Review: Sharktopus (2010)

• Directed by Declan O’Brien
• Written by Mike MacLean, Steven Niver
• Stars Eric Roberts, Kerem Bursin, Sara Malakul Lane
• Run Time: 1 Hour, 29 Minutes
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87zVkIXNI0

Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone

You have to just let yourself go and think of this one as silly entertainment to enjoy it. When just a shark isn’t scary enough, add some tentacles, and you’ve got another level. This is well made for what it is, with some low-level CGI, and we thought it was a pretty fun watch.

Spoilery Synopsis

We open on a bright, sunny day at Santa Monica Beach as the credits roll. One girl goes for a swim as her friend remains behind to play on her phone. Soon, a shark fin appears and chases Bree. Just as it’s about to bite her, giant tentacles reach up and kill the shark. The creature looks like half a shark, but it has tentacles too, and has some kind of electronic control device on it.

We cut to a control room where Nathan Sands shows Commander Cox footage of the whole incident. Nathan’s daughter, Nicole, explains that S-11 is completely under their control, a new weapon for the US Navy. They recall the S-11, but it’s on an intercept course for another…