The Meg

Mr E

Jason Statham, a gigantic shark, what's not to like?

Out August 10th. Pity it seems to be PG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCOSwhoXun8

Drumpot

That actually looks like a bit of fun. A super sized made for sci fi Movie.

I would say the key to enjoying it is not to take it too seriously.

pixelburp

IMDB estimates it at a $150 million budget, so yeah; no wonder it's PG.

Looks like this year's GeoStorm really; could be fun in a brainless sort of way but could also just be brainless.

dreamers75

Is this a "Chinese" movie like the awful Matt Damon one?

Massive budget will recoup it in China everyone else thinks it pants?

I will still watch it expecting Statham at some point to punch a shark.

Hande hoche!

The OP's synopsis has me sold. Will me making the effort to see this one.

gmisk

Still no reviews for this really....I am guessing they are embargoed?

nix

gmisk wrote: »

Still no reviews for this really....I am guessing they are embargoed?

I'm expecting it to be terrible, but ill go see it anyway because shark

Theboinkmaster

gmisk wrote: »

Still no reviews for this really....I am guessing they are embargoed?

i don't care ill be going to see it!

gmisk

Ah me too
Fair play to the lighthouse for showing it as well, they are also showing Deep blue sea, jaws and sharknado in the build up to its release.

Rottentomatoes.....probably about 30/40% max im gonna guess

JP Liz V1

pixelburp wrote: »

IMDB estimates it at a $150 million budget, so yeah; no wonder it's PG.

Looks like this year's GeoStorm really; could be fun in a brainless sort of way but could also just be brainless.

I do not think it will make that back

Tony EH

pixelburp wrote: »

IMDB estimates it at a $150 million budget, so yeah; no wonder it's PG.

Looks like this year's GeoStorm really; could be fun in a brainless sort of way but could also just be brainless.

'Jaws' was PG too.


150 mil though :eek: ....smh.

TerrorFirmer

I'm surprised they'd invest that sort of blockbuster money into what's essentially a bid budget b-movie....and I can't see how it would cost that much either? There's been films made with much better/higher costed actors and higher levels of VFX demands for a lot less. I wonder is that even accurate information? Haven't seen any trailers for it (deliberately) so maybe there's tons of elaborate set pieces and lavish production...

That said, will more than likely be seeing that one at the cinema.

Autecher

The reviews are out now. They are mixed which is not surprising. It's either "dumb brainless fun" or "just dumb". Of course there are some movie reviewers out there who would never give a good review to a movie like this even if they liked it :P

Tony EH

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I'm surprised they'd invest that sort of blockbuster money into what's essentially a bid budget b-movie....and I can't see how it would cost that much either? There's been films made with much better/higher costed actors and higher levels of VFX demands for a lot less. I wonder is that even accurate information? Haven't seen any trailers for it (deliberately) so maybe there's tons of elaborate set pieces and lavish production...

That said, will more than likely be seeing that one at the cinema.

The trailer is nothing special and to be honest, what I've seen of the CGI, it doesn't look that much more accomplished that a SYFY movie, in as much that it still looks like CGI. I don't get the impression that there are "tons of elaborate set pieces" either.

If I'm really bored, I might pop into the pictures to have a look. More than likely, I'll wait and download it in a few months time, sit back with a couple of beers and a pizza and be thankful I didn't blow money on a full price ticket.

pixelburp

Tony EH wrote: »

'Jaws' was PG too.


150 mil though :eek: ....smh.

Ah now, different times and the 'PG' cert was a much different beast than it is now - it famously had a great deal of wriggle room in terms of ... 'mature' themes it could show. Jaws remains a straight up horror movie, raw blood & terror, albeit neutered by the eventual appearance of Bruce

gmisk

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I'm surprised they'd invest that sort of blockbuster money into what's essentially a bid budget b-movie....and I can't see how it would cost that much either? There's been films made with much better/higher costed actors and higher levels of VFX demands for a lot less. I wonder is that even accurate information? Haven't seen any trailers for it (deliberately) so maybe there's tons of elaborate set pieces and lavish production...

That said, will more than likely be seeing that one at the cinema.

