There are others, of course, like Stacy Everheart Liv Boughn , the fearless and shameless TV reporter who will do anything and sacrifice anyone for a scoop.
Of course, no one should be surprised that they — and many more — become sharktopus chum, their final scenes marked by close-ups of sharp teeth, red dye in the water and drops of water inadvertently splashed on the lens. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. October 13, am. There are bad special effects, of course -- and it almost seems like they are embracing it.
The smart move is to show a creature as little as possible in a horror film, especially when the makeup or effects are not great. Here the effects are among the worst I have ever seen on SyFy, and they still felt the need to show the sharktopus early and often. There is also terrible acting, with actors who can only deliver lines in a choppy monotone.
I think some of them do not speak English and are reading their lines phonetically. But it is hard to tell, and maybe this was just the best cast they could get. One character, Bones the camera man, is covered in fake tattoos. They could not find one bad actor with real tattoos?
Should I classify this as one of those films that is "so bad it's good"? I do not think so. Maybe if you are really drunk, kicking back some bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbon with some buddies, making fun of it But under no condition could this ever be seen as "good".
Aside from Roger Corman and Eric Roberts, Cowan is the only remotely famous or successful person associated with this project -- but what did he do to get thanked?
If there is anything redeeming about this film at all, it is that the disc comes with an audio commentary from producer Roger Corman. Corman is, obviously, a legend in the horror and science fiction genres. So to hear him talk over the movie is a nice treat. But, if you think he can make a bad film good or justify its creation, you would be wrong. Not a film to see under any circumstances I would rather see "Raptor Island" again. FAQ 5. What is "Sharktopus" about?
Is 'Sharktopus' based on a book? Can sharks or octopi really walk on land? Details Edit. However, the sharktopus proves more tenacious and tougher than any of them anticipated as it slaughters everybody in the water, even emerging to attack up and down the beaches.
The killer shark film was started by Jaws , which produced several sequels and a great many cheap imitators. These steadily continued throughout the s and early s with a number of B-budget video-released films.
Sharktopus was made not long after Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. It comes from Roger Corman who has a legendary career as a director and producer of B movies going back to the s. Corman has also overseen a number of these other gonzo monster hybrid films with Dinocroc , Supergator , Dinoshark and Cobragator RC: Sometimes.
Very often I will write the original treatment. I started as a writer. With Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda , that was a matter of, to a certain extent, brainstorming because we were putting together these two elements and we were trying to figure out how to do it. We would do a film like this in the 80s from start to finish in maybe four or five months. MCN: Syfy seems to be the biggest buyer of these movies now, but are other cable channels stepping up? RC: They are. For instance, Tom [Vitale] is now with Chiller.
We have a fairly heavy production schedule. We just finished Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda a week ago. MCN: Aside from Chiller are you seeing any other networks take interest? It seems like there are a lot of male-oriented networks that would be perfect vehicles for your movies. Has that b een a benefit to independent filmmakers?
RC: It does except if you have a big hit theatrically you can do better. When we made the first Piranha years ago we were astonished at how much money the picture did at the box office. MCN: The 50s was the time of giant radioactive creatures, the 60s was hippie bikers, the 80s and 90s were slasher movies and now we have sharks falling out of the sky. I think it will continue for maybe another year or so and I will predict we will be on to something a little bit different.
I myself would like to move back to a little more pure science fiction. There is a picture I am looking forward to called Snowpiercer, which is a type of science fiction that I like very much. Note: it had a limited U. Sometimes they last longer than you think. The train is divided into different classes, much like The Hunger Games — the rich people and the poor people. And it becomes a conflict between the rich people and the poor people on this science fiction train in a future frozen world.
Do you like to mix things up? And he said you understand paint, but you mix it with a little turpentine so you can get your pictures made. You have to understand the business end of it and the creative end of it as well. They must go together. It was really just fun. One of the reasons I think that [ Little Shop of Horrors ] became sort of a cult film and led to a Broadway musical and the bigger picture with Steve Martin, is that nobody took it seriously.
We were all having fun while we made it and I think that atmosphere carried over into the film itself. And the fact that it was a funny script — it was a comedy horror film —but it grew funnier because all of the actors, even the crew, were laughing and just having a good time.
0コメント