The Meg Review
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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A contender for the title of longest time stuck in development hell, The Meg's movie rights were first sold before the first novel was even published. However, it would take 22 years and a joint project between Hollywood and China before the film would actually see the light of day. Jason Statham fights a giant shark. There's your plot.
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(sees baby whale)
me: daawwww!
also me:(remembers what this movie is about)
me:shit, swim! swim for your life!
*later* And the kill count rises! *CcRrUuNnCcHH*
hey look is nightmarionne
You should read the book. The shark in the books is fucking terrifying
"You're naked."
*pause*
"So I am. Care to join me?"
I got a huge kick out of that
Thank you for being LITERALLY the only person to mention the novel
Kevin Prehm,
Was that on purpose?
Literally....Novel...I'll get my coat.
@@abegarfield3754 no, but it still works
What about KrimsonRogue?
um, i mentioned it in my review. which i did 4 months ago
@@jacksonknightproductions8697 only person I've seen
As an Aussie I can tell you, if informed about a giant shark, we would just panic trying to find a deep frier big enough to make a ton of flake from the Meg, never again would an Australian Fish and Chip shop run out of Flake again.
All the animals in Australia are so vicious and terrifying because they tried to evolve to survive the Aussie’s.
@@Cannibalismo-b2x animals arent the thing to worry about here in oz
Visitormassacre Well, emus are a worthy foe
@@Visitormassacre I know how they survive they get a whole bunch of powers from all the australium there
Australia doesn't exist
“What the hell country is this guy from. Connecticut.”
HAHA!
"Growl at everyone in british" best description of Jason Stathams acting I have ever heard
"Growl at everyone in British"
that made me laugh, thank you for that
*growls in Japanese
*Yells commandingly in German*
That had me dying🤣🤣
@@senteial3666 XD
@@Rammstein0963. XD
This movie was definitely fun to watch. It was nice to see what is essentially a "B-monster movie" that has fun with itself on a massive budget. Especially, with Jason Statham doing his own stunts considering he actually performed Olympic diving in the past. I love those mini submarines!
It was fun-ish at times. The story dragged the thing down, boring, predicteble unnecessary characters etc.
@@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk it was in theaters... Its not a b-movie it got the famous comercail man voice
They knew they were making a b movie with full Hollywood movie money and decided fuck it let's make it Transporter VS Jaws! People will come just for the concept!
Thumbs up for that Jason Statham impersonation.
Sounded more Australian
I was just listening to this video at work. I had to come look at the video to see if it was actually Jason Stratham talking lol.
I'm very impressed with the JS impression too. Great job Decker. 😎🤩👍
Jason Statham isn't just a kick ass swimmer, he was an Olympic diver... and that's when he had hair!
My only tiny problems with this movie were plot points where it differed from the book. The first one was how the Meg got to the surface. In the book, it isn't a geyser caused by a sub explosion. They manage to capture the Meg (or rather, what they THINK is the Meg), but it turns out to be a male. A much larger FEMALE then attacks the male and kills it as the net holding the male is carrying it to the surface. As this is happening, her mate's warm blood is shielding her from the colder temperatures of the water around her. Second problem is Angel, the female Meg's daughter. We see her appear to swim out of her mother's mouth as she dies (I'm convinced that that shark swimming out of the Meg's mouth at the end IS Angel), but in the book, she is correctly born along with siblings, several of which their mother kills because she sees them as too weak to survive on their own in the wild.
u forgot the amazing way the big female was killed
Actually the female Meg kills only the runt of the litter. Others were victims of cannibalism in utero. The surviving male fell victim to a pod of killer whales.
Not to mention, the Meg is a bioluminescent, nocturnal predator.
Wot
So the book is basically better
Considering how sharks' teeth are attached, when it bit the glass like that they should all have been left embedded in the glass. Then it would have spent most of the rest of the movie gumming people to death while it's backup teeth took time to rotate into place.
Does a shark that big really need teeth to eat people anyway? Yeah sure it looks scary but it's probably swallowing them whole most of the time anyway.
