... Opening scene, a young girl on the water at night is taken by a huge, unseen animal from beneath the waves. She is soon reported missing but the small fishing town, desperate to hang onto its fragile economy, is eager to explain the accident away as a 'boating accident'. A young, bearded ocean expert arrives (on a boat) and is introduced to the town's sheriff who, while skeptical of the 'boating accident' theory, is up against pressure from the town. The ocean expert examines evidence, including mutilated remains of the female victim, and is convinced the deaths were predatory - but no one listens to him! When a second victim is taken in daylight on the beach, the town finally accepts they have a BIG problem lurking under the water, but when the sheriff closes the beaches and fisheries, the town is enraged. However, the bodies keep piling up, and the town's people soon realize they've been arrogant and shallow, and their lives are in real danger.
The sheriff (who is also afraid of the water) and ocean expert join with an 'old man of the sea' on a fishing boat, and go out to face the giant beast alone, leading to night time battles where the beast 'goes under the boat' and is tracked with electronic devices, leading to a final showdown. The only difference is that, instead of needing a 'bigger boat', they are told 'we're gonna need 2 BOATS'.
No, I have not just given you a plot outline of JAWS, but indeed 'Eye of the Beast'. It took these guys over 20 years to completely remake Jaws, with a squid, for TV. We all know the Jaws formula worked, but don't you want to deviate from it a LITTLE?!... Oh wait, they did! By suggesting the beasty had been lurking in the town's lake for over 20 years - it just decided to show up now and chomp people when James van Der Beek came to visit?!? A good 'so bad its good' monster movie. Van der Beek actually isn't bad.
The sheriff (who is also afraid of the water) and ocean expert join with an 'old man of the sea' on a fishing boat, and go out to face the giant beast alone, leading to night time battles where the beast 'goes under the boat' and is tracked with electronic devices, leading to a final showdown. The only difference is that, instead of needing a 'bigger boat', they are told 'we're gonna need 2 BOATS'.
No, I have not just given you a plot outline of JAWS, but indeed 'Eye of the Beast'. It took these guys over 20 years to completely remake Jaws, with a squid, for TV. We all know the Jaws formula worked, but don't you want to deviate from it a LITTLE?!... Oh wait, they did! By suggesting the beasty had been lurking in the town's lake for over 20 years - it just decided to show up now and chomp people when James van Der Beek came to visit?!? A good 'so bad its good' monster movie. Van der Beek actually isn't bad.