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| Director: | Peter Corbitt | Plot: | A deep sea drilling rig is created to allow drilling for oil in Antarctica. A TV crew are invited to see the rig and report back, however the first drilling operation opens up a mirror Ocean where prehistoric creatures still live, including the mighty Megalodon | ||
| Writer: | Stanley Isaacs | ||||
| Starring: | Leighanne Littrell | ||||
| Robin Sachs | |||||
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| Genre: | Action | Cert: | Not Available In The UK | Critic - |
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Megalodon is what can only
be described as a modern day B-Movie. Whereas before it was dodgy blue
screen and rubber monsters, these days we have dubious CGI effect. The
basic premise, drillers reveal a mirror ocean in the Antarctic that
contains prehistoric creatures, including the enormous Megalodon, is
quite a good one. Certainly not scientifically sound, but close enough
to get away with it in the movie kingdom. With the right budget, script
and director this could have been a modern day Jaws, much the same as
Deep Blue Sea. Where as Deep Blue Sea was let down by a dodgy script and
bad acting, Megalodon was mostly let down by the CGI and the lack of
action. OK so the script and acting isn't great, but this is a fairly
low budget movie, and it was as good as can be expected.
The only recognisable face in this movie is Robin Sachs, who popped un briefly in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The rest of the cast of nobodies are suitable enough, but certainly there are no standout performances. Character wise, Sachs oil tycoon starts of stereotypical, but when the shit hits the fan he surprises by being a pretty decent bloke. In fact he makes an extremely valid point when discussing the environmentalists complaining about him drilling for oil, then driving away in their BMW's. I can relate to that, I know a dew people that complain about the big oil companies raping the world yet will happily take the car/bus/plane somewhere. Overall, Megalodon in the rights hands, wit the premise and a little tweaking, could be a great edge of your seat film. I can only dream that someone in Hollywood picks it up and decides that there is money to be made. Sharks instil fear into most people, yet only Jaws has managed to translate this into great film. There is a market out there if these films are done properly. Do it, come on, do it. |
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