Video: Best movie ever or worst movie ever?
posted at 5:18 pm on May 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
Not since “Snakes on a Plane” or “Alien vs. Predator” has that question seemed quite so urgent. The trailer’s a cult hit online, and no wonder. There’s no middle ground here, people: This is either a masterpiece of movie-monster cheese or a concept so dreadful that the negative should be seized and incinerated. The fact that the stars are Lorenzo Lamas and Debbie “Shake Your Love” Gibson points towards the latter, but how bad can a movie be that features a shark attacking an airplane? Verdict: It’s the “Citizen Kane” of giant octopus movies.
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SciFi channel? Sure looks like it.
lorien1973 on May 15, 2009 at 5:21 PM
sure this isn’t from The Onion?
Erich66 on May 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM
My guess would be worst.However, good to see the Finding Nemo Shark found some work.
JohnBissell on May 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Something tells me a lot of pot will be partaken of before the viewing.
GoodBoy on May 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Where the hell is Godzilla when you need him?
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM
This movie trailer makes the cheesy monster movie loving 10-year old boy in me very happy.
lorien,
Straight to DVD and then to SciFi channel.
Queasy on May 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Deborah Gibson?
As in Debbie Gibson?
Does she sing?
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM
AP
If Komodo Vs. Cobra is any indication, this movie will be HORRIBLE.
And to think I wasted a friday night on that abomination.
Planes crashing?
What the hell?
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM
This one is sooooo stupid, it’ll probably make mega box office in the first week.
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM
I am totally taking my girlfriend to see that.
Joe Caps on May 15, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Worst. Bad acting, cheesy lines, pathetic name.
amerpundit on May 15, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Debbie Gibson….mmmm.. I get lost in her eyes.
portlandon on May 15, 2009 at 5:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcreY0X33k
That would be a sick movie if they just finished it.
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 5:26 PM
She prefers to be called Deborah now.
myrenovations on May 15, 2009 at 5:26 PM
That’s Deborah Gibson, so you’ll take her seriously.
Somewhere “Rick” Schroeder is laughing, Hahahahahha….
LastRick on May 15, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Is that Air Force One fighting off Mega Shark over NYC?
faraway on May 15, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I think this is one of those “straight to video” releases that will ultimately be shown on the SciFi channel.
eaglescout1998 on May 15, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Lorenzo Llamas…. a must see fo sho!
Hog Wild on May 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Okay Allah, it looks terrible, but I’ll admit I was in love w/ Debbie G when I was in high school. She actually had real musical talent unlike the manufactured and fake teen performers we’ve witnessed over the years. Had no idea she had moved into the big screen arena, she was very successful on Broadway several years ago.
davek70 on May 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM
YGBSM
PBoilermaker on May 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Allahpundit, I don’t think you’ll like this movie.
How about Mega McCain vs. Giant Octomom?
Loxodonta on May 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM
I’ve seen it.
No words.
None.
SnarkVader on May 15, 2009 at 5:32 PM
This is why Global Warming must be STOPPED!
kh6zv9 on May 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Sharks are my favorite creatures-when Jaws came out I wanted to go IN the water-so if it’s go a big, anti-social shark in it it’s worth checking out.
Have any of you ever seen “Deep Blue Sea”?
I kept rooting for the Makos-and my husband kept giving me strange looks.
Wonder Why.
*grin*
annoyinglittletwerp on May 15, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Shouldn’t we all ask Pelosi if this is a lie or an actual movie?
CFL on May 15, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Why can’t it be both?
Stickeehands on May 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM
More realistic than Global Warming.
LibTired on May 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM
One of my all time favorite monster movies hails from late 1969…was an instant classic back in the day.
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Almost as bad as overusing the word “nuance.”
TTheoLogan on May 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM
lol
Isn’t this epic film a direct to DVD release?
Mulligan on May 15, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I just put that on my must watch list! bahahahahahahahahahaha
capejasmine on May 15, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Ever since seeing the 1966 Batman movie I’ve wondered why the hell Batman carries a canister of Bat-Shark Repellent in the Batcopter. Now at last I have the answer. And it scares me because he also had a canister of Bat-Whale Repellent which means it’s only a matter of time before we see a movie featuring a flying killer whale.
