Sky Sharks

Director - Marc Fehse (The Power of Soul, Killerbus)

Starring - Eva Habermann (Lexx, Cyst), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat, Planet of the Apes), Tony Todd (Night of the Living Dead, Candyman)

Release Date - 2020

Genre - Sci-Fi/Comedy/Horror

Tagline - "The sea is not enough"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Everyone can agree that 2020 was a shit show of a year.  Almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong but it wasn't a complete bust.  We did get a few amazing movies even though many had to be finished under new and strict guidelines due to covid.  Late last year I heard that Umbrella Entertainment was releasing the film Sky Sharks in Australia on DVD while the US is getting a blu and VOD release from Dark Sky and Capelight.  The trailer for this one looked absolutely insane and I couldn't wait to see it.  Lucky for me, not only did Umbrella send a DVD all the way over for review but Dark Sky and Capelight hooked me up with a blu.  Once I got these in I couldn't wait another second before digging in.  

     The film follows a group of explorers who discover a once thought lost Nazi warship frozen in the artic.  Inside they learn that the Nazi's were never truly defeated and retreated to the artic to work on their most fiendish weapon yet...sky sharks that can fly and are piloted by undead Nazi soldiers.

       I went into this one with a big ass smile on my face ready for some of the most ridiculous on screen action and Nazi puns that hasn't been seen since Iron Sky.  That smile lasted for maybe 15 minutes before I realized how broken this film was.  It went from being a brilliant genre bending comedy to seeing how many cameos it could toss into the story.  It's chaotic, uneven, and extremely difficult to follow.  The acting in this one is rushed and nowhere near the quality of acting most of this cast is known for.  The film feels as if they were trying to get as many people into the film as possible so lines were either improved or written on the spot while doing very little for the story.  The cast is very underwhelming here and the characters, as crazy as this sounds, is very forgettable.  The story for this one is a fucking mess.  We have so many sub-plots trying to bring in new faces while the main storyline is distracted by unnecessary scenes.  The film starts out in amazing fashion with the plot reveal and some seriously fun scenes but after 15 or 20 minutes it's evident how messy the film really is.  If the filmmaker would have cared more about his story more than the people in it we could have been given a seriously fun shark flick.  Finally, the film is full of bloody moments and visual effects.  The kills are quick but very entertaining while the film delivers some cheesy but fun visual effects. The film will put many fans in mind of Iron Sky in way of it's look and style but the visuals are not as impressive as the previously mentioned film.  Overall, Sky Sharks is the biggest disappointment of the year by far.  I've never seen a movie have such promise only to fall so short.  It's one of the messiest films to follow I have ever seen and the scenes with random characters really distract viewer's from the story itself.  Some serious editing needs done.  Skip it.