The first sign of how great this movie would be came from the opening SyFy credit. Literally anything is possible in a SyFy movie. That's where Zombie Strippers came from folks. Then of course the over the top slayings by the sharks really set it up for greatness.
This is really one of the those movies that you don't have to watch closely, believe me you're not going to miss some sort of deeper meaning or not be able to connect the dots later. Hell, it might even be better with alcohol.
What does make this movie one of my top Horribly Awesome picks though is just how unlikely it all is. Have you ever had a dream where you were scared, realized it was just a dream and were able to control what happened next? That's the feeling I got when I watched this movie. You bet the protagonist was going to chainsaw his way outside of a shark's stomach completely unharmed. And I didn't even bat an eyelash when he pulled out a supporting actress who had "died."
Don't get me wrong, the writers did try to throw in a soft spot towards the beginning of the film. The father who goes to save his broken family, does stop to rescue a stranded school bus full of children. Just when you think the film could have a spark of good to it however, they go and do something like this. "My mom always said Hollywood would kill me," the school bus driver joked as he dodged letters of the Hollywood sign being blown around in the wind. Too bad the last letter crushed him before his next breath.
The slogan for this movie is "Enough Said." While I do think "Sharknado" does quite say it all, it's definitely still worth the watch.
"These sharks really have no etiquette," one of the characters remarked after being bitten while riding his jet ski.
"No shit," a shark said back.
OR
"Why is there a retirement home next to an airport?"
"Because old people can't hear."
One set of lines is really said in the movie. Can you guess which one?
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