Thursday, November 3, 2022

Tubi Thursday: Snow Monster vs. Ice Shark (2019)

 With Halloween no passed, I can go back to the sheer insanity of the random non-Horror Films on Tubi.

For instance, another Chinese Monster Movie that looks like it was made for a slightly-fancier version of the Syfy Channel.  Now with an English Dub, someone added the 'vs. Ice Shark' part to the Title.

Is it good?  Is it at least fun to watch?  Let's see...

Right off the bat, those ladies aren't in this Film.  I guess adding fake Characters to Film Posters is not just an American thing.

Anyhow, some people go to the North Pole and find some trouble due to the weird magnetism and...

…this cute little fella.  Oh, is he the little Brother of the angry guy on the Posters?

In typical Kaiju fashion, he alternates between being an unconvincing Man In Suit and an unconvincing CGI Giant.
With the group missing, the funder is able to call in the Lead Woman's ex-Husband to help.  Did they crib Plot Points from The Meg?

He- along with the same fat guy from Land Shark- do some brief Indiana Jones stuff before running from a sward of CGI birds that eat your brains!
They somehow exit the Cave into the North Pole- just go with it!- and things seem great on the Green Screen Set...I mean, Arctic Plains.

Of course, you read the other half of the Title, so- thanks to Magnetism- we have giant Ice Sharks.
Yes, Sharks plural.
They get away- no SPOILERS as to how- and our Heroes are reunited.

It turns out that- in Film Cliche #524- there's a Tribe of people that worship the Snow Monster.

While they are willing to welcome our Heroes, there's another threat out there.  To see how it plays out, stream the Film now.
A fun Film- at least in short bursts.  As a full-length Film, it's kind of meh.

The parts with the Ice Sharks the first time- silly fun.
The Snow Monster showing up- fun.
The Action Scenes- sometimes fun.
The actual Plot- eh....alright, I guess.

It is all very stock and not that interesting.  The fact that I'm watching this Dubbed adds a somewhat ironic joy, as a few of the choices they made are...dubious, at best.  Most of the Dubbing Actors are fine, but one sounds like a cartoon bear.

Snow Monster vs. Ice Shark is about as complex as you'd expect.  It holds no surprises to liven things up either.  If you want to know what to expect at every moment- I was literally counting down to the Attack to set off Act 3- and like silly CGI monsters, it's worth a free stream.

Instead of another Poster, how about some Concept Art that sure doesn't match the Film?  Let's go with that...

It is exactly what you'd expect.  I was hoping for more...but I wasn't expecting it.  Oh well.

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