The film studio The Asylum, known for its low-budget blockbuster copies, has already produced films such as the Transformers copycat Transmorphers and the trash imitation of the sci-fi hit Dune. Now a trash sequel is reaching us on television, which is swimming along on Meg’s wave of success: just under a week before the theatrical release of Meg 2: The Deep Radiates Tele 5 this Saturday, the July 29, 2023 at 10 p.m the shark copy sequel Megalodon Rising out of.
Bad Shark Copy: Swimming monsters want to steal the show from Jason Statham
For many, Jason Statham’s Meg was one of the worst films of 2018. But have these people also seen the Asylum production Megalodon, which came out in the same year? Both films were successful in their own way. Because the 178-million-dollar cinema blockbuster brought in almost three times its budget and its trash copy also relied on a sequel.
In Megalodon Rising, the world’s largest water hunter returned in 2021 to wreak havoc again. Because although one whole fleet of modern warships sent after him will, Tom Sizemore and his colleagues have given the Great Shark’s destructiveness no chance.
Get a taste of Megalodon Rising in the trailer
Megalodon Rising – Trailer (German) HD
Funnily enough, the full German title of the copied sequels, Megalodon Rising – This time it doesn’t come alone, already hits the plot of Meg 2: The Deep pretty well. Because even there Jason Statham gets to deal with even more and even bigger monsters. The blockbuster sequel in the cinema already promises “absolutely amazing fun”.
Of course, we can only know which film has the greater trash factor in the end after the Meg 2 theatrical release on August 3, 2023 decide. Megalodon Rising currently has a rating of 1.9 points on Moviepilot and an underground 8 percent on Rotten Tomatos.
On Monday, August 31, 2023, Megalodon Rising will be repeated again on Tele 5. If you missed the TV dates, you can also watch part 1 and 2 at Amazon Prime * stream.
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