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Jason Statham, Jacky Wu, Shuya Sophia Cai, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Melissanthi Mahut (mehr)Streaming (5)
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Als Leiter eines Forschungsteams unternehmen die beiden Helden einen waghalsigen Erkundungstauchgang in die tiefsten Tiefen des Ozeans. Doch ihre Reise endet im Chaos, als ein skrupelloser Minenkonzern ihre Mission durchkreuzt und sie sich in einem unerbittlichen Kampf ums Überleben wiederfinden. In einem furiosen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit sehen sich die Protagonisten mit gigantischen Megs und rücksichtslosen Umweltzerstörern konfrontiert. Wird es ihnen gelingen, ihre Gegner zu überlisten und – buchstäblich – Oberwasser zu bekommen? (Warner Bros. DE)
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Im Unterschied zum ersten Teil habe ich mich köstlich amüsiert. Das hat mich überrascht. Bei einem Film, dessen Thema niemand ernst meinen kann, ist es sicherlich ein Plus. Meg 2: Die Tiefe hat dank seines ehrlichen B-Movie-Charakters meiner Meinung nach z. B. den zweiten sowie dritten Jurassic World übertroffen. Am meisten hat er mich wahrscheinlich an Emmerichs Godzilla erinnert. Egal, was passiert – man weiß, dass es gut ausgehen wird. Wenn der Regisseur geschickt ist, gelingt es ihm, das Publikum mehrmals zu überraschen. Er kann sich Anspielungen auf Der weiße Hai, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones und andere Filme erlauben. Und bietet auch einige richtig tolle Momente, wie z. B. die Szene mit der Kamera im Maul des riesigen Haies.
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Die Tiefe reitet auf einer ähnlichen (CGI-)Welle wie der erste Teil, der recht flotte Action-Unterhaltung bot. Während es im ersten Teil nur übergroße und hungrige Megalodone gab, gibt es im zweiten Teil einen Riesenkraken - so als ob die Macher ironisch nach dem "Kultfilm" Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus geschielt hätten. Wie schon beim ersten Film darf man von Die Tiefe nichts Sinnvolles und vom Drehbuch her Ausgefeiltes erwarten: Zuschauer wird wieder mit ein paar körperlichen Mindfucks verwöhnt, aber auch mit der gewünschten Action, die keineswegs langweilig ist. Die Sequenzen vom Unterwasserboden erinnerten mich an Underwater, und sie hatten eine ordentliche Ladung. Meg 2: Die Tiefe ist im Grunde ein alberner Film für den schwer anspruchslosen Zuschauer zum einmal Anschauen - dessen ist sich dieser aber voll bewusst!
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An idiot firmly attached to the Chinese titties full of giggles and with her head buried up to her ears in her ass. There are digital beasts running around in a colouring book backdrop, and it's probably meant to thrill you, scare you, or whatever. Yes, I was horrified by the idea that there are potentially viewers who experience suspense or entertainment at something like this, I'd rather stick my hand in the fishbowl and have my thumb chewed off by a moray eel instead. I like Statham's work, but if some no name Chinese guy took over his role here, nothing would happen. Jason, you're better off in Ritchie's stable, you're too good for this shit.
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Jason Statham takes on the ruler of the primordial oceans for the second time. And although Meg 2 is more B-ish and less serious than the first, it's unfortunately not much better. The main problem lies in trying to cram in as many themes, ideas, digressions and horseshit that go nowhere, resulting in a film that is cluttered and at times almost tiresome. And the decent finale is spoiled by childish humour. Even in the context of summer crap, the second Meg is mediocre at best.
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Meg 2 is for me a weaker sequel to the more entertaining first film. Ben Wheatley wasn't the best choice to direct. This controversial director of slowburns and weird indies couldn't bring any spark to an entertaining shark blockbuster. Jason Statham is still likeable and Wu Jing is always a pleasure to see (too bad he didn't get a fight), the rest of the characters don't impress at all. Visually it's ok (the CGI was occasionally jarring, but in a digestible form), but the atmosphere is completely missing, I felt it's not even as suspenseful as the first one (which had countless cool jump-scares too). The humour is not good (in the first one the black guy talking was hilarious), it was a bit drier. It's nice that there are new monsters (the octopus could have been given more space and they definitely could have added more animals from the underwater world), the Megs are fine but I felt like they weren't on the scene as often as I would have liked. The film unnecessarily dwells on the human villains, which no one is curious about. The first half in the trench is fine, but once it moves into the second half the fun drops off, you could definitely feel that Wheatley is not able to make an entertaining film off rails. It's watchable, but a tad weaker than the more entertaining first film. 55%
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"It's a meg, and you're a snack!" Nope. The introduction might suggest that this monstrous creature was at the top of the food chain in the Jurassic period, but now, in the Statham era, it's just "under pressure." That is, if it even gets to speak at all. Thanks to Cliff Curtis's character for adding some humor; otherwise, it's a disgustingly digital carcass full of inserted Chinese figures, devoid of blood, and mostly as dumb as a village idiot's child and a member of parliament. I'm megproof; Ben Wheatley wrote himself into the Kill List.
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I laughed till my stomach was in knots. Right at the beginning, I realized I didn't remember a thing from the first part. Well, maybe Jason Statham was singing that happy song... So I was surprised to see something being mined in some kind of thermal fissure... a trench that's home to giant squid and bloodthirsty... iguanas? A good half of the film consists of goofing around under pressure (Statham just needs to breathe properly and he won't implode!) and bantering with Jacky Woo for the delight of the Chinese audience. Then the final romp on Fun Island is thoroughbred bloody fun. Statham harpooning a helicopter rotor blade takes on an almost Conan-like mythos. He announces something about dolphins, the credits, the song. Good for me.
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This was a disaster! If Jason Statham hadn't taken the lead role, this could have easily been another entry from the Asylum film studio. What was this? It was truly painful to watch. Don't get me wrong, the first one wasn't exactly a masterpiece, but at least I didn't feel like I was bleeding from all my bodily orifices while watching it. The number of inconsistencies and absurdities in one place was something I hadn't seen in a long time. The first half, set at a 7.5 km depth, really tested my patience (I had to laugh out loud... I really want that stuff that was being sold on set; it must have been a strong concoction). The action scenes were terribly shot; the cuts gave me a headache, and you couldn't see anything. The CGI was also subpar. One could at least hope that things would improve when the story moved to the beach. But no... it actually got worse :D. The ending with the squid and the trio of giant megs was the final straw. If it weren't for Statham, I’d probably give it a Boo! rating. For me, it’s a 2.5/10.
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