Rip Ford on May 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Hate to be a spoiler, but the movie ends with Nancy Pelosi bravely standing on the Golden Gate Bridge, looking seaward, as the monster shark attacks…
Nancy slowly seductively unbuttons first one button on her blouse, then another, and a third.
The shark stops in mid air, turns, dashes for the Big Island, and throws himself into Mauna Loa in a fiery suicidal leap…screaming the entire way, “My eyes! Oh, dear God in Heaven! My eyes!!!”
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM
As the guy at the end of the trailer says “holy CRAP”
Aggie85 on May 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM
I’m laughing my butt off. Gotta see it. Totally cheezy. Ed Wood lives!
dogsoldier on May 15, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Yawner. Anyone knows a Giant Octopus can kick a Mega Shark’s scaly ass.
Cicero43 on May 15, 2009 at 5:41 PM
I just keep hoping that Saffron Burroughs will stand on that table in her underwear a little longer :-)
Oldnuke on May 15, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Everything old is new again.
Except the crocodile is morphed into a giant octopus, but still:
Surabaya is a city in Java, Indonesia. Go amaze your friends at parties.
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:43 PM
I thought this was another Al Gore documentary:
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octupus and Other Unexpected Dangers of Global Warming
bitsy on May 15, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Michael Moore makes a guest appearance as the bait.
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 5:44 PM
more importantly, does she take her top off?
Alden Pyle on May 15, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Does the squid sacrifice itself in undying love for Debbie Gibson?
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:45 PM
While singing “Shake Your Love.”
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 5:45 PM
You mean like, she’s a robot?
I dont’ get it.
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:46 PM
I don’t get these movies.
Like Komodo Vs. Cobra
Shark Vs. Octopus
Who the hell gives the green light on these movies?
I don’t understand it.
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 5:47 PM
I can see that backfiring.
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Right up there with Boa vs. Python..
DaveC on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
From what I heard it is some fella behind a green door.
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
You’ll believe a giant prehistoric shark can fly.
Gunhaver on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
WHAT IS WITH THESE ANIMAL V ANIMAL MOVIES?!?!?1?1
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
All I know is Debbie Gibson is a babe ;-) Don’t know about the octopus.
kirkill on May 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM
The sheer unoriginality of the title is obviously toungue-in-cheek. If they do a good enough job of intentinal camp, I’m ready to swoon.
TexasDan on May 15, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Did the CIA mislead Ms. Peelousy about the waterboarding of this mega shark. Inquiring minds need to know.
eaglewingz08 on May 15, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Wait! Does it have a “green” angle? Man is destroying the earth, hence mega shark is made at giant octo? Then it’s worst…otherwise, best.
kirkill on May 15, 2009 at 5:50 PM
HOLY COW! That looks bad. But i have to say i did laugh. So its good for something.
Greed on May 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
capejasmine on May 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM
To quote another movie, “This is so bad it’s gone past good and back to bad again.”
calbear on May 15, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Says they were frozen in the past, so my guess is gorebal warming is what freed ‘em.
Gunhaver on May 15, 2009 at 5:52 PM
That LOOKS Awesome dude! or maybe that was the RAWR girl in the snorgtees ad…
kirkill on May 15, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea meets Jaws meets Octo..Octo…
How many crack pipes did Hollyweird go through to come up with this epic?
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Time to look into another line of work if you are an actor and your agent gives a script like this for you to read……….
……….. then again, being in a “cult” movie makes you a living legend.
Decisions, decisions………….
Seven Percent Solution on May 15, 2009 at 5:56 PM
But the premise will be that global warming caused the thaw of these species.
broker1 on May 15, 2009 at 5:57 PM
someone buy doofpundit a dictionary. he needs another word besides “nuance.”
TTheoLogan on May 15, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Put me in the “awesome” camp.
If there were no movies involving Mega Sharks attacking airliners in flight and a Giant Octopus swatting fighter jets out of the sky, what would be the point of making movies in the first place?
Hollowpoint on May 15, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I would say ‘Jumped the shark’ but that would be redundant
Chainsaw56 on May 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Lets see. An aircraft at cruising altitude is probably 30,000 ft … divide by 16 … take the square root … multiply by 32 … gets us a lift-off speed of right around 1,500 ft/s.
