There are bad movies and there are also movies that are so bad that they are good. This is one of them.These B-movies are to me a different genre and I treat it as such. My rating is not the same if it was supposed to be a high quality sci fi. A big chunk of the points comes from the entertainment it gave me. What makes movie qualify for this kind of treatment in my eyes is if they don't take themselves too seriously. If they tried to pretend to be some serious movie I would have to rate it by such standards.The plot of the movie is very simple. There isn't much logic behind it and I didn't bother with the inconsistencies. One thing I give thumbs up for though is that this movie did neither animal rights activists nor the park rangers the bad or good guys, these is something even the supposed high quality movies fail at often.The movie is filled with pop stars from the 80's. Debbie and Tiffany who are the main characters of the movie and Micky Dolenz. I haven't really heard from them before and didn't even get that "monkey" joke at first. But I am sure that people who were their fans back in the days must have enjoyed this movie even more than I did.The one who was a star to me in this movie was A Martinez. I recognized him from the soap opera "Santa Barbara" that I used to love as a child. And I was very impressed with his acting. It was very fitting to the genre. By that I am not trying to say that he was very bad. He just had a perfect screen presence and timing for all reactions and the atmosphere of the movie. I also really liked the acting of Kathryn Joosten. Her career is pretty amazing considering especially that it's highlight came pretty much towards the end of her life in Desperate Housewives. She did a great job as Angie in this movie and was very funny.The main characters aren't such professional actors as the ones I have mentioned, but they weren't too bad. Good enough for a B movie. Terry's anger moments were hilarious in this movie. And their fight scene is definitely one of the highlights in the movie, even for someone like me who never was their fan in the 80's or saw their pop star "rivalry" The visual effects were of course not very good. But I won't blame it on the crew, after all it is not such a high budget movie to do it James Cameron style. And for the most the scenery was very beautiful and I loved the dramatic effects that filled up the movie.
... View MoreFirst who the hell releases non-native species into local waters? Only those with no conscience or from somewhere else. If Debby Gibson's character, a doctor no less, actually cared as much as she states, then she wouldn't be releasing the ones she steals from people into local Florida waters. I will say though that in my opinion Debby beats Tiffany hands down in the who still looks best department. Now Tiffany's character actually is a more responsible person as she recognizes the invasive species threat and Gibson is just a tree hugging, let everything work out idiot. Now don't get me wrong I do belong to PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)!!!! I am on the governments side in this movie.
... View MoreThe Asylum is well-known for making low-budget sci-fi movies, some of which are rip-offs of famous high-budget films. It scored big with it's greatest hit "Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus" and then the sequel came around. And then we have this piece of crap: Mega Python vs Gatoroid. Now, I have to admit that the idea has good potential, making a movie based on the current turf war that's going on in the Everglades between the native alligators and invasive pythons. With this, I give this movie credit. But they screwed it all up with the rest.Led by the 80s pop star Deborah Gibson, environmental extremists release a bunch of captive pythons into the Everglades and somehow they become the size of anacondas. In retaliation, the other 80s pop star Tiffany feeds local alligators growth hormone-induced meat and soon the reptiles become huge. The war begins as the animals feed on each other and soon both species get even bigger, a recipe for disaster like this movie. Soon they team up against humanity and our heroes must stop them. Whoopedy doo.This film is an epic fail. Terrible dialogue, terrible story, terrible characters. There's barely any fighting between the animals in the first half of the movie and all of a sudden they team up. WHAT!? They're defying the "Versus" part of the title! The only fight that appeals to people is the cat fight between Debbie and Tiffany, which is pretty much the only good part. There's tons of stupid moments, none of which work into this movie's favor like a python flying in the air after it bites into a blimp with the Asylum's logo on it. Even more unbelievable is that they killed off both pop stars with the animals they ironically were trying to protect.This was a mess, but at least it beats "Watchmen" and "The Butterfly Effect". Want some dumb, low-budget monster fun? Go right ahead and see it. Don't say I didn't give you a heads up.
... View MoreFirst off, i have got to admit that i have a slight obsession with these type of SyFy movies, there's just something about the outrageous plots, low profile actors and shoddy CGI that gets me every time.The Plot: Trouble in the everglades becomes apparent after Dr. Nikki Riley releases pythons into the area which result in the dwindling number of alligators, and rising numbers in animal corpses. Tiffany who plays park ranger Terry swiftly takes it into her own hands to resolve the problem armed with chickens and steroids; for which disastrous consequences are lurking round the swamp door.My Thoughts If you gave it a grade purely from it's technical side, well... let's just say it wouldn't be getting on the honor's roll anytime soon! The lead actresses, Tiffany Darwisch and Deborah Gibson's acting skill set, to put it more nicely, would not benefit any other channel but SyFy. If they were to leave the safety net of the souped up minds of the SyFy team, they just wouldn't be able to survive in the world of acting.The pacing itself seems to be a bit slow in the beginning but soon grabs your attention with a vast array of humorous moments intertwined with suspense and thrill, you really are entertained from the start to the finish.. almost.The Screen Stealers There were a minority in the film who definitely stole the show for me in regards to their acting ability in contrast to other various cast members, for instance; A Martinez did a fantastic job of playing Dr. Diego Ortiz, but unfortunately i believe he slightly let himself down in the aeroplane scene (or if you're American, airplane), his face just didn't really seem to convey as much pain as what he says he is in.. suspicious stuff.. eh? The second of my shining stars has to be Kathryn Joosten, even though she doesn't have as much screen time as the majority, she is still absolutely brilliant at what she does, and what she does is she makes us laugh. It is entirely apparent why she has won two primetime Emmy awards. Bravo Kathryn.. bravo.And the Conclusion is.. (Drum Rolls Please) Overall it's a bad film, yet still my heart tells me that it's completely amazing, in it's own special way. Even though it is quite terrible, you cannot disregard the pure entertainment value of this cracking movie and I would completely recommend watching this to any of my many friends cats.What a "normal" person would think: 3/10 What an epic person with the whole SHABANG just like me would think: 7/10
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