Sharknado - the film about a tornado made of sharks!

[Piper Maru]

How long until the reboot?

 

[Donut]

Sharkbooto

 

[Sundancer]

Is Tara Reid on drugs????

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[TheDreamMaster]

The sequel is officially titled Sharknado 2: The Second One.

I'm all for this sequel, however, come on, we need a better title. Like Sharkicane: the Reckoning

 

[jmc]

So I finally got to see this yesterday. I gotta say I was disappointed that it wasn't as 'so bad it's good' as I was hoping for. It was absurd but only entertaining in parts. And what the hell was with Tara Reids 'teenage' daughter looking older than the hot chick from the bar?

 

[Tanin]

Why is this at 91% rottentomatoes?

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Why is this at 91% rottentomatoes?

You're kidding...right?

...........my god you aren't.

 

[Heretic]

It deserves every percent of that 91%. Sharknado is the Citizen Kane of movies!

 

[Tanin]

You're kidding...right?

...........my god you aren't.

Not at all ! It's just insane.

 

[Mike_D202]

I hope the jumping chainsaw moment makes it to the oscars for best action scene.

 

[Maximus One]

Well, I guess there goes any waning credibility that RT has then. Like, for real. How is that **** even possible? I've still yet to watch this but a SyFy Original Movie having above a 50% is just absurd. But 91%??!!! Somebody done broke the Internet

 

[terry78]

It's become such a cult thing that to actually say it's bad would be viewed as "not getting it." Nobody wants to be that guy.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Yeah eclipse...don't be that guy.

 

[James]

Is it bad though? Yes it's technically bad, but it's entertaining -and what's the purpose of a movie if not to entertain? Sharknado succeeded in it's goal (actually far exceeded it's goal) and has amassed a huge following.

Which isn't to say Rotten Tomatoes or any of those other rating websites should be taken seriously, only that a high score indicates people liked the movie -not that Sharknado is being praised for it's brilliant acting and intricately crafted story.

 

[Loki882]

No, Piranha 3D was a cult classic, it was ridiculously entertaining (I got like a 75% approval rating on RT, which shocked me until I actually saw how cool it was). This was one of the most phenomenally stupid things that I've ever seen. People shall tell stories of Sharknado's stupidity for decades to come, it's the new Planet 9, the holy grail of stupid.

 

[Heretic]

I actually thought that Sharknado was on par with Piranha 3D for it's total commitment to the absurd.

 

[Loki882]

No, prehistoric Piranha's is absurd to be sure, but it is NOWHERE near as absurd as a Shark tornado.

 

[Teelie]

The sequel to Piranha 3D is even more absurd.

 

[James]

I wasn't really talking about whether or not the film's basic concept was absurd or not. Plenty of films, major blockbusters and cult classics alike, have absurd concepts, some not all that more far-fetched than tornadoes full of sharks or prehistoric piranhas. When I say "technically bad" I'm talking about basic movie-making tools, things like editing, continuity, dialogue, acting, effects and so on. Sharknado was awful when examined from a film making perspective, but my question is: Does being technically bad still make it a bad film overall if it entertained people?

That's why Sharknado is getting scores like 91%. People don't care that it's absurd or terribly made, as long as it puts a smile on their face. Surely that's the true mark of whether or not a movie is good. You could make the most well acted, intricately plotted and beautifully shot film ever made, but it'll still get low ratings from the audience if no one is entertained.

 

[Heretic]

Some of the funniest moments were what would normally be considered bad continuity, dialogue etc. It adds to the charm. Sometimes absurd movies try to be good movies...like the over-hyped Megashark vs Giant Octopus or whatever that was with Debbie Gibson. It was an hour or more of absolute boredom as it tried to be a good movie, not understanding that it should embrace its stupidity.

 

[Lobo]

we have RoboCroc coming up

 

[Green Goblin]

So guys... was the movie any good?

 

[Green Goblin]

Why is this at 91% rottentomatoes?

Are You F***ing kidding me?

 

[Tanin]

Are You F***ing kidding me?

No.

 

[Teelie]

It's true. Proof that critics have a twisted sense of humor when people complain about their taste in movies.