Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Jaws Movie Night




I try not to make the movies too similar. Sure there's always a theme. It can even be as narrow as Supernatural High School Sex Comedy Movie Night but even then you got one ghost horror movie and one telekinesis Scott Baio vehicle. With these two movies, hoo boy, we may be in for the same movie twice.

Because both these movies by Italian directors are trying to be Jaws. The Last Shark is directed by Enzo G. Castellari. You might remember him from such movies as 1990: The Bronx Warriors and Light Blast. His shark movie follows the plot to Jaws pretty closely although I can't imagine Jaws including the plot description, "Fearing that a canceled wind-surfing regatta would derail his gubernatorial campaign...". I'm saddened that American politics is so fueled by wind-surfing regattas.



Cruel Jaws is by Bruno Mattei. You might remember him from such movies as Hell of The Living Dead, Rats: Night of Terror, Strike Commando 1 and 2 and Zombi 3. Some of my favorites are on that list, I don't think I've given Bruno Mattei enough credit. Not only does Cruel Jaws follow Jaws closely but it borrows from its imitation, The Last Shark as well. Believe it or not this one also has a wind-surfing regatta!



Here's what happened last week:


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