Is this the most ridiculous movie ever made? Los Angeles 'destroyed by flying sharks sucked up by tornado'
By AMELIA PROUD
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Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when the idea of Sharknado was pitched.
It's a simple concept; thousands and thousands of sharks are sucked out of the ocean by a ferocious tornado then hammered onto the streets of L.A and sights of Hollywood... with devastating effects.
A small band of brave defenders - portrayed by Z-list veterans like 90210's Ian Ziering and American Pie's Tara Reid - attempt to defend the City of Angels with chainsaws and not much else.
Sharks from the sky! Aubrey Peeples is unaware that a killing machine appears to be hurtling towards her - singing a merry song by the looks of things - in a scene from Syfy's Sharknado
Tinseltown trauma: The very heart of Hollywood - a big plastic sign - is destroyed in the movie
Corny lines like 'we can't just stand here and wait for sharks to fall out of the sky' and 'we're going to need a bigger chopper' pepper the trailer.
But the biggest treat is seeing the sights and scenes of Los Angeles destroyed by this highly improbable freak occurrence.
The iconic Hollywood sign meets a fishy end, as does the famous lettering of the iconic Hotel Roosevelt, a favourite haunt - some say literally - of Marilyn Monroe.
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Unimaginable horror: The sharks are propelled along by the tornado and this COULD happen if the laws of gravity are discovered to be completely wrong
Defenders of the earth: All that stands between us and total destruction is Ian Ziering and er, Tara Reid
It's raining sharks: Los Angeles is peppered with the deadly killing machine in Syfy's new movie
Hokum: The sharks are sucked out of the ocean but then seem to fly, mouths open with an eye on the human prize
Opportunist: The sharks adapt to this natural disaster by hoovering up humans like they're canapes
Save Ferris: There are no fun and games on Santa Monica pier after the watery demons are thrust into the atmosphere
Sharknado airs on Syfy, Thursday at 9pm ET/PT
But the beach resorts don't escape from the drama as one of the most dramatic scenes shows the ferris wheel on Santa Monica pier coming loose in the wind.
The made-for-TV movie is to be shown on Universal's Syfy network on Thursday, but it's sure to become an instant classic on the internet before long.
At one point in the trailer, Ziering chops one of the sharks in half with a chainsaw.
'We're going to need a bigger chopper!' Even Citizen Kane doesn't boast classic dialogue like this
Bosh! The iconic Hotel Roosevelt sign is blasted as Los Angeles feels an almost biblical judgement thrust upon it
You wouldn't like him when he's angry: Ziering tackles the toothy menace with a chainsaw
Wind plus sharks equals mayhem: The effects in the schlockbuster are impressive
The biggest star: The sites of LA get a dramatic hammering in the film, but it still outacts the cast
We're all doomed: How you feel if all that stood between you and self destruction was this rabble?
Not explained so far is how the cheeky predators take advantage of what should be a terrifying experience to manage to hurtle towards the ground with their mouths open.
Obviously this gives rise to dozens of grisly and utterly entertaining human sharkbait moments.
Enough said! Sure to become a cult classic, the Sharknado poster is a thing of wonder
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