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Dolph Lundgren Was In Possibly The Greatest Bad Film Of All Time

Dolph Lundgren Was In Possibly The Greatest Bad Film Of All Time

'Shark Lake' shows a small group of sharks reeking havoc in a small town.

Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan

Remember Drago from Rocky IV? Of course you do, he has a jaw that looked like it was chiselled by the Gods and was almost as fearsome as Vladimir Putin.

Despite the fact he is Swedish, birthday boy Dolph Lundgren was billed as being a Soviet brick shithouse who'd eat you whole if you uttered the word 'capitalism'. But his bout with Rocky is perhaps not the most intense fight he's ever fought.

Last year, Dolph took up the lead role in Shark Lake. This is a film that will go down in history as possibly the greatest bad movie ever.

Fresh out of prison, Dolph, who plays Clint Gray, returns to the quaint 'beach town' he used to live in, only to find that some sharks have inexplicably been released into an inland lake.

Thrust back into the world that landed him behind bars, there is an ongoing debt that Clint has to pay, but that's not his priority. Apparently, the number one thing on his to do list is to save his town from a few Great Whites 'before the body count rises'.

The logic of staying out of the water is lost on the entire population of the area, meaning people keep going for a swim and end up getting mauled by the razor sharp toothed beasts. There's a lot of splashing, and a lot of standing around at night looking over the water. Clearly, in this scenario, the humans have the advantage because sharks can't walk, run, climb or indeed survive on land.

You have to think about Jaws on a smaller scale, mixed in with the ridiculousness of Sharknado, with the misplaced seriousness of Deep Blue Sea sprinkled on top (a lot of shouting, swearing and dramatic scenes which leave you thinking 'wow, this is a bit shit').

The thing about it all, though, is that after one watch of the trailer you want to know what happens. Does he defeat the shark? I mean, he's got a machine gun, surely he does? But then again, everyone is dying, and it looks like none of them could hit a pig's arse with a shovel. WHAT HAPPENS?! We need answers.

On IMDB, Shark Lake has an overall rating of 3.4/10, garnering it a rather dismal one star. I think my colleague and I, who have just decided to get drunk and watch it, will be the judge of whether it's worthy of a higher rating or not. Several Stellas and a bottle of wine tell me it's going to be great. There's a huge chance it's better than at least three Rocky films.

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Topics: Rocky