Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

Day 7/192- Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus: Starring a Mega Shark and a Giant Octopus

I am a little bit lost for words having seen this film. Looking through the highly valuable service that is Sky Anytime for films to watch I came across Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, I thought to myself, "isn't that that film where a Mega Shark eats the Golden Gate Bridge?" It is.

What I think happened is this: a team of scientists went looking for something in the ocean, but they went off course and accidentally uncovered two prehistoric behemoths. A really big shark and an octopus, which was quite large as well.

By now you are probably thinking: "how bad is it?" "Is it funny while being bad?" "Who wins?" And "Why would anyone pay money for Sky Anytime?" I have the answers for most of those questions.



To be honest, it is hilarious. The acting is beyond dreadful, it features some of the best one-liners since the days of Arnold Schwarzeneger and the special effects are probably the worst I have ever seen. Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus was only made last year but it instantly looked about 20 years out of date.

At 90 minutes long, it will probably test your patience and it is by no means worth your while to hang around to see the final 'clash' which is just pathetic. In fact, and this seems a bit redundant, but once you have seen the Mega Shark jump 40,000 feet into the air to eat a plane, you have pretty much seen it all.



I say watch it, switch your brain off and enjoy it for what it is, one of the worst movies ever made. In all seriousness, it should be applauded for the powerful environmental message contained as Emma McNeil declares that a plane-eating shark and a ship-destroying octopus are our "comeuppance for melting the polar ice-caps."

It doesn't even look as though anyone involved is aware of the film that they are in and that just makes it even better, and the straight face that grey-haired scientist keeps as he says "they finally finished what they started...18 million years ago" makes it all worthwile.

And who does win? Well I'll let you sit through that one to find out.

4/10