Aquarium of the Dead

source: Aquarium of the Dead

This movie made sharknado look like an Academy Award for best picture recipient...

There are a few attempts at humor here, but the writing never reaches the lofty heights of the first Sharknado. Clearly that was the goal here. Still, the humor helps make what is otherwise a dull slog watchable, at least most of the time. I personally wouldn't trust The Asylum to do anything right, but someone granted them access to an actual aquarium stocked with live animals. Some of the behind the scenes shots were interesting in their own right. The acting is standard Asylum "Attention Walmart shoppers: The Asylum is casting a movie in the parking lot. Parts go to first twenty shoppers to sign up. Attention Walmart shoppers..." With the exception of the short-haired blonde scientist. Words cannot describe her performance. They coukd make a film about how she appeared in front of the camera yet never realized she was supposed to be acting. Speaking of camera, the camera work was uncommonly good for an Asylum effort. There were times you could almost follow the action. Almost. There's the usual special effects paid for with free pizza, dearth of appropriate background music, bizarrely disjointed foley work, and dialog that would be improved by having five year olds ad lib instead. Half a star compared to professionally made films. For an Asylum film half a star is five stars. Average. Five stars.

Avoid this at any cost. They should actually pay you to watch this movie. Lame vfx, even gta looks more realistic than the creatures they used in the movie.

Asylum projects never meant to be serious. It is just mindless action and fun. Bad acting, sounds and CGI. But this is what I am looking for every time I see the Asylum logo. Perfect. Loved it.

This movie managed to make Vivica A. Fox look like an amateur. The premise was good. The execution was lacking.

When I see Asylum Films written on the cover of a movie, I know right away it will be a low budget and bad acting sci-fi movie that will entertain me for a couple of hours. I am a big fan of the stories Asylum comes up with in their movies. None of them will ever make it for an Oscar but you get to at least enjoy some time off during the weekends. The plot of this movie is particularly bizarre: A man-made zombie octopus that can convert other animals (but apparently not humans) into zombies when he drools over them. Ha.. I think that says it all... but still, If you have nothing to do during 80 minutes, watch the movie and enjoy it. :P.

The Asylum needs to stop pumping out garbage movies. JUST STOP!!! Where do they find so many talentless people. I would be embarassed to be associated with garbage like this. I give this -3 stars.

Enjoyed this film. Thoroughly entertaining. Had the suspense, cheesy humor and horror. A really fun movie.

The acting was predicable but I enjoyed it. A lot of comedic performances.