Good afternoon, House of Madness sharkies:
With the fast approaching "Meg 2" making waves in everyone's subconscious, I figured now was the perfect time to sit down and enjoy a little shark film history, and examine where it all began to where we are now. "Sharksploitation" dives deep into the realm of shark history, with behind-the-scenes views and stories from acclaimed directors like Joe Dante and other experts.
Sharks in film date back quite far, yet were really only made out to be sinister monsters in the late sixties or early seventies, and even then it wasn't until 1975's "Jaws" came along and bit everyone's nips off that we all began to fear the deep sea predators. Since "Jaws", everyone and their step-sister has come along and tried to imitate or even duplicate the film's success, yet in almost fifty years, nobody has even come close. Sure, there have been some decent attempts at a good shark film since then, but the bar was set so high all those many years ago, that it's impossible to watch a shark flick without your mind wanting to immediately compare it to the original, and in a way that's not fair. On the other hand, the source material makes for an easy script, and it's a shame nobody has been able to fully capitalize on the terror from the depths. Sure, we've had decent entries such as "Open Water", "The Reef", "Deep Blue Sea", and "The Meg" to name a few, but even when someone takes the project seriously vs. the silly amount of eye-rolling b-movie trash that exists, they've still fallen well short of the master-baiter of shark films. While I'm certainly not expecting "Meg 2" to accomplish anywhere near this feat, I am looking forward to it hopefully being a good time, and if it bites, I'm hoping it's in the good sense; after all, isn't it high time we received a quality sharkening? I know I'm ready.
NB