Even without teeth a Great White Shark’s Bite still has enough force to snap your limbs like twigs, now imagine the Bite force of a shark 4 times that size.
It's explained in Meg origins that another scientist was actually using a remote control buoy 2 cause sonar disturbances or something like that to draw up another megalodon back in the first book. That's the one Jonas saw in the beginning of the story that caused him to lose his job and be put in the mental hospital
I'm gonna hold my breath for repo!
Dies.....
Ok this is the second time I've gotten a heart form Decker this cant be a coincidence. Then again repo! Is a cult classic, with many musical and horror names that worked on the movie.
Repo!? As in the genetic Opera?
Maybe Decker owes Geneco money and isn't trying to attract any unnecessary attention
But what did he replace that need repossession...
I'm going to go on a limb and say y'all can ask yet heart out, or just wait for "tha summer of Jason"... Wait!
Once he made a joke of Disney owning The Meg all I can think is a sequel to Finding Nemo called Finding Meg.
SHUT UP
MEG
More like Finding Bruce.
@@andrewwblanchard6037 Is this a reference to TheGamersJoint raging against the rescue Meg task in the Underdrome inKingdom Hearts II?
A family Guy crossover!!!!!
Someone no one knows I mean they did reference Finding Nemo with Jason saying “Just keep swimming”
When you think about it, Toshi's death was instant. The moment the shark breached that submersible's hull he would have been instantly crushed from the pressure at that depth.
“This ragtag team of attractive scientists” that killed me lol 😂
Nothing better than a decker notification
Di...did you change your name to represent FF and KH?
Noctis Caelum except a double decker sandwich! 😏
I only really problem with the movie is that is barley follows the book. The book is amazing and I was hoping for the T. rex opening.
Sweet When I Had A Wife And Two Boys And Two Girls And Go See The T-Rex Movie
Megalodon and dinosaurs didn't exist in the same time period
@@MasterodD And?
@@MasterodD Megalodons also couldn't survive today. Especially one surving *TO* modern day.
More i tried to read the more it consumed me.
18:42 You completely nailed why Li Bing Bing is in Hollywood films it's to get Chinese butts in the seats
Exactly cuz her acting was fucking terrible
@@Wagmiallday It always is. She's the Megan Fox of China.
@@zigfauststill a commie
You think we could have..
THE SUMMER, OF THE PUPPET MASTER!
THIS!
I soooooo want to see that
YES, PLEASE!! Even to this day, I still love the stop-motion for the early movies, especially for Six-Shooter.
Better make that a year of the Puppet Master lol
@@adamwatson2914 I could've sworn he did the first puppet master
One of the things that made the mechanical shark in the original Jaws terrifying was how slow and calculated it swam. It seemed like a real prehistoric creature slamming into a tiny boat. The shark from The Meg moves too fast like a bugs bunny cartoon.
Yes
Fun fact, you can actually see the Megalodon in the opening in the explosion if you look hard enough. He's on the right side 2:31 if you wanna know.
But it dies in the explosion
@@atomicmegalodon1413 ....And what's your point?
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 they're probably saying but it dies as in also it died
@@bagelbramble7335 you're a sharp eyed one ay
Bruh i never noticed how FUCKED that Meg gets in the opening 😂😂
Who agrees with me that decker does a sick Jason stathem
Fun fact: One commonly held belief among paleontologists about how the Megalodon went extinct is because they were out-competed by smaller, faster sharks. The way the smaller sharks swarmed around and fed on the meg's corpse is a subtle little nod to that theory, I think.
I think i watched a different version, it involved him gutting him, stabbing the shark in the head with his knife and then harpooning the shark in the Eye, basically Melee combat shark kill. was badass.
13:04 I legit yelled “STOP drinking the beer!”
FRIEND. *tackle* got me laughing lol
2:30 you can actually see the first initial meg to the right as the sub's explosion rips it apart. As for where this one came from, we find out in one of the later books that Jonas wasn't the first to actually discover the megs. There was another fellow that was using a large underwater probe to try and bait the megs up. So basically the meg in the opening came up in one of the earlier blooms from when the probe broke through the barrier.
