Sharktopus (2010)

This is a SyFy original starring Eric Roberts, I cannot believe that they actually paid money to make this, I watched it hoping it to be so bad it is good but it is not, this is a 1 star avoid at all costs, I cannot even be bothered to tell you why it is bad.

Deep Rising (1998)

This is another film that has become a regular guilty pleasure for me to watch, the story of the cruise liner that is attacked by the small underwater worms and the boat captain played by Treat Williams and the crew of robbers he takes to where the ship is and what they have to do to try and escape. This is a fairly basic by the numbers monster film with an enclosed location with a difficulty in having to escape and a story line that keeps them there. You have the bad guys and the monster and the thoughts of what is worse. 

The acting in this is fun if a bit campy from Treat Williams and Famke Jansen and the comic relief is given by Kevin J O'Connor who you might recognise from The Mummy as Benni. Overall the effects in this film are not brilliant but they are a lot better than some nonsense I have sat through and they do not detract from what is a fun ride and some excellent scenes. 

As this falls in to the guilty pleasure category I am going to give it 4 stars, it will not appeal to everybody but I cannot wait until the next time I choose to watch it. 

Crocodile (2000)

Watched this film for some reason, I cannot remember why but was probably hoping to rediscover the coolness of Lake Placid, don't hate me for liking that film. Anyway this is like a cheap knock off version with a group of teens and a crap CGI crocodile and really nothing very surprising happens in this film. Another one of these films where half way through I realised I had seen it before and thought so memorable that I did note even remember seeing it.

If you love the animal monster film then there is probably something in it for you and it is directed by Tobe Hooper of Texas Chainsaw Massacre fame so a chance for you to a completest in that regards. It is not so bad it is worth watching and in some scenes it is so bad it's funny but overall not really worth the effort unless as mentioned you fall in to one of these categories.

So I am going to say a 2 star avoid for Crocodile, so not worth the effort.