Review of Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) by David L — 20 Nov 2014

This was much worse than expected. You'd probably ask why I expected this to be half decent at all, but I did at least visualise something similar to the cheesy Piranha 3D. It was nothing of the sort, in fact I think it tried to take itself seriously which you simply can't do with a title like this.

There weren't too many shots of either beast, and although I saw that as a negative, I don't think the graphics would have been up to scratch to pull off more screen time for them both, so it was always a lose lose situation.

It's hardly a tricky concept to follow, prehistoric creatures are accidentally thawed out and create menace around the world. To be fair they didn't seem to be wrecking that much havoc until they were provoked by some pheromones so they weren't that beastly after all.

As for why the title pits them against one another I don't know, as they were quite happy going their separate ways until enticed. The battle that ensued was less of a battle and more of an embrace as we just get to witness tentacles wrapped around the shark before they sink down to the sea bed together.

The best bits I had seen before via the trailer so there was nothing really impressive left to see, other than some half hearted acting and cringe worthy graphics. I'm glad I've now seen this after years of build up but it did leave a lot to be desired despite the bar already being set very low.