Meg 2: Dracula Boogaloo (CREDIT