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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: When Roger Wade tells Kat ”That’s a big-ass fucking shark.” Was he mocking her unbelievable story? Or having a quiet OhCrap moment because he did believe it?
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** It’s not too hard to look at Kat as a WellIntentionedExtremist who [[NominalHero simply happens to be the lesser evil in this story.]] Her view of sharks as AlwaysChaoticEvil is an antiquated one completely rejected by the modern scientific community, and approaching executives with the same BlackAndWhiteInsanity [[spoiler: led to her being fired,]] after which point she [[spoiler: conned herself forward]] on her crusade, coming dangerously close to giving her own life for it.
** When Roger Wade tells Kat ”That’s a big-ass fucking shark.” Was he mocking her unbelievable story? Or having a quiet OhCrap moment because he did believe it?
** It’s not too hard to look at Kat as a WellIntentionedExtremist who [[NominalHero simply happens to be the lesser evil in this story.]] Her view of sharks as AlwaysChaoticEvil is an antiquated one completely rejected by the modern scientific community, and approaching executives with the same BlackAndWhiteInsanity [[spoiler: led to her being fired,]] after which point she [[spoiler: conned herself forward]] on her crusade, coming dangerously close to giving her own life for it.
** When Roger Wade tells Kat ”That’s a big-ass fucking shark.” Was he mocking her unbelievable story? Or having a quiet OhCrap moment because he did believe it?
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Bathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Bathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.Film/TheGiantClaw.
* VillainHasAPoint: As Roger tells Kat [[spoiler: ”Impersonating a government agent in order to harass or intimidate a civilian can wind you up in jail.”]] His reasons for pointing this out may be entirely selfish, and Kat’s motives may be more noble, but this doesn’t change the fact that he is absolutely right.
* VillainHasAPoint: As Roger tells Kat [[spoiler: ”Impersonating a government agent in order to harass or intimidate a civilian can wind you up in jail.”]] His reasons for pointing this out may be entirely selfish, and Kat’s motives may be more noble, but this doesn’t change the fact that he is absolutely right.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Super Shark is obviously ConspicuousCG in every scene it appears, be it as a SharkFinOfDoom followed by digital waves jarringly superimposed over real ocean footage, or a full model with stiff, janky and often plain impossible movements. The tank they fight is just as fake-looking.
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** Super Shark is obviously ConspicuousCG in every scene it appears, be it as a SharkFinOfDoom followed by digital waves jarringly superimposed over real ocean footage, or a full model with stiff, janky and often plain impossible movements. The tank they fight is just asfake-looking.fake-looking.
** On a very different note, the photos shown during the beach shoot are clearly still frames from the video, with a blurry, out-of-focus look no professional model photographer would be satisfied with.
** Super Shark is obviously ConspicuousCG in every scene it appears, be it as a SharkFinOfDoom followed by digital waves jarringly superimposed over real ocean footage, or a full model with stiff, janky and often plain impossible movements. The tank they fight is just as
** On a very different note, the photos shown during the beach shoot are clearly still frames from the video, with a blurry, out-of-focus look no professional model photographer would be satisfied with.
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** Jeffrey Walton’s score, which manages to channel Music/{{JohnWilliams}}’s Film/{{Jaws}} theme despite belonging to a far DenserAndWackier movie.
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* RuleOfCool: The very premise of the film. As much as it tries to HandWave its less believable elements, it’s pretty clear that this trope is the true dictator of the plot.
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* SceneryPorn: If nothing else, the film does have some good looking underwater- and coastal shots.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Pathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Pathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
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* SceneryPorn: If nothing else, the SoBadItsGood: The film does have some good looking underwater- and coastal shots.
can be quite entertaining in how sheer ridiculous it can get.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of{{Pathos}}.{{Bathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
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* SceneryPorn: If nothing else, the film does have some good looking underwater- and coastal shots.shots.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Pathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: The overall production seems to play the concept far more straight than the visuals ended up deserving, almost to the point of {{Pathos}}. As mentioned on the main page, Sarah Lieving actually managed to win an award for her performance in what was basically the modern equivalent of Film/TheGiantClaw.
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** The funktion ExpositoryThemeTune by Harvey Scales is also quite entertaining.
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** The funktion funky ExpositoryThemeTune by Harvey Scales is also quite entertaining.entertaining.
* ClicheStorm: The film is filled with clichés from not only the killer shark genre, but {{Kaiju}} cinema as well.
* ClicheStorm: The film is filled with clichés from not only the killer shark genre, but {{Kaiju}} cinema as well.
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** Jeffrey Walton’s score, which manages to channel Music/{{JohnWilliams}}’s Film/{{Jaws}} theme despite belonging to a far DenserAndWackiermovie.movie.
** The funktion ExpositoryThemeTune by Harvey Scales is also quite entertaining.
** Jeffrey Walton’s score, which manages to channel Music/{{JohnWilliams}}’s Film/{{Jaws}} theme despite belonging to a far DenserAndWackier
** The funktion ExpositoryThemeTune by Harvey Scales is also quite entertaining.
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* SignatureScene: If people remember any part of this film, it’s seeing the giant shark fighting a WalkingTank, on land!
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* SignatureScene: If people remember any part of this film, it’s seeing the giant shark fighting a WalkingTank, on land!land!
* SceneryPorn: If nothing else, the film does have some good looking underwater- and coastal shots.
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* SignatureScene: If people remember any part of this film, it’s seeing the giant shark fighting a WalkingTank, on land!
