Virus Shark (2021) User Reviews

Do NOT watch this unless...

[phantasmda · 1/10 · 13 April 2021]

..... You're a huge fan of those Godawful SYFY and Asylum movies (Mega shark v's this that and the other, 2 headed, 3 headed, 5 headed, 250 headed shark attack, Sand sharks, snow sharks, flying sharks, sharks with diarrhoea, shark Buellers day off etc etc)

Seriously, this film is woeful, awful acting, special effects that would look bad on a ZX Spectrum home computer, bad camera work and sound, lighting that jumps all over the place from way too bright to way too dark to see what's going on and a script that was obviously written in about an hour over a cup of coffee and a bowl of cornflakes.

If you have any morals when it comes to your movies and you don't spend every day sat in your living room smoking a large bong and fawning over how wonderful and gourmet like a bag of Cheeto's are, then stay away from this utter turkey of a film. If what I've just described is you, then you might actually like this mess.

Avoid!!!

AVOID THIS ONE!

[drneglector-34198 · 2/10 · 21 April 2021]

Another low-budget shark movie by Mark Polonia. This is the same guy who directed "Sharkenstein", "Shark Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Land Shark" ... so I think you get the picture in terms of quality. Yes... you can expect the same type of "quality" that the American independent film company and distributor, the Asylum, produces - really low quality stuff!

Trying to cash in on the ongoing pandemic by making a film about a shark bite that spreads a virus across the globe, turning the world upside down, while a group of researchers race against time to find a cure.

Even before you see the security guy, who looks like a wrestler in costume during the 80s, you know this film doesn't take itself seriously.

The special effects are cheaply done and really bad.

Acting is wooden and awful.

Script is ridiculous.

Avoid this one... even if you are into shark movies! This film is not about the shark, it's about the virus.

Go re-watch Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" from 1975. That's still the best shark-movie around. Or check out "Deep Blue Sea" or "The Meg", even they are leagues ahead of "Virus Shark".

So bad its funny

[geeksqueekchannel · 3/10 · 24 August 2021]

Watched this movies with friends after we stopped watching the new american pie movie. Whe laughed way more watching virus shark. Not because the humor is good. But the acting is so bad and the special effects are so cheap it is just hilarious. Worth the watch if you have nothing to watch. Also the end is a bit confusing... let's say they put all the budget in apple computers and had to end the movie quick.

So bad it was fun to watch...

[paul_haakonsen · 5/10 · 14 April 2021]

Right, well with a movie bearing the title "Virus Shark" and having the synopsis it did, of course you know you are in for something bad. Something truly bad.

Horrible CGI sharks? Check.

Laughable plot and storyline? Check.

Wooden and rigid acting performances? Check.

Poor visual effects and sound effects? Check.

Yup, "Virus Shark" has it all. And then some...

And yeah, that is exactly what director Mark Polonia delivered. Any thankfully "Virus Shark" is one of those movies that are so utterly bad and laughable that it becomes fun to watch. Hence this movie actually ended up being a hilarious movie to sit through.

First of all, the storyline. Well, it was just idiotic, but still it proved fun enough to actually work as a plausible enough storyline, taking into consideration the type of movie that "Virus Shark" is.

Then there was the acting performances. Well, let's just be honest and say that the acting performances put on in "Virus Shark" were shoddy and dubious at best. But that was something that actually worked in favor of the movie. Since the acting was so horrible and wooden, it was actually fun to watch people stumble about trying to make a movie. And frankly, it looked like these actors and actresses were having a blast making this low budget B-movie. Especially the surviving lab technician whom wore such a stupid smirk each and every time after having delivered some gloriously rigid and scripted lines.

Now, "Virus Shark" - being a shark movie and all - of course had special effects in it. And boy, were these effects special. The CGI in "Virus Shark" were beyond horrible. And that was something that actually added charm to the movie. The visual effects and sound effects were so bad that I was having a blast and laughing a lot throughout the course of this movie. The CGI animated sharks looked like something from an early 1990s computer game, and then there were the toy sharks, well, they need nothing said about them...

And then there was all the times you could see shadows from the film crew or actually see reflections of the film crew on various screens and monitors that were placed around the set that was supposed to be an underwater research facility, but had the appearance of an apartment complex. It was just ridiculously bad.

It should be said that "Virus Shark" is a movie that you will either loathe given the low production value, the bad acting, the rubbish special effects and the toy sharks. Or it could be a movie that provides you with entertainment and becomes a glorious and fun thing to watch - as it turned out to be for me.

