20 WTF Moments From Sharknado: The 4th Awakens

6. That Ridiculous "Hero Shot"

Tara Reid Sharknado 4
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As the gang heads to Niagara Falls to finish the job, we get treated to an hysterically cheesy "hero shot", a staple of action cinema that started out as genuinely bada**, but has become such a rampant cliche over the years that it normally elicits laughter or eye rolling these days.

Well, Sharknado 4 has its own take on the trope, all the more absurd because it doesn't just feature Fin and the other armed-up, adult members of his team bro-walking towards the screen, but also his son kitted out with a miniature chainsaw.

If it wasn't absurd enough, the shot is backed by Wagner's iconic Ride of the Valkyries, because why not?

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