She Gods of Shark Reef
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Movie Reviews of She Gods of Shark Reef
Movie Review: Sharks but No She Gods
Summary: 2 Stars
Typical Corman schlock, but kinda fun in its own bad way. I liked the totally evil dark brother and the totally good Tab-Hunterish blond brother and how cleverly they managed to turn sarongs into tight shorts. Funny when they are out on some rocks on the shore and you can hardly hear anything over the sound of the waves. I liked the lame-ass shark, too...no Jaws here! Anyway, I stayed awake. Got this as part of the 50 Classic Sci-Fi movies...it's a boxed set worth getting if you like this stuff.Movie Review: In Color? Gray And Sepia Are Technically Colors.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is perhaps not the very worst Roger Corman movie, but it's definitely in the running. While it may not be the worst, it is certainly the most boring. The film revolves around two brothers, one of whom is a fugitive, becoming shipwrecked on an island of women after running aground on a coral reef just offshore. This is way less exciting than you would imagine. What is more amazing is that this was made in Kauai, possibly the most beautiful place in the United States. It is amazing how dull Corman can make this place look (the very poor color balance does not help), but then again, he is the indisputable master of schlock.
After becoming stranded, there is a lot of footage of catamarans paddling around, "Polynesian" dancing and ceremonies, and a couple of fights. One of the brothers falls in love with a native girl (of course) but is forbidden to date her by the tribal elder. This does not go over well, and the brothers and girl decide to escape in a catamaran. There are two principle flaws with their escape plan as I understand it: one, they elect to kidnap and take the cranky old lady tribal elder along with them for some reason (apparently to make their journey much less hospitable and noisier); and two, they set sail for another island, yet by the time they are about a half mile offshore decide that their only hope is to make for the coral reef. This makes me wonder two things in turn: what was the plan to get off the reef; and, wasn't this the reef that smashed up their much larger boat and stranded them in the first place?
After getting onto the reef there are subplots about pearls, some more fighting, and a battle with a shark that is smaller and less scary than Charlie the tuna. All in all, this is unbelievably lame.
There is one redeeming quality that this movie has, though: it is very short. Clocking in at 64 minutes, you can watch the entire thing during a single treadmill workout, like I did, although it will make the workout much more painful and seem much longer.
I can't recommend this film even to diehard fans of bad movies. I recommend this film only to fans of very boring movies.