So I recently saw Sharknado 1 and 2 as a double feature at the Rio,
and giving them a proper shout out on this channel is the least I could do
considering oftentimes they're the only theater playing the movie that
I actually want to see.
I've seen a lot of independent theatres disappear over the years and that's not
something that I want to have happen with this one.
Because where else could I have seen these... amazing... movies...
[Fin] Let's go kill some sharks! (cheering)
[YMS] Now, when everybody was going crazy about Sharknado
I more or less avoided the whole thing.
Reason being is because it was made by The Asylum, and if you don't know what
that is I strongly suggest checking out this video I made. Point is that
everything I've seen from them has not only been bad, but bad in a way that I
couldn't even enjoy myself by making fun of it.
Like yeah the CG's terrible and it's hilarious how many times they
reuse the same footage, but the bulk of it was nothing but absolutely unbearably
boring conversations.
And yeah it's hilarious how they did that to save money, but even watching an Asylum
film just to make fun of it made me feel as though my patience was being severely tested.
A while after the first Sharknado was released I heard a friend say they were
pissing themselves laughing while watching it. And even then I was skeptical
and thought that it must have been the only funny part in the movie
Fast forward to when I'm seeing The Dance Of Reality at the Rio and I see a
trailer for Sharknado 2 and think "holy shit this actually seems kinda funny"
And funny they both were. Watching the first shark nato I can see why it became
so popular
[Man] We're safe here [Girl] There are sharks flooding the streets
[Girl] And now there's one swimming in your pool
[Man] Are you kidding? Sharks in the swimming pool, that's impossi- AAAAGH
[YMS] It's less a movie that tries to be bad and more of a movie
that just doesn't give a fuck because it knows that it's bad.
They don't so much put effort into making sure it's horrible, they put
effort into making sure it's entertaining
And was it ever refreshing to see an Asylum film where the hilariously
bad CG action scenes weren't so incredibly sparse.
The fact that they were able to show lots a bit really helped me enjoy the movie.
Even though the film is self-aware, I do not get the impression that they be able
to pull off anything better than
a knowingly bad movie. Yes, it knows that it's bad so
it's no Birdemic,
but it's also no Black Dynamite either. Even though I was entertained, the
entertainment was more or less surface-level,
meaning you can show up to this movie drunk out of your fucking mind and not
only not really miss anything, but probably enjoy it a little bit more too
And boy when I ever recommend watching this in a crowd filled with drunk people.
I'm personally glad I got the theater experience when I watched it for the
first time,
but putting this movie on at home with a bunch of drunk friends seems like it
would also do the trick.
Hmm, why those photos in the background look like acting portfolio headshots?
If this were black Dynamite then I'd be saying that extra effort was put in for
those to be there, but for this film
it seems as though they were used to save on time and money.
Even though I wouldn't be comfortable saying it's an intelligent decision that
was made for entertainment value,
I get the impression that they were put there, not to pretend that it's
convincing, but just because they don't give a fuck.
Like whatever this is funny anyway, this movie is called Sharknado.
We're well aware that every single female character in this film is hired for
their looks over their acting but who gives a shit cause it's Sharknado!
With the movie they wanted to make in the clear limitations on money and talent,
this was definitely the correct approach. Even if you could never pull of making
an actually good movie, showing that you know what type of movie you're making
goes a long way.
And a long way it went with SyFy Channel wasting no time ordering a sequel
[Presenter] Sharknado was this runaway success last year, not just on
social media but ultimately in its limited release
in theaters, was it a no brainer that Sharknado 2 was coming this summer?
[Paul Bales] Yeah, it was a no brainer, in fact almost
within a couple days after Sharknado came out we had the go-ahead from SyFy
to make the sequel. They've even greenlit Sharknado 3, so we'll be
talking again next year I hope. [Presenter] Oh my goodness
[YMS] And even though there were many people like myself who managed
to catch it in a movie theater,
Sharknado 2 drew in 3.9 million viewers on its original airdate, breaking
records and making it SyFy channel's most-watched original movie ever.
You're probably wondering how it stacked up to the first,
and in my opinion this one was even better. Better in an entertaining way and
better in terms of actual quality too.
If I were to give the film's numerical ratings Sharknado would get a 3 and
this one would get a 4.
I'm happy to say that whatever they could improve with a bigger budget, they did.
