In the post-apocalyptic future, the world is at war. The newly instated Soviet Army has invaded the USA. Their secret weapon: an army of super human soldiers, half-man and half-shark, created by the malevolent German scientist, Siegfried Schröder.
After a decapitation attack wipes out the president and other leaders, US resistance is continued through a patchwork of civilian militias, while a lone scientist struggles to find a counter-weapon to the Red Army's fearsome Commando Sharks.
Fearsome, aren't they?
As you may surmise from the above image, this is a silly movie. It never pretends to be anything else, which is I think a sensible choice. Tonally, I'm reminded somewhat of the madcap absurdity of The Goodies, especially episodes like 'Kung Fu Kapers' or 'Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms'. There's lots of ridiculous situations that are treated as perfectly normal by the people involved, goofy banter, and a focus more on looking for a quick laugh on a regular basis than on telling a coherent narrative. This film doesn't execute this as well as The Goodies did at their best, though, it has to be said. Possibly because making this essentially goofy idea stretch for 90 minutes is asking rather a lot of it.
If you've a passion for odd and wacky indie film silliness, this might entertain you, but it's definitely very much a niche product.
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