Amsterdamned (1988)

In Amsterdam, a series of Jack The Ripper style killings plague the city. But the killer uses the city's canals to get around and hide in. A detective (Huub Stapel) and single father is assigned to the case. Written and directed by Dick Maas, this pulpy Dutch thriller doesn't tread any new ground. But considering how derivative it is, it still manages to be a fairly exciting exercise and the Amsterdam locations are an appreciative asset in making it stand out. Its biggest influence is, of course, JAWS. Instead of a shark in the ocean, we get a serial killer in a wet suit swimming through the canals of Amsterdam randomly selecting his victims. It really should be just terrible but Maas brings enough tension and jump in your seat moments to the movie that it steamrolls its way through some of the more far fetched angles of the film. With Monique Van De Ven, Hidde Maas and Tatum Dagelet.