Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

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Directed by: Jack Perez
Written by: Jack Perez
Starring: Deborah Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas

When marine biologist Emma steals an experimental submarine in order to observe whales, she witnesses the thawing of two of largest sea creatures that the world has ever seen, MEGA SHARK and the GIANT OCTOPUS. This is the story of how Emma, disciplined for her submarine joyride, reconnects with her former mentor, stands up to Lorenzo Lamas, and finds true love. Oh and there’s also a subplot about stopping the aquatic behemoths from eating the world.

Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus is a movie that’s almost impossible to mess up. The fact the Asylum Studios did is mind boggling. Crappy cgi shark fighting an equally crappy cgi octopus, that’s all anyone expects from this film. Blowing their budget on 80s pop star, Debbie Gibson and the Renegade, Lorenzo Lamas instead of an underwater battle for the ages, Asylum disappoints even the their most fanatical apologists.

The film isn’t completely devoid of entertainment value though. The Mega Shark attacking a 747 in midair is just ridiculous enough to be awesome. The “Hard Work” montage, which shows a lack of understanding of how scientists work, and the laughably bad dialogue are all bright spots in this awful movie. On a serious note, it’s refreshing to see the Asian guy get the girl for once, too bad it’s in a film nobody in their right minds would see.

NORMAL RATING

It’s a bad movie there’s no escaping that fact. Not to watched unless you’re a B-movie lover or a masochist. No star.

BUGEYED VIEW

I expect a bad movie to give me three things, embarrassingly bad dialogue, a plot that makes no sense, and an excess of tasteless effects work. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus may have failed to show me the epic sea battle that I was hoping for but I don’t consider it a waste of time. It’s bad in an entertaining way and sometimes that’s enough. 3 stars.

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