1) Sharknado (2013)
I don’t need to explain why this is the wackiest bit of disaster horror ever to pollute the minds of American culture, do I? As a hurricane passes over Los Angeles, super tornadoes suck up hordes of killer sharks who just happen to be swimming along the California coast, creating the ungodly embodiment of natural Hell on Earth – Sharknadoes. Yes, spinning cyclones of death filled with finned predators who are just waiting for their next snack. With Los Angeles flooded, some sharks are thrown into the water to do their killing, while others remain trapped in the tornado, flying around and around without losing their chum.
Another “brilliant” idea brought to you by The Asylum, Sharknado went on to not only spawn the recent sequel Sharknado 2: The Second One, but a third film in the franchise has been announced, undoubtedly challenging classic trilogies like Star Wars and The Godfather for cinematic dominance. While it makes me utterly depressed to admit as much, Sharknado will be remembered as one of the defining B-Movies in recent years, even though so many better examples exist that went nowhere because they didn’t have the proper viral marketing. Don’t worry, this fight isn’t over.
Whether you like it or not, Sharknado is the absolute pinnacle of bonkers natural disaster movies, taking Asylum’s obsession with tornadoes twenty leagues farther than we could ever imagine.
So, does it get any crazier than a tornado filled with sharks? If I’ve missed your favorite wacky disaster film, let us know what you think belongs on the top of WGTC’s list!
