Bait (2012)

Underwhelming and limp

“"There's a 12 foot great white shark in here..."

On paper, Bait 3D sounds like a hoot and a half. After all, the film was co-written and produced by B-movie extraordinaire Russell Mulcahy, and it's about a supermarket which gets flooded during a tsunami and invaded by sharks. Alas, however, this Australian-produced shark thriller is underwhelming and limp. Only occasionally showing signs of goodness, the picture predominantly sits there on the screen, dull and limp, with its amateur-hour presentation yielding pure boredom. It's admittedly a step up from the irredeemable Shark Night 3D since it's at least equipped with R-rated levels of gore and language, but the film nevertheless fails to provide that enlivening sense of B-movie lunacy which was nailed by Piranha 3D a couple of y” read more

Watched in 2012 (208 movies items)

"15-11-12"

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 3 E9 - Sept 2012 (11 movies items)

"Hay, look it is a shark in a supermarket! So with that premise you aren't expecting Macbeth. I can't really rate the film as I just sort of got bored and left the room... which is saying a lot for a guy with only one leg... so... meh... "

When (lots of) animals get mad (124 movies items)

"With Julian McMahon (Dr. Christian Troy in "Nip/Tuck"). "

“Its been a long long time since last good shark movie, and this one brings hope for the gender. A big wave turns everything underwater, and some survivors are locked in a supermarket with some "litle" white sharks arround, what to do ? its like saw with sharks, they want to play a "game" hahaha i had this retarded feeling dont know why...

the characters are well developed ( even the blonde retarded one Heather is loveable and she has litle dog, no pls not a dog :(, kill all the humans but a litle small dog ), the chase/death scenes are well donne, realistic as possible.

the end doesnt kill the movie, its really good but way too many survivors, well sharks are not serial killers or one smart killer, makin this the most realistic shark movie i ever seen” read more

2012 in Cinema: From Best to Worst (85 movies items)

" "There's a 12 foot great white shark in here..." On paper, Bait 3D sounds like a hoot and a half. After all, the film was co-written and produced by B-movie extraordinaire Russell Mulcahy, and it's about a supermarket which gets flooded during a tsunami and invaded by sharks. Alas, however, this Australian-produced shark thriller is underwhelming and limp. Only occasionally showing signs of goodness, the picture predominantly sits there on the screen, dull and limp, with its amateur-hour prese"

Movies I've Seen In 3-D... (41 movies items)

"Viewed in Standard (non-IMAX) Cinema 3-D Wasn't overly impressed at all. It doesn't do much for the film and it doesn't enhance the scares or atmosphere. The 3-D is completely inessential."

Movies Viewed In 2012 (141 movies items)

"First Viewing Viewed: 21st September Review here"

“This film was qwuite good, I enjoyed it and it was a lot of fun to watch a great cast as well. never disapointed.” read more

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Looking Forward to in 2012... (51 movies items)

" Director: Kimble Rendall Cast: Alice Parkinson, Sharni Vinson, Julian McMahon, Xavier Samuel, Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine Plot: A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a pack of tiger sharks. Australian Release Date: September 20th Cal's Thoughts: How can I not be excited by the notion of an Aussie shark movie which showcases sharks mauling people in 3-D? I mean, sure, we'd all love a new Jaws (we got it last year with The Re"