Sharknado 2: The Second One - 14 Awesomely Ridiculous Moments
Moments that had us crying tears of barmy joy!
In the lineage of movie sequels that outdid their predecessors, there's The Godfather Part 2, Aliens, Terminator 2, The Dark Knight, and now...Sharknado 2: The Second One. Sharknado premiered on SyFy last July, and became an instant hit with audiences, aided by the fact that viewers were encouraged to Tweet about the movie as they watched it. What was it that made the latest offering from The Asylum so eminently watchable? The gleefully silly, go-for-broke absurdity of it all, where nothing was outside the realm of possibilities, and the low $2 million budget didn't stop them crafting some wild set-pieces, even if the effects were diabolical, the acting mostly terrible, and the central plot completely forgettable. It was a charming movie, and the clear love with which it was made earned it a place in the hearts of cineastes the world over for its "so bad it's good" quality, something director Anthony C. Ferrante has attempted to recapture with the fast-tracked sequel, aptly titled The Second One. With its tongue planted firmly in its cheek, Sharknado 2 is a much more self-aware movie than the first one ever was, and as a result is a damn sight more entertaining: it panders to audiences looking for stupidity and hilarity, and doesn't boast a single boring moment of screen time. Sure, it's no There Will Be Blood, but it's not trying to be. It serves up a trashy platter of gory thrills, hilariously over-the-top dialogue and leaves us eagerly anticipating the inevitable Sharknado the Third. Here are the 14 moments that had us crying tears of barmy joy! What did you make of Sharknado 2? Let us know in the comments!