Interesting…
I love that Jason Statham is an olympic level swimmer, a multi black belt holder, and a certified track driver. Truly is a badass IRL that’s why i give him more leeway for only really doing action than any other genre because he earned the right to do it, and above all he knows what he is and has no qualms with it. He may not win an oscar (see butterfly his best acting) but he’ll sell the shit out of tickets to men wanting to live vicariously. Man i’d love him in John Wick
Hey Decker! Guess what??? Sequel comes out end of summer! This was such a fun summer B-movie. I’m a huge fan of sci-fi killer shark/animal/insect b-movies and I had so much fun with this one!
- You are naked
- ( *Statham accent* ) So i am. Care to join me?
Pick up guru right there lad.
Not gonna lie, Deckers smart ass first 30 seconds were the strongest argument to see this movie I've heard.
Giant shark thought to be extinct is discovered...human thought process "KILL IT! KILL IT! KILL IT!!!"
If they dont call the sequel The Meg 2: City of Angel, theyre doing wrong
There were 3 MEGALODONS, A mother and her baby that both died, BUT the mother died while giving birth to the second baby MEGALODON
Giant shark: sings baby shark. Peter: shut up meg!
14:48 Waitaminute…. Is that shark just floating there? I’m no marine biologist, but I still know that sharks of every kind lack swim bladders and will sink if they stop swimming.
That Finding Nemo scene was just perfect in this 😂😂
Kick ass Jason Statham impersonation! I was slightly disappointed that you mentioned Hiro being from Heroes, but no reference to "So many butterflies."
Truth be told, I'd been waiting for this movie for a while now, ever since I first discovered the Novels and heard a movie was in the works. I can't wait to see if we get some sequels out of this.
“Shut up Meg” - the entire cast of Family Guy
Yes Jason Statham vs a giant shark badass! Also hey decker you should have done my bloody Valentine since Valentine day is tomorrow. Also are you gonna do kong skull island when king of the monsters comes out?
You want a badass way to kill a Meg, read the book. Trust me, it's way more awesome how Jonas kills it
@@lebonk8081 a shark getting blow up from the inside ok badass
@@Godzilla-tu2cd how about it getting it's heart cut out from the inside?
@@Godzilla-tu2cd sharks getting blown up is too cliche and done to death.
@@lebonk8081 even more badass
Please don't ever stop doing your reviews. You are amazing man. Your energy is great and it's fun listening to your commentary. Keep it up man.
It was nice to watch a big budget movie in 2019 that did not have to much current day ball crap in it.
When I watched this film all I could focus on was how weird Jax’s hair looked I couldn’t tell if it was meant to be super greasy or she was abusing hair gel
As a fan of the first book man they could have benefited from an R rating as there are soo many cool gory deaths in the book. Despit that i still had fun with the movie despite its flaws and i cant wait for the sequel (its confirmed that its in the works already). Hopefully they go for the R rating. Love the content man keep it up!
come on primal waters is the best
@@harveywalton618 already there mate hahahaha i love him
@@harveywalton618 I personally enjoyed Hell's Aquarium the most.
It had the Dunkleosteus in it!
a sequel ... for why tho??
Jurassic park has the same issue. Thise books are hard R
Peter Griffin stars in
The shut up Meg.
Dwight has really come a long way from beet farming and being a paper salesman
Remarkable how this movie is EXACTLY like all other action movies before it. It beats mow how these things keep being successful. You could run a checklist of cliches, like "hero accused of something bad in the past is proven right and comes out of retirement to save the day", "hot chick to be saved by the hero is the only survivor of her team", "supermonster defeated by smaller creatures" (they even used that in How to Train Your Dragon 2!), Evil Businessman wants everyone to keep risking their lives so he can bag the discovery money/fame, etc.
He attacc
He protecc
But most of all
He snacc
Thatoneguy 36 most of all he is A snack
@@salenebrom6476 snacc*
Bruh
ONLY 5% OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED, SO WHO CAN SAY WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT THE MEGALODON IS REALLY EXTINCT?!
