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Gregory S Just a terrible movie Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Allan C I remember liking this JAWSploytation back in the day, but rewatching it now, it is super bad. Richard Harris plays a fishing boat captain who accidentally kills an orca. Unfortunately for Harris, that Orca was pregnant, and its mate is now seeking revenge upon Harris for his misdeeds. Directed by Michael Anderson (LOGAN’S RUN, OPERATION CROSSBOW), you’d have expected a better film, but what you get is boring and quite simply nonsense. This is probably because it’s a Dino De Laurentiis production and was written by a bunch of Italian writers who didn’t really understand what made JAWS such a good film. However, the great Robert Towne (THE LAST DETAIL, CHINATOWN) did do uncredited punch-ups on the script, but I can’t say it helped much. There are two good action sequences. One, where the Orca demolishes Harris’ house that’s built on the water. The other fun sequence is the film’s finale, taking place on an ice flow. Outside of those, and possibly the Ennio Morricone score, there’s really no reason to watch this film. Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson (Chief from ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST), Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, and Robert Carradine also appear in the film.  Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review thiago s Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história que tem partes da orca são ruins, o elenco é fraco e ninguém faz o filme melhorar e nem os protagonistas melhoram o filme, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review 3D W I liked the movie. I might be biased because orca are my favorite animal. I thought the ending was great. I also thought some of the shots were clever. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Watchable Jaws rip off, but little suspense or tension, Whale shots are clearly done in a tank, Orcas aren't scary looking, Harris and Rampling do their best, Nice seeing young Bo Derek, Some cool minature disaster fx, Unncessary narration by Rampling, Sobering ending, Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Blu B Yes it 100% would not exist without Jaws. Yes it's a ripoff. But there is enough differences where it feels like it's trying to do it's own thing JUST enough but man the biggest blow here is despite subpar pacing this is ok overall, it takes itself way too serious the entire time. There is no self awareness that it's ripping off Jaws, no charm, just a crazy idea of a Killer Orca who can track a human pretty much anywhere and want to kill them. There really isn't any life to any of the performances. Everyone save maybe Harris, is generic and just going through the motions with almost no emotions. The setup has so much simliarities to Jaws. smapson is Quinn, the one dude is knock off R.D. and Harris is clearly Roy. And it's kind of a combo ironically of Jaws 1 and Jaws 4 with the Orca able to track people anywhere even on land. It's crazy to think Jaws 4 may have ripped this off. The Orca animitronic effects look amazing and the setting is nice. But again no life to the characters, performances, or the direction. It's so serious and becomes so boring with a dumb plot. there isn't any suspense in this at all or real attempt to set up character. You know what the Orca looks like already and they just aren't that scary. Skip This. I prefer Free Willy. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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