Krocodylus (2000) (V)

Director:

James D.R. Hickox

Writers (WGA):

Sam Bernard (written by) &
Robert L. Levy (written by)

Release Date:

26 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

blood surfing... it's new, it's extreme, it's deadly...

Plot:

A pair of entrepreneurs with more bravery than brains hit upon the idea of blood surfing: spreading chum in the water in order to attract sharks...

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Blood | Shark | Crocodile | Surfer

Cast

Dax Miller	...	Bog Hall
Kate Fischer	...	Cecily Herrold
Duncan Regehr	...	John Dirks
Matthew Borlenghi	...	Zack Jardine (as Matt Borlenghi)
Joel West	...	Jeremy
Taryn Reif	...	Arti (as Tara Reif)
Maureen Larrazabal	...	Lemmya Lofranco
Cris Vertido	...	Sonny Lofranco (as Chris Vertido)
Susan Africa	...	Melba Lofranco
Archie Adamos	...	Joker
Rolly Sto. Domingo	...	Rolly
Malecio Amayao	...	Boat Man
Rudy Castillo	...	Pirate
Allen Chen	...	Pirate
Óscar Navarro	...	Pirate

Also Known As:

Blood Surf (South Africa: English title)
Crocodile

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexuality, language and gory images.

Runtime:

Australia:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:R21 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Tapestry Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: During the surfing scenes the boat is absolutely still, as is the water when the guys jump in. Yet suddenly they are up and surfing....on what?

Movie Connections:

References Lake Placid (1999)

Soundtrack:

Surfing With Sharks

Campy nonsense

Standard "paint-by-numbers" monster fare, filled with a bunch of routine plot devices from big-creature movies. It's like somebody had a deck of cards with plot ideas from other movies written on them, which were shuffled, and dealt. Whatever plot lines and characters came up in the deal were then tossed into the script.

Characters are so cliché-ridden, that you can play a game of "Guess who ends up as a monster meal" after less than ten minutes into the movie, and probably get every single one right--including the order that they will get devoured. Many of the characters are so obnoxious, that you root for the creature to shut them up. Some of the main characters include: a Billy Idol clone who surfs with sharks, a loudmouth brat who flashes bankrolls, a Capt. Ahab guy with a vendetta, and Ahab's girlfriend who does sleazy dances at a bar. Oh, and a big, big beast in need of anger management therapy.

Along the way, people argue a lot, pretty girls run around with wet t-shirts, couples make out on exotic beaches, explosions occur, ruins of a shrine appear, and greasy-faced pirates drop by.

Amusing, for the most part, but one thing bothered me: the callousness by characters when other people were killed. After one violent demise, they make one-liner jokes. I could almost hear rim shots.

Overall, OK, if you have 90 minutes to waste, and you want to laugh at a so-bad-it's-good-movie. Otherwise, you may want to skip this one.