The Meg

Despite being an upscale, The Meg is prime demo material.

A superb example of the best the format has to offer.

Nothing on the 4K disc, and nothing substantial on the Blu-ray; just a couple of EPK Featurettes.

It feels like Jaws remade by committee, but once you accept that and view it more like Jurassic World, it does offer some super-sized fun.

Fans with suitably bottomed-out expectations might find some pleasure in this unsurprisingly silly Stath-vs-shark blockbuster.

The HDR colorist really went to town on Warner's 2160p, HEVC/H.265-encoded UHD of TheMeg, brightening the image throughout and selectively enhancing the contrast so that the discprovides a shining example...

Warner's practice that I have dubbed "Stupid Disc Authoring" (SDA�) continues with TheMeg's UHD disc, which, like the standard Blu-ray, defaults to a DTS-HD MA 5.1 track insteadof the superior Dolby Atmos....

The UHD disc has no extras. The accompanying standard Blu-ray has the extras previouslyreviewed....

Same Fish Story, but BrighterHaving already catalogued the derivative silliness, entertainment value and violations of logic inWarner's The Meg, I will not repeat that discussion here. The interested reader...

I haven't yet seen the 3D presentation of The Meg, which seems to be arriving sporadically,depending on which of at least three different variants one is expecting. (Best Buy's exclusive appears to be...

The Meg makes a big splash with its 2160p 2.40:1 transfer with Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10. Sourced from a 2K digital intermediate, the 4K UHD offers robust detail levels. While I wouldn't go on the limb...

The Meg splish-splashes around with a rocking-good Dolby Atmos mix. Worth noting, for the standard Blu as well as this 4K UHD disc, you have to go into the audio subsection of the main menu to select Atmos,...

Considering The Meg was one of a relative few hits for Warner Bros. this summer season, I'm rather surprised at how anemic and inconsequential the bonus features are. Little more than talking head EPK...

"Meg versus man isn't a fight… it's a slaughter."Jason Statham is Jason Statham pretending to be Jonas Taylor - a disgraced former Navy rescue sub commander. Years ago, a rescue at the deepest depths of...

The Meg is SyFy channel shark movie with a gargantuan budget and plenty of Jason Statham badass snark to spark an aquatic giant shark franchise. Whether or not the rumored sequels arise, this first outing...

The use of shadows mixed with light looked very natural. The sun splashed exterior sequences had an over exposed aesthetic that white washed them, something that I found distracting...

The use of audio objects placed above, and at ear level is a mix of atmospherics, discrete effects, and music. This is done to excellent effect and creates a tangible level of immersion that coincides...

Disc 1: The Meg Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: The Meg Blu-ray Creating the Beast – Featurette Chomp on This: Making on The Meg – Featurette Digital...

Five years before, Jonas had encountered this same terrifying creature, but no one had believed him. Now, teamed with Suyin, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life to return to the ocean depths…bringing...

It comes to Blu-ray in this Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment featuring excellent overall video and sound mated with a middling supplemental set. If you’re looking for...