Why I didn't hate Shark Night 3D (and you shouldn't either)

Like most self respecting movie goers, I thought Shark Night 3D looked, well, stupid. Some sharks in a lake kill some attractive college students. How could that possibly be anything but dumb?

Now, like I said in the title of this post, I didn't hate it, however, that doesn't mean it was a "good" movie in anyway. The plot, script and acting was average at best.

The film is about a group of overly muscular guys and unrealistically curvy girls who attend college together and decide to spend the weekend at a nearby lake. Things start to go horribly wrong when the friends discover that there are vicious man-eating sharks inhabiting the salt water lake. 

What I did like though was how the film viewed itself. Although not a comedy or parody, Shark Night 3D most definitely didn't take itself seriously which, in turn, causes the viewer to take the film less seriously which can lead to a surprisingly fun movie experience.

The name alone gives away that this isn't some updated attempt at a serious Jaws rip-off. Shark Night 3D sounds like it could easily be the title of some 70's grindhouse schlock-fest, which is the feeling the film gave off. As a friend of mine likes to say, "it's the type of movie where you can sit down and just be stupid with yourself for an hour and a half". It was a fun movie-going experience, and despite the fact that I probably won't be purchasing Shark Night 3D on Blu-Ray or DVD, I don't regret spending the money I spent to see it.

All in all, Shark Night 3D is a movie to see with a bunch of friends when there's nothing to do. You will most likely enjoy yourself and have a few laughs during the ridiculous movie that teaches us that backwoods crazy country folk are much scarier and more evil than man eating great white sharks.

Unfortunately, Summer 2011 is over, but you can still have some good old fashioned summer fun by forgetting your problems for a little while and watching people being eaten by sharks for no plausible reason.