I think it was in production for a very long time so that probably added to cost.
Dont they say a film needs to make 2.5 its cost to break even....cant see it doing that...but I am defo going to go see at the weekend

Tony EH

pixelburp wrote: »

Ah now, different times and the 'PG' cert was a much different beast than it is now - it famously had a great deal of wriggle room in terms of ... 'mature' themes it could show. Jaws remains a straight up horror movie, raw blood & terror, albeit neutered by the eventual appearance of Bruce

I think Bruce did his job very well. In fact there's only a couple of scenes where he lets himself down. That big rubber shark still gives me a shock or two, I have to admit.

That being said, it was still a PG film, in an age where a lot of Hollywood cinema was being made for a more mature audience. Sure, it was a "different time", but I'd still love to know how it got that cert. It had absolutely no right being a PG.

In any case, this 'Meg' thing looks more like a comic thing, than something that takes it central thrust seriously, like 'Jaws'.

It's probably an indication of how Speilberg's masterpiece would be made today, if it had never existed in the summer of 1975.

Hande hoche!

Perhaps the hope to rake it the cash in the Asian market?

Outlaw Pete

Seen it last night in the IMAX......





Enjoyed it but it could have done with ten minutes or so chopped off. There are parts which give the viewer way too much time to think. Scenes and dialogue clearly only there to set up an OMG! moment and so you end up guessing what's coming, which is a shame as I think if if was edited differently that wouldn't necessarily have been the case and the film would have undoubtedly been all the better for it.

One of the better popcorn films I've seen in recent times and tbf it doesn't try to be anything else. Cheesy nonsense of course but good cheesy nonsense.

Mr E

Not getting great reviews, but I'm looking forward to it. Perfect summer fare.

I loved Empires closing line for their review:

Shark. Weak.

mikhail

I wonder will Fan Bingbing's recent tax scandal affect its performance in China.

RT has it at 50% at the moment, which is not bad for the kind of movie it is. I doubt I'll watch it in theatres though. Statham's a draw for his fight scenes mostly, so this hardly plays to his strengths; I doubt he's going to kick the shark into submission.

ktulu123

Going to the 4DX Screening here in Glasgow after work. First time in the 4D cinema so should be funny. Perfect film for it i'm hoping haha

nix

ktulu123 wrote: »

Going to the 4DX Screening here in Glasgow after work. First time in the 4D cinema so should be funny. Perfect film for it i'm hoping haha

My friends went to MI6 in 4DX, they said it was a disaster.. Have fun! :pac:

ktulu123

nix wrote: »

My friends went to MI6 in 4DX, they said it was a disaster.. Have fun! :pac:

haha Cheers Nix, a disaster is what im expecting alright :P

Venom

For those who have seen it, how close is it to the book? Are we talking adaption or just uses the main characters and premise then does its own thing?

branie2

I saw it this evening, and I thought it was very good; this shark makes Jaws look like a goldfish!

Ipso

Is there more than one shark in this? The scale looks very different in various scenes from the trailer.

silverharp

good summer movie to take junior to, 4 out of 5 thumbs up. it wont be a classic like Jaws, they seem to go out of their way to make the characters as bland and forgettable as possible. the lead guy was good and the dog, otherwise the shark could have eaten the rest of them anywhere in the movie without ruining it.

gmisk

Ipso wrote: »

Is there more than one shark in this? The scale looks very different in various scenes from the trailer.

Yep there are two....

Saw this evening it kind of sucked but I had fun at it, the acting is shocking, the characters are paper thin, but at the time it was fun. Clearly aimed at the Asian Market and will need to do well given the whopping budgets. The statham is very stathamy lol.

The shark size, strength etc seemed to vary a lot as well....

Recent shark film wise not a patch on the shallows, but hey different type of film.
5/10

Sleepy

Brought the kids and Mrs Sleepy (who are all huge Jaws fans) last night and they all loved it. It's stupid, summer blockbuster, get-out-the-popcorn fare. I generally found myself picking victims I wanted the Megaladon to get

was really hoping Pippin the dog (nice nod to Jaws btw) and the fat kid with the ice lolly were going to get eaten

gmisk

I see the box office is better than expected as well.
I am shocked the US opening was quite that high.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018.htm

gmisk

Sleepy wrote: »

Brought the kids and Mrs Sleepy (who are all huge Jaws fans) last night and they all loved it. It's stupid, summer blockbuster, get-out-the-popcorn fare. I generally found myself picking victims I wanted the Megaladon to get

was really hoping Pippin the dog (nice nod to Jaws btw) and the fat kid with the ice lolly were going to get eaten

