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Dangerous Animals is the scariest shark movie since Jaws, and it's finally on streaming

Polygon.com·@JakeKleinman·2 months ago
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​ In 1975, Steven Spielberg created and killed the shark movie genre all in one fell swoop. Jaws emerged out of nowhere to become Hollywood’s first “blockbuster” movie and changed the nature of filmmaking itself, inspiring a slew of imitators and transforming the summer from a dumping ground for B-movies into a showcase for cinematic spectacle. But while countless shark movies have followed in Jaws’ wake, none of them have ever come close to capturing the magic of Spielberg’s vision. Then, 50 years after Jaws (give or take a couple of months), director Sean Byrne (The Devil’s Candy) and screenwriter Nick Lepard (Keeper) finally charted the course through shark-infested waters by turning the entire concept of the shark movie on its head. Dangerous Animals asks a simple question: What if the monster isn’t the sharks at all, but man? The answer is downright terrifying. Dangerous Animals opens at sea.…

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