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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

2009 · 90 min

A gleefully silly creature-feature where cheap effects and earnest actors collide for unintentional laughs and goofy monster mayhem.

Directed by
Jack Perez
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Winner... Eats... All!
Overview
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Jack Perez
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • science
  • nature
  • violence
  • obsession
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
Jack Perez
Starring
Lorenzo Lamas, Debbie Gibson, Sean Lawlor, Vic Chao, Jonathan Nation, Mark Hengst, Michael Teh, Chris Haley
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
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