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Blood Surf (Krocodylus)
the one line review:
truly an insult to surfing
the overview
I saw it listed, and I thought it might be a reasonable surf flick. I couldn't have been more wrong.
the plot:
Ach. Lalala, some surfers like to get filmed with sharks. They go to some island, do the filming, then get eaten by a crocodile (hence cunning title). I'm not shitting.
the verdict:
This film only gets 1 star because some of the opening scenes feature a few fairly sick surfing scenes. Other than that, it's diabolical garbage.
I really wonder if when Richard Hickox was pitching this film he thought "this is gonna be the next King Kong!" or something. I really fear for the poor bastards who invested in this film because it's shocking. The cinematography is truly dire - and this was made in 2000 - if it had said 1980 I wouldn't have been surprised.
Unless you're a die hard surf fan, don't even think about watching this.
(Except you see a few pairs of norks. But they're not worth it.)
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