And it made the movie better. The animation in the first movie wasn't
necessarily entertaining because it had cheap textures and a low polygon count,
it was entertaining because of how ridiculous it is.
And that aspect doesn't disappear when you get better animation.
Now you're just seeing a higher quality representation of something that is
equally or even more ridiculous.
And holy shit there were legitimate product placements in this movie meaning
that advertisements wanted to be associated with it!
[Man] You should really be eating fresh too y'know
[YMS] All of the sudden I have a strange urge to go to Citibank while
eating a Subway sandwich and drinking Coor's Light.
They also threw in pretty much as many cameos as they possibly could.
Hey it's the guy from Shark Tank get it? And they often cut back to the Today show
hosts commenting on the extreme weather.
[Presenter] Twisters from the rivers are about to merge, apparently this will happen
right over the Bales Tower Hotel and Al, the big question is first of all:
what is drawing these two twisters together, and I don't even
wanna ask, but what happens when they finally meet?
[Al] Matt I am really nervous about his, in fact I'll say it: I'm downright scared.
Here's the problem: the island of Manhattan creates a lot of heat.
As the hot air rises, cool air is sucked
in to replace it. That effect is drawing these sharknados
to the very heart ov the city. Now if these two EF-2
tornadoes merge, the power could actually multiply, we could be talking
about an EF-5 sharknado on the Upper East side of Manhattan,
Matt that's sufficient power enough to damage steel reinforced skyscrapers.
[Matt] I've never seen anything like this. Stay with us Al we go live to Manhattan
with weatherman Raphael Miranda,
from our local station at NBC 4, can you tell us a little bit more about what's
happening down there Raphael?
[Raphael] Thanks Matt, this storm is already taking a toll on the city.
Residents are panicked because of the sharks that keep raining down from the sky
[YMS] Some of the cameos were a little obvious,
but apparently I'm the only one in my group of friends that knows who Biz Markie is
[Biz] Well look who's back from La-La Land
You stole what I need
[Voiceover] Let's all do it together with Biz!
[Biz] Ok! Here's Biz's beat of the day!
(beatboxing)
Do you got a screw loose? Don't you see it's dangerous out there?
I'll give you a slice of pie, you're safer in here than out there.
Take whatever you want.
[YMS] This movie is loaded with cameos and it makes it all
the more entertaining.
And not only that but one of the lead actors was Vivica A. Fox who played
Copperhead in Kill Bill.
It's not like she's really doing anything else these days.
[Erik] Wow Vivica, it's such a beautiful day!
[Vivica] It sure is Erik. And where is Cool Cat?
[Erik] Dere he is!
[Cool Cat!] Hi everybody!
[Erik] Who's that kid? [Vivica] It better not be a bully,
because I don't like bullies [Butch] Give me your lunch money
[Cool Cat!] I got scared, and became confused!
[Vivica] It's okay Cool Cat. [YMS] Anyway if you haven't noticed
the point I'm making: Despite there bein a lot of recognizable faces I doubt they
spent that much money of them anyway,
so hopefully if Sharknado 3 get a bigger budget they'll be able to include
more cameos with a bigger price tag. Please Nicolas Cage please Nicolas Cage
At its core this movie is essentially a better version of the first movie.
Because of the first movie self-awareness the sequel was able to
recreate what made it so entertaining,
and because of the higher budget they were able to raise the bar. And this movie
recycles the structure of the first with no shame.
I mean what do you expect from a movie called Sharknado 2: The Second One?
Especially considering how the film's poster compares to the original.
I'll most likely see these movies again in the future even if it's not very soon.
It's nice to have movies lying around that you can throw on in front of people
that you know we'll be talking over it anyway.
I originally thought Sharknado was going to be as boring as these other
pieces of shit, but now I can safely say that I'm excited for the third movie
coming out next year,
and I hope that I'll be able to see it in a theater like I did for Sharknado 1 & 2
ideally in a bigger crowd with more drunk people.
[Woman] And this is the kind of movie where
we can have sharks going anywhere, from, you know, if we can do them in tornadoes
in the sky they could be in avalanches and then who knows, maybe in space,
who knows what can happen, aliens could be like sharks vs the aliens, I mean it
goes limitless to what can happen,
So I'm sure you're gonna see a couple of sequels
[YMS] This this is not oh my God I have a zoom option (laughter)
What the fuck!? (laughter)
Oh my God! I'm lookin' through the jello!