Five ridiculous B-movies about sharks
The rise of ‘sharksploitation’ in modern film
For centuries, the public perception of sharks has been at the mercy of films such as Jaws and Deep Blue Sea — all of which paint the misunderstood species in a particular destructive light. While these cinematic depictions may have left a poor taste in your mouth, popular culture has seen a rise in ‘sharksploitation’ films which are just in poor taste.
Take a look at five of the most ridiculous b-grade shark movies to grace (and gross out) our screens.
Sharknado, 2013
Tag line: Enough said!
When Sharknado blew onto our home screen in 2013 the internet responded with the force of an EF-5. Sharknado tells the story of a freak storm which causes powerful waterspouts to suck up sharks from the ocean and fling them around the city of Los Angeles causing death and mass destruction — all in the form of some pretty questionable special effects. Expect CGI sharks performing mid-air decapitations, the horrified expressions of washed-up actors and buckets upon buckets of corn syrup.
2-headed Shark Attack, 2012
Tag line: “1 Body, 2 Heads, and 6,000 teeth!”
The tag line says it all really — the context seems relatively insignificant when there is a two-headed shark swimming around. Anyway; this sci-fi epic sees a boat of airbrushed college students have their semester-at-sea ruined by the arrival of a killer shark with two heads. While it’s (deliberately?) unclear what type of biological phenomenon would spawn such a creature, what we do know is that Carmen Electra will look good alongside it.
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, 2009
Tag line: Winner… Eats… All!
After some or other research booboo causes a helicopter to crash into a glacier, a sizable shark and octopus are released from their prehistoric super-slumber. Unfortunate thing is, massive shark is locked into an eternal battle with equally big octopus. In Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus we see what happens when the California coasts gets in the way of this epic battle for supremacy.
Sharktopus, 2010
Tag line: Half-Shark. Half -Octopus. All Terror.
A U.S. Navy commissions group is called upon to genetically engineer a half-shark, half-octopus to use in combat. As the story goes, the creature escapes during a demonstration and descends on Puerto Vallarta to kick up a stink and snack on tanned beach-goers.
Sand Sharks, 2011
Tag line: Just When You Thought You Were Safe Out of the Water
When an underwater earthquake cracks open a deeply concealed crater you know the outcome won’t be positive. In this case, the evil that is unleashed comes in the form of a genetically superior shark which can swim through sand. Once released from the depths, the shark picks up a strong scent of rich, youthful entitlement and sets out to ruin a spring break festival held by renowned party boy, Jimmy Green. It’s a great plot.
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