Disappointing followup (which I enjoyed even less the second time I watched it) begins with an over indulgence of glaring Airplane references left and right, reference to the Twilight Zone episode, Terror at 40.000 feet, followed by some of the most obvious product placement I can recall. Subwaynado would almost be a better title for this one. I enjoy Subway sandwiches, I have them once or twice a week, but I don't want to watch a 90-minutes long commercial for them. More obsessed with product placement and cameo appearances than schlocky laughs, this drags for too much of its run time- not enough shark action this time around. Fin's brother was a pain to endure, his character served no purpose but to draw out the film's run time, and to add Mark McGrath solely for any name value he might bring to this one. The opening scenes of him in New York are curiously photographed from low camera angles and in constant motion, which made me feel like I was sitting in a chair, rolling around on wheels, and looking UP at them.
The makers of this film knew people would watch and laugh at anything that had Sharknado in its title, and therefore dropped the ball and decided not to revel in the plots absurdities, but resort to continuity porn, product placement, and celebretard cameos. They even sunk to using the exact same shark images for the promotional poster.
This Second One is almost a satire of the first film; a satire of a satire of bad horror films, with the screenwriters too obviously laughing at their own jokes. The opening theme song, "We're all gonna die in a Sharknado!" is an obvious example.
If (when) there is Sharknado 3, or Sharknado III, or Sharknado! Sharknado! Sharknado!, here's to hoping the screenwriters return to the enjoyable absurdness which made the first film so funny.
The makers of this film knew people would watch and laugh at anything that had Sharknado in its title, and therefore dropped the ball and decided not to revel in the plots absurdities, but resort to continuity porn, product placement, and celebretard cameos. They even sunk to using the exact same shark images for the promotional poster.
This Second One is almost a satire of the first film; a satire of a satire of bad horror films, with the screenwriters too obviously laughing at their own jokes. The opening theme song, "We're all gonna die in a Sharknado!" is an obvious example.
If (when) there is Sharknado 3, or Sharknado III, or Sharknado! Sharknado! Sharknado!, here's to hoping the screenwriters return to the enjoyable absurdness which made the first film so funny.