Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014) poster
2014 · action · sci-fi · thriller · space

Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark

Directed by Emile Edwin Smith1h 26m2014
ElsewhereIMDb2.64k
  • kinetic
  • surreal
  • cold
  • epic-stakes
Movie DNA

Neutral, breathless, measured action / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, epic, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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When another Mega Shark returns from the depths of the sea, world militaries go on high alert. Ocean traffic grinds to a standstill as everyone lives in fear of the insatiable beast. Out of options, the US government unleashes the top secret Mecha Shark project -- a mechanical shark built to have the same exact characteristics as Mega. A pair of scientists pilot the mechanical creature as they fight Mega in a pitched battle to save the planet. But when faulty mechanics cause the Mecha to go after humans, the scientists must somehow guide Mega to Mecha in hopes that the two titans will kill each other - or risk untold worldwide destruction.

Our read · Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014) reads as a neutral, breathless, surreal action · sci-fi · thriller entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want gloriously silly B-movie action with a giant shark versus a government mecha shark.

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 5attention 1/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if low-budget effects and ridiculous monster premises make you roll your eyes.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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