Plot
There’s a new Sharknado, this time in New York
City.
Review
The first Sharknado
was the biggest hit in The Asylum’s history. The premise was so ridiculous that
it got social media going crazy and everyone knew what a Sharknado was. So of
course, the next year, there was a sequel. Surprisingly though, the sequel
managed to be better than the original. What helped the movie considerably was
that it was actually filmed in New York City. There were scenes in Times
Square, Citi Field and the Statue of Liberty, which brought an authenticity to
it. The movie even had The Today Show’s Matt Lauer and Al Roker talking about
the Sharknado as a weather phenomenon.
The CGI for the sharks was of course bad. But this time
around the movie was cleverer about how to disguise it. They didn’t overuse the
same shots of the sharks and they only showed the sharks sparingly. The death
scenes were really bad though. The action would cut away very quickly and it
was difficult to tell what actually happened. Most of the time it seemed like
someone would just touch a shark and then explode into blood. It would have
been much better if we could have clearly seen what happened. The shark deaths
were much more fun to watch. The citizens of New York in this movie came up
with creative ways to defeat the sharks, such as throwing chainsaws into the
Sharknado or smacking a shark into an oven.
The acting was honestly better than expected as well. Ian
Ziering played this thing seriously. The characters didn’t act like it was a
joke; the Sharknado was the most dangerous thing they’d ever seen. This
approach was needed, otherwise it would have been too silly. It must be noted
though that Tara Reid was still a terrible actress. Even in a Sharknado movie
her acting was really hard to watch, the CGI sharks were more believable.
Worst Scene
While some of the characters were at Citi Field watching a
Mets game, they met a former player played by Richard Kind (SPIN CITY). He told
a story of how in his last at bat he wanted to hit a home run for his father
but struck out. Just then, the Sharknado hit the stadium. Kind grabed a bat
while a shark was coming his way and his a home run with the shark smashing
into the scoreboard.
Lawsuit Potential?
Unless The Asylum wanted to sue themselves for ripping off
their own movie, they’re fine.
Score: 7.5/10
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