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**Navvet** · August 10th, 2018, 03:23 AM

**Wendigo** · August 10th, 2018, 07:43 PM

The Meg (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682/

Being a long time fan of the Meg novels by Steve Alten this is one film I have been long hoping would be made.
Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is a deep sea salvage expert, five years ago whilst attempting a rescue from a stranded submarine on the ocean floor in the depths of the Pacific the rescue is interrupted by something attacking the sub. Having to make a quick decision he has to leave two of his crew behind although he does rescue many of the crew of the submarine. His claim the sub was being attacked by something large was rejected and he is tainted by accusations of cowardice from one of the survivors.
Five years later and 200 miles off the coast of China an underwater research facility has been set up by a plain speaking billionaire, they are investigating a claim that what they believe is the bottom of the Mariana Trench is merely a cloud covering a far deeper sea, they send a submersible down piloted by Taylor's ex wife and they discover a hidden world beneath the cloud layer but as pretty as it looks something deadly is lurking there and is seeking new prey

A 100% full on action movie laced with black humour and very enjoyable

There are five Meg books to date and a 6th as of yet only available in e-book format.

Now I just need someone to film Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLk0NPRFAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mrfh6dZOFc

**Mal Hombre** · August 10th, 2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

The Meg (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682/

Being a long time fan of the Meg novels by Steve Alten this is one film I have been long hoping would be made.
Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is a deep sea salvage expert, five years ago whilst attempting a rescue from a stranded submarine on the ocean floor in the depths of the Pacific the rescue is interrupted by something attacking the sub. Having to make a quick decision he has to leave two of his crew behind although he does rescue many of the crew of the submarine. His claim the sub was being attacked by something large was rejected and he is tainted by accusations of cowardice from one of the survivors.
Five years later and 200 miles off the coast of China an underwater research facility has been set up by a plain speaking billionaire, they are investigating a claim that what they believe is the bottom of the Mariana Trench is merely a cloud covering a far deeper sea, they send a submersible down piloted by Taylor's ex wife and they discover a hidden world beneath the cloud layer but as pretty as it looks something deadly is lurking there and is seeking new prey

A 100% full on action movie laced with black humour and very enjoyable

There are five Meg books to date and a 6th as of yet only available in e-book format.

Now I just need someone to film Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLk0NPRFAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mrfh6dZOFc

I read the novel,I never envisaged Jason Statham,I doubt the Author did either..

**Wendigo** · August 10th, 2018, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

I read the novel,I never envisaged Jason Statham,I doubt the Author did either..

I must admit for a one off action movie he fits the bill well enough but then they changed his background story enough to shoehorn him in.

It's played for fun though throughout especially the scenes with Rainn Wilson as the billionaire Morris.

Anything with killer sharks in is on my watch list

**Wendigo** · August 10th, 2018, 08:41 PM

Back on dry land and a few hundred years ago

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066849/

16th century England (according to the Making of) and after the discovery of a strange fur covered skeleton by a ploughman a group of the village children led by wild child Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) are slowly turning into devil worshippers. The Judge (Patrick Wymark) is out to defeat them.

A classic horror film with a few decent nude scenes that adds to its appeal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RMySPyhMUY

full movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YndZMkyJVjo

**Greenman** · August 10th, 2018, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Brecht

Agreed. Threads is definitely superior in terms of realism.

Don't forget the other BBC offering about a nuclear strike-The War Game, now that was harrowing too.

**Sir Honkers** · August 10th, 2018, 11:49 PM

Ernest and Celestine. A marvellously illustrated French movie about an evil (really just misunderstood) bear with a heart of gold and a orphaned mouse. I thought it was going to be soppy, but it hits just the right notes.

**deepsepia** · August 11th, 2018, 01:59 AM

One plot point will tell you why this is a stupid movie. The Mayor and his entire party of well heeled friends are "trapped" in the Museum, because somehow the Chicago Police Department can't get through a door. And so they hit on the genius plan "lets wade through half submerged tunnels in the basement with a monster" as their "plan".

You know what my plan would be? "Open the fucking door".

This movie is from 1997, but somehow feels ten years earlier. Its filmed on location in Chicago, so its got a bit of a Ferris Bueller/Risky Business vibe (I think the Illinois Film Commission was handing out money in the 80s and 90s, they don't anymore, and you don't see many big budget films shot there any more).

This has a promising premise "the anthropologist brought something bad back from the jungle", but its just terrible.

For one thing, its a movie without a "star"-- despite a lot of well known actors. Penelope Ann Miller, James Whitmore, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, and more, but they're all essentially written as supporting actors. Lotta cliche'd characters-- the arrogant scientist, the hard boiled detective, the imperious mayor, some rich assholes. There's some feeble attempt created character backstory, but its like they decided "why bother". Oh, yeah, and the wisecracking lesbian coroner . . . she's great.

And one really badly made practical monster; the only thing worse than the practical fx are the digital fx, which look a bit like "Ghost Rider." Boy is it terrible, they film it in really dark scenes, 'cuz it looks like nothing. There's an insultingly stupid bit of pseudo scientific mumbo jumbo-- you can get that they were going for a little of the buzz that came from gene sequencing, but its painfully stupid.

