Sharknado 2: The Second One

I don't normally review TV or DTV movies, because they are always pretty terrible, and don't attract the caliber of talent or budget that theatrical releases do. "Sharknado" is just too big a phenomenon to not talk about! I realize that it is trying a little too hard to capitalize on a craze of bad cult films, and that The Asylum is responsible for some of the worst rip-offs in cinema history. I get that I shouldn't love this movie (or its predecessor), and that it is no better than some of the films I have panned over the last couple of years. The problem is, I do. I love this movie. "Sharknado 2" is horrible in some of the worst ways, and some of the best ways all at once.

The actors seem to be having a great time putting in some truly terrible performances. Ian Ziering, especially, is relishing in some of the cornball lines he gets to utter while trying to chainsaw sharks in half, or lob homemade bombs into funnels filled with ferocious fish. The story is completely asinine, but no more so than a crew of aliens trying to stop a sinister villain from getting his hands on a stone that makes him all-powerful. It just so happens that the dialogue isn't as punchy, and the special effects aren't as polished... or polished at all. Hell, 15 years ago, James Gunn (director of "Guardians of the Galaxy") was directing films of this exact caliber. So, here is to Anthony C. Ferrante (director) and Thunder Levin (Seriously, this is the writers name.)! I have high hopes that Marvel gives you both a shot at a massive property soon.

Grade: B-
3D: I wish!
Easter Egg: Yes

Starring: Ian Ziering, Tar Reid, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s): Thunder Levin
RT: 90min
Rating: TV-14