tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608116772373082475.post2032770337567664285..comments2023-09-28T02:35:00.725-07:00Comments on Coffee With the Cynic: Asylum Mega Marathon Part 1: Mega Shark vs Giant OctopusThe Cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064252473250675711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608116772373082475.post-30148813838188359302011-08-09T19:40:58.105-07:002011-08-09T19:40:58.105-07:00Well, this is only first venture into The Asylum, ...Well, this is only first venture into The Asylum, so I'm not entirely surprised it wasn't as enjoyable as others. However, if the second one has even worse effects, acting & story, then I think I might hit an upslope of cheese with that one.The Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064252473250675711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608116772373082475.post-38884596355470780712011-08-09T19:30:16.391-07:002011-08-09T19:30:16.391-07:00The thing with these movies is, you gotta be a lov...The thing with these movies is, you gotta be a lover of them to truly appreciate the badness, lol. A person who only occasionally dabbles in this stuff looks at a movie like this and just thinks it's shit. But if you're used to watching this kind of stuff, then you start to see the true cheese and charm a lot clearer. I admit, the first time I watched it, I didn't like it much, but it was also one of my first Bad movie experiences. After spending the last few years watching about 85% of Asylum's catalog, along with a rather large side-portion of SyFy Original Movies, I recently re-visited this one and enjoyed it a lot more. <br /><br />With that said however, even though Mega Shark 2 has even worse effects, worse acting, and possibly even less of a story - I loved it even more then this one. Gary Stretch alone makes the second one more entertaining then this one IMO. His banter with the Steve Urkell dude is Golden.<br /><br />But when it all comes down to it, while I LOVE these kinds of bad B movies to death, I really can't fault anyone for disliking them either. Much like wine and many other things - they're an acquired taste that I can totally understand the majority of people not acquiring, lol.<br /><br />Also, thanks for the shout-out :)<br /><br />Another also - Sharktopus, while not an Asylum movie, is more of an enjoyable Bad movie then this one was IMO. I don't think it's on Netflix, but if you ever get the chance to check it out, do it. The Director's Commentary for it that's on the BluRay (And I assume the DVD as well, but I'm not sure as I only own the BluRay) is actually really informative and goes through the process of making a SyFy channel movie, and the rather long list of 'Musts' the SyFy execs give them that they have to follow, which explains a lot of things in Sharktopus, in this (Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus was made by Asylum, but FOR SyFy so it also had to follow the guidelines), and in almost any other SyFy-aired movie (with a couple exceptions). Probably on of the best and most informative commentaries I've ever seen on a low-budget bad B movie, especially one made for SyFy.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm done writing this novel now I think, lol. Nice to see other people dabbling into the Asylum pool, even if it is for a negative experience :)Jeffrey Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538559572535414820noreply@blogger.com