The Last Shark

1981

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I know the term GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME gets thrown around so often it sounds sarcastic……… so let’s do the math.

-Sued into oblivion by Universal for being too close to JAWS, The Last Shark actually takes a bigger bite out of JAWS 2.
-Shark design by (georgio) Ferrari
-Every Enzo G. Castellari episode of Detective Extra Large starts with male models riding skidoos over the opening credits. Here our homoerotic watersport introduction of choice is surfing.
-A board gets bitten in half, and its rider still manages to hang on for a solid minute.
-The Mayor’s whole election platform seems to be based on a surfing competition
-That is MY whole election platform as well...
-Vic Morrow IS Robert Shaw AS Scot IN skintight diving ensemble...
-Given who the marquee star is, there are an unfortunate number of helicopter sequences
-Scuba divers being chased into underwater crevice is so badass it was recycled by both Joe D'Amato & Bruno Mattei
-At no point does anyone give a shit about matching the shark stock footage with the rest of the images, which is amazingly jarring when you finally see the proper puppet shark in all its single pose glory
-Lee Van Cleef's stunt double Romano Puppo makes a third act appearance as the hunter they need, and despite having a massive cheering section inexplicably manages to put all the principles lives in danger.
-Romano Puppo is badass.

In conclusion: A vote for Geoffrey is a vote for surfing, also, tallying everything this shark has "going for it" we find...

Greatest Movie of All Time -1

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