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Prowler I'm here for our date, Rose! Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#1: Apr 11th 2018 at 12:48:54 PM

a.k.a. Jason Statham vs. the biggest shark in the whole wide world

I know they've tried to adapt Alten's book about a dozen times in the last couple decades. I don't think a single person has stayed involved in the process throughout.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#2: Apr 11th 2018 at 6:02:32 PM

Sometimes, you just want a mindless movie about a WWE wrestler punching a shark in the face.

The legend has returned.
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#3: Apr 11th 2018 at 8:17:02 PM

...Jason Statham isn't a WWE wrestler...

Wait? Is there a Wrestler in this movie? I didn't notice it in the trailer.

One Strip! One Strip!
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
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#4: Apr 12th 2018 at 5:41:55 AM

[up] Clearly it’s Rainn Wilson.

Seriously though, I assume he’s confusing someone in the trailer with someone else.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#5: Apr 12th 2018 at 6:38:59 AM

May I ask why it's called The Meg?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#7: Apr 12th 2018 at 9:17:03 AM

Nah, I just assumed he was a WWE wrestler. Maybe I mixed him up with Dave Bautista.

edited 12th Apr '18 9:35:50 AM by Weirdguy149

The legend has returned.
BigK1337 Since: Jun, 2012
#8: Apr 12th 2018 at 10:00:38 AM

[up]If it was than it would of been Brock Leshnar. After all, he did F-5 a shark in his younger years; just imagine what he can do to one now!

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#9: Apr 12th 2018 at 10:48:28 AM

If it was than it would of been Brock Leshnar. After all, he did F-5 a shark in his younger years; just imagine what he can do to one now!

???

One Strip! One Strip!
J79 Since: Jan, 2015
Journeyman Overlording the Underworld from On a throne in a vault overlooking the Wasteland Since: Nov, 2010
Overlording the Underworld
#11: Apr 13th 2018 at 5:32:48 PM

This one looks from the trailer like it'll be cool. Probably not as ridiculous as the music makes it seem, but still cool.

And no, Jason Statham is not from WWE. He's a big screen action star, with a lot of credits. Including The Expendables.

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#13: Aug 10th 2018 at 6:39:01 AM

Just watched the film.

I gotta say, I came out of the theatre far more entertained than I expected. I found the cast interactions rather endearing and action sequences fairly varied. That said, there were some moments of very glaring stupidities that resulted in few characters' deaths and romance felt not natural enough, both of which are huge minus in my book. Most critically, I felt that the film relied more on cheap jump scares, rather than genuine tension.

It ain't no Jaws, but I would call it at least a B+ film. I'd give it two and a half stars out of four. Certainly worth a watch in theatre.

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