In case it doesn’t get said often enough, the internet is a weird thing. One week ago, I had never heard of “Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus,” which was recently released straight to DVD. (A technicality that sadly bars it from Oscar consideration.) Since then, however, I’ve seen references to this marvel pop up on any number of my favorite blogs, while at least ten unconnected friends have emailed me the trailer, usually accompanied by a heavily capitalised and punctuated “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS??!!”
Of course, it’s the same kind of marketing genius that propelled “Snakes on a Plane,” except this looks sincerely craptastic rather than wrapping itself in joyless quotation marks. Plus, Lorenzo Lamas + Debbie Gibson > Samuel L. Jackson. Duh. So have you seen this? Not the trailer, I mean, but the actual movie. Is it as good as it looks? Is that even possible? Your thoughts, please.