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Blood Surf (2000) - James D.R. Hickox

From the beginning, you will note that Blood Surf is not the classic that the box makes it out to be. The opening font and stock footage opening credits can't hide the meager budget. This movie was straight to video during the twilight of videocassette. It was the last of the dying breed and it followed the stereotypes at every corner.  A group of stupid adrenaline junkies go on a surfing trip to some shark infested island. Of course things go horribly wrong when the surfers get frazzled by the meat-eating sharks that are literally nipping at them as they surf. The group soon learns that it's not the sharks that they have to worry about. It's something much worse. This is a horrible movie. A bad story with a stupid screenplay. At least we get Matthew Borlenghi. That''s a plus. The surfing is also cool. But everything else is just dumb. The effects were laughable. CGI used in the worst way. The movie could be fun to watch with friends. It would even be