Bait 3D [3D] [Blu-ray]

Director: Kimble Rendall Kimble Rendall

Overview

Supermarket shoppers battle man-eating sharks when a tsunami plunges a coastal resort under water, and the perfect predator gets a whole new stalking ground. Queensland, Australia: The weather is perfect, the water is blue, and the vacationers at a luxury resort file into an underground supermarket to stock up for another day in paradise. Just then, an armed madman bursts in with an itchy trigger finger and a desperate gleam in his eye. Little do the frightened hostages realize, he will soon be the least of their worries; the waters around Queensland are rising fast, and before long the store will be completely submerged. When that happens, the aisles will be filled with hungry tiger sharks in search of a fresh meal. Now, in order to avoid becoming the Catch of the Day, the desperate shoppers must band together, and show the sharks who's really at the top of the food chain.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2012
UPC:	0013132559698
Original Release:	2011
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	7,043

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Xavier Samuel	Josh
Sharni Vinson	Tina
Julian McMahon	Doyle
Phoebe Tonkin	Jaime
Alexander Russell	Ryan,Ryan
Alice Parkinson	Naomi
Cariba Heine	Heather
Richard Brancatisano	Rory
Chris Betts	Lockie
Simon Edds	Lifeguard
Michael Deakin	TV Reporter
Daniel Wyllie	Kirby
Damien Garvey	Collins
Lincoln Lewis	Kyle
Adrian Pang	Jessup
Yuwu Qi	Steven
Martin Sacks	Todd
Rhiannon Dannielle Pettett	Assistant Manager
Skye Fellman	Young Girl
Nicholas McCallum	Oceania Store Owner
Brett Kelly	Conductor
Alex Oh	Composer
Joe Ng	Composer

Technical Credits

Russell Mulcahy

John Kim

Shayne Armstrong

Shane Krause

Justin Monjo

Duncan Kennedy

Kimble Rendall	Director
Russell Mulcahy	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
John Kim	Screenwriter
Peter Barber	Producer
Todd Fellman	Producer
Gary Hamilton	Producer
Ying Ye	Executive Producer
Ian Maycock	Executive Producer
Mike Gabrawy	Executive Producer
Chris Brown	Executive Producer
Robert MacKenzie	Sound/Sound Designer
Steven Burgess	Sound/Sound Designer
Bruce Emery	Sound/Sound Designer
Matthew Lessall	Casting
Ben Parkinson	Casting
Susie Chee	Production Manager
Marc Varisco	Second Unit Director
Samantha Lyttle	Makeup Special Effects
Steven Boyle	Makeup Special Effects
Mitch Deans	Stunts
Antoinette O'Neill	Script Supervisor
Shayne Armstrong	Screenwriter
Shane Krause	Screenwriter
Justin Monjo	Screenwriter
Duncan Kennedy	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

With films such as 2-Headed Shark Attack and Sand Sharks propelling sharksploitation cinema into cheaper and more absurd territory, it's refreshing to see decent shark flicks still being made on a modest budget, as is the case with the Australian sharks-in-a-grocery-store shlocker Bait. Featuring no has-been actors, real flooded sets, and a competent visual scheme, this terror-in-the-water outing effectively sets itself apart from most other shark movies made in the last ten years. Although the hook is cheesy, the film's surprisingly serious tone ranks a few notches below the harshness of Open Water and The Reef, but shooting for far more dramatics than, say, Jersey Shore Shark Attack. This balance allows for more than its share of outrageous moments without selling out to rehashed Jaws clichés. Bait does sport a real barn burner of a wild plot in the form of a powerful tsunami that sends the ocean waters rushing into an underground supermarket in the middle of a robbery, prompting the terrified shoppers and gunmen alike to fight for their lives as vicious, man-eating sharks flood into the shopping center. Trapped by debris, the survivors put aside their differences as the shark-filled waters rise toward them each minute. Cast-wise, Julian McMahon might have top billing as the criminal antihero, but it's rising star Xavier Samuel who heads up the picture as a former lifeguard out to save his own skin as well as his girlfriend (Step Up 3D's Sharni Vinson). Even Alex Russell, the second lead from the surprise-hit found-footage film Chronicle, makes an appearance as the best friend who gets stuck in a flooded parking garage. The shopping center and garage comprise the two main sets in the film, which allow for some inspired shots (the sharks swimming around a car as a Valley girl and her surfer-dude boyfriend watch from inside comes to mind). While it would have been nice to have seen a shark attacking someone trapped in the freezers that half of the characters are standing on, Bait still gets points for going the extra mile (Taser gun, anyone?). Horror geeks will delight in some of the inspired gore, while B-movie fans will dig one character's hilarious "plan" to turn the electricity off. Yes, the picture could use less straight-faced drama, because when it does loosen the reigns, the flick is a whole lot of fun. Filmed in 3D, but not widely released as such, Bait could have pleased moviegoers if given the chance…and that's too bad, considering its love for obvious visual gimmicks. Not essential but entertaining for what it is, horror aficionados should be plenty pleased if they turn to this one to fill their killer-fish fix.