What do you get when you cross a shark with an octopus?
Awful acting, dreadful production values and a guilty pleasure, says Mark… As with Syfys other output, everything you should probably know aboutSharktopusis in the title.
Unless things go wrong and the Sharktopus goes AWOL.
Can you guess what happens next?
Can Blue Water, the group behind the monster, bring it back safely?
Can the Navy or police stop it from killing innocent civilians?
Could the director possibly fit in any more shots of tanned women in increasingly skimpy bathing suits?
Baywatchhas nothing onSharktopus, where the lingering shots of bikini-clad women account for roughly half the movie.
The other half is reserved for sequences of Sharktopus killing people, mainly the aforementioned bikini-clad women.
Roberts performance is solid, almost too solid for a TV movie.
Its not just that they are wooden.
Mind you, the script doesnt help matters much.
Thank goodness for the Syfy channel.
The special effects, on the other hand, are actually pretty admirable.
Not really, no.
Is it a fun film?
Absolutely, and for that reason alone, its worth a look.
And if youre still not sure, you really need to read that title back again.Sharktopus.
A shark crossed with an octopus.
What more do you want?
Just the films trailer is included as an extra, although I expected as much.
Film:
Sharktopusis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
3 out of 5
