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{{Infobox film {{Infobox television
| name = Dinoshark | image = Dinoshark DVD.jpg
| image = Dinoshark.jpg | image_size = 220
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| alt = | caption = DVD cover
| caption = The Dinoshark | genre =
| director = Kevin O'Neill | creator =
| producer = ]<br />Julie Corman | based_on =
| writer = Frances Doel<br />Guy Prevost | writer = Frances Doel<br />Guy Prevost
| narrator = | screenplay =
| starring = | story =
| music = Cynthia Brown | director = Kevin O'Neill
| starring = Eric Balfour
| cinematography = Eduardo Flores Torres
| editing = Vikram Kale<br />Olena Kuhtaryeva | narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Cynthia Brown
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| distributor = | country = United States
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| runtime = 92 min. | num_episodes =
| country = ] | producer = ]<br />]
| editor = Vikram Kale<br />Olena Kuhtaryeva
| language = ]
| budget = | cinematography = Eduardo Flores Torres
| gross = | runtime = 90 minutes
| preceded by = | company =
| budget = $2,000,000 (estimated)
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| released = {{Start date|2010|03|13}}
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'''''Dinoshark''''' is a 2010 ] ] horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Delirium_008_2015_Digital_TLK-EMPIRE-HD|title=Roger Corman King of the Creature Feature|first=Jason|last=Bene|magazine=Delirium|number=8|date=August 2015|pages=–13}}</ref>
'''''Dinoshark''''' is a 2010 ] ] horror film.


==Background== ==Background==
The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010.<ref name="Monsters"> {{cite web | url = http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/reviews/article_1538799.php/Review-Dinoshark-is-epic-Syfy-s-Roger-Corman-fish-tale-airs-Sat-March-13 | title = Review: Dinoshark is epic, Syfy's Roger Corman fish tale airs Sat, March 13 | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | last = MacIntyre | first = April | date = 2010-03-05 | work = Monsters and Critics}}</ref> The film had 2 million viewers during the premiere.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Syfy_Announces_Schedule_Of_Upcoming_Saturday_Original_Movies_20100603 | title = Syfy Announces Schedule Of Upcoming Saturday Original Movies | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | work = Broadway World}}</ref> ''Dinoshark'' is sort of a follow-up to '']''. When Roger Corman wanted to do ''Dinocroc 2'', Syfy executives said that television audiences respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61G1E420100217 | title = Syfy teams with Corman for "Dinoshark" movie | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | work = Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> April MacIntyre, of ] compared the film to old B movies.<ref name="Monsters"></ref> There is a planned sequel called ''Dinocroc vs. Supergator''. Roger Corman said that the plot is hard to believe, but he asks the audience to accept thtat verything else is logical from then on and is something that could happen. Dinoshark has been described as Dinocroc with flippers.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35962/sharktopus-plot-details-and-dinoshark-image-revealed | title = Sharktopus Plot Details and Dinoshark Image Revealed! | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | work = Dread Central}}</ref> Before the film was released, Margaret Lyons of ] said that this along with '']'' were destined to be television film classics.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/18/dinoshark-sharktopus-syfy/ | title = 'Dinoshark,' 'Sharktopus,' and the 10 greatest Syfy titles and taglines ever | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | last = Lyons | first = Margaret | date = 2010-02-18 | work = Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010<ref name="Monsters">{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/reviews/article_1538799.php/Review-Dinoshark-is-epic-Syfy-s-Roger-Corman-fish-tale-airs-Sat-March-13 |title=Review: Dinoshark is epic, Syfy's Roger Corman fish tale airs Sat, March 13 |access-date=2010-06-10 |last=MacIntyre |first=April |date=2010-03-05 |work=Monsters and Critics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501131109/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/reviews/article_1538799.php/Review-Dinoshark-is-epic-Syfy-s-Roger-Corman-fish-tale-airs-Sat-March-13 |archive-date=2011-05-01}}</ref> before 2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Syfy_Announces_Schedule_Of_Upcoming_Saturday_Original_Movies_20100603 | title = Syfy Announces Schedule Of Upcoming Saturday Original Movies | access-date = 2010-06-10 | work = Broadway World}}</ref> ''Dinoshark'' followed up '']''; Roger Corman proposed a sequel (''Dinocroc 2'') but Syfy felt that television audiences tended to respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels.<ref name="HR">{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61G1E420100217 | title = Syfy teams with Corman for "Dinoshark" movie | access-date = 2010-06-10 | work = Hollywood Reporter | date=2010-02-17}}</ref> April MacIntyre, of Monsters and Critics, compared the film to old ]s.<ref name="Monsters" /> A sequel titled '']'' was released on June 26, 2010. Roger Corman said that while the plot is hard to believe, the film can be enjoyed if ] and that the film is internally consistent.<ref name="HR" />


