation from being frozen for millions of years, to dine on some human flesh. I picked this one up for some cheesy, it's so bad it's fun, lets have a good time, type of film. I'm so disappointed to say that Dinoshark failed on so many levels to entertain me, to make me laugh at the horribleness of it all or even keep my attention. I have to recommend Sharktopus over this one. Eric Balfour continues to appear in horrible films, I don't understand why. I would hope that he assumed that he could amass some cult fans out there, but this film is too much of a mess for even those people looking for bad entertainment. I had a decent time seeing Roger Corman on the screen though, he knows how to act in a film like this. The kills are BORING. It's the same thing over and over and over again. Dinoshark swims up to someone, crappy shot of it eating someone, then fill the screen with red to disorient the viewer from the fact that we have no budget to showcase a decent death. Sharktopus was more creative. Dinoshark feels like Megashark and Sharktopus, minus all the awesomeness and fun. The creature design is decent, from what I could see of it. The only cool images this film had were of the over the head shots of the water. Seeing the shadow of it swim underwater was neat. The rest is garbage. The continuity errors were enough to make me laugh, glasses on face in one scene, completely gone the next. Not to mention that one character has a BEARD in one scene, then nothing for the rest of the movie. It literally pops up out of nowhere. I could appreciate the lame continuity issues, had the film been more aware of this. Instead, it feels oblivious to it all. The giant shark is able to swim in the shallowest water ever. Literally two feet away from the land, it pops up to eat a croc. What? Insert Jaws theme rip-off and lame death scenes and you have yourself a terrible film. I guess I was expecting a cheesy fun factor here, but instead I got a horribly boring effort that hopes to capitalize on the title of the film more than anything else. Dinoshark is a miss.

I just saw it at the 6th Annual Puerto Vallarta Film Festival. I went basically because I live in PV and a few friends were possibly going to appear as extras. Given that it was a low-budget made-for-TV movie I was prepared to be disappointed. Instead I was entertained. It's a bit of an homage to "Jaws" in both the shark scenes and the musical score. Even with the bar set that high it still managed to achieve some of the same types of shocked reactions from the audience, while at other times they laughed. I'm not a connoisseur of B-movies but those that are should really get a kick out this film. And it was great to see producer Roger Corman in a cameo role as the marine biologist expert. I had the honor of shaking his hand as we left the theater. The cast was well anchored by Eric Balfour in the lead role. Perhaps this role will lead to bigger and better things for him. And finally it was nice to see a film in a theater, for a change, that had no foul language or gratuitous nudity. Taken in the context of its budget and its intended distribution, this is a pretty darn nice little movie.