2023 Catch-Up: Meg 2- The Trench (2023)

 A day off, a flu shot and Jason Statham.
What more could you ask for?

In the Cold Open, a Meg kills a T-Rex after a Scene right out of one of those CGI Dinosaur Shows.

Meanwhile, this Film cost $140 million.

Also, there is no context or setup for this Scene- which is actually from 'The Meg'- at all.  Sigh.

The Film takes place 4 years after the last Film and the Institute has been raising the baby Meg there.

The one guy is convinced that it is trained...but is it?

Most of the Cast of Characters goes back into the titular Trench, but is prepared this time.

However, they are NOT prepared for industrial sabotage!

Yes, this Film about killer Sharks is going to focus heavily on *checks notes* people fighting other people.

Things eventually escalate to a big battle between man and monster at...sigh...yet another Chinese Resort Island.  Hurray for marketing.

Come for the Sharks.  Stay for the random dinosaurs and giant squid!

Who will win?
To find out, stream it now.

It's all a bit 愚蠢的 isn't it?

Sorry- it's hard not to write for the Chinese Market when it comes to this Film.  I kid...but not really.

The Film is really ridiculous.  It is one of those Films that just keeps moving, because if it ever stops, you'd start asking questions that it simply cannot answer.

I have few though...

How did those little dinosaurs swim all of the way up to the surface?
Why did they do it?
Why does the Main Villain decide to visit in-person?
Why does that Squid bother to eat people so small in relation to its size?
Why did they kill the Wife off-screen?
Is it a notable achievement that the Black Guy Survives the Horror Film if he's the only one in it?

The Film is all over the place, for better or worse.  You get to see Statham fight a guy who looks like Pedro Pascal's Stunt Double instead of the Sharks.  You get a constant barrage of nonsense Action Scenes.

It's not good.  It is enjoyable though.

A big, bulging example of Sequelitis on display.  It's the kind of silly that you can't stay mad at though.