I hate this movie more because I'd so much like it to be better. But this monster "Kathoga" (sounds like "Cthulhu" + "Thug") kinda wants to be a little bit like "The Thing" or "The Fly", but its just stupid.

Deepsepia gives it one murderous hormonal jungle fungus out five, and that's more pity than deserved . . .

**Meini Again** · August 11th, 2018, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

IMHO you should have watched it. It is one of my favorite Kurt Russell movies. Lots of action and good acting.

Hmmm.... If you read English, you will realise that I SAW IT.... all the way through.... and dreaded that lump re-appearing.... I disliked him so much.

Kurt... hmm.... love the guy, his wife more.

And yes.... it was a good film ... especially when mob-thug didn't re-appear

**Rogerbh** · August 11th, 2018, 05:34 AM

Is it because its the Trump era that people seem to be more ruder to each other?

August 10th, 2018, 07:43 PM	#11252
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,801 Thanks: 259,910 Thanked 1,139,503 Times in 113,923 Posts	The Meg (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682/ Being a long time fan of the Meg novels by Steve Alten this is one film I have been long hoping would be made. Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is a deep sea salvage expert, five years ago whilst attempting a rescue from a stranded submarine on the ocean floor in the depths of the Pacific the rescue is interrupted by something attacking the sub. Having to make a quick decision he has to leave two of his crew behind although he does rescue many of the crew of the submarine. His claim the sub was being attacked by something large was rejected and he is tainted by accusations of cowardice from one of the survivors. Five years later and 200 miles off the coast of China an underwater research facility has been set up by a plain speaking billionaire, they are investigating a claim that what they believe is the bottom of the Mariana Trench is merely a cloud covering a far deeper sea, they send a submersible down piloted by Taylor's ex wife and they discover a hidden world beneath the cloud layer but as pretty as it looks something deadly is lurking there and is seeking new prey A 100% full on action movie laced with black humour and very enjoyable There are five Meg books to date and a 6th as of yet only available in e-book format. Now I just need someone to film Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLk0NPRFAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mrfh6dZOFc __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

August 10th, 2018, 08:41 PM	#11255
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,801 Thanks: 259,910 Thanked 1,139,503 Times in 113,923 Posts	Back on dry land and a few hundred years ago The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066849/ 16th century England (according to the Making of) and after the discovery of a strange fur covered skeleton by a ploughman a group of the village children led by wild child Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) are slowly turning into devil worshippers. The Judge (Patrick Wymark) is out to defeat them. A classic horror film with a few decent nude scenes that adds to its appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RMySPyhMUY full movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YndZMkyJVjo __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

August 11th, 2018, 01:59 AM	#11258
deepsepia Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper left corner Posts: 7,205 Thanks: 47,961 Thanked 83,456 Times in 7,199 Posts	"The Relic" [1997] One plot point will tell you why this is a stupid movie. The Mayor and his entire party of well heeled friends are "trapped" in the Museum, because somehow the Chicago Police Department can't get through a door. And so they hit on the genius plan "lets wade through half submerged tunnels in the basement with a monster" as their "plan". You know what my plan would be? "Open the fucking door". This movie is from 1997, but somehow feels ten years earlier. Its filmed on location in Chicago, so its got a bit of a Ferris Bueller/Risky Business vibe (I think the Illinois Film Commission was handing out money in the 80s and 90s, they don't anymore, and you don't see many big budget films shot there any more). This has a promising premise "the anthropologist brought something bad back from the jungle", but its just terrible. For one thing, its a movie without a "star"-- despite a lot of well known actors. Penelope Ann Miller, James Whitmore, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, and more, but they're all essentially written as supporting actors. Lotta cliche'd characters-- the arrogant scientist, the hard boiled detective, the imperious mayor, some rich assholes. There's some feeble attempt created character backstory, but its like they decided "why bother". Oh, yeah, and the wisecracking lesbian coroner . . . she's great. And one really badly made practical monster; the only thing worse than the practical fx are the digital fx, which look a bit like "Ghost Rider." Boy is it terrible, they film it in really dark scenes, 'cuz it looks like nothing. There's an insultingly stupid bit of pseudo scientific mumbo jumbo-- you can get that they were going for a little of the buzz that came from gene sequencing, but its painfully stupid. I hate this movie more because I'd so much like it to be better. But this monster "Kathoga" (sounds like "Cthulhu" + "Thug") kinda wants to be a little bit like "The Thing" or "The Fly", but its just stupid. Deepsepia gives it one murderous hormonal jungle fungus out five, and that's more pity than deserved . . . Last edited by deepsepia; August 11th, 2018 at 02:06 AM..

August 10th, 2018, 03:23 AM	#11251
Navvet An Old Salt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,095 Thanks: 71,680 Thanked 279,558 Times in 8,086 Posts

August 10th, 2018, 11:49 PM	#11257
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,361 Thanks: 286,977 Thanked 386,351 Times in 30,314 Posts	Ernest and Celestine. A marvellously illustrated French movie about an evil (really just misunderstood) bear with a heart of gold and a orphaned mouse. I thought it was going to be soppy, but it hits just the right notes.

August 11th, 2018, 05:34 AM	#11260
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,917 Thanks: 50,545 Thanked 91,263 Times in 10,765 Posts	Is it because its the Trump era that people seem to be more ruder to each other?