Meg 2: The Trench is an action-adventure, science fiction movie. The movie contains sustained violence and threat from very large, scary creatures and is therefore not suitable for children under 12. Parental guidance is also recommended for children aged 12-13, due to the high level of violence.
Meg 2: The Trench is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for action/violence, some bloody images, language and brief suggestive material. Violence: People are repeatedly killed or devoured by large animals. A character implodes when their pressure suit fails. People are injured in fistfights, and several more are cut or stabbed.
This film has a lot more jumpscares than the first, that's the scariest part of it though. Jumpscares occur throughout and are loud and scary. In an extremely gruesome scene, the POV of people swallowed by a shark is shown. Its teeth are visible cutting through their bodies with blood leaking from them.
Meg 2: The Trench is the follow-up to 2018's The Meg, and while the first movie received mixed reviews, critics have harshly judged the sequel, resulting in a lower Rotten Tomatoes score than the original.
On the other hand, some movies are just bad in the purest sense of the word. They lack any of the kitschy humor, self-awareness or any other redeeming traits that make some “bad” movies fun to watch. “Meg's” sequel “Meg 2: The Trench” is completely devoid of any of the joy that made the first installment successful.
While not quite as good as its predecessor, The Meg 2: The Trench is an enjoyable popcorn film that manages to tell a fun story for a few hours. Fans of the first film will enjoy this installment for sure, provided they don't think too hard about the last act.
Parents need to know that The Meg is an action movie about a giant prehistoric shark and the team of heroes (led by Jason Statham) trying to stop it. Violence is definitely the biggest issue here: Many characters die, and there's some blood (wounds, blood swirling in the water).
In a nutshell: 15 is the age most parents said they'd let their child watch a 15-rated movie (we polled 1,427 people). Once your kids get a bit older, they often like to push the boundaries a bit - seeing if they can do things their older friends or siblings, do, for example.
It: Chapter Two is rated R by the MPAA for disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material. Violence: Several people of varying ages are eaten by the clown. A number of assaults occur, involving punching, kicking, stabbing, and general beating.
According to the Motion Picture Association, the PG-13 label means the movie is fine for kids over the age of thirteen. It may not, however, be appropriate for children under thirteen because of language, violence, nudity, and other mature content. But some parents say many PG-13 movies make them uncomfortable.
Big screen shark attack sequel Meg 2: The Trench will be swimming into theaters on August 4, 2023, and today the film has received its official rating from the MPA. Like the previous film, Meg 2: The Trench has been rated “PG-13” for… “Action/violence, some bloody images, language and brief suggestive material.”
Scenes of moderate action violence include large explosions, undetailed shootings, heavy blows and use of improvised weapons. Giant sharks devour boats of people. Jiuming is attacked by an aquatic reptile and stabs it with the shovel in the side of the head twice.
Parental Strongly Cautioned: PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may not be appropriate for pre-teenagers.
The startle response provoked by the jump scare can be unpleasant. The rapid and massive activation of skeletal muscles can even be a little painful, like receiving a mild electrical shock.
Movies that have “jump scare” scenes may not place the average person at risk of suffering a heart attack. However, it is advised that members of the elderly population or those with pre-existing heart conditions avoid watching such movies because the risks far outweigh the benefits.
While editing Cat People (1942), Mark Robson created the jump scare, in which quiet tension builds and is suddenly and unexpectedly interrupted by a loud noise, cut, or fast movement, startling the viewer.
Final Judgment. Tough call, honestly. The Meg has a giant prehistoric shark and Jason Statham, and yet it's still only fitfully entertaining. In bare description, it's the crazier movie, but it's also kind of a slog, never as scary or silly as it ought to be.
The Jason Statham movie is rated PG-13 for brief suggestive material, action, violence, language, and bloody images. All in all, it's rated for what you would expect from a shark movie.
It's now been revealed that the film, which is PG-13 in the US , was originally designed to be more graphic, but had some gory content erased in an attempt to lure in a younger audience – a tactic that has paid off.
Meg 2: The Trench is an action-adventure, science fiction movie. The movie contains sustained violence and threat from very large, scary creatures and is therefore not suitable for children under 12. Parental guidance is also recommended for children aged 12-13, due to the high level of violence.
Sex, Romance & Nudity. Two characters kiss passionately. Package of condoms shown (in a comical way). Scantily clad women dancing, sunbathing on Fun Island.
Meg 2: The Trench is a two hour long comedic thrill ride. Meg 2 is unapologetically ridiculous with the action and plotlines. Some moments are quite predictable, with decisions by characters that will obviously go the wrong way, but in a movie about fighting sharks, those can be overlooked.
