So, I was recently talking to someone on twitter and he essentially said, “Nice blog but enough with Sharknado.” I have to say that I agreed with him. We do have a pretty nice blog here and Sharknado has been the overhyped, overrated film of 2013.
What’s distressing is that a lot of people think that Sharknado is the epitome of a good, silly SyFy film. By SyFy standards, Sharknado was nothing special. Certainly, it could in no way compare to previous SyFy films like 2-headed Shark Attack, End of the World and Flying Monkeys. The only thing that set Sharknado apart was the fact that it was watched by a bunch of celebs who proceeded to tweet some the lamest film commentary ever seen on twitter.
Myself, I’m much more looking forward to August 22nd of this year. That’s the day that Ghost Shark will premiere on SyFy. Not only was Ghost Shark directed by the great Griff Furst (director of such classic SyFy films as Arachnoquake and Swamp Shark) but, judging from the trailer below, Ghost Shark appears to deliver exactly what it promises: a shark that’s also ghost which eats a lot of fat people.
What more could you possibly need?
Through the Shattered Lens 
I smell an Emmy…Watch out, HBO.
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Oh, I don’t know. These modern intentional incarnations of the B-movie benefit from some pretty good special effects, and sometimes, actors who play it more or less straight, both of which contrast nicely with and enhance the preposterousness of the premise and action (and, of course, the dialogue).
I know what you mean – sometimes bad is just bad, and sometimes, attempts to be so-bad-it’s-good are just…bad. But I think some of the films for which Ms. Bowman has recently featured trailers look like a lot of fun. And I did enjoy “Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus”. Especially when the mega shark breached the water, like a sub-launched missile, and took down an airliner. 🙂
Maybe they will take the “ludicrosity” too far, or become redundant. But I appreciate the effort.
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