Dude, the shark can go supersonic underwater.
Count to 10 on May 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Lawl! +10
Christina D on May 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Who the hell cares if it eats San Francisco?
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 6:05 PM
You’re right. They really need to up the ante to animal vs animal vs animal movies.
I want “Giant Gorilla vs Mega Python vs Mutant Panther”. Also a cut of the royalties plus accreditation because it was my idea.
Hollowpoint on May 15, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Har har har
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM
It all went down hill after “Bambi meets Godzilla.”
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM
No its a good idea
I love threeways
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Ed Wood wouldn’t even watch this.
RobertInLexington on May 15, 2009 at 6:07 PM
DUDES! It’s even in 3D!!!
csdeven on May 15, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Nan’s breast size has nothing to do with this.
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 6:09 PM
You will be a success in Hollywood. A perfect ending only if the bridge collapses as well.
Les in NC on May 15, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Be careful there. Convinced my now ex-wife for a three-way years ago. She asked some guy at work to come over. Not good. Not good at all…nope…
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Rule #1: Never crap in your own backyard.
Limerick on May 15, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Total fail man — but not your fault
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Yep. That’s been added to my list of things I’ve learned after it was too late.
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Heh.
Wait a minute… a revelation of pure genius has struck me.
The sequel to ““Giant Gorilla vs Mega Python vs Mutant Panther”:
“Son of Giant Gorilla, Mega Python and Mutant Panther”.
This masterpiece will revolve around the offspring of a reptilian gorilla crossed with a radioactive panther locked in mortal combat with it’s three parents. If Animal vs Animal is awesome, Animal vs Animal vs Animal vs Animal will be awesome squared.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a script to write…
Hollowpoint on May 15, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I smell Oscar….
JohnGalt23 on May 15, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Oscar should bathe.
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 6:15 PM
That comes in the sequel…
Mega Shark vs. Man-Bear-Pig
JohnGalt23 on May 15, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Debbie Gibson + Giant Shark = Win
SoulGlo on May 15, 2009 at 6:18 PM
That is merely an indication that you cannot afford the debilitating cocaine habit of your average Hollywood executive.
Cocaine has its own logic, and if you follow that logic to its final end, you find…
MEGA SHARK!!!
JohnGalt23 on May 15, 2009 at 6:22 PM
If only there were some drive-ins left in the country this would be a perfect movie. Just throw your best friends in the trunk with a couple of cases of Pabst pay for one ticket pull up to the stand put the cheesy speaker on the window let the friends out of the trunk sit on the car hood get drunk you or one of your friends gets lucky with some broad you met at the refreshments stand ahh good times LOL
Kevin43 on May 15, 2009 at 6:23 PM
SoulGlo on May 15, 2009 at 6:18 PM
At least someone agrees with me that Deborah is a babe…or maybe that’s the giant shark?
kirkill on May 15, 2009 at 6:24 PM
It’s insane!!
I can see it now:
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Alien vs. Predator was great, Masterful!
TheSitRep on May 15, 2009 at 6:26 PM
We were more advanced, we would take lawn chairs and confound 2 or 3 parking spots. But Pabst was too expensive for us.
kirkill on May 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM
This is how I remember Deborah Gibson.
DeathB4Tyranny on May 15, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Wow, Lorenzo Lamas has really been reduced to a nobody.
boomer on May 15, 2009 at 6:29 PM
The only thing this movie needs to make it perfect is an appearance by Ernest Borgnine.
JohnGalt23 on May 15, 2009 at 6:29 PM
That kicks ass.
aikidoka on May 15, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Just when people thought Halo 3 was nerdy, right?
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Three to one on Octopus!
Grafted on May 15, 2009 at 6:31 PM
How will America like it?
Hey, these people elected The One..
And what did H. L. Mencken say? Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
As far as the stupidity of same, see bitsy
Above.
IlikedAUH2O on May 15, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Prediction time…
The Shark and Octo were thawed from the Ice due to?
Global Warmin!
Romeo13 on May 15, 2009 at 6:41 PM
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