It was released on dvd in the united states on may 19, 2009. The murderous cephalopod had been sharing an aquarium with several dogfish sharks until staff kept more. In mid2010, the asylum updated their catalog with mega shark versus crocosaurus, which was released on december. An exactly what it says on the tin movie, clearly aiming for cool vs. The white whale first appeared in the arctic where it attacked captain ahabs submarine and the damage took off the captains leg and igniting his deep hatred for the white whale. Mega shark versus crocosaurus is a monster disaster film by the asylum, released on december 21, 2010 in the united states. It seems like they have decided to steal scenes from other films or footage from somewhere and throw it in the film. Giant octopus 2009 ecco una breve sintesi di mega shark vs. The shark and octopus dyad is also analogized to hurricane katrina. Mega shark vs giant octopus is just a terrible film. Mega shark versus crocosaurus mega shark wiki fandom. The shark roars with a trexlike growl but sharks dont have vocal cords. A prehistoric giant octopus and a megalodon shark have been frozen in an alaskan glacier for millions of years when theyre suddenly freed by illegal sonar experiments a panicked pod of whales a crashing helicopter global warming ice melting due to the.
The first attempt to trap the shark and octopus goes horribly wrong, proving. Feb 25, 2020 this 1971 documentary follows the quest to film a great white shark underwater for the first time. As the film is from the asylum, who has become famous in recent years due to their mockbusters such as transmorphers, dragon, and the terminators which have a sketchy history, thus people were wondering if they could pull of a film with a title as great as mega shark vs giant octopus. A megalodon battles with a crocosaurus causing massive destruction. Giant octopus is gormless, unrealistic and cheesy and i adore it. With lorenzo lamas, debbie gibson, vic chao, jonathan nation. Survivors escape to a deserted atoll, after their boat during a semester at sea ship is sunk by a mutated twoheaded shark. Does the shark and the octopus story reflect trumpsaudi. A prehistoric giant octopus and a megalodon shark have been frozen in an alaskan glacier for millions of years when theyre suddenly freed by illegal sonar experiments a panicked pod of whales a crashing helicopter global warming ice melting due to the proximity of a hot. Seriously were it not for its brevity, id nominate the trailer itself for best movie of 2009. Giant octopus 2009, haunting of winchester house 2009. Previously thought to be extinct, a massive creature attacks a deepsea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the pacific. This is an alphabetical list of films featuring giant monsters, known in japan as kaiju. Mega shark v giant octopus 2009, directed by ace hannah.
With eric roberts, kerem bursin, sara malakul lane, hector jimenez. It is a shark octopus like creature with sharp teeth, long tentacles and insatiable appetite. From asylum pictures, the straighttodvd masterminds behind transmorphers and. A fake faberge egg, and a fellow agents death, lead james bond to uncover an international jewelsmuggling operation, headed by the mysterious octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on n. If it was anything at all like the stuff they offered us in the trailer, then mega shark vs. The murderous cephalopod had been sharing an aquarium with several dogfish sharks until staff kept. A group of rebel scientists team up to discover the cause.
Giant octopus promised to be the best worst thing to happen to brain cells since the invention of beer. There are two scenes of shark versus battleship there are no battleships in the active navy inventory, by the way, but that is picking at nits and at one point the shark manages to set a hijacked finnish oil tanker on fire after it was hijacked by pirates. Two of the divers herded the dogfish away from the corners, and toward the octopus. The film is a sequel to the 2009 film mega shark versus giant octopus but contains little of the original cast from that film. Mega shark versus giant octopus is a monsterdisaster film by the asylum, released on may 19, 2009, in the united states and on august 7, 2009, in the united kingdom. The friendship between the shark and the octopus is an interesting story with certain psychological implications. The sharktopus is the titular main antagonist in the 2010 syfy film of the same name. Giant octopus, all i want is for it to be so awful that it becomes extremely entertaining, because sometimes i enjoy watching a perfect cinematic firestorm rewatching this film after many, many years though, i was disappointed to find it much less so bad that its good than i remember it being.
The film influenced many giantmonster films in its wake, including many produced in japan, starting with the adaptation king. Pteracuda is the sequel to the 2010 syfy original monster film sharktopus and premiered on august 2, 2014. It was directed by ace hannah and stars singer deborah gibson and actor lorenzo lamas. After i saw the trailer for this film, i was really looking forward to seeing the finished movie. Best shark movies of all time shark attack and ocean movies. But when the atoll starts flooding, no one is safe from the double jaws of the monster. Dec 23, 20 from jack perez, the director of mega shark vs.
Unfortunately the special effects in this and other scenes are far from specialthe shark is nearly always viewed from the front in a frequently recycled shot with its mouth opening and closing, while perez is constantly lingering on the puppetlike octopus open right eyebut conceptually, at least, the film is fun. That whole faceoff between a mega shark and giant octopus thing, it might be argued, could be surmised by the title of the film. Naturally, there will be some who see the title, make up the movie in their. The monster film music of chris ridenhour soundtrack from 20092011, composed by chris ridenhour. The only reason it gets points is because it has a giant shark jumping into the sky to take down a jumbo jet. A halfshark, halfoctopus creature created for the military. The giant arctic octopus, usually just referred to as the giant octopus, is one of the main antagonists of the 2009 americanbritish actionhorror film mega shark versus giant octopus. Naturally, there will be some who see the title, make up the movie in their own pointed little head, and then feel terribly disappointed. The doc doesnt exactly diminish the shark s reputation as a killer, but its an. A syfy channel original movie released september 25, 2010, this film centers on the rampage of a halfshark halfoctopus whose handlers have lost control of it the film would later go on to inspire piranhaconda, a sort of spiritual successor in 2012, and followed by two official sequels. After experimental military sonar transmitters cause a pod of whales to break open a glacier, they accidentally release a preserved giant octopus into the ocean, where it battles a prehistoric megalodon. Mega shark versus giant octopus film, giant monster.
