{"id":242940,"date":"2023-08-04T07:26:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=301336"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:32:38","slug":"first-reviews-megalodon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/first-reviews-megalodon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Megalodon 2: First Reviews Are In \u2013 Has It Surpassed the Original?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/jason-statham-megalodon-2-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Statham<\/a> starred in &#8220;The Meg&#8221; in 2018, the movie performed so well at the box office that many believed Warner would go for a sequel. And, as expected, they did. <strong>&#8220;The Meg 2: The Trench&#8221;<\/strong> is hitting theaters today, and the company has doubled its efforts to make it an even more action-packed blockbuster than the previous one.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"HBO Max\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a2f73840-9b6e-11e6-a5b8-00163ec9f5fa\/1641088715\/hbo-max-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">HBO Max<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Megalodon 2 has just been released on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/meg_2_the_trench\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, but <strong>has it won over the critics?<\/strong> The first part has a 46% critics&#8217; approval and a 43% audience score. These are very low numbers, but they are typical in this genre of action, horror, and monsters. However, the second part&#8217;s scores are even worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/meg-2-statham-1024x425-1-1024x425.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242946\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the review of Megalodon 2: The Pit say?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Megalodon 2: The Trench initially premiered with a 0% positive reviews<\/strong> based on 6 reviews. However, that number has grown to 23% positive reviews based on 60 reviews. These are very, very low numbers and leave it far behind the first part, even though the first part had already received negative feedback. We still have to wait and see what the audience thinks of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are <strong>some reactions from critics to Megalodon 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This sequel wastes its first hour with dull exposition and incoherent action before finally, finally unleashing its underwater killing machines on an unsuspecting resort&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilmverdict.com\/meg-2-the-trench-film-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Film Verdict<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a strange viewing experience. It has a second half that serves to redeem the flavorless first half&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/life-entertainment\/nation-world\/movies-tv\/reviews\/review-eventually-meg-2-is-in-on-the-joke\/article_405a1ee4-3164-11ee-9444-bf501da44b3c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">STL Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MEG 2: THE TRENCH - OFFICIAL TRAILER\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG91B3hHyY4?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This horrible summer catastrophe couldn&#8217;t even provide a reasonable amount of cheesy fun, even if it tried.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/screenzealots.com\/2023\/08\/04\/meg-2-the-trench\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Screen Zealots<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;An uneven, stupid, over-the-top, and violent movie. That said, I can&#8217;t hate it. It&#8217;s a B-movie to the core, but with millions of dollars behind it, a co-production between the United States and China, to maximize worldwide profits.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/megustaelcine.com\/critica-megalodon-2-el-gran-abismo-entretenimiento-tonto-y-absurdo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Me gusta el cine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"HBO Max\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a2f73840-9b6e-11e6-a5b8-00163ec9f5fa\/1641088715\/hbo-max-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">HBO Max<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jason Statham starred in &#8220;The Meg&#8221; in 2018, the movie performed so well at the box office that many believed Warner would go for a sequel. And, as expected, they did. &#8220;The Meg 2: The Trench&#8221; is hitting theaters today, and the company has doubled its efforts to make it an even more action-packed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/first-reviews-megalodon-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Megalodon 2: First Reviews Are In \u2013 Has It Surpassed the Original?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9257,"featured_media":242943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-242940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318724,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242940\/revisions\/318724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242940"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=242940"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=242940"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=242940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}