MEG, the movie (2 words : Jurassic Shark !)

Sliced · 08-23-2006, 03:20 PM

So what the heck is Meg ? Meg stand for Megalodon, a 70 feet prehistoric shark. The big cousin of the great white shark. This giant shark really existed, and some thinks that he might still exists today. In deep oceanic trenches, where the water would be warm enough for these giants to survive.

Steve Alten wrote Meg in 1996, and that novel became a best seller in no time. Two sequels were written, The Trench, and Primal Waters. Both became, just like the original, best sellers and a classic trilogy was born.

Now, a movie was of course a high possibility. Unfortunately, Hollywood took his time with this project, and little dumb and f grade movies were made before the real thing ever had his chance. Shark attack 3 : Megalodon (...) and Megalodon (an awful insult to Alten's novel) were those ''wannabes'' of Meg.

When Hollywood finally decided to do something, namely New Line, Meg finally had his chance. Only thing though, Meg is a high budget movie, and New Line decided to work on Rush hour 3 (stupid idea if you ask me) before Meg. So, Meg was supposed to be out this summer. But, it will only be released in 2008. That is, if its release.

This is nothing like Jaws or Deep blue sea. If you read the novels, you'll understand that pretty quickly. Sure there is some scenes and events that might remind Jaws (Meg is still a shark after all), but most of it is original and unique.

Here's a link to Alten's site if you want to see some pics of MEG, as well as some info on the movie and the books.

http://www.stevealten.com/images.htm

I highly anticipate this movie. Might be even better than Jaws. Will surely be biggger...

So, anyone else know Meg, and is, like me, a fan waiting for Hollywood to finally wake up ?

08-23-2006, 03:20 PM	#1
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	MEG, the movie (2 words : Jurassic Shark !) So what the heck is Meg ? Meg stand for Megalodon, a 70 feet prehistoric shark. The big cousin of the great white shark. This giant shark really existed, and some thinks that he might still exists today. In deep oceanic trenches, where the water would be warm enough for these giants to survive. Steve Alten wrote Meg in 1996, and that novel became a best seller in no time. Two sequels were written, The Trench, and Primal Waters. Both became, just like the original, best sellers and a classic trilogy was born. Now, a movie was of course a high possibility. Unfortunately, Hollywood took his time with this project, and little dumb and f grade movies were made before the real thing ever had his chance. Shark attack 3 : Megalodon (...) and Megalodon (an awful insult to Alten's novel) were those ''wannabes'' of Meg. When Hollywood finally decided to do something, namely New Line, Meg finally had his chance. Only thing though, Meg is a high budget movie, and New Line decided to work on Rush hour 3 (stupid idea if you ask me) before Meg. So, Meg was supposed to be out this summer. But, it will only be released in 2008. That is, if its release. This is nothing like Jaws or Deep blue sea. If you read the novels, you'll understand that pretty quickly. Sure there is some scenes and events that might remind Jaws (Meg is still a shark after all), but most of it is original and unique. Here's a link to Alten's site if you want to see some pics of MEG, as well as some info on the movie and the books. http://www.stevealten.com/images.htm I highly anticipate this movie. Might be even better than Jaws. Will surely be biggger... So, anyone else know Meg, and is, like me, a fan waiting for Hollywood to finally wake up ? __________________