LoginOkay, this film is a big nanardesque blockbuster a little (who said very?) stupid, a little (who said very?) rotten and stuffed with special effects. After ... uh ... for a Sunday afternoon when we didn't not much to do, frankly, this kind of film is rather top and downright sleazy.
No really, we're having a great time because it's too fun (Jason Statham who faces a 23-meter Megalodon alone, it's destroy no?), yes, we have a great time because that it's too fun, (Jason Statham who faces a 23-meter Megalodon alone, it's destroy no?), yes yes, we have a good... ok ... I'm going out ...;-D
The Meg Reviews
The Meg review
Posted : 3 years, 2 months ago on 21 February 2021 03:50
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An average movie
Posted : 5 years, 8 months ago on 24 August 2018 08:11
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick, especially after I watched the trailer which made the whole thing looked really lame. However, Nick, my step-son, was really eager to check it out so I still saw the damned thing in the movie theater when it was released. Well, eventually, I have to admit that it was not so bad at all after all. I mean, sure, it was still nothing groundbreaking but, for a shark movie, it turned out to be actually fairly entertaining. Indeed, I was slightly worried about the jokes but even though those were barely funny, they didn’t turn out to be too annoying. Same thing with the romantic link between Jason Statham and Bingbing Li, it was pretty pathetic and they had no chemistry whatsoever but it wasn’t really a big deal either. But, obviously, this movie was mostly about a big fat shark and this beast was quite impressive. Concerning the complaints of Jason Statham that the movie didn’t turn out to be as gore as he had expected, it really didn’t bother me either. Indeed, the action scenes were pretty badass and I don’t think that tons of blood or seeing some shredded limbs in closed-up would have be such an improvement. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, it turned out to be a decent watch after all and I think it might be worth a look, at least, if you like the genre.
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The Meg review
Posted : 5 years, 8 months ago on 17 August 2018 11:26
Not terrible, but a bit too slow. Too much character development and build up made it kinda boring, and the scenes with the shark were just OK.
For a giant shark with a beach filled with people, it was a surprisingly low eat count, lessening the terror. It didn't help that they tossed in two tired tropes, a dog and a kid, where they try to get you to bond with them in the 10 seconds you see them so you care about them when they are in peril. Spoiler: you don't care.
Also, there is a scene at the climatic end with helicopters that was so ridiculous that it was laughable. Spoiler, no, it had nothing to do with the shark (which is sad.)
That said, there were a number of parts that were (intentionally) funny. But, for the most part, I got to the point where I was waiting for it to end. 6/10
For a giant shark with a beach filled with people, it was a surprisingly low eat count, lessening the terror. It didn't help that they tossed in two tired tropes, a dog and a kid, where they try to get you to bond with them in the 10 seconds you see them so you care about them when they are in peril. Spoiler: you don't care.
Also, there is a scene at the climatic end with helicopters that was so ridiculous that it was laughable. Spoiler, no, it had nothing to do with the shark (which is sad.)
That said, there were a number of parts that were (intentionally) funny. But, for the most part, I got to the point where I was waiting for it to end. 6/10
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