With The Meg swimming into theaters, it`s important to remember the long history of sharks on film. Granted, most of that long history isn`t very good, but it certainly is memorable.As long as sharks have been the subject of movies, they`ve been involved in plots and scenes that make so little sense that it`s hard not to wonder who agreed to pay for it in the first place. Whether it`s the time a shark went on a rampage at SeaWorld or when a tornado whipped up a series of sharks to throw at a city and a franchise was born, there really is no limit for the situations sharks find themselves in on the big screen. In fact, one movie even turned a shark into something of a psychopathic stalker.GameSpot dug back through the history of sharks on film to find 16 that deserve another look due to just how crazy they can be, and The Meg is absolutely included. So when you head to theaters this weekend to check it out, make sure you track down these other films as well.And make sure to check out GameSpot`s The Meg review in case you`re wondering just how ridiculous this movie is going to be. 16. Shark TaleThis might seem like a strange item on a list of crazy shark movies, but Shark Tale is a super bizarre film to watch. In it, great white sharks are actually a mafia and the shark expected to take over leading the family is a vegetarian with a heart of gold that happens to be voiced by Jack Black. That`s pretty strange. 15. The ShallowsWhat makes The Shallows such a scary and thrilling film is the realism. So many shark movies go about 20 steps too far in portraying the shark as a killer, and that`s usually what makes them so great. This film, though, is simply one woman vs. a shark that wants to eat her. In terms of sheer insanity, though, it`s pretty tame. That`s not a knock against it, The Shallows is just very grounded. 14. Great WhiteWhat`s so strange about this particular film is that it was pulled from theaters in the United States after a month because it ...
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