''Dinoshark'' has been described as ''Dinocroc'' with flippers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35962/sharktopus-plot-details-and-dinoshark-image-revealed | title = Sharktopus Plot Details and Dinoshark Image Revealed! | access-date = 2010-06-10 | work = Dread Central| date = 17 February 2010 }}</ref> Before the film was released, Margaret Lyons of '']'' said that this, along with '']'', were destined to be classics of the "awesomely awful made-for-TV movie genre".<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/18/dinoshark-sharktopus-syfy/ | title = 'Dinoshark', 'Sharktopus', and the 10 greatest Syfy titles and taglines ever | access-date = 2010-06-10 | last = Lyons | first = Margaret | date = 2010-02-18 | magazine = Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
⚫ ==Plot summary==

⚫ The film opens with a baby dinoshark swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier. The glacier was brke by ]. Three years later, the dinoshark is a ferocious adult. The dinsoshark kills tourists and locals off of the coast of ]. The first one to notice the Dinoshark is Trace, who witnesses his friend get eaten. He has trouble convincing people that a 150 million year old is eating people.
⚫ ==Plot ==
⚫ The film opens with a baby ] swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier that ] due to global warming. Three years later, it is a ferocious predatory adult and kills tourists and locals offshore from ]. The protagonist, Trace, is first to notice the pliosaur and witnesses his friend get eaten, but has trouble convincing people that a creature of such antiquity is still alive and eating people.

==Cast==
* ] as Trace McGraw
* Iva Hasperger as Carol Brubaker
* ] as Luis
* ] as Dr. Reeves
* ] as Newscaster
* Vela Hammond as Mag
* Blanche Wheeler as Dani
* Shaun Carson as David
* Jenna Manger as Ali


==Reception== ==Reception==
Critics and reviewers tended to share similar views on the nature of the film, seeing it as a continuation in the tradition of older ] horror/monster films, with the implausible plots, stock sequences and questionable acting typical of that genre.
A ] review said that that i f you're not a regular watcher of schlocky shark flicks, then you'll probably have a good time laughing at this silly offering in which half the cast sound like they were voiced over by George Lopez.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/dinoshark-2010 | title = Dinoshark (2010) | accessdate = 2010-06-10 | date = 2010-03-15 | work = Dread Central}}</ref> April MacIntyre, of Monsters and Critics, said that she wouldn't want the film any other way.<ref name="Monsters"></ref>

Critics were divided between those who felt this made it highly entertaining and those who felt this made the film exceptionally poor in quality and panned it for its lack of redeeming features. In both cases though, critics conceded that it stood a chance of becoming a classic of its kind, if for nothing else than for a level of awfulness that mandated watching. April Macintyre of ''Monsters and critics'' gave it a positive review.<ref name="Monsters" /> Referring to "fun films, laced with implausible plots, brilliant poster art and laughable dialogue demanded that you show up ready to suspend disbelief, prepare for a scare and always left the audience entertained", she wrote that some aspects are "hilariously over the top. Think Al Pacino's Cuban accent in ''Scarface'' times ten", but concluded that in the context of its genre, "we wouldn't want it any other way."<ref name="Monsters" />

On the negative side, ] was condemnatory of the "rubbery" monster, "exceptionally chintzy" effects, and "some of the worst acting ever seen in a Syfy original movie", concluding that users who did not regularly watch "schlocky shark flicks" would probably enjoy laughing at "this silly offering in which half the cast sound like they were voiced over by George Lopez".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/dinoshark-2010 | title = Dinoshark (2010) | access-date = 2010-06-10 | date = 2010-03-15 | work = Dread Central}}</ref> ''Chicago Now'' gave it one star out of 5 as a "low-budget joker" and "cheesy, mindless fun", stating there had to be a "fun drinking game" in it and the best thing about it was the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/03/dinoshark-sinks-but-its-a-whale-of-a-good-time.html |title=Dinoshark: 'Dinoshark' sinks, but it's a whale of a good time - Show Patrol |publisher=Chicagonow.com |access-date=2010-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2010/03/roger-cormans-back-with-sharktacular-b-movie-mayhem.html |title=Dinoshark: Roger Corman's back with sharktacular B-movie mayhem - Show Patrol |publisher=Chicagonow.com |access-date=2010-06-10}}</ref>

==Home video==
''Dinoshark'' was released on ] and ] on April 26, 2011.

