The Shark Hunter

The Shark Hunter doesn't have that much to do with sharks. Franco Nero, sporting a weird wig, is here most of the time fighting, drinking, having sex, treasure hunting or running on the beach in slow motion like David Hasselhoff. And during all this, he sometimes wrestles with sharks – with his bare hands! Which brings me to the fact that Castellari had previously turned down directing Zombi 2 (which was eventually given to Fulci), which features a similarly bizarre scene in which a zombie wrestles a shark for a change. The people behind this film were clearly having a great beach holiday, during which they improvised some crazy chases on land, water and in the air, and some tedious and woefully boring underwater scenes. (23.04.2018)