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Best movie ever!
Aubrey Hackett
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
poe426
We've all heard the stories, and some of us have seen the pictures: a chimp goes apes--- and attacks a man/woman and proceeds to eat his/her face off. In SHAKMA, we have an enraged baboon wandering around a deserted office building with a bunch of role-playing nerds in the dead of night. Monkey or Ape (I prefer to think of baboons as Apes DESPITE the prehensile tail, because of their size), Shakma isn't the kind of creature you want to f--- around with- even in passing. When he becomes "enraged", he literally bounces off the walls, screaming his lungs out. I say "enraged" because the baboon in the movie isn't so much enraged as AROUSED. Look closely and you'll see whereof I speak... Give the filmmakers credit (or condemnation) for one thing: they had the nerve to sexually arouse a powerful primate just for a few scenes in their movie. Watch closely and you'll actually see the walls SHAKE when Shakma bounces off of them. That in itself puts this movie in a category all its own.
gavin6942
A wild baboon attacks medical students who are playing a game, trapped in a large tower.Why did this movie attract my attention? The great cast. We have Roddy McDowell with a bow tie, Playgirl model Christopher Atkins ("Blue Lagoon") and Amanda Wyss ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"). A solid cast right there, despite this being a film that few people have probably ever heard of. Granted, these were 1980s stars on their way down at that point, but still decent.Ari Meyers, who may be less well-known, is also present, dressed as though she was prepared to audition for a role on "Full House". The breakout character was actually Bradley, the homosexual nerd, played by unknown actor Tre Laughlin, who apparently never acted in anything else.The problem with this film is that it runs a bit too long, especially towards the last act, and that earns it a five. A six would have happened if it was trimmed down -- the monkey is not on screen too much or too little and we spent a fair amount of time watching these people play a game. Important in some ways, but the game has little to do with them getting attacked -- they could have been doing anything. (Although it is interesting to see how little is revealed to the audience -- if you figure out the rules of the game just by watching, well done).This also is the sort of movie where the audience might point out the dozen or so bad decisions made by each character. Despite a lack of phone or fire alarms, surely they must have some way to get in and out of the building... but it never seems to occur to anyone, with their best thought being to throw silverware out a vent to see if someone notices. (And if they do notice, why will it make them call the police?)Not bad as a hidden gem, but not something to go out of your way for, either. Could make a nice double feature set with "Link".
Alease Annan
Shakma rules! Okay, you might be wondering why on earth I would give this movie a 10. Years ago my best friend and I watched this ever so classic movie Shakma. It was the Channel 7 Late Late movie in New York one Friday night. Oh my goodness, we never laughed so hard in our lives. 1. First of all the movie is about a serial killer baboon; let me repeat that, A Serial Killer Baboon, Classic!2. The overacting in death scenes, Classic!3. The fact that Shakma ran faster than a cougar, Classic!4. The obvious fake blood, Classic!5. When one of the actresses hides in the bathroom and Shakma gets her as she's climbing out of the window, Doubly Classic!Yes, yes I know it's supposed to be a horror flick but it turned out to be straight comedy. My best friend and I still talk about Shakma to this day. It's a must see.
dicnar
This is one of the most ridicules things I haw ever saw. But i still like it a lot. A great for viewing with a bunch of friends I guarantee it will haw you rolling down the floor. A group of teenagers battle to survive against the all mighty and angry baboon(u don't need pants for the victory dance...) There's a lot of scenes when the monkey roars like crazy and rampages thru corridors also a lot of stupid quotes and a whole bunch of very annoying characters. But it's fun just pure fun. I recommend it for people who like "stupid" movies and take pleasure in watching them because this movie as a horror is not scary at all. The monkey doesn't look so Evil that it could slay so many people but what I know, I never confronted a mad baboon. But I will bet twelve college students could stand against a panther or a small lion :)
