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With shoddy FX, acting and directing. This isn't so bad it's good. It's just so bad it's terrible. Read critic reviews

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Strange things are afoot in the depths of the sea. First a passenger plane vanishes over the Pacific Ocean. Then an oil platform is obliterated. Marine biologist Emma MacNeil (Deborah Gibson) is dispatched to investigate the phenomena, and, with the help of Japanese scientist Seiji Shimada (Vic Chao), she makes a discovery that will rock the world: An enormous prehistoric shark and a giant octopus have been awakened from their icy slumbers -- and they're hungry.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Language)
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, sci fi, horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ace Hannah
  • Producer:
    David Michael Latt
  • Writer:
    Ace Hannah
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  • Production Co:
    The Asylum

Cast & Crew

Deborah Gibson
Emma MacNeil
Lorenzo Lamas
Allan Baxter
Sean Lawlor
Lamar Sanders
Vic Chao
Seiji Shimada
Dustin Harnish
Helmsman
Michael Teh
Takeo
Ace Hannah
Director
Ace Hannah
Writer
David Michael Latt
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

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  • Jul 22, 2012
    It's hard to believe that a movie with a concept this good, could fail to be entertaining on every conceivable level, but somehow this does.
    Graham W Super Reviewer
  • Jun 22, 2012
    One doesn't go into a movie called Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus expecting a masterpiece out of it. This movie is a huge disappointment with a misleading title. Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus is the California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. Well that's what my DVD box told me, but it's actually about scientists trying to killed these two giant sea creatures and it's boring beyond words. I knew I was immediately in trouble when the opening title said "The Asylum Presents", which is the same company that made the incredibly stupid Mega Piranha. One thing I notice upon viewing is that there was barely any footage of Mega Shark and the Giant Octopus which I found disappointing. How could anyone not be entertain seeing a giant shark jumping from the ocean and taking down an airplane or seeing that same shark taking a bite of the Golden Gate Bridge. Other than those two moments the movie has nothing to offer. If you want to see it just for the battle you'll be extremely disappointed since it last 20 seconds, and halve of it is stock footage from different angles. All that happens is the shark struggling when the octopus grabs and the shark rips off a tentacle of the octopus and he even rip offs the same tentacle in the stock footage. This movie was a huge letdown and offers nothing for those who enjoy watching bad movies for the comedic values. The acting is not even worth mentioning since no one clearly cared about what they were doing. I can't blame them, when you have to deliver lines like "Those guys have been frozen in ice for millions of years. Wouldn't you be a little horny?". This movie can cause seizures since it's constantly using white flashes to transit from scenes to scenes. The special effects aren't really special and it's pathetic how bad it is. What's more shocking is that this movie actually had a theatrical release which makes this movie are the more pathetic and demonstrates the filmmakers lack of talent to make a good, let alone watchable movie. Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus is simply a bad movie that rarely entertainments. Even if you enjoy watching bad movies this is one worth skipping.
    Caesar M Super Reviewer
  • Feb 05, 2012
    They say this is the best asylum movie. I ask how?
    Directors C Super Reviewer
  • Nov 29, 2011
    "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" is the most ineptly made film I have ever had the sheer displeasure of encountering. Even as an intentionally bad motion picture, this one sucks.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
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