The Last Shark (1981)

The Last Shark (1981). 1h 28m | PG

“The Last Shark otherwise known as Great White was quite a controversial movie around the time of itu0026#39;s release. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eConsidered a Jaws (1975) ripoff and even released as a faux Jaws sequel in Japan (Complete with Jaws in the title) a lawsuit unsurprisingly hindered it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRanked in many worst movies ever made lists I expected something a lot worse than this. In fact truth be told it looks about on par with Jaws itself and almost managed to spawn a sequel.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTelling the story of a coastal resort that comes under attack from a great white shark during a wind surfing contest itu0026#39;s pretty generic stuff but not all that awful.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe effects are considerably better than I expected, the performances are okay and if it werenu0026#39;t for the fact it was so unoriginal it might be considered a passable film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn a world awash with terrible shark movies, this isnu0026#39;t actually one of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Good:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSFX are great for its timeu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Bad:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNo originalityu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSoundtrack keeps sounding like Dolly Parton is about to regale us with 9 to 5u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThings I Learnt From This Movie:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe confederates were big wind surfing enthusiastsu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy walk out of the hospital Iu0026#39;m pretty sure he meant that sheu0026#39;d hopu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHelicopters canu0026#39;t land on water”