14:50 scared the hell out of me when I saw the trailer!
Why would the Meg react to whalesong? Megs evolved long before the great whales, and being trapped below a chemical layer (don't even get me started on THAT) would mean these megs wouldn't know what a whale sounds like.
I love your videos buddy, when you see that notification it’s a bloody good feeling
5:52
When I see a shiba inu
Funniest reviewer on you tube you are decker. I know it takes bloody ages to edit these reviews,but more please. Anyway keep up the good work and hope you’re ok mate👍
So early, the video is still only 360p
Thanks for the late night upload Decker, I needed something to watch with my doggo.
That impression you did was on point.
The "Friend" line when you attacked the camera was fucking hilarious.... I don't laugh out loud much, but that one got me.....
I started crying🤣🤣 5:52
Another thing I also really really really wanted the Meg to jump out and eat a helicopter or something kind of sad that wasn't in the movie
I've just noticed, at 23:10, the boat gets attacked by the Meg anyway. Regardless of whether he stayed on the boat, or the whale, he was definitely screwed!
The shark took out the other boat?
It's so rare these days to see a big splashy (lolol) monster B-movie these days, played so earnestly and honestly straight, despite knowing what kind of movie it is. For that alone, I found Meg enormously refreshing and fun.
DUDE....Am i the only one that caught onto the fact that Deckard Shados impression of Jason Statham was an EXCELLENT impression of Russel Crowe??
Decker,
You should do the Howling movie series. You could call it "The spring of Howling!"
I remember this movie came out when the Baby Shark song was popular. So in the theatre, you hear people singing "Baby shaky doo da doo" when the Meg showed up in every scene.
That little girl is adorable!!😂😂😂
Stoneryoda 937 and the dog 😆
And a surprisingly good actress.
Shaine White she was annoying like all kids in movies and the other actors where no better boring
Fuk Mr White, you are adorable!
9:55 I can tell if you actually want and got a beer or if it's something else but if it's beer then lol you are the best and I definitely love you and your videos. Love the videos ither way. Also perfect and I mean perfect inpresstion of him lol
The poor whale didn't deserve to die that way.
which of the three?
@@feuryie probably the one who got killed after the first Meg scared the little girl
FUCK WHALES!
Well that’s nature for you
Lucky for the Meg that there weren't any sperm whales around.
The one thing I remember about this movie is that, beside having a higher strength strangle hold on it by way of CCP approval being more of a necessity than other films, the ads on TV heavily featured Bobby Darin's "Somewhere Beyond the Sea." Which I find strange given how the song's about getting back to the loving arms of the singer's lady. It's kind of like having a Slasher film with the killer being a stalker of the protagonist have "We'll Meet Again" by Arthur Young and Vera Lynn.
The Meg ate Longmire. I don’t know how I feel about this.
I was so hoping for a Jason Steakum joke when the Meg was trying to eat Jonas.
In the words of James Rolfe..."SHARK MOVIES! SHARK MOVIES! SHARK MOVIES! SHARK MOVIES! S-SHARK MOVIES!!!!"
😂@ Bruce clip! I was thinking that too. Never knew there was a book😮
I love how these "producers" literally have a plot & script already great (judging from comments) & toss it out the window to make something far less successful & intresting😂😂
Ahhh drugs....😂
25:36
the whistle that he does sounds like one of those whistles that people do with two fingers even though he hands are in a shape that you would have when you scream hmmmmmmm
What's crazy about shark movies is how nobody seems to be affected by the horrific trauma of surviving a great white shark's attacks. I would like to see someone actually be traumatized by it.
They are in Jaws
Darn Decker. You still mad at Shane Black for The Predator(2018)😂
Hey Deacker I want to say thank you for making videos that helps those of us with either depression or just having a bad day we all know we can count you so form one of your many fans thank you
Can i just say, this is the first monster shark movie where the shark behaves like an actual fucking shark? We HAVE to give them props for that!
