Forget about Oscars, and likely better to just check your brain at the door. If it's worth seeing at all, it'll be for sheer visual spectacle on a big screen.
Yeah, I'll likely buy a ticket.
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Reply by DRDMovieMusings
on August 7, 2023 at 8:08 PM
Just got back - it was brilliant! Will gather a few thoughts that might be worth sharing on the Barbie board soon :-)
Reply by wonder2wonder
on August 7, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Not too bad for an opening weekend:
Budget: $129 million
Worldwide Box Office (August 7, 2023): $145 million
Reply by DRDMovieMusings
on August 7, 2023 at 8:27 PM
No surprise, it's designed for the big screen as well a brain-dead escape from reality. This kind of movie has its value as long as not every movie is at the same level or lower. There is entertainment, but there must also be art.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on August 9, 2023 at 7:59 AM
Bad news: No. There's some muscly calf action if that floats your boat, but that's two films in a row where The Stath has got his top on. Maybe now that even Tom Cruise has decided to knock the "look at my chest" scenes on the head, Jason has decided to follow suit?
Anyway, the film was a lot of fun. Two of the cast have been written out (did the actors annoy the Chinese government?) though the little girl (now a teenager) is still played by the same actress. If you like these sorts of creature features, it's worth a look but it's not going to be a classic. Not sure why the CG is taking a kicking as, a few "cloudy" underwater shots aside, it's pretty good. The amphibian creatures are pretty darn good.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on August 10, 2023 at 2:37 AM
Jonas Taylor was a deep sea diver for the US Marine in "The Meg (2018)". With his training he could easily become a spy. The movie is, as you've noticed:
** SPOILERS **
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛a two-in-one package, with most of it being an espionage action thriller where the hero fights mercenaries of an evil mining operation. At the end, after all the villains are killed, he has to fight sea creatures - icluding three Megs - to save the people on the beach. ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on August 10, 2023 at 4:42 AM
I was trying to work out whether JS was trying to throw his hat into the ring as a potential Bond, or taking the mickey out of the idea.
Reply by wonder2wonder
on August 10, 2023 at 5:33 AM
I'm all for Statham being Bond. It's a pity that the producers might go into a complete different direction.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on August 13, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Whilst he isn't glamorous, that sort of movie needs a lead that can convince as someone who can solve problems in ways that don't involve punching or licking.
Reply by Philippe LeMarchand
on September 5, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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Reply by bratface
on September 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM
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