Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010)

Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010) IMDB Link

The Asylum production company hit on the perfect mix of B-Movie ridiculousness and so bad it’s good filmmaking with their ludicrous 2009 film Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus. It turned out to be a surprise hit allowing them to rush out this sequel in order to cash in on the originals success, it’s just a shame that this sequel has none of the elements that the original so much fun.

The film’s title tells almost everything you need to know about the plot, the Mega Shark that defeated the giant octopus from the original film is still alive and kicking and wanting to kill a few more people. Another prehistoric animal has been accidentally released from a cave, a giant crocodile named Crocosaurus and it is also intent on killing as many people as it can. This leads our scientists and military personal with no choice but to get the two to fight each other to death.

The fact that I watched this film only a couple of days ago and have nearly forgotten every single aspect of it tells you all you need to know. Gone is the over the top ridiculousness of the original, this sequel is bafflingly played out in a much more serious tone. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still extremely silly but not in the good way. The effects are as terrible as usual, as is the acting and even the usually fun action scenes are mostly gone. It seems as if the formula for success that was the original film was stumbled upon by accident and they are unable to reproduce it.

Extremely disappointing sequel as it finally looked as if The Asylum were starting to make those silly over the top B-Movies that everyone loves. Very poor with very few redeeming features, this matchup is not even deserving of an under card spot.

3/10