Sharknado 2

The first Sharknado aired on July 11 of last year and became a sensation for the SyFy Channel. I do admit that it was a film that helped me get introduced to the channel but Sharkando was really no different from what other films typically are on the Syfy Channel. It has a low budget, actors who careers are long gone or who are no-name actors and as Sharknado is, Syfy films are always filled with the most ridiculous plots.                          

Even if you didn't like Sharknado, Sharknado 2 was going to happen no matter what. It is a money- maker idea used to help promote the SyFy channel even more and yeah, the movie sadly had its fans.
After a dangerous flight to New York that shows signs of another shark attack, Fin (Ian Ziering) must lead his family members through a shark attack in the Big Apple in this new sequel.

You must admit that the Sharknado films are original and there are no films like it. This sequel though can compare to sequels like Hangover 2 or Home Alone 2. They are all sequels with a different setting but they really do nothing new. Here, it's just that attacking-shark plot though it has less sharks this time around. The characters all have no substance. The budget is of course low and the effects are typical SyFy effects which to put it mildly isn't saying much. With the action scenes, let's just say I've seen enough of them, sorry.

Maybe the only thing that I got out of this movie was the atmosphere. As a fan of major league baseball who enjoys traveling to a handful of MLB Stadiums through the year, it is clever for this film to use actual shots inside and out of Citi Field. It has cameos every so often which is a little different considering this a SyFy film and shows ultimately what an impact the first film was that actors would want to do cameos for the sequel. It has a cheap little theme song which sounds kind of like that corny band Bowling for Soup with a similar vibe. These are nice little things to the film but not enough and nowhere close for this film to get by.

With a third sequel already set to come out next year, this series is far from over and I expect it to be no different from what we have already have seen. For a film trying to run off what they thought was previous success and old formulas, Sharknado 2 is a bore from beginning to end and actually the type of "boring" that requires an energy drink to keep awake. Yep, that type of bad.

1.5/5
                   

Sharknado

 

 

On July 11, Sharkndo made it's debut on the Syfy channel. It was a twitter sensation that had non-stop talk on any film site for days and you could probably call it a cult movie by now. An Asylum film and one of the few types of films I don't follow because we know the lack of quality of these. The films are usually rehashed from popular films like Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies, Snakes on a Train and The Almighty Thor. I do appreciate that a small market film like Sharknado had such a big impact on it's release but it's still a film I can't recommend.

In Los Angles, a hurricane has swept over the city with sharks attacking due to the heavy amounts full of flood water onto land. Restaurant owner Fin Shepherd (Ian Ziering) leads a survival group ready to fight the sharks.

After doing some research, I see that only two storms of this size have hit California since 1900 so this something that really doesn't happen. This is no doubt a original film but science here is awful all the way around. The survival teams are driving around in the floods and police and rescue teams are of course nowhere in sight.

I do enjoy shark movies but I do not find sharks enjoyable when they are shown as green things and obviously the effects are lacking on this low budget film. The budget really doesn't allow any spectacular kill scenes and the action scenes are just not exciting and frankly dull. The ending is lacking and there is no logic here anywhere.

The funny thing about the film is that the cast is pretty good. Lead Ian Ziering who is most known for his tv work is above average, though just barely and that's enough for me for a film like this. American Pie star Tara Reid works but is in the background for most of the film. Long-time actor John Herd has a silly role that is very limited but he does help carry the first act. Though I like the cast members, we still don't care very much about the characters and their development is shallow all the way around.

When it's all said and done, maybe I shouldn't criticize a film that is not supposed to be serious in the first place. Well it might have cheese to it but it's not the type of cheese that produces a lot of good laughs and you can't really have a fun time with it. In some ways it is a film that was made to feel like a real film which it isn't and is one reason it fails for me.

2/5