You often hear of movies that are so bad that they become good again. That was true for Megashark vs Giant Octopus, but its equally hammy-titled sequel, Megashark vs Crocosaurus, shows that even making a good bad movie still requires some talent. The first MvsGO was a bad B-movie of the amusing kind, thanks to the ultra low budget and the ensuing limitations in production that were more than a little visible in the finished movie. However, where MvsGI was endearing, MvsC is mostly boring and annoying. It shows that every idiot with a camera and Photoshop can make a creature feature, but that not every idiot should, especially when it doesn't provide half the fun of its predecessor. Like in my review for MvsGI, I have some helpful remarks for the makers:After a successful first movie, a higher budget is often reserved for the sequel. That usually allows for the improved production values that sequels are known for. The ship exteriors and interiors, for example, are appropriate improvements, and adding sound effects to suggests that the deck guns are actually firing is a good trick. But don't get carried away. After all, this is still an Asylum production, not Godzilla. Don't hint at epic things to come for the entire 90 minute duration without ultimately showing them, such as a huge megalodon destroying the Panama Canal, or a nuclear submarine blowing up inside the shark. Having your characters describe entire chunks of plot from the inside of a helicopter works fine for one or two scenes, not twelve. Show, don't tell - rule number one of visual storytelling. So don't recycle the same shot of dozens of baby crocodiles over and over if they aren't seen eating people, or when they barely feature in the climax.Having half the film taking place inside a helicopter or inside a badly-lit naval ship is a good way to save money for the scenes that count. So is using static pictures to photoshop the visual effects in, and recycling footage from other sources. But at least make sure that the few money shots count, and don't look like something that an 8-year-old could create on an iPad with Pixelmator Pro. Again, this is a sequel: it should look better than the original, not worse. You can't get away with cheaply recycling the same shots of monsters fighting over and over a second time.Creature features are the place to exaggerate a bit and stretch the limits of belief, but don't overdo it. A crocosaurus laying hundreds of eggs spread out over five locations all around the ocean while it is being actively hunted by both the navy and a killer shark is where it gets from improbable to slightly ridiculous. And an 8-yard baby crocodile won't fit inside a 12-feet egg.Running jokes are good. After all, a creature feature is to be taken lightly, so bringing some levity is a good idea. However, putting in a character who wants 10% of the cut, and repeating that every minute until he dies is stretching it. Casting Robert Picardo is a stroke of genius. Many ex-StarTrek actors had a hard time adjusting to post-Trek life, but that Picardo had to resort to this type of schlock is quite unique. Very good to put him at the end of the cast list in the opening credits, billed as "and Robert Picardo" for extra emphasis. However, point deduction for not having him reference the Doctor from Voyager with an apt quote, like "I am an admiral, not a sharkhunter!"Talking about actors: with one famous face on board, you can relax a bit when casting the other roles. But be critical. No one expects Oscar contenders, but there must be young actors in school plays who are better in playing an alternatively manic and grieving scientist than Jaleel White. And was Gary Stretch trying to parody the tough Ozzie bushwalking macho man, or was that his best effort in playing one? Hard to tell.Since this movie is meant to resemble a testosterone-type of action movie, it is quite acceptable to cast pretty actresses, even if their presence seems little more than eye candy. But if you cast Hannah Cowley and Nicola Lambo, and kill them off early on as a shock surprise, please do this AFTER their obligatory bikini or underwear scene. If you don't, it suggests that you actually hired them for their talent instead of how they look, and that gives off the wrong message. That's fine when you're making a serious movie, not when you're doing MvsC. Sarah Lieving playing a Special Agent in a tank top is a good example of how it should be.Please remember that every movie is written three times: first in screenplay, then on film, and then in the editing room. If the first two are a bit lacking, some sharp editing can often save a lot of scenes, but don't bother if half of your scenes haven't been scripted nor filmed. It's nice that the shark and croc get around, from beaches to jungles to civilization, but glueing their scenes together into one big disjointed mess is not a hallmark of good storytelling. A bit of spatial awareness and continuity helps the audience's appreciation of a movie. Unless the creatures and humans can magically teleport anywhere. Hey, here's an idea for another sequel!Ask Jason Blum for advice. The man produced some of the most acclaimed movies of the past decade, usually for less than $10 million. Asylum is known for 'borrowing' ideas from other studios, so why not get the secret of the low-budget trade from him?

Okay. MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS turned out to be a silly, overrated, over-reliant-on-bad-CGI piece of spectacle which was far worse than slightly older B-flicks like OCTOPUS and SPIDERS. MEGA SHARK VS CROCOSAURUS offers more of the same, and you guessed it, it's just as bad.It's as bad as 2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK, which I watched the previous day, although a different kind of bad. 2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK was a lot tighter and on a smaller scale, and this one has a bigger budget, with some globetrotting and various locations getting destroyed. At times it recalls the classic Japanese kaiju movies, with cities getting razed by giant critters. But that doesn't make it good.The problem is twofold: the script is terrible and the special effects are even worse. The giant creatures seen here don't even begin to look remotely realistic, and you feel like you're watching a kid's cartoon for the most part. The human story is hardly any better, with lots of cheesy dialogue and bad acting. The only actors of note are Robert Picardo, who must have been wondering what went wrong, and Gary Stretch, a British actor with a notable role as the villain in DEAD MAN'S SHOES, playing an Indiana Jones/Crocodile Dundee type character. I could have forgiven the effects if the story had been okay, and I could have forgiven the story if the effects were good, but this burns on both fronts.

Okay, I never thought I would say this... The sequel was better than the original! Yes, the effects are laughably silly, the acting is poor and it has no plot, but that's why you love it! This time instead of a 'Giant Octopus' we have 'Crocosaurus' (A huge crocodile) and somehow the megalodon has come back from the dead... (Don't try to figure it out.) So now we've got another super-heavyweight champion monster showdown. I watched this thing on the 'Space' channel and was cracking up at how bad it was. If I had to tell you whether to watch 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus' or 'Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus', I would tell you 'Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus' and not have a second thought on that. If you were a fan of 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus' and you have not seen this, go check it out! I can guarantee you you're gonna love it.

The ending of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus was inconclusive. We didn't know if both creature died, one died or both survived. In case you care, the shark survived.Deep in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an illegal diamond mining operation is interrupted by the presence of a giant 1,500-foot crocodile. Meanwhile, on the Atlantic Ocean, the US Navy warship USS Gibson is attacked and sunk by the Megalodon from the first film. Lt. Terry McCormick (Jaleel White), who was experimenting with a sonic shark-repelling device, is the sole survivor of the attack. Stage is set for the two creatures to confront one another. Croc has been tranquilized by a hunter (if you can believe that one man can carry enough tranquilizer to subdue a 1500 ft. croc), and is being shipped. Coincidently they meet in the middle of the ocean, and while battling each other, they make land fall, and battle royal ensues between the two prehistoric creatures, and the humans.I like this series by Asylum. Some are worse than others but this one is good. It has the usual cast of characters. The scientist, the hunter, a military man, situated at some tropic location. These are the things I like to see in a science fiction movie.Acting and directing is pretty good, and story is at least on par with the prequel. I can honestly say that on the average, I enjoy movies of this kind from Asylum than by anybody else except the Japanese movie studios.Worthy sequel to what probably will become a classic B movie from Asylum.