Nothing really makes sense in this film, but then, as it was an obvious B film B film (i.e.- made as a double feature filler for an B film that was top billed (or an A B film?)). But, in such a film, can anything really be expected? I mean, the buff guys are bland, the babes are bland. Even the sharks are bland. On the plus side, the sharks used in this film are much more realistic than the mechanical shark used in Spielberg's Jaws, made nearly 20 years later. Some reviewers have claimed the sharks were real, but dead, yet, even in scenes of the attacks on humans one can see movements of the head that are not done with cords or anything guiding them. So, kudos on this one small point for Corman and company. Of course, given the film's release on a public domain DVD package, there is no quality in the print used. The colors in the film are faded and almost sepia. A cheesy opening ballad plays over the opening credits. Then the music gets worse. The acting is wooden, the screenplay abysmal, and there isn't even much fun exhibited in this atrocity. Yet, I must say I love crap like this. Thankfully, there is not a pretentious moment in this film. Hell, we never even get to know why the hell Lee and the swami guy killed the guy on the dock in the opening scene. Of course, stuff like this always happens in films like this. A few years later, in Coleman Francis's abysmal The Beast Of Yucca Flats, a similar murder opens that film, and goes its length similarly unexplained. Well, on second thought, I guess it's not really unexplained for, as Mahia philosophizes when she pleads, at film's end, to Chris, they must leave the evil on the island behind. So, that's it- Lee was just evil. After all, he made a smart aleck remark to his brother implying he wanted to bring Mahia back with them so he could pimp her. Or was it Pua that was evil? Or both? Well, Lee's dead, so it must be….oh, hell.She Gods Of Shark Reef is a film that is good for one reason- killing time when one is too lazy or wired to do anything else. On that level, it succeeds as well as….drooling. Ah, but what drools are made of….or something poetic sounding like that.

What will stick out most in this low budget affair is that it truly is low budget. You can tell not much is spent in this story of a prison escape of two men, aided by the brother of one, to meet with a hurricane, and get stranded on an island of beautiful women who fish for pearls in shark infested waters.But Corman does a good job of keeping things fresh. This is a "cheese" film, make no mistake, and was meant to showcase a pair of hunks and a few gorgeous gals.You can tell no money is wasted. But we don't mind that we don't see a ship torn apart by a hurricane. Only the most hopeless of dorks would complain about the lack of special effects, so long as the story is told.There could have been more organization, however. The credits I saw on utube don't even begin to match the names of the characters. If you look at the credits while watching the movie, you'll go "Huh?".And the bad brother is a bit cliché in his consistent evil doings. May as well let him muse over taking over the world with James Bond as a nemesis.Still, the ending is totally unpredictable, particularly for Corman, and particularly for modern audiences. One has to be fairly impressed that Corman can at least keep from giving us a cliché to end this one.

I saw this movie - for free, thank heavens - at my timeshare on Kauai. This was one of many films shot on Kauai, more movies were shot here than any other island in the Hawaiian chain. Since I normally like Corman's movies, and many scenes were shot at places I've been on the island, most obviously Hanalei pier, I thought, "How bad could it be?" You know you're in trouble when you have trouble getting through half of a very short movie. My friends and I continually looked at each other as if to say, "Are you enjoying any of this?" Bad cinematography made it hard to recognize places I was at only hours before! Whoever did the transfer to DVD - and why?? - either found the worst print available, or used an ancient duplicator. There is one plus I can give this film, I now can say I saw a movie that rates lower than Plan 9 from Outer Space. OK, half a movie. Do not see this movie if you like Roger Corman's movies, you'll change your mind.

A film with this title should at least offer something, however, I have learned from experience that some of the worst films out there have some of the best titles. This is no exception.There is precious little to recommend really. There isn't really any She Gods, nor for that matter any sharks (unless you count the unfortunate dead two foot creature that they feature in this one). The basic plot involves two blokes who end up on a tropical island populated by a tribe of women. You don't really need to know much more than that because there is not much more than that to know. This is a very uneventful movie that seems endless despite being just over an hour long (it's one saving grace). Actually, there's one other good thing about this - the most obvious visible boom-mic shot I have ever seen; seriously, it almost takes someone's head off.If you absolutely must watch a trashy women-on-a-tropical-island movie then try The Wild Women of Wongo. It's a far more entertaining experience than this.