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The Meg (2018)
This is my go to movie!
I don't know what it is, but I watch this at least once a week. One week, a very bad week, I watched it three times. It never fails to bring me out of a funk. Jason Statham is both heroic, down-to-earth and funny. The action is top notch as is the CGI. I've seen bad CGI and this is great. I believe that shark exists in this movie. The team of characters work well together, even the "villain" who is like a Bill Gates gone bad. If you know Jaws well, you're in for a treat with all the Easter Eggs in this movie. The story is simple. An ocean station funded by a billionaire sends a small sub to what is thought is the bottom of the Marianna Trench. They have charted a cloud layer there, hypothesizing there is more below it. They're correct, but there's something down there. Upon their return, the Meg escapes to wreak havoc. Lost of great action, dialogue, characters and scenery.
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Not bad, but not good either
I loved The Meg. I watched it and immediately bought a copy. Something about it brings me out of a funk or calms me down. I watched it three times one week because I was having a very bad week. That said, when The Meg: The Trench came out, I bought it without bothering to watch first. This sequel is along the lines of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. It's related to the original, has a lot of the same characters, relationships and snappy dialogue. But it just falls flat. The land/sea creatures are a non sequitur, trying to lead your attention away from banal action. They tried to pack too much in without any cohesion. It's not a bad watch, but it's not a great one either.
Steven Kan's Sharks of the Corn (2021)
I love bad movies, but ...
Like Thankskilling, this is one movie I could not get into after 15 minutes. Bad acting, bad direction, bad plot, bad writing, bad clothing, bad props ... there was absolutely nothing to redeem this movie. Believe me, I tried because I truly do love bad movies! The creators couldn't even pick a plot and sub-plot. Instead, they tried to mesh a serial killer with a shark cult with a missing person hunt with fake sharks with too many other plots to count. Spoiler alert: they don't mesh. Seriously, if even I can't watch it, you should not bother.
On the other hand, if cringe-worthy movies are your thing, have at it. My particular favorite cringe is the white sheet with blood blotches already on it before they cover a body. The blotches aren't even in the right places where the victim has blood. Oh, that, and the obviously plastic body parts in the back seat of the car ... shown after we see the seat is empty, no less.