Just when you thought the mashups of fictional carnivores couldn’t get any more ridiculous, think again. The Asylum, a dvd studio company that prides itself of taking marketable ideas like Pirates of the Carribbean and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, only to churn out knock off films like Pirates of Treasure Island and Transmorphers: Fall of Man has now decided to set it’s sights a bit lower.

How low? How about last year’s cult SyFy TV movie, Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus.

In this film, you can expect to see tons of plot holes, poor CGI, and bad acting, but the best part? The cast is rounded out by Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo and Family Matters star Jaleel Whilte. That’s right: Urkel.

The plot is almost too laughable to mention, so we’ll just let you experience the trailer for yourself after the jump. Thankfully, Megashark Vs. Crocosaurus will be available on DVD and Instant Netflix just in time for Christmas on December 21st. Joy!

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Most of the time we take our movie watching pretty seriously here at The Flickcast. We go to film festivals or seek out the best in studio and independent films full of intricate plots, complex characters and inventive dialog. In short, we usually like our films be great and also say a little something too.

However, that doesn’t mean we want our films to be serious all the time. Enter Sharktopus. By any stretch of the imagination this particular movie probably doesn’t have much in the way of seriousness behind it nor an intricate plot, complex characters or innovative dialog. What it does have is awesome campy action and loads of fun, as you will see from the trailer for it we’ve got for you today.

The trailer, which first appeared at The Live Feed, gives us everything we need to know about the movie and tells us it demands a late night viewing in a room full of friends with popcorn (and perhaps beer) in abundance. In fact, this would make an excellent late night double feature with Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, once the latter is released. Hey, a man can dream.

Sharktopus stars Eric Roberts and Sara Malakul and is produced by Roger Corman. It airs on Syfy later this year. Check out the trailer after the jump.

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Right up their with other dynamic onscreen duos like Batman and Robin, Riggs and Murtugh, Kirk and Spock and Abbot and Costello comes the new cinematic team of former teen idols Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. Yes, you read that right people those two performers are coming together in one action-packed movie, soon to be seen on Syfy, called Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.

How can one movie hold so much awesome you may ask? Well, it can when its a sci-fi epic involving the exploits of both a Mega Python and a Gatoroid. I know, right?

In the film it’s toe to toe action as Gibson plays a fanatical animal rights activist who frees illegally obtained snakes from pet stores while Tiffany plays an over-zealous park ranger who tries to save her beloved alligators. Of course, mayhem ensues setting off a war between the species and setting these two teen titans on a collision course. Can you say catfight? I know you can.

The movie, which is directed by Pet Semetary’s Mary Lambert, is part of Syfy’s Saturday Original Movies and will air sometime in 2011. So long to wait.