11:04 saw that joke coming 😂
Either I've been watching too much RWBY or I'm going crazy... Because I swear I heard "Ruby Rose"
I think you need the anti-shark hunting message in shark movies because sharks, unlike psycho slashers, are actually innocent animals that are a vital part of the ocean ecology. Movies that turn them into horrifying villains can be fun, but it's important to remember that the actual animals are far more complex and have a legitimate place in the world. Sharks, wolves, bears, snakes and spiders have all suffered from centuries of bad press, which in turn leads to overhunting and pushes these animals ever closer towards extinction. So the responsible thing to do when demonizing them is to acknowledge that you are demonizing them and that's wrong.
We're going to need a bigger boat
You're*
Isaac Horn plays a much much much bigger boat.
@@brendanforester4601 no he us right tge quote is we're
@@CreativeForgeEntertainment ruclips.net/video/V_zFG9S8MFs/видео.html
You sure about that?
Yup that’s right 😂😂
If a Megalodon eats a slightly smaller Megalodon, then why does it keep attacking and eating everything else immediately? That one scene ALONE should have given them what, 2-3 days to plan their next move? But no, the thing's eating whale carcasses, billionaires, small dogs, and beaches full of Chinese people. You'd think the rest of the movie would just be a shark slowly swimming around with a bloated stomach.
I must admit i'm curious if Kong Skull Island will be reviewed someday
We need to redub all Jason's movies with you voice. I love it!
This is part of the Statham Cinematic Universe in which he plays the same emotionless character in every movie.
- The Chinese investors also told the director not to waste money.
But yeah, there are faaaar worse sea-monster movies.
So The Meg takes place after Fast Five but before Crank?
I can get by this Cinematic Universe.
This movie is a hell of a ride from beginning to end!! It took them 20 years to put this film in the big screen, based on the novel by Steven Alten, it's Jurassic Park meets Jaws!!😁😁😁😁
Jurassic Park meets Jaws! That's exactly how I described this movie to co-workers after seeing it and them asking what I thought of it. :')
@@eviltom17 in the comments of the book cover they actually call it Jurassic shark LOL
it's better than boyhood! It only took 12 years to make..
*7:40** YOU’RE STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT!*
I think a movie about a megalodon that had a serious and scientific, almost investigative approach, would’ve been a better approach.
the book was more serious, so if you read the book it's unlikely you'll like the movie. seems people who read the book generally hated the movie.
Uhhh... impossible. You mentioned several words that are not part of Hollywood vocabulary. Perhaps an indy or European movie, but most certainly not a Hollywood one.
lol oh you silly silly person don't you know that Hollywood never uses logic in movies? they wouldn't make any money if they did
I watched one once years ago on TV.
@@feuryie I didn't hate the movie, I was just disappointed by what it could have been
It was great for what it was though
Echo the Dolphin.... woah.... that's a flash back
hahaha no sleep in Belgium means that for once I'm here to witness a video from Decker being posted in live ... nice
04:44.
"Is everything sexual with you guys?"
*Sex. Food. Power. And Moneeyy.*
Hehe.. I like these guys too. I could hear that line repeated many times.
Wait a minute !
You haven't reviewed JAWS!
I'd love to see his take on the sequels.
@@georgeheilman885 Especially the third one, GOD that was awful
I think he is waiting for a shark week where he isn't already doing a summer special.
I just subscribed because I figured something out when watching this review..... it’s the sixth review I have watched.....
Your reviews are just as much fun as the movies themselves....
The editing is spot on and the clips you play are dead funny with your relentless dialogue....
Thanks for your hard work Shado 🎯🎯🎯💕💕💕💕😇😇😇😇😇
Is it bad i was waiting for a Fool of a Took joke with pippin?
You might like Mark Kermode. He's a British film reviewer. He uses the same popcorn analogy you used in this review.
Jason Statham plays: Jason Statham
People getting eaten:
Me: meh
Baby whale getting eaten:
Me: Nooooh! 😭
Thank you for making my time at work enjoyable
Get to work you bum
@@Nicebitoftucka i was at work dummy. Didnt you read? Lmao