"Sharknado" left viewers pining for more ways to effectively waste time until we die. "Sharknado 2", gave viewers exactly what they wanted, another hour and 35 minutes of shark flavored trash to speed us on our way to oblivion.
The movie starts off with Fin and April flying to New York for a book signing after their divorce. In a scene completely ripping off "Twilight Zone"'s "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," Fin has a long, drawn out awkward moment with April briefly re-hashing "Sharknado." As if we could forget the amazing experience that was. Surprise, surprise, not one, but two sharknados get rolling very quickly, and only Fin, April, and their family can save the Big Apple.
"Sharknado 2" was only taken seriously by Ian Ziering, who played the main character Fin. There were clearly jokes written into his script, yet somehow the bluntest of jokes seem to fall from his lips the leaden way words do when you're explaining to a 3-year-old why Fluffy isn't waking up.
Tara Reid played April Wexler who, spoiler alert, has her hand eaten off in the first ten minutes. Wexler, being a regenerative skin care line as well as April’s last name really makes sense, as she is stunned in the hospital for about 20 minutes, and then jets up again to save the world with only one hand. Despite most of the movie being CGI, they couldn't find it in their wallets to cover up her stump that has clearly outlined fingers in the bandage the entire time.
Vivica A. Fox of “Cool Cat Saves The Kids” played Skye, a hastily thrown in character that created an asymmetrical love triangle. Skye does drive the plot forward, as she runs around New York, trying to win stone-faced Fin.
The writer and director of "Sharknado" and "Sharknado 2", Thunder Levin, was interviewed by Laura Keeny from The Denver Post. He is clearly having fun with "Sharknado 2," "It’s exactly what fans of the first one are going to want to see: the same sense of ridiculous fun and over-the-top action."
In another interview with Huffington Post "7 Glaring Sharknado Plot Holes Explained" Levin continues to have fun saying, “I think the sharks damaged the airplane to a point the masks couldn’t deploy because, obviously, that is something we would’ve had happen if we wanted to. I hope,” in response to the glaring plot hole of no oxygen masks falling during the initial plane crash scene.
Somehow, the movie’s ending was gratuitous enough to make me enjoy it somewhat. I won't spoil it for you, but it was a chainsaw chuckin’ good time.
At A Glance:
Director: Thunder Levin
Main Actors: Ian Zeiring, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox
"Sharknado 2"'s IMBd
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