Sharkandos, Zombie Tidal Waves, and Verisimilitude
Last week, my partner showed me the trailer for the next film from Ian Ziering and the guys who did all those Sharknado films, a little flick they’ve dubbed ZOMBIE TIDAL WAVE. For those who haven’t seen it yet, I encourage you to take a look: As fans of large chunks of the Sharknado franchise, we’re naturally excited about this film. It looks decidedly B-Grade and terrible, but at least 50% of the time this combination of actor and director have taken a terrible concept and made it into something far more interesting. They pushed the ambition of the film and played things straight, delivered above and beyond what was expected of them. The other 50% of the time–I’m looking at you, Sharknado 4–they blew it by playing things for laugh. I did a write up of what made a really good Sharknado films in my newsletter after we rewatched the series last year. It ran a little something like