YOU MONSTER!!! NOT PIPPIN!....also I dont think the statham gave the dog a lift back to the boat where the wedding was! he left the poor dog to paddle!!! GIT

Sleepy

meh...

feeding predators is the best use I can think of for lap dogs

ktulu123

The 4DX Screening was hilarious craic. Film was exactly as you would expect. Made better by the 4DX experience

tricky D

Sleepy wrote: »

I generally found myself picking victims I wanted the Megaladon to get

was really hoping Pippin the dog (nice nod to Jaws btw) and the fat kid with the ice lolly were going to get eaten

There's probably a version on the cutting room floor which had this version.



On the panels, Statham was having a right go at the way it had been cut to bits for the cert with loads of blood, gore and death removed.

DoozerT6

I saw this today. I wasn't expecting high-brow thought-provoking existentialism. I was not disappointed lol.

Have to say, I think Jason Statham's acting has improved over the years, although I wouldn't have seen a whole lot of his work. TBH, I didn't think much of the female lead, I think the language barrier made it a little difficult to convey the dialogue convincingly. The little girl was as cute as all get out. And Pippin!!! I thought some of the other characters were extraneous and existed only to put more people in danger.

Also

I can't believe their surprise that there were two Megs, how did they think that only one would survive ALONE for millions of years in the Mariana Trench? They also conveniently ignored the GIANT FRICKIN' OCTOPUS that attacked the small sub near the start. There's also got to be more than one of those, right? And how could those giant predators survive for so long without wiping out all living things, and each other, in their relatively confined area? Who's to know what else escaped through that hole in the gas layer before it sealed up again? Are they going for a sequel here?

Having said all that, the special effects were great, Rainn Wilson put in a good turn, and I did genuinely jump in my seat in a couple of places.

Go and see it whatever day your local cinema does half-price tickets.

Tony EH

This was terrible.


Can't believe the good will this PoS is getting.

Mr E

Really enjoyed it. Despite some reviews saying that special effects were SyFy quality, I thought they were great. Some of it is dumber than dumb so leave your brain at home. Just sit back with your popcorn and enjoy it.

MarkY91

Really enjoyed this movie. Statham was great. Anyone expecting much from a movie from a giant shark movie then hating it is kind of a stupid person but whatever. Really enjoyable for what it is.

restive

I did not think this was great. A lot of unnessecary drama. They supporting actors were annoying, especially the little girl. As much about the technology as the shark. Needed more gore.
Deep Blue Sea did this way better.

SimonTemplar

I saw it and mostly enjoyed it. One thing though - I can't believe the movie had a budget of about $150 million. It felt like I was watching a movie with a fraction of that.

I thought Li Bingbing who played the Chinese scientist was adorable.

restive

I thought Li Bingbing who played the Chinese scientist was adorable.[/QUOTE]


Yea, at 45 she is actually older than me. Hard to believe.

Padraig Mor

Saw this this evening. Tosh, but enjoyable tosh nevertheless. Didn't seem to quite know what to do with itself at times, and several of the more comedic scenes were very forced. I'm flabbergasted though to read here that the budget was ~€150 million!! Surely a large portion of the budget must have been siphoned off somewhere - I thought it looked pretty cheap!

Yea, at 45 she is actually older than me. Hard to believe.

She's 45?! Holy ****! Gotta be a crumbling painting in an attic there somewhere......

mikhail

Padraig Mor wrote: »

She's 45?! Holy ****! Gotta be a crumbling painting in an attic there somewhere......

I've met more than a few Chinese women who think she's ruined herself with surgery. Make of that what you will.

ConcertKing

Saw this tonight and thought it was fantastic.

Statham was as great as always!

Basq

Jason Statham acts wooden and fails to save people in submarine when an "unknown presence" hammers the side of the sub.

5 years later, another sub is hammered by an unknown presence.

Get wooden and now drunk Jason Statham to attempt to save that sub.

Someone else goes in a sub to save previous sub.

Jason Statham follows in sub.

Something hammers side of sub.

** looks at watch **

IT'S BEEN THIRTY FIVE F*CKING MINUTES... AND I HAVEN'T SEEN SHARKS.. JUST A SERIES OF SUBMARINES GETTING HAMMERED BY SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!

** turns it off **