GL84 Invited to a private island, pharmaceutical representatives inspecting a scientists' claims of newfound breakthroughs in genetic research find the trip is a ploy to feed them to a genetically-modified human/shark hybrid and must try to get away alive.This here was quite a decent enough creature feature overall. What tends to really help this one is the fact that the creature here allows this one to ready-made way to work out a natural excuse for the viciousness of the attacks throughout here which is quite fun here. The ability of mixing a shark into a human form is a rather novel idea here and manages to come off nicely with all the scientific jargon established throughout here that makes the revelation of the creature deformity all that much better here as it does come with the added bonus of featuring greater brutality here which enhances the action considerably. From the opening attack on the divers that's incredibly vicious, the group's escape from their holding cell with the pouring water coming in with the creature in with them and the suspenseful stalking in the jungle where they have to deal with the guards and the traps present but also the creature running loose with them gives this a rather strong semblance of action filled with great violent creature action along the way, while the big finale is the film's highlight for its grandiose action inside the lab with the specimens and the creature getting involved as well to a great finish. Even better is the fact that there's other great action scenes here that involve the guards' attempts to contain them, from the boat ambush and eventual gunfight, the brawling around the lab and the helicopter attack in the jungle where they try taking them out with the gun that makes for an overall enjoyable and impressive series of attacks that bumps up the action even more. Along with the great design for the creature that looks quite imposing when it's visibly on-screen and moving around, these here are the film's great points overall. Among the few flaws featured here is the fact that the creature basically disappears in the middle of the movie and almost becomes a complete afterthought as the main part of the film at that point turns into an admittedly fun action movie that pushes the creature out of the film and is hardly ever seen during that point. It's his own movie, yet he's almost reduced to a cameo appearance, based on screen time. As if that also wasn't bad enough, he's hardly ever seen no matter where in the film, as there's only a couple of times that there's a clear shot of the monster, making it hard to tell what it looks like, which is a clear shame as it has a great design and cool look to it. As well, there's the rapid fire editing used every single time it appeared. The camera jerks and tears around from side to side quickly so that you can't see what is going on and can only assume someone has been killed when the water turns red, and as it's used for every single attack, and it lead to a lot of headaches trying to figure it out that only ends up sucking a lot of the fun out of watching the monster attacking people. While the storyline here is a little weak despite the nice work involved, otherwise it's not all that bad.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language, themes of bestiality and Brief Nudity.

Scarecrow-88 Jeffrey Combs is an insane scientist whose stem cell research has morphed into a diabolical scheme to create a hybrid hammerhead shark humanoid life form, hoping to breed a brand new species using Hunter Tylo's womb. It won't be easy for Tylo is a tough broad and her boyfriend, William Forsythe, isn't about to give her up without a fight.You see Tylo and Forsythe are two of business executive Arthur Roberts' employees, brilliant minds who meet Combs(..a scientist who once worked for Roberts, and whose vacated position went to Tylo)at his island fortress where he conducts his research and experiments. This island affords him the opportunity to recruit fresh victims for his work and "son". They think it's a professional affair in regards to a breakthrough in stem cell research which could lead to cures for a variety of diseases. Combs' son was dying of kidney cancer when he decided to perform his mad science on him, creating this blood-thirsty, flesh-eating creature which can both swim and walk on dry land(..although, at first the hammerhead could only remain outside for short time periods). Tylo was dating Combs' son, hence the connection besides the two having worked for Roberts, who brings along his trophy wife, Mariya Ignatova. Also accompanying Tylo and Forsythe, Roberts and Ignatova, are their colleagues, Elise Muller and GR Johnson. Combs traps them in a conference room, but they are able to escape onto the island as he sends after them his well paid mercenaries and hammerhead shark son.Like similar sci-fi channel creature features of it's type, Hammerhead:Shark Frenzy has some rather unappealing computer generated effects and the attacks(..where the shark rips apart limbs)are shot in a quick-edit, frenzied camera format where you have a hard time ever seeing any of the ensuing gory carnage. You have this vague notion that a person is being eaten(..ripped to shreds), but the attacks themselves are shot in a very erratic fashion which, truth be told, is rather infuriating. The monster itself is never seen in it's entirety, just momentary glimpses of an eye or a body part being gnawed on as the victim screams out in horror. One thing's for certain, you do see teeth. We do get cgi shots of the hammerhead shark swimming toward the screen, all menacing, ready to feast on flesh. A constant is while(..and after)victims are attacked, we see a great deal of blood and bits of flesh bubbling to the water's surface(..this is really director Michael Oblowitz's main cue as to inform the viewer that those being torn apart are goners).Combs doesn't break new ground as the scientist, but he's always had an ability to convey a quiet madness under this cold-blooded resolve. It's fun seeing Forsythe in a rare clean-cut hero role, very against type as an electronics wiz(..to his credit, he actually pulls it off)who must assume a leadership position when the group faces unprecedented peril. Tylo is also in a very different kind of role, a scientist who can defend herself quite well. Roberts can play the millionaire businessman roles in his sleep, and it's kind of neat seeing him firing off a machine gun at Combs' soldiers(..although, his fate is not pleasant). Mentioning that, it was also really entertaining watching Forythe and Tylo downing Combs' hired goons with confiscated automatic machine guns. As expected, the screenplay allows those who created the murderous fiend to put themselves in unnecessary danger just so that they can pay for their sins..I mean, seriously, would these people knowingly leave themselves so vulnerable to attack after seeing just what damage to the human anatomy it could do? Beautiful exotic setting is quite a nice backdrop.

Nathan Allen Poorly cast, terrible script full of holes, hot blonde gets eaten alive, The evil scientist has a seriously nasty mustache, one man takes on a platoon of trained gunman and comes out victor, terrible special effects, they fix the problem by blowing the head off the monster... Awesome. The only thing missing was an unnecessary graphic sex scene during one of the killings. Haha. Good gored up fun filled with predictable twists and laughable one liners. I highly enjoyed this movie, but before you watch it make sure you're in for a good laugh. I recommend this movie to people who can watch a movie and not take it so serious. I can not, in my right mind, think that this movie was made for people to take it seriously. However, if you can watch it and sit back and just enjoy, I really think you can enjoy this movie in the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Very simply. So get some popcorn and a couple beers and have a fun night with some friends and this movie. It brought some joy into my life.

Phillemos Note to all mad scientists everywhere: if you're going to turn your son into a genetically mutated monster, you need to give him a scarier name than "Paul." I don't care if he's a frightening hammerhead shark with a mouthful of dagger-sharp teeth and the ability to ambush people in the water as well as on dry land. Give the kid a more worthy name like, "Thor," "Rock," or "Tiburon." Because even if he eats me up I will probably just sit there laughing, "Ha! Get a load of this!!! Paul the Monster is ripping me to shreds!!!!!" That's the worst part about this movie is, this shark-thing is referred to as "Paul" throughout the entire flick. It makes what could have been a decent, scary horror movie just seem silly. Not that there aren't other campy and contrived parts of "Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy." The scientists spend the entire movie wandering along this island, and all of a sudden one of the girls starts itching madly from walking in the lush forest, and just HAS to pour water on her feet to relive the itching, which of course allows "Paul" to come out of the water and kill her. The one thing SciFI Channel did right in this movie was let the hottie live. But that's a small silver lining in an otherwise disappointing movie.