Geneticist nathan sands, and his daughter nicole are hired by the u. The california coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. The doc doesnt exactly diminish the sharks reputation as a killer, but its an. The film stars jaleel white, gary stretch, robert picardo, dylan vox, hannah cowley and sarah lieving. The us army has to try and destroy the havoc creating monsters. Giant octopus, all i want is for it to be so awful that it becomes extremely entertaining, because sometimes i enjoy watching a perfect cinematic firestorm. Mega shark versus giant octopus is a 2009 americanbritish monster disaster film distributed by the asylum, released on may 19, 2009, in the united states. Hilariously trashy jaws ripoff has a shady military project theyve built a half shark half octopus as a mean killing machine that goes awry with the giant monster on the loose scrounging the mexican resort beaches for fresh boobs every victim gets a dramatic slicing and a swallow.
First trailer for the asylums upcoming mega shark vs giant octopus film. An eighttentacled nightmare hybrid of shark and octopus, s11 was created by genetic scientist nathan sands as the u. Octopuses are generally prey to these sharks, but this octopus wasnt having any of that. Giant octopus directed by jack perez and starring lorenzo lamas, debbie gibson. The film is slated for a dvd release and is at the 2009 cannes film market. Moby dick is a monster size white sperm whale that first appeared in the 2010 film, 2010.
The sharktopus with its octopuslike tentacles is an interesting design and a reasonably good cgi creation. Les cotes californiennes deviennent le theatre dun surprenant mais non moins terrifiant spectacle. With films like mega shark vs giant octopus, production company the asylum has cornered the nobudget market. Natural horror also known as creature features is a subgenre of horror films that features natural forces, typically in the form of animals or plants, that pose a threat to human characters though killer animals in film have existed since the release of the lost world in 1925, two of the first motion pictures to garner mainstream success with a nature run amok premise were the. The monster whale is set to return in mega shark vs moby dick. I always liked the concept of the movie mega shark vs giant octopus, but i thought it could be a cut a bit say, by 80minutes. May 26, 2009 that whole faceoff between a mega shark and giant octopus thing, it might be argued, could be surmised by the title of the film.
The film clip doesnt show that degruy and two others from his film crew were in the tank in diving suits. As long as you dont take this film too seriously its fun and highly entertaining. Giant octopus asylum wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. There are more shark films out there than there are fish in the sea, so its nice to see a shark movie which tries to be different. Somehow its managed to grab the attention of the general public but they couldnt have picked a worse obscure film to latch onto. The film sports unforgettable death scenes, solid lead acting.
Narrated by one of the characters in the american drama film short term 12. Hilariously trashy jaws ripoff has a shady military project theyve built a half sharkhalf octopus as a mean killing machine that goes awry with the giant monster on the loose scrounging the mexican resort beaches for fresh boobs every victim gets a dramatic slicing and a swallow. With gary stretch, jaleel white, sarah lieving, robert picardo. Sharktopus is a 2010 film about a halfshark, halfoctopus creature created for the military that escapes and goes on a killing spree in puerto vallarta. One of the first films involving giant monsters was the 1933 classic king kong, as developments in cinema and animation enabled the creation of realistic giant creatures. Released by moviescore media in 2011 containing music from mega python vs. Watch mega shark vs giant octopus full movie free online. Mega shark versus giant octopus is a 2009 americanbritish monster disaster film distributed by the asylum, released on may 19, 2009, in the united states and on august 7, 2009, in the united kingdom. Giant octopus is a prehistoric octopus monster featured in the 2009 asylum film mega shark vs. Recent internet buzz through dozens of entertainment blogs, and online zines, including and people magazine online have been raving about the lowbudget scifi film mega shark vs.
When it comes to hilariously bad movies like mega shark vs. Its called mega shark versus giant octopus, but it really should be called oceanographers versus the us military because we get a lot more of that in this lowbudget film than we get shark and octopus action. The film is a sequel to the 2009 film mega shark versus giant octopus and is the second installment in the mega shark series of films, but contains little of the original cast from that film. Obrien makes his acting debut in a scene described as truly violent, patently disgusting and darkly humorous. Sharktopus vs pteracuda which aired on august 2, 2014 and sharktopus vs.
Giant octopus is simply a bad movie that rarely entertainments. Sharktopus is a 2010 syfy original horror science fiction film produced by roger corman, directed by declan obrien, and starring eric roberts. For the scope and ambition of the movie, the budget obviously is a bit restricted however the fun factor is. Giant octopus is an american giant monster film produced by the asylum, and the first entry in the studios mega shark series. Quand lus navy decide dintervenir, le mega shark en colere sattaque aux humains. The final reason is perhaps the most simple of details but a big one nonetheless. This 1971 documentary follows the quest to film a great white shark underwater for the first time. This was a terrible film and an even more awful ending to the jaws legacy. Mega shark vs giant octopus in 4 minutes aquatic videos. Jul 12, 20 the first film ever made about a half shark half octopus and hopefully not the last because syfys sharktopus is bmovie heaven. Two prehistoric sea creatures, a mega shark and a giant octopus, fight to the death on the california coast. The film is about the hunt for two prehistoric sea monsters causing mayhem and carnage at sea, and is the first installment in the mega shark series of films. Two prehistoric sea creatures, a mega shark and a giant octopus, fight to the death on the.
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