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Right, well let's just be honest and agree to the fact that right from the very beginning then "Ice Sharks" doesn't really have the odds stacked to its favor, now does it? I mean, this is after all another shark movie set in an environment that normally does not encourage shark activity as such.

But hey, shark movies do come in an abundance especially in strange environments. There are "Swamp Sharks", "Sand Sharks", "Avalanche Sharks", "Atomic Sharks", and the list goes on and one.

So why do we watch these movies when they have the odds stacked against them? Well, personally I do enjoy the campy and cheesy movies like this. They usually turn out to be hilarious, just as they turn out to have more than questionable special effects.

And "Ice Sharks" is no different.

The story here is about a group of researchers or scientists working in the frigid Arctic, when they become prey to a particularly aggressive type of sharks.

The special effects in "Ice Sharks" were adequate, although you should take this with a pinch of salt. You know what you are getting into beforehand sitting down to watch a movie with a title such as "Ice Sharks".

As for the acting, well I will say that people were doing fair enough jobs with their roles, taking into considerations the restrictions and limitations imposed upon them by the script.

For a shark movie, then "Ice Sharks" turned out to be in the lower part of the enjoyment scale. It wasn't a particularly fun or entertaining movie, and there are far better shark movies available.

Have made no secret in the past of intensely disliking, and even outright hating a lot, a vast majority of The Asylum's and SyFy's (near-universally maligned for good reason) output, though there is curiosity as to whether they are capable of making something good and compulsive about their output's badness. Admittedly, both The Asylum and SyFy do have a small group of watchable films and the occasional (big emphasis on that word) above average one, unfortunately outweighed by the lacklustre at best and often dreadful films they churn out.

Am not going to say that 'Ice Sharks' is a good film because it isn't. Far from it. At the same time, 'Ice Sharks' is actually one of the more halfway watchable low budget shark films, which in general do not have a good reputation. Especially those from either SyFy, The Asylum or a collaboration of both. Took 'Ice Sharks' for what it was and what it intended to be, as is the intent with every film watched by me, and in a way it was more or less what was expected, in terms of its problems, but also much better in overall quality.

There are certainly obvious strikes against 'Ice Sharks'. The low budget definitely does show, especially in the risible special effects which strictly speaking are not worth mentioning really at a risk at going on a rant about them alone all night. The script is weak, with cheesy humorous moments, mawkish serious ones that feel like padding and rambling gibberish (for a SyFy/Asylum collaboration that was not unexpected).

Story-wise, 'Ice Sharks' is incredibly silly with ridiculousness taken to extremes, its logical lapses in number and quality deserving another all-night rant of their own but that's another story. The music is very intrusive and repetitive, with the sound seeming at times to favour it over the dialogue. The characters are sketchy in development and pretty bland in writing, most far from convincing in their occupation with Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau especially looking out of place and like he accidentally boarded the wrong plane.

On the other hand, there were surprisingly enough elements that made 'Ice Sharks' watchable, as long as you judge it as a semi-guilty pleasure at best and not as a good film. The scenery is nice and, regardless of how they look and the lack of expert knowledge on sharks, the sharks have personality and some menace. The shark action is a sizable amount, and it is surprisingly more suspenseful and less overboard-goofy than one usually finds in low budget shark films, especially for one from SyFy/Asylum.

Although the story is far from great, it is not dull either and there is enough to maintain attention and intrigue. Enough is fun and suspenseful as long as it is not taken too seriously, most low budget creature films don't have that distinction so credit is due here. For this type of film too, the acting remarkably, considering the flawed character and script writing, is not too bad at all, they at least look engaged and look as though they were trying (when it comes to other low-budget films seen recently this was something of a refreshment).

Summing up, far from great, or even good, but one can do with far worse when taking into account the dubious general reputation of SyFy/The Asylum films and low budget shark films. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Ice Sharks (2016)

** (out of 4)

The setting is an Arctic research center where a group of scientists are trying to determine why the ice is thinning so quickly. Unfortuantly for them it's not due to global warming and instead it's a new kind of shark that is able to break through the ice and attack.