Grab the popcorn and lean back, prepare to be taken away on a grand special effects tour de force deep under the sea, where the frenzied SHVID-19 sharks wait to tear you apart or turn you into a zombie-like-creature-with-lousy-make-up.

It is amazing that movies like "Virus Shark" actually make it off of the idea table and onto the screen.

My rating of "Virus Shark" lands on a five out of ten stars. If you like low budget movies, then you definitely should check out Mark Polonia's "Virus Shark".

Wow, must be seen to be believed

[rob-41976 · 1/10 · 15 April 2021]

Shark Virus, makes The Asylum films look Oscar worthy. I'm a fan of these bad films, but this is so bad I'm writing this review while I'm watching it. Its the first review I've written. That's how bad it is. It's just like watching a bad porn film without the sex. The acting is really laughable and the script, Wow. The special effects are the same as a 1990's video game, I kid you not. I can't believe they make money making films like this. Fair play what a way to earn a living.

Awful awful movie

[thedarkestshadow-32785 · 1/10 · 8 August 2021]

This "movie" gives Things a run for its money for worst movie ever. The dialogue, if you can call it that, is awful. The "actors" are beyond awful. I've seen more life in a mannequin than what the woman narrating presents. The budget was apparently less than $200. Five bucks would have been too much for this ...... I don't even know what to call it.

My brain hurts!!

[dieharddave44 · 1/10 · 17 August 2021]

Things I recommend you do than watching this movie.. Stub your toe.

Bang your head on a low beam.

Tear off a long hangnail .

These are less painful options.

I cannot stress to you to avoid Virus Shark.

Was this a school project?

[tsegarac · 2/10 · 15 January 2022]

Expectations were non-existent going into this movie. Thus, they were exceeded.

The acting was abysmal, the special effects were cringe-worthy and the overall plot was underwhelming. But it had us laughing out loud over the ridiculousness, rewinding parts to laugh again. We actually only watched half one night before bed but thought it was so funny that we finished it right before I wrote this review.

I have come to the conclusion that this was a media project for some college kids that happened to get noticed and released because no other explanation makes sense.

Honestly, if you are looking to be entertained by anything other than how terrible this movie is then I would move along.

Underwater growling sharks again!!!!!!

[cujorocky · 1/10 · 12 September 2021]

Omg. Where do they get these horrible horrible actors from? The scenes that make the final cut would be on any other Movies cutting room floor. These pathetic actors, hesitate, trying to remember their lines. They say ugh.... They speak in Monotones. I mean ATROCIOUS acting It is a disgrace. How much more would it cost to pay some decent actors? These are unprofessional clowns. Friends and neighbors. Horrid. And stop with the growling sharks already!!?

Birdemic now has stiff competition!

[mfrye01 · 1/10 · 20 January 2022]

From the Comical CGI to an even worse cast, this movie was a train wreck from start to finish! If you enjoy bad movies, this one will shoot straight to your number one ranking. Just when you think it couldn't get worse.... Hang on!

fye movie

[gracielsmith · 10/10 · 16 July 2022]

I never thought it possible to make a movie not even worthy for imovie. This movie made me want to burn my eyes out, and not to mention the spectacular cgi top notch. This movie makes the live action avatar oscer worthy. The nararator sounds like she rolled out of her coffin for an hour just to film this movie from hell. The actors must have had a gun to their heads to agree to do such a degrading movie.

A generally enjoyable cheesy killer shark film

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 6/10 · 14 July 2021]

After a virus overruns humanity, a group of researchers at an undersea medical lab tries to find a curr using the sharks that initially spread the disease but when a series of calamities arise that puts everything in jeopardy they try to escape back to the surface before being killed by the sharks.

