Better than Jurrasic World, Meg Breathes new life into the Shark genre!
Just saw the movie with my any year for a sneak peak and it didn't disappoint. Having read the books in 10th grade Marine Biology years ago, my expectations were guarded as I knew it would stray from the science to focus on the laughs and action, and I had been anticipating a movie more in line with Piranha then Jaws, but I am pleased to report my brother and I left with smiles on our faces and anxious to see it again, hopefully in 3D next. It's fast pace storyline makes the two hour run time fly bye, and the movie is one of the few to find the perfect balance between comedy and scares. The latter half of the movie even throws a few Jaws references in for good measure appeasing the nostalgic fans. It doesn't waste too much time into delving into silly sub-plots trying to be more than it is with political undertones like the recent Jurrasic series have but keeps a dynamic enough cast to appeal to just about anyone. The movie doesnt try to hide what it is, but rather embraces the absurdity of the premise and goes full throttle to becoming the summers most satisfying, if not most surprising, big scale movies in recent memory. Lots of toungue in cheek humor for the fan boys and great special effects, only thing Id wish they did was not hold back on the gore as much, though considering the nature of the target audience this can be forgiven. Hopefully sequels don't follow the overboard campiness of other surprise hits like Piranha 3D or settle for low budget fodder like Sharknado, the story line leaves a lot of room for exploration of the mythos and source material. Meg leaves the audience wanting to chomp back for more, hopefully its not a long wait for the sequel!®
The first hour of the movie was mehh, at one point I even thought "so this is the end?" but no, it started getting more and more intense during the second half of the movie!
Superb movie that delivers several climax! Great chemistry between the actors also help ease the intense movie plot. The Meg is a not-to-be missed movie!
Better than Jurrasic World, Meg Breathes new life into the Shark genre!
Just saw the movie with my any year for a sneak peak and it didn't disappoint. Having read the books in 10th grade Marine Biology years ago, my expectations were guarded as I knew it would stray from the science to focus on the laughs and action, and I had been anticipating a movie more in line with Piranha then Jaws, but I am pleased to report my brother and I left with smiles on our faces and anxious to see it again, hopefully in 3D next. It's fast pace storyline makes the two hour run time fly bye, and the movie is one of the few to find the perfect balance between comedy and scares. The latter half of the movie even throws a few Jaws references in for good measure appeasing the nostalgic fans. It doesn't waste too much time into delving into silly sub-plots trying to be more than it is with political undertones like the recent Jurrasic series have but keeps a dynamic enough cast to appeal to just about anyone. The movie doesnt try to hide what it is, but rather embraces the absurdity of the premise and goes full throttle to becoming the summers most satisfying, if not most surprising, big scale movies in recent memory. Lots of toungue in cheek humor for the fan boys and great special effects, only thing Id wish they did was not hold back on the gore as much, though considering the nature of the target audience this can be forgiven. Hopefully sequels don't follow the overboard campiness of other surprise hits like Piranha 3D or settle for low budget fodder like Sharknado, the story line leaves a lot of room for exploration of the mythos and source material. Meg leaves the audience wanting to chomp back for more, hopefully its not a long wait for the sequel!
