vengeance20 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

steve-mallett I'm not sure what to say. Positives: I particularly enjoyed the impatient man scenes especially when asked about the cave. The acting was impressive, especially after watching avalanche sharks, although I am a little biased as my ginger friend starred in this film.Negatives: Could have been more bikini shots and the whole film was a little too fast paced for us - there was a lot going on. Might require a second watch to fully appreciate the small nuances of the plot.Also the incredibly small actress who becomes increasingly diminutive as the film progresses - makes the whole film a little bit unbelievable.Highly recommended.

Keith Pangilinan I came across this film while watching UniMás, a Spanish-language channel available over the airwaves. This B-movie followed the "A-movie" "Mission Impossible III"; I cannot tell if the network aired that in memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman given that he died months ago. But I could tell I was looking at some hideous piece of work (if not a piece of something else) as there were no promos leading up to it & no, um, "banner spots" (or what I'd call "'Ghost Shark' will be right back after these messages.") Already the storyline was looking ludicrous as in the cold open, the living shark gets killed in a medieval way w/ a harpoon, a gun, & even a grenade. Yet it swims to some cave & now its fluorescent blue ghost version kills its aggressors (& of course the raucous rampage doesn't stop from there). Notice that the movie presents the cast in alphabetical order, which I'd assume is because "Ghost Shark" has no "stars." & to me, the only 2 recognizable actors were Richard Moll (whose goofball role of Bull Shannon in "Night Court" now looks more dignified), & Mackenzie Rosman of "7th Heaven." Keep in mind she was just a kid alongside the stunning Jessica Biel. But Rosman certainly matured into quite the lady herself in Maxim Magazine. But I can't help but think that's how she got the major role in "Ghost Shark" while Biel was in better films, or just merely married Justin Timberlake. If you watch enough monster films, you'd recognize the tropes, which means trends, such as the large cast (including many girls in bikinis) whose minimal purpose is to be a visual feast for the eyes & then an actual feast for the eponymous monster. There's also the usual stock characters such as the determined teens set to stop the monster conflicting against the skeptical sheriff & his equally obstructive bureaucrat fellow (or foe). Before I end, I must point out a scene where one person dies as the ghost shark splits him into left & right halves. The witnesses should have looked either shocked or prone to vomit at such graphic gore but only appeared, um, miffed, like a newscaster reporting about the latest homicide. That's what I call "dull surprise," something I learned from "Mystery Science Theater 3000," which has helped my tolerance for bad cinema. In conclusion, "Ghost Shark" tried to imitate the hype of Syfy's "Sharknado." But instead, such imitation proved to be offensively repetitive to its audience. That's probably why a movie that was on Syfy just last year reappeared in UniMás on May 2014. "Sharknado" was trashy but cool. "Ghost Shark" is just trash.

Sean Jump Obviously any film with the ghost of a dead shark as its antagonist is going to be pretty far out there, but the filmmakers deserve credit for taking the idea for what it is and running with it for all its worth. Unlike some other SyFy original productions, "Ghost Shark" embraces its b-movie nature and never tries to be anything other than a wildly fun monster movie. Production values are fairly good, and the spirit-shark may not win any FX awards but it looks pretty much like a giant ghostly fish ought to. Some of the attack scenes are outrageous, so much so that the viewer is more likely to laugh with glee than scream in terror, but I think that's the point. The protagonists--the usual horror movie teen set--are a varied bunch, ranging from the incredibly hot but wicked blonde who dies a quick death (wish they had kept her around for a few more scenes...she really rocked that bikini!) to the mayor's bratty son to the determined good girl and the nerd who has a crush on her. Acting is adequate and nobody embarrasses themselves, and Richard Moll adds a touch of seasoned professionalism to the proceedings as a grieving lighthouse operator who everyone thinks is crazy but is the only one who knows how the spectral predator can be stopped. "Ghost Shark" isn't a genre classic and it's easy enough to think of ways it could have been better, but as it stands it's still a fun creature feature and far better than some similar films, such as the much more strenuously promoted but far inferior "Sharknado." Anyone who enjoys b-movies and outlandish monster flicks should have a blast with "Ghost Shark."