Shark Saturday on the SyFy Channel!!

 

 

I blogged a few weeks ago on Shark Week. August 13th to be exact.  I love Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.  However, more exciting is Shark Saturday on the SyFy Channel.  It started at 9:00 am today with DinoShark. It finishes at 3:00am with Shark Swarm Part II.  The SyFy Channel has some really interesting new movies that are so campy, they are funny. The are like the B movies of the 1950's, low budget, and full of gore, topped off with tons of screaming!! These Shark Movies are no exception. So grab your popcorn and soda, pull up a sofa and laugh your head off.
 

First we have DinoShark, man's contribution to global warming starts this film.  A chunk of ice from the Artic breaks loose and you see a baby dino shark swim away.  Years later, he is a  fierce predator. He swims into Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and begins eating his way through the tourists.  Eric Balfour plays the main character Trace, who runs around trying to convince everyone this is happening, from to tourist to law enforcement.  Of course no one believes him, until either he is devoured by Dino Shark, or watches someone else become human sushi.  I first saw him on Six Feet Under, now he plays one of my favorite characters free-spirit Duke Crocker on Haven.  Which is also on the SyFy Channel and coming back in a couple of weeks.


Our next selection is Sharktopus. I had never seen a half-shark/half-octopus walk up on the beach to feast on his "beautiful young girl buffet" before. Well, at least not until Sharktopus. This has got to be one of the campiest movie I have seen from SyFy. He is genetically engineered by the military and escapes to feast on the beaches of Southern California. A place where he can eat to his heart's content and yet eat mostly a low fat menu. It stars Eric Roberts, brother to the famous Julia Roberts in the starring role of Dr. Nathan Sands. Roger Gorman, an academy award winning producer, does this film. There is a sequel called Piranhaconda.  So that should be a thriller!!

 

Next we have Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus, yep I said it.  The SyFy Channel has brought back the extinct megladon and paired it with a giant crocodile. In this movie Lt. Terry McCormick (Jaleel White- that is Steve Irkel for those of you who remember him) is transporting a giant crocodile when it is attacked by a megladon. The crocodile has laid eggs all over the Pacific Coastline.  The ship also has some of her eggs. Which the megladon can detect.  So we have the battle between the two giants while crocodiles are hatching all over and the hatchlings go on a rampage to the Santa Monica Pier.  Veteran actor Robert Picardo plays Admiral Calvin in this thriller.  I love that the SyFy Channel uses actors that have been successful before on TV and in film. Robert Picardo was on one of my faves from the 80's China Beach, and was in the Star Trek family as Dr.Zimmerman in Deep Space Nine.

 

I am not going to review all of today's films, but one of the titles takes me back, Land Sharks.  Anyone who remembers Saturday Night Live when Chevy Chase and the late Gilda Radner  were on, remembers their famous Land Sharks skit.  Super Shark and The 2 headed Shark Attack are on tonight. The Cool thing about The 2 Headed Shark Attack, is that it stars Carmen Electra, Charlie O'Connell (the bachelor, and Jerry O'Connell's brother) and Brook Hogan (daughter of Hulk Hogan).

We finish the night with a two part movie, Shark Swarm Part One and Part two. Now this movie has some well known stars like; Daryl Hannah-Splash fame, John Schneider of Dukes of Hazard and Smallville, Armand Assante whose resume dates back to 1974, F. Murray Abraham who I loved in Amadeus, and those are just the really well known actors. The story is that Lux (Armand Assante) is a developer who wants to make a wealthy community on the shore of this little seaside town.  He releases a chemical in the water which alter the area sharks, and make them want to feast more on humans. I can't wait to watch this tonight!!

  

I love the SyFy Channel, and they are making movies all the time. I love they use some of all time favorite actors and that their movies are so campy.  If you miss any of these today, check back, Shark Swarm was made in 2008, so they are shown regularly.  They also have a great reality show called Face Off, where make up artists put together costumes and looks. It is one of the better reality shows, and the make up design is incredible. Have a great Weekend!