==See also==
* ]


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
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* {{TCMDb title|792366|Dinoshark}}

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2010 American TV series or program
Dinoshark
DVD cover
Written byFrances Doel
Guy Prevost
Directed byKevin O'Neill
StarringEric Balfour
Theme music composerCynthia Brown
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersRoger Corman
Julie Corman
CinematographyEduardo Flores Torres
EditorsVikram Kale
Olena Kuhtaryeva
Running time90 minutes
Budget$2,000,000 (estimated)
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseMarch 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)

Dinoshark is a 2010 low budget Syfy horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010.

Background

The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010 before 2 million viewers. Dinoshark followed up Dinocroc; Roger Corman proposed a sequel (Dinocroc 2) but Syfy felt that television audiences tended to respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels. April MacIntyre, of Monsters and Critics, compared the film to old B movies. A sequel titled Dinocroc vs. Supergator was released on June 26, 2010. Roger Corman said that while the plot is hard to believe, the film can be enjoyed if disbelief is suspended and that the film is internally consistent.

Dinoshark has been described as Dinocroc with flippers. Before the film was released, Margaret Lyons of Entertainment Weekly said that this, along with Sharktopus, were destined to be classics of the "awesomely awful made-for-TV movie genre".

Plot

The film opens with a baby pliosaur swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier that calved due to global warming. Three years later, it is a ferocious predatory adult and kills tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The protagonist, Trace, is first to notice the pliosaur and witnesses his friend get eaten, but has trouble convincing people that a creature of such antiquity is still alive and eating people.

Cast

Reception

Critics and reviewers tended to share similar views on the nature of the film, seeing it as a continuation in the tradition of older B movie horror/monster films, with the implausible plots, stock sequences and questionable acting typical of that genre.

Critics were divided between those who felt this made it highly entertaining and those who felt this made the film exceptionally poor in quality and panned it for its lack of redeeming features. In both cases though, critics conceded that it stood a chance of becoming a classic of its kind, if for nothing else than for a level of awfulness that mandated watching. April Macintyre of Monsters and critics gave it a positive review. Referring to "fun films, laced with implausible plots, brilliant poster art and laughable dialogue demanded that you show up ready to suspend disbelief, prepare for a scare and always left the audience entertained", she wrote that some aspects are "hilariously over the top. Think Al Pacino's Cuban accent in Scarface times ten", but concluded that in the context of its genre, "we wouldn't want it any other way."

On the negative side, Dread Central was condemnatory of the "rubbery" monster, "exceptionally chintzy" effects, and "some of the worst acting ever seen in a Syfy original movie", concluding that users who did not regularly watch "schlocky shark flicks" would probably enjoy laughing at "this silly offering in which half the cast sound like they were voiced over by George Lopez". Chicago Now gave it one star out of 5 as a "low-budget joker" and "cheesy, mindless fun", stating there had to be a "fun drinking game" in it and the best thing about it was the title.

Home video

Dinoshark was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 26, 2011.

See also

References

  1. Bene, Jason (August 2015). "Roger Corman King of the Creature Feature". Delirium. No. 8. pp. 8–13.
  2. ^ MacIntyre, April (2010-03-05). "Review: Dinoshark is epic, Syfy's Roger Corman fish tale airs Sat, March 13". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  3. "Syfy Announces Schedule Of Upcoming Saturday Original Movies". Broadway World. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  4. ^ "Syfy teams with Corman for "Dinoshark" movie". Hollywood Reporter. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  5. "Sharktopus Plot Details and Dinoshark Image Revealed!". Dread Central. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  6. Lyons, Margaret (2010-02-18). "'Dinoshark', 'Sharktopus', and the 10 greatest Syfy titles and taglines ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  7. "Dinoshark (2010)". Dread Central. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  8. "Dinoshark: 'Dinoshark' sinks, but it's a whale of a good time - Show Patrol". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  9. "Dinoshark: Roger Corman's back with sharktacular B-movie mayhem - Show Patrol". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

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