HumanoidOfFlesh Sonny loves sharks.He feeds them and swims with them.But when a group of fisherman set out to exploit and kill the sharks Sonny and his carnivorous friends take bloody revenge."Mako:Jaws of Death" by William Grefe is an average animal attack film with unspectacular death scenes.The performances are weak and there is no suspense.The cinematography is murky and there is very little blood.However some underwater shots look impressive.I have seen "Whiskey Mountain" by William Grefe and I must say that I enjoyed that movie more than "Mako:The Jaws of Death".Still if you are into low-budget 70's horror "Mako" is definitely one to check out.6 sharks out of 10.

MartinHafer William Grefe is one of the worst directors in film history, though oddly he has avoided the notoriety of such bad movie directors as Ed Wood, Arch Hall, Sr. and Al Adamson. Considering the horrible films to his credit, this is pretty amazing. To his credit, he has a movie about killer jellyfish ("Sting of Death"), an angry Seminole Indian god ("Death Curse of Tartu") and a crazed American-Indian who tosses poisonous snakes on people ("Stanley")--so is it any surprise that he'd make one about a nut (Richard Jaeckel) who befriends sharks and makes them devour people who mistreat them?! Despite the film's goofy premise, it actually COULD have been worthwhile if a competent man had been behind the project. After all, the idea of a man so angry at the needless slaughter of sharks for fun is a great idea--especially in light of the popularity of "Jaws" around this same time period. Many people (often in a pathetic attempt to demonstrate their manhood) kill sharks--and it is a needless waste. I could actually appreciate this premise. But, thanks to the usual level of competence in a Grefe film, the odd but workable idea turns to naught. Much of the problem was the script (and Grefe, being a great auteur, wrote the film himself). If the guy had just killed because he was a rabid environmentalist, it would have been a bit more believable. Instead, there's a flashback scene involving his and some native shark god and an amulet that is just stupid! Other significant problems involve 'actors' who seem to have little, if any, talent. Often they just stand around--as if they have no idea exactly what to do. Harold Sakata ("Oddjob" from "Goldfinger") is a good example of this. And, choppy camera work, a grainy print and an often dull script didn't help matters any!! So is this film worth seeing? Well, yes. Technically it truly deserves the score of 2--but it's also so badly made that it's also good for a laugh. Lovers of bad films will enjoy it on a kitsch level. However, the ordinary film viewer will most certainly NOT enjoy the experience and I can't imagine him or her sitting still for long once the film begins. Bad...but laughably so.

transient-2 the protagonist of this movie is very much like his near-sexual obsession - the shark - as it is described: a "misunderstood predator". Added to this, as a vengeful crusader for shark equality he's not only a murderous psychopath, he's also an unfriendly, arrogant man with a big ugly medallion and no sense of humor. In this film humans and sharks both live in competitive worlds where hunting is both the business and the pleasure. Don't expect anything edifying. The dialogue is histrionic and combative with a few genuine gems like: "You are a SICKIE! Get out of here you SHARK-LOVER!"Indeed, it's implied that sharks replace women for our curiously masculine anti-hero - ("I wouldn't be surprised if them baby sharks come out lookin' just like him.") In the beginning, he sits at a bar and watches a sexy woman on stage, as the audience hoots and howls. Later, the girl is replaced by a shark...yes, It's a feeding frenzy of abysmal performances!I would recommend this film for one reason alone - the soundtrack. There are some nice ambient grooves in here, and more than one scene has music similar to Pink Floyd circa 1969, with keyboards from 'More' or 'Ummagumma'...only this is easy listening music for creatures with walnut-sized brains.

pinoymtb2000 The story is about a guy who received a shark amulet from an old man from Mindanao, Philippines in w/c later he's protecting all of his friends ( the sharks ) and he afters those people who hunts or use sharks for business. Then later, he feels tired, killed those shark hunters and users, when he drops the amulet, his friends ( sharks ) killed him. Very very basic yet enjoyable enough, easy to understand film in w/c the focus is a semi-revenge, semi-friend loving revenge films, an average one, but worth the watch. Recommended for peeps who likes shark movies and underwater and fishing lovers too. The amulet makes it a semi-fantasy film.