ICE SHARKS is pretty much the type of "C" non-sense that you'd expect from a film that aired on SyFy. thankfully the film is well-made enough to where the viewer can stay entertained even though there's no question that the story is quite silly and there are countless logical issues including the fact that they're in the Arctic yet you can never see anyone's breathe. With that said, if you enjoy watching these movies then this one here will keep you entertained.

If you're familiar with the type of movies SyFy makes then you should already know that you don't go in expecting some sort of art. In reality you just hope for some mindless entertainment and on that level ICE SHARKS delivers. I thought the scenes of the sharks breaking through the ice were fun and for the most part the characters were entertaining enough to keep you interested in their fate. As I said, I thought the film was well-made for the most part and director Emile Edwin Smith at least keeps the action moving and there really aren't any slow spots in the picture.

The CGI is pretty laughable as you'd expect but it's still much better than what you normally see. ICE SHARKS certainly isn't a masterpiece but it succeeds at what it set out to do.

Hunters disappear in the Canadian Arctic area near the open water. A bunch of pretty mean sharks is to blame for that. A research station sinks 80 ft below the surface when the ice breaks, and while their oxygen is running low, David (Edward DeRuiter), Tracy (Jenna Parker), Michael (Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau who looks like a surfer from Hawaii because he is a surfer from Hawaii) and Alex (Clarissa Thibeaux) are looking for a way to escape. Many sharks, no weapons, and then the extreme cold...

If you are willing to ignore the abysmal special effects, you get a decent thriller about a rescue mission. What is the last place where you'd want to be when sharks are in the water? Yes, locked in under water with them, and this movie manages to keep up the tension, the script is better than others of the genre (although I still wonder why the scientists tell the rescue experts how to do their job), and the acting isn't too awful, either. It obviously is a C movie version of 'Deep Blue Sea', but it is watchable.

It's so bad they didn't even finish a lot of the cgi. There are youtube shorts with better graphics than this film and those have no budget and are created on home computers. Good for laugh if you riff it with friends. Beyond that don't put yourself through this.

I really appreciate the limited time I now spend with my 12 yr old son as he now prefers to play xbox so movie night is precious time. However, I wish for this movie he stayed playing online as film is horrific. Was this a media college project or something? Have you noticed that the shark teleported one of the people into its mouth because the CGI is bad. Acting is woeful at best however the constant close ups of the ski mobiles are out of this world. Just skip

Its something to make fun about! It sparkes a lot of conversations because it is so far fetched

On an Arctic research station, a team studying the melting ice finds that a group of prehistoric sharks have been awakened from the melting ice and try to find a way of stopping the creatures from escaping out into the deeper waters nearby.

This one was a rather enjoyable and entertaining creature feature. One of the better elements here is the fact that there's a really strong amount of action here that complies with the usual standard of these kinds of movies. With the impressive opening attack, pulling an entire sled-dog team into the water before getting the trainer, gives this a solid start, the researchers' first encounter with the sharks while off on their investigations is a genuinely thrilling series of events that plays off the fear of the unknown being pulled in without knowing what's going on and the fine attack on the lone worker out on the ice which all manage to give this one such a solid series of scenes that set-up the main section of the film's fun action scenes with the sharks' attack on the station itself. From the first scenes of the sharks breaking through the ice to get to them as the different attempts to prevent them from getting to their escape vehicles, the manner in which they break the station away from the rest of the ice-pack around them and then their plan of sinking the station whole makes for a suitably enjoyable and entertaining series of scenes which gives this a wholly impressive action scene. Other big scenes afterward include the different manners of trying to break into the compartment where they're trapped inside holding the creature's back, and it keeps the film rolling along nicely into the finale where it's the exciting race out into the water to finally bring the station to the surface where it's a slew of fun yet highly logical methods of featuring those rescue attempts, and it's a nice series of action-packed scenes that really works quite well. With all this nice action featured, the sharks get a lot of screen time here in the later half and they get better-looking as time goes on with a lot more sense of depth and realism to them when they're swimming around, though they look quite bad with the full-CGI shots here. Along with the nice gore here with the numerous kills, there's a lot of rather enjoyable elements here. There's a few things wrong here, and the main one is the ever- present lousy CGI featured here, for while the sharks look good in spurts it's still quite obvious that throughout the main sections here there's some really bad work done to look quite badly and obvious which does hold this one back somewhat. The only other issue here is the fact that there's some rather lame work done here to set-up the history of the sharks appearing as there's not a whole lot definitive given that they're actually from a truly prehistoric age beyond a mere throwaway line here. While it's serviceable enough, there's still a lot to like here.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Language.

