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Ivan Drago
08-09-2018, 06:41 PM
https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/themegposter-600x889.jpg

IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682/) / Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meg)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udm5jUA-2bs

Ivan Drago
08-09-2018, 06:43 PM
Mild yay. Here's my review. (http://www.foxforcefivenews.com/the-meg-has-a-decent-sized-but-disappointing-bite-review/)

Skitch
08-09-2018, 07:50 PM
Fuck this movie. (https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/08/the-meg-director-talks-gory-r-rated-cut-that-will-never-be-seen/)

TGM
08-12-2018, 12:10 AM
Saw this in IMAX because it was the most convenient showtime that wasn't sold out, and A-List has no restrictions on premium screenings. So that was pretty cool.

As to the movie itself, it's no Shallows or 47 Meters Down, but it's still fine. I enjoyed it.

I really wish Rainn Wilson did a lot more movies, though. Great to see him here.

transmogrifier
08-18-2018, 01:59 AM
So cliched and ridiculously self-serious. A crashing bore from beginning to end.

transmogrifier
08-18-2018, 05:02 PM
TGM, can I call you out for a second? How can you shit on Hereditary for trying too hard, but then turn around and endorse this, the laziest most cliched personality-free bullshit ever conceived? I don’t get it.

TGM
08-18-2018, 05:18 PM
TGM, can I call you out for a second? How can you shit on Hereditary for trying too hard, but then turn around and endorse this, the laziest most cliched personality-free bullshit ever conceived? I don’t get it.

Hereditary was actively obnoxious to me. This movie wasn't. It's not great, but there wasn't anything actively objectionable about it to me, either. It was a fine, fun ride, but I can understand if you weren't thrilled by it.

transmogrifier
08-18-2018, 05:43 PM
Yeah, I don’t get it. The Meg is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year because it makes a conscious decision to be as benign and four-quadrants as possible, whereas Hereditary actually has a voice and a style and actual characters and the need for actual acting. I honestly find it difficult to understand giving this a pass. (As opposed to loving Hereditary, which is I grant is not easy.)

Pop Trash
08-19-2018, 01:37 PM
Maybe TGM just likes lazy, cliched, personality-free bullshit?

TGM
08-19-2018, 05:09 PM
Jason Statham and Rainn Wilson brought plenty of their natural personality and charisma with them, so it's not entirely free of personality.

transmogrifier
08-19-2018, 09:34 PM
Maybe TGM just likes lazy, cliched, personality-free bullshit?

Based on its box office, it appears a lot of people do... :)

TGM
08-19-2018, 11:57 PM
I feel no shame in enjoying this movie.

Scar
08-20-2018, 12:08 AM
Maybe TGM just likes lazy, cliched, personality-free bullshit?

Sounds like a six pack special.

Winston*
08-26-2018, 01:12 AM
Can't believe how boring this was. Indefensibly light on shark action. Give me Deep Blue Sea any day.

I was shocked that they had multiple opportunities for the shark to eat a helicopter and they didn't take them, then I read the source material's synopsis on wikipedia and it happens there!

Winston*
08-26-2018, 01:17 AM
I loved this line: "it's already proven aggressive towards boats".

Morris Schæffer
08-26-2018, 10:28 AM
Can't believe how boring this was. Indefensibly light on shark action. Give me Deep Blue Sea any day.

I was shocked that they had multiple opportunities for the shark to eat a helicopter and they didn't take them, then I read the source material's synopsis on wikipedia and it happens there!

There are quite a few crazy scenes in the book that are not in the movie. A pity.

I saw this yesterday and will say the first 30 minutes are its strongest, there's some strong enough buildup with some really good production values. I would have loved to have seen more of the giant squid.

Dukefrukem
11-11-2018, 06:02 PM
A crashing bore from beginning to end.

Yup. This movie made me sad.

Stay Puft
11-11-2018, 10:38 PM
I keep forgetting that I saw this.

Scar
11-14-2018, 08:16 PM
Well, that was a complete and utter waste of time. Go watch Jaws, Jaws II, Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows, Open Water, The Reef, Jaws III, or Jaws: The Revenge instead of this complete bore.



Ok, maybe not Jaws: The Revenge, but damn, this movie was a waste of time. The only part that caught my attention was when the big one was introduced, and then the movie quickly lost my interest again.

Dukefrukem
11-14-2018, 11:44 PM
Well, that was a complete and utter waste of time. Go watch Jaws, Jaws II, Deep Blue Sea, The Shallows, Open Water, The Reef, Jaws III, or Jaws: The Revenge instead of this complete bore.


That's basically what they said here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOC8sq5EAzk