Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

• 'Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus': Deborah Gibson's DVD thriller is out today!

  Published on: May 19, 2009

  Buried amidst today's ample crop of fresh DVD releases is a title worthy of closer inspection: 2009's Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. You may be wondering why this direct-to-video opus is any more noteworthy than other cheapie monster faceoffs like, say, 2005's Komodo vs. Cobra? Fair question. And here's the answer: It stars Deborah Gibson as a marine biologist. Ms. Gibson is, of course, none other than the grown-up '80s bubblegum pop princess "Debbie" Gibson, peddler of the infectiously timeless "Foolish Beat." Well, it turns out, now she's acting opposite mega sharks and giant octopi. And why not? Good for her. It probably beats what Tiffany's up to.  Then again, maybe not. Take a look at the clip....

  Okay, now pick your jaw up off your desk. It was kind of like a hallucination, right? A very, very low-budget hallucination. Did you notice anything else that was eerily familiar in that craptastic clip? I mean, other than the fact that it looked like something dreamed up by the collective minds of Jules Verne and Verne Troyer? That's right, Gibson's costar: Lorenzo Lamas. Is there any question that this celluloid gem is bound for critics' 10 Best Lists come December? I'm not sure what Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus says or doesn't say about Ms. Gibson's career or about our culture as a whole. But I do know this: As soon as I get out of work tonight, I'm picking up a copy of this thing. Who's with me?

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• Deborah Gibson 'Shocked' By 'Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus' Buzz

  Published on: May 13, 2009

  Since its debut on MTV.com earlier this week, the trailer for the film "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" has swept the Web, even becoming a top Google search trend.  Although one might think that "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus' would be an unlikely candidate for an Internet sensation, that is exactly what it has become. And no one's more surprised than the human star of the film, '80s pop icon Deborah Gibson.

  "...When you're doing an [indie] film like that, you feel like, 'I'm doing this little fun, under-the-radar thing," she said. "You never know what's going to pop..."

  Read the full interview here

  
  MTV.com
  By: Brian Jacks

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• Watch This: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus Trailer

  Published on: May 11, 2009

  Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com)

  

  Some movies are just too good to be true. Others are too true to be good. And this next film from Jack Perez (Wild Things 2, 666: The Child) is a little bit of both. On one hand, the director has successfully brought back Lorenzo Lamas and somehow-still-hot Debbie Gibson. And on the other, he has bypassed their obvious direct-to-DVD sales pull and decided to go for the gusto with a giant CGI shark and a giant CGI octopus who not only wreak havoc on humanity, they fight each other. Its ridiculous, it looks painfully awesome and I can’t wait to see it when it hits DVD on May 26, 2009.

  The first trailer for Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus is out courtesy of the folks at MTV. You can check it out there in High Definition, or you can just enjoy it below.

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