This was an enjoyable enough genre effort. Among the more likable factors features here is the strongly engaging and outright topical setup employed here. That this one goes for a unique idea that uses the rather current storyline of a virus running rampant throughout the world which is transmitted by shark bites which humanity has no cure to combat is a pretty decent touch. Focusing on scientists racing to find a cure while there are reports of the rest of the world cut off from each other and stuck in a quarantine-like state at their homes while this is going on adds quite a topical touch, especially when this spends s much time s does in their labs on the breakthrough to a cure. That comes to a head with the shark action employed here. The cheesiness of these sequences is on full display and becomes the main selling point here as the mission to dispose of the old species and retrieve new creatures for testing shows off the inherent goofiness of the material quite nicely. The second half, featuring a lot of fun cheesy action involving the infected sharks getting loose, a viral outbreak causing a zombie-like virus to spread to the staff, and a trailer trying to escape after screwing everyone over causes some enjoyable and fun cheesy scenes here. The finale, with the escape of the crashing system and struggle to get away from the sharks chasing after them is a fun touch, especially using all the cheesy creature effects it does here to really go all-out for a somewhat cheesy time that gives this one a lot to like. This one manages to feature some drawbacks to it. Among the major issues here is the low-budget here being way too small to handle the type of spectacle attempted here with some obvious and cheesy effects featured throughout here. Using models of the facility to simulate the structure collapsing under the events surrounding them, a puppet for the main shark when interacting with anything around it looks wholly goofy and the GI utilized throughout here is incredibly fake and obvious are just some of the factors here that give this away which is to be expected going into something like his. The other real issue here is a meandering and tacked-on ending that's certainly here to beef up the running time for there's nothing about how this connects to the film being told. These all bring this one down somewhat.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

Watch only if you go through list of shark movies

[mieschkaeden · 1/10 · 3 June 2022]

It is funny and you will laugh a lot. Like , intensely. The reason I rate it low is because it is spitting in the face of all movie makers that actually try and put effort into making a movie.

This dung pile is really a troll movie. Truly the budget of this movie was 1200 dollars and it took 74 hours to make. Yes, these numbers are close to the truth.

As someone that loves shark movies I had to see it. I laughed a lot , especially towards the end when the sub plot with mutants pops up. Hilarious. But as mentioned above , I do not recommend it and it made me angry that the people who made this movie didnt care. Avoid it.

A virus that spreads with a shark bite? That's a double whammy!

[aljaz_kerc · 14 April 2021]

Whoever came up with this concept is utterly devoid of logic, and the final product reflects my sentiment. Did someone think a shark attack is not enough, now it must carry a virus as well?

If you do hate yourself so much to try to sit through this whole movie, you will be shaking your head and cutting your wrists at the abominable concept, horrid writing and acting, etc.

Painful, plain and simple. Then again, it might cure cancer.

Don't waste your time!

[loganaamold-49685 · 1/10 · 14 April 2022]

I'm a huge fan of cheesy syfi flicks and shark movies.

This one is the worste I've seen. It feels like it was produced by high-school students using the school support staff. Cheap porn has better acting and scripts.

Its actually a really bad zombie movie i think

[magnusman60 · 1/10 · 19 September 2021]

I am fairly certainly most if not all the cast are zombies because no one living could act this bad.

The acting is one longggg unending monotone that may actually cause brain damage if listened too for too long.

Was this film shows at Trump events before he came on the stage?

Would actually explain a hell of a lot.

This will make you dumber

[davidcook-95714 · 1/10 · 25 November 2022]

I don't know where they dug up these "actors," but I've seen better performances from dead raccoons.

The sharks are obviously rubber hand puppets, and the "set" is a municipal swimming pool that fails miserably at convincing you that it's a research facility hundreds of meters underwater.

Everyone involved in making this should be very ashamed of themselves.

It puts you in mind of a middle-school project, except middle schoolers would have made something an order of magnitude better than this schlock.

There is literally nothing good that can be said about this, for lack of a better word, movie.

I doubt even MST3K could make this watchable.

Worse than Jurassic Shark 2

[JCinHB · 1/10 · 19 July 2022]

OMG... just when you thought it couldn't get worse than Jurassic Shark 2... they come out with this GEM. Who is giving them the money to make these HORRIBLE movies?

These are even worse than you can imagine.. if you wanna just laugh out loud.. then grab the popcorn... otherwise, run.

Not just a bad movie.

[tylerdrake-89660 · 1/10 · 14 May 2023]

Watching this movie tasks the mind body and soul worse than any job I have ever had. I would rather dig a hole than watch this. Save yourself 75 minutes and watch any other bad shark movie. This is not so bad it's good this is so bad that it hurts. This movie is a quantifiable crime against humanity.

The movie itself is offensive drawing comparisons to COVID with a silly made up shark disease that they called SHVID. This isn't poor taste it is a lack of taste entirely. I could tolerate such a bad idea if it had a point or a reason to exist but this trash exists only to stock the tank of bad shark movies. This movie makes the bottom of the $5 bin seem like the Oscars line up.

