Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils[/caption]You know I get it.. B movies are supposed to be, 'Bad' movies right? I will admit that, that it is true in some cases... But there is a whole sub-culture of fans out there (myself included) that absolutely love these so called, 'Bad' Movies...
No, as a matter of fact, I would go so far as to say that there have been a ton of cult classics that have been unfairly labeled as, 'bad' movies, and thus has made this whole sub-genre of films, rather they be exploitation movies, cult classics or other forms of, 'B' movies great!
The problem is, is that Mega Shark Vs. Mecha Shark (2014) is one of those few exception for even a B movie fan like myself to completely enjoy!
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All I am going to say is... meh...[/caption]Don't get me wrong, this movie which was written by: Jose Prendes (Corpses Are Forever), H. Perry Horton (2-Headed Shark) & Directed by: Emile Edwin Smith (The Grove). Starring: Christopher Judge (Stargate SG1), Elisabeth Rohm (Angel), Matt Lagan (2010: Moby Dick), Hannah Levien (Children Of Sorrow), Paul Anderson (The Forgotten) & Deborah Gibson (Welcome To The Dollhouse), has an awesome mix of truly cheesy acting and higher level B Movie talent...
This movie, which I believe is the 3rd in the series, had some surprisingly amazing special effects... And you know what? Even the story was pretty fun!
This story told of how a new Megaladon ends up making it's way out of the Mediterranean, and is attacking ships and planes and what not as it makes it's way to Sidney Australia to mate... (Even though there appears to be no females that are awake... You never know... maybe the next movie eh?)
Well to stop this new threat, the United States has sent, 'Jack Turner' (Christopher Judge) & Rosie Gray (Elisabeth Rohm), a husband and wife, along with a fleet of ships, as well as a secret weapon that they believe will be the saving grace... You got it folks... That saving grace is giant sub that has been designed to look and act mostly like another, 'Megaladon'!
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'Mecha Shark' saving a 747 from, 'Mega Shark'![/caption]And it will be up to Jack Turner, Rosie Gray, and the onboard AI, 'Nero' (Paul Anderson) to stop this new threat before he can cause some real damage... Because lets be honest here, in the battle between Mega Shark & Mecha Shark... If Mecha Shark looses... Well mankind could be in for some real trouble!
Now you heard me mention above the fact that this movie is one of those B Movies that just isn't great... Well again it is not bad, (I mean there are some truly awesome parts that I haven't even mentioned yet...) Never the less the main problem that this movie suffers from is bad writting...
What I mean by this is that this movie does tend to suffer from inappropriate moments of overly done drama... None of the characters you particularly strongly root for one way or the other, and the story is not better emphasized...
The only other negative thing that I would say is that Christopher Judge, who at least in Stargate SG1, was a very action oriented person, but wasn't in this, and that was weak, also I found the fact that his character seemed to be inspired by Ed Harris's portrayal of, 'Bud Brigman' from, The Abyss (1989) to be a poorly done representation...
In the end, I am going to say this... Unless you are a B Movie fan, you probably won't like this movie... And I hate to say it, but even then you may still not like it...
http://youtu.be/MwQ6HIQV0YQ
