A different way of telling a story

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Saw this on DVD last week after finally getting round to watching. I bought this a couple of years ago but never got the time to sit down & watch. Well I've now watched & thought it was decent for what it was. But I see negative criticisms here about the film! Well... what do you expect? I mean a film that's called "Ghost Shark" should give you a clue or hint that it's going to be B rated & of course, jokey & stupid! You all expect a Jaws like film & walk away disappointed like you were surprised & expected a whole different film! It's meant to be dumb! It's a comedy horror & for what it is, is not bad & better than the god-awful series, Sharknado! The film is about a ghost shark which can attack people anywhere, where there's a body of water! As appose to being a live shark swimming around in the ocean in a sort of contained area. This shark can "teleport" where there is water basically. The story starts with a fisherman crew trying to video killing a shark to win a prize by the time midnight strikes! Dumb unimaginative story opening but hey! But after killing the shark, the dead shark lands in a cryptic cave which gives the shark powers to come back as a ghost & attack! So the shark is like Freddy Kruger but in the form of a shark! The crew then get killed off & the main story starts. The shark attacks people at the beach & the police don't believe the group of teens of the shark (rolls eyes), old drunk man believes them & gets called crazy by police (rolls eyes, again), then there's a backstory about the cryptic cave & the shark connection! The back story is a little confusing, but understandable enough.The story & film were decent enough, I mean after all, it's called "Ghost Shark" for a reason & to be fair, in its own merit, it is good! The effects were forgivable, the shark effects were pretty good considering other films have worse effects & the kills were also decent, some of which cool. The women too, hot!Overall, it's as good as it's going to get! Hell it's a fun film to watch with friends & have a laugh about! 6/10

After being killed by a couple of fishermen, a great white shark is resurrected from the dead and comes back to haunt the small town of Smallport which has had its share of mystical occurrences over the years. The problem is not only that the townspeople refuse to believe some teenagers when they describe it to them but also that it doesn't need much water to manifest itself in order to kill. Now obviously any film with a plot as far-fetched as this one needs to be viewed with a heavy dose of humor or at least a 6-pack of beer. Be that as it may, as far as overall "shark movies" are concerned this particular picture is not one of the better films out there as it gets more and more ridiculous the further it continues. Additionally, the special effects were elementary and the script was pretty weak as well. Likewise, there weren't any big name actors to give it any semblance of credibility either. In short, this wasn't a good movie and I have rated it accordingly.

Another one of those gut-wrenching horrible, but oh-so-fun-to-watch, bad monster movies from the SyFy Channel. This time it is a shark that comes back as a ghost to wreck havoc and terror on a small coastal village.Yeah, that was basically the storyline here. And seriously, who comes up with these ideas. It is so far fetched that it is actually hilarious to watch, and the storyline is so bad that you can't help but take the entire movie to be nothing more than a spoof.A group of rednecks are out fishing when they catch a great white shark. But unable to haul it aboard their fishing vessel, they decide to kill the shark using a gun, a crossbow and a hand grenade. Mortally wounded, the shark swims off to an ancient cavern where it finally dies. But the mysterious runes on the wall in the cavern bring the shark back from death, returning as an undead ghost shark with a ferocious appetite for human flesh. With its newfound ghostly powers, the shark can appear anywhere that has water - be it fresh or salt water (oddly enough!).The effects in "Ghost Shark" were laughable, as with most movies from the SyFy Channel, but still, it is enjoyable, because the story is so out there. And there were some really hilarious scenes where the shark gobbles up people or maul them. Watch it for yourself, trust me, you will be laughing hard at times.The acting in the movie was actually quite good, and I must admit that it was Richard Moll that initially lured me to this movie. But it turned out to be yet another of those goofy SyFy movies that you just love to hate and won't admit to have fun watching.You know what you get here, given the title of the movie in itself.

Three redneck hicks kill a shark which ate a catch they were trying to reel in for a fishing tournament, by shooting it, and throwing hot sauce into its mouth. That, somehow or other, turns the shark into a translucent, glowing blue ghost shark (!) which proceeds to go on a rampage in the local town, devouring people in their own swimming pools, a local bikini car wash, even a sink's drain pipe with a leak in it, a bathtub, and a Slip-N-Slide ride for kids.Not quite up to the insanity that is Sharknado, but that would be difficult, this has a few funny effects, and lead actors who all seem like cartoon caricatures. 6'8" Richard Moll towers over the entire cast as the town drunk, who might know how to stop the thing. Acromegalic Shawn Phillips, likable and almost cartoonish in his size, is an early victim. The two lead girls (Sloane Coe and gorgeous Mackenzie Rosman) are diminutive: they both stand five feet tall each. Casting decisions like that had to be intentionally done, but, were the filmmakers trying too hard by doing that? Numerous references to Jaws, as a character is named "Blaise Shaw" is an obvious reference to Robert (Quint) Shaw, Chief Martin is an obvious reference to Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider) , even the events of the film occur around the Fourth of July.The bizarre effects, and even weirder casting give the movie a lot of unintentional laughs, but when the filmmakers tried to make it funny, it ended up being silly.