Wow this is another type of bad

[pattypack · 3/10 · 18 October 2022]

The filmmakers had the good sense to get out of there fairly quickly and the last twenty or so minutes take place on dry land. But it's obvious the survivors surfaced on the shore of a lake with the sound of the non-existent waves dubbed in. By now though that's to be expected and probably part of the attraction to his fans.

The effects are also about what you would expect. The makeup for the mutated Ann is fairly good, though the mutants we se later are obviously rubber masks. Some of the miniature effects have the feel of 1960s Italian sci-fi films like Wild, Wild, Planet and Snow Beasts to them. It doesn't mean they're good, but it's a nice bit of nostalgia for those of us who grew up watching them on TV. Virus Shark isn't a great film, and no, it doesn't measure up to Return to Splatter Farm. But it is entertaining and unlike so many of Polonia's films, I didn't have to fight the urge to turn it off either. SRS Cinema has released an extremely limited of Virus Shark Blu Rays and VHS tapes. There are a few left and you can order them from the SRS website. A wider release is planned for the spring, probably via Wild Eye.

So horrible it's laughable...

[AndyVanScoyoc · 1/10 · 11 April 2023]

I don't even know where to start, so I'll just dive right in...

No pun intended...

I should have known by the opening narrative how absolutely treacherously bad this film was going to be but...

In a weird way, as AWFUL as the opening narrative was (wooden, emotionless, OBVIOUSLY being read by someone whose reading skills need help) it actually worked, so, I thought...what the heck? I'll give it a chance.

I really shouldn't have.

Of course the movie rapidly devolved into the typical acting that's better left to grade schoolers putting on a play, cookie cutter scenario of man and woman having had a meaningless fling...but are still "at it," in some way and more acting that would make High Schoolers look like pros, this movie is a bust from the word, "action."

Throw in the Dee Snider/Twisted Sister lookalike (I don't blame him. Someone has to cast that poor man in that role. I felt so bad for him...) and this film is ONLY good for a pizza party where no one is seriously watching the film and instead ...it's just background noise.

If you're going to watch this, make sure you have many friends over so you don't have to suffer alone.

Awful, awful... AWFUL!

Amazing film... but..

[JoJoDeservedBetter · 9/10 · 10 March 2022]

This is the greatest film of the decade, with tooth-chattering, knee-wobbling, spine-tingling action, and special effects. I watched this movie with two of my movie critic friends and they were blown away.

My only gripe with this film is the creator's choice to exterminate the character "JoJo". She was the love of my life and my one and only. I miss her so. I have been crying myself to sleep for the past week since I viewed this film and it was tugging at my conscience so painfully that I simply had to come back here and write this tear-jerking, head-turning, arm-exploding review. Simply for... Closure. That's it I suppose. I truly love the creators of this film and yet hold a deep anger in my heart towards them. Thank you for your time, and rest well, JoJo, My dearest darling.

Sincerely, A fan.

Truly Awful

[stuart-wise · 1/10 · 15 November 2023]

I am usually forgiving of bad movies but in this case, the awful acting sinks Virus Shark to the point I cannot give it more than a single star, and that's because the movie seemed to have a decent premise though the execution was amateurish, and these actors probably could not get any other acting jobs than in this garbage, and I cannot imagine that this advanced the career of any of them, nor should it. Truth be told, they didn't have much to work with, but they were all terrible performers with the worst reserved for the last act of the film. I realize this is a TV movie, but where was anyone to realize how bad it was before it was broadcast?

I probably would have skipped this movie altogether but the brief description, about how one shark bite spread the virus sounded promising.

Incredible

[adamclark-01767 · 10/10 · 15 January 2022]

Virus Shark

*Amazon Prime*

I thought I knew what I was getting into with this one. Then I saw those four words:

"Directed by Mark Polonia"

I was not expecting this DIRECT successor to Jaws. After so many shoddy shots it was refreshing to see a true genius at the helm to FINALLY do shark movies JUSTICE. But it's so much more than a shark movie. Later on it's a post-apocalyptic period piece akin to a good one of those...I can't think of any right now. With incredible special effects and editing, Oscar worthy acting from "Cross-eyed Kristi" and the entire cast, multiple cameos from "cameraman reflected in computer monitor" and tense terrors abound this is a much see for any fan of fine cinema.

Pardon me: theatre. With one of those little lines over the last "e" that makes it sound French.

Acting - meh... background music - AMAZING

[floridagirl-48792 · 10/10 · 22 April 2022]

Yeah so no one is winning any Oscars for the acting in this movie... but the background music is on point! Ridiculously good. It made it feel like it was a professional movie.