Wuchak RELEASED TO TV IN 2017 and directed by David Lister, "Malibu Shark Attack" chronicles events in Malibu, California, after an undersea earthquake releases several prehistoric goblin sharks to attack the beaches, which is made worse by another quake that unleashes a Tsunami, trapping the protagonists in a lifeguard station surrounded by sea.Peta Wilson stands out as the seasoned lifeguard involved in a love triangle with two rival men (Warren Christie & Jeff Gannon). Chelan Simmons plays a superficial, whiney beach girl while Remi Broadway appears as the lifeguard she tries to charm. Nicholas Cooper & Sonya Salomaa are on hand as a couple ready to marry.This is a decent TV-budgeted nature-runs-amok flick with a serious tone and a kinetic first act. The story morphs into a suspenseful confined environment movie in the second act whereupon the main cast is stuck in the lifeguard shack staving off the sharks. The closing act shifts to a reasonably well-done showdown in a flooded basement. The prehistoric goblin sharks are interesting, albeit cartoony CGI, and present a formidable antagonist.THE MOVIE RUNS about 88 minutes and was shot in Gold Coast & Brisbane, Australia, with establishing shots of Malibu. Writer: Keith Shaw (as Lindsay James).GRADE: B-

wes-connors An earthquake and subsequent tsunami results in a gang of hungry "Goblin Sharks" from Earth's ancient history being released. They have a pointy forehead, which is a cool look; however, the special effects do not compliment these critters. The hardest hit area is Malibu, where lifeguards struggle for survival. The main focus is on Warren Christie (as Pete) and Peta Wilson (as Heather). She seems to be experiencing a mid-life crisis and wonders if she should leave Mr. Christie for contractor Jeff Gannon (as Colin). Younger hunk Remi Broadway (as Doug) and sexy bikini-clad Chelan Simmons (as Jenny) are an attractive supporting couple. Looking up the budget during the running reveals this was made for an estimated $3 million. This does not seem possible, although director David Lister has a couple of good scenes when his cast has to fight sharks in a building half-filled with water.*** Malibu Shark Attack (7/25/09) David Lister ~ Warren Christie, Peta Wilson, Remi Broadway, Chelan Simmons

Raul Faust Well, it's been a while since my last shark attack movie. My dad insisted for me to watch this 'horror' movie with me, so there I went. I expected it to be very bad-- and I wasn't very wrong. The story is pretty simple and ordinary, monster sharks come to kill people for no reason whatsoever. The only plus is that this time they come along with a tsunami, making it harder to keep alive. The first half hour is interesting, since things are happening all the time, making it entertaining. However, after the first hour I could barely pay attention to this, given that the only thing characters did was trying to scape from death. Some scenes are very predictable, such as someone jumping into the water to "distract the shark" and ending up dead. CGi sharks also weren't too plausible. I'm only giving this four starts for respect to the surprisingly good cast-- with exception of Mungo McKay's, I don't know if he was over the top or his character was just annoying.

TheLittleSongbird I do get some novelty value out of SyFy's mostly terrible movies. That said, I found Malibu Shark Attack overall too dull and too ridiculous to really be entertained by it. The sharks are the best part of the movie, they don't look great and the way they're utilised gets stale after a while but they do show some menace and compared to the rest of the characters they are relateable. That is because the rest of the characters are stereotypical, made to do stupid and annoying things and not developed well at all. The acting manages to be awful as well, the lead actor is stiff and uncharismatic and the female's damsel-in-distress routine has been seen so many times before and much better, here she has this all looks, no talent aura about her. Malibu Shark Attack looks very cheap, the shark effects are not great at all, some of their features actually makes you wonder whether they are actually sharks, and the editing is choppy so you can enjoy the scenery enough. But these are nothing compared to the effects for the tsunami, I concur about them being one of the, perhaps even THE, least convincing tsunami effects in film, looking as though they were constructed in a major rush. The script is very weak with cheesy one-liners, cringe-worthy dialogue in the exposition scenes and context about the sharks that will make experts exclaim "NO" with their exasperated hands in the air. The story likewise, there are the "obligatory" ridiculous scenes like the tsunami and waves magically vanishing, the shark attacks lacking any sense of horror or suspense(and further suffering from some of the film's worst editing) and the exposition little more with padded filler with dull pacing, clichéd dialogue and characters that prove themselves not to be likable in the least. On the whole, see it somewhat for the sharks but for nothing else. 1/10 Bethany Cox