Comments on: Sharknado (2013)

By: Victor De Leon

Victor De Leon — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:46:53 +0000

Haha, yeah true. I mean, I know “Sharknado” is complete garbage but my Son and I bond over such bad movies and we do a kind of MST3K on some of them. Like recently we sat down and had a blast with “Atlantic Rim” and “Blast Vegas” with Frankie Muniz. That one had absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever, lol.

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:37:00 +0000

Thanks so much Vic! To each his own I guess lol…

By: Victor De Leon

Victor De Leon — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:05:53 +0000

I cannot picture my existence without “Sharknado.” I just reviewed it recently and it was a gift from the Gods! I was present on Twitter the evening it premiered. The Universe almost imploded that night. The Asylum films will never go away, though, I suppose. Oh well. More fodder for us movie reviewers. Can’t wait for “Sharkcano” or “Shark Avalanche.” Good job on this post, man! A fun read indeed!

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LATE NIGHT SPILL 8: I watched a film | Films and Coke — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 18:27:31 +0000

[…] some films are worse than others, and some are just unbearable. I present: Sharknado’s review for Isaac’s Shitfest by Joseph (THE CINEMA MONSTER). The review’s hilarious and the […]

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:17:45 +0000

Lol, thanks so much! Yeah. I do not recommend you watch this one. I wish you still could exist without knowing it exists…

By: elina

elina — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:07:53 +0000

I heard that this film was a real thing a few weeks ago and I was seriously shocked – I mean… WHY. But your review was hilarious – I’m sorry you had to go through that, man, but it was a great read

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:50:36 +0000

Thanks Jacob! I love when people differ on films or opinions, that’s the point of cinema! I do think that Sharkando takes itself too seriously. I can see that it was done with intention and knowledge of just how horrible it is though. Happy to hear you enjoyed reading, stop by anytime .

By: Joseph@thecinemamonster

Joseph@thecinemamonster — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:46:35 +0000

So true, couldn’t have said it better myself . Thanks for commenting!

By: Jacob Meindersee

Jacob Meindersee — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:11:23 +0000

While I think the phrase “so bad it’s good” best applies to camp films that are unintentionally horrible and that take themselves very seriously, I liked your review. Your points about how this monster of a movie was created by social media machinations was really interesting. The idea that something with no redeemable value is given value by mass insinuation and the kind of pressure that goes along with that is worth exploring further. That is actually the exact opposite of camp, which is created by smaller film-going communities as an act of resistance to the mainstream.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:46:36 +0000

It annoys me how constructed it is. Movies that are ‘so bad they’re good’ can be a lot of fun if done right. But they have to be sincere, that’s part of the joke. Sharknado feels like it was put together knowing it would be ‘so bad its good’ which makes it a bit cynical and depressing.

Also, the editing in this is senseless! Nothing fits together or makes sense or flows. It’s physically hard to figure out what’s happening on screen half the time!