Does this deserve it's current IMDb rating of 3.6 as of August 2016? no.

Look it's bad scifi movie, intentionally so but it is watchable. I usually think these scifi cheesefests are boring, but this was fun and unbelievable.

It's about sharks that have awaken and find a new way to hunt human beings.

Is it unbelievable? Yes.

Is it fun? Absolutely.

Will you have a good time with buddies? YES!!!! For a scifi cheese it is near perfect.

For a regular movie, I will give it a six.

Recommended....heck yeah. Don't be a prude and if you understand bad scifi, this is near PERFECT. MUST SEE!!!!

What we have here is another of the great "Sharks" series of movies. You will want to add this to your collection.

A group of scientists at a research facility based in the Arctic (Actually filmed in Utah, USA) battle a breed of sharks that have the ability to navigate ice.

Love To Eat Them dumb peoples, dumb peoples What I Love to Eat, Bite They Little Heads Off, Nibble on They Tiny Feet. Sorry B. Kliban.

This has all the action and even "stay in the car" scenes. You will find yourself rooting for the sharks.

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white - Mack the Knife.

Literally the bottom of the barrel special effects. I don't think they spent $100 on the special effects of this movie. As bad as it gets. Like a 6th grade art class was in charge. The acting was actually decent. But other that that....bleh.

Hard and immediate no to this absolute miserable pile of trash. It is not even funny ( like other wild shark movies ) . It just stinks from top to bottom.

Do not watch it. Seriously. Stay away. Watch all other shark movies with unusual names but not this bile inducing reel.

A new twist in the Killer Shark movies. What can I say that already hasn't been said. It's top cheese material here. A rainy day afternoon movie fun for the whole family. Its full of average cgi, acting, story, pretty much everything. The research scientists chosen are some of the youngest I would ever imagine. 20 to 30 something year olds to control an arctic station to use and monitor highly sophisticated equipment. These kids sure know their stuff! Like I said it's a nothing to be said, 10 mins in you know what you're getting. I gave it a four just because the movie was completed from start to finish with an effort that was given with what little budget available. It's popcorn cheese at its finest. Take it for what it's worth.

The storyline had 0 potential as I predicted from start to finish and who survives

It wouldn't have been that bad if the storyline actually made more sense as most problems had simple obvious solutions. Yet the script was written so that all the characters literally shared only ONE brain cell between them.

Only gave more stars for the blonde guy and the black woman as their acting was spot on and not cringe at all.

The storyline and graphics get 0 stars

Recommend a watch I suppose

A group of scientists at a polar science station are attacked by supernatural sharks and massacred.

A hunter needs help at 72,55 N 108,25 West (off the coast of Victoria Island, Nunavut). Our protagonist scientists pull out a map to see if they can help the hunter in need. The map they pull out is of Ross Island (Antarctica), they look at it and determine that the hunter is only 5 miles away from their station so they decide to help. Despite looking at the wrong map they manage to find the remains of the hunter and his dogs with ease. They determine that "something is wrong here" when they are attacked by sharks. They survive the ordeal and hurry back to the science station to take shelter. Unfortunately, the station itself soon comes under attack from sharks and the scientists now have to fight for their survival.

This movie is a typical Asylum/SyFy B-movie with an interesting premise, some good action and poor, blurry special effects. I liked a lot in this movie, but not the shark-effects. If you've watched Asylum movies before, you already know what to expect.

Tells the stories of researchers in the Arctic, who were attacked by new species of sharks that were very dangerous, the shark attacked the people in the research post ...

The film was not too bad, but boring in the middle of the film ...

One of the advantages of this film is only the shark and actor Edward DeReuiter and Kaiwi Lyman who is very charming.

I was quite happy to see a shark movie with sharks that were not great white or bulldog. The characters were likable enough. The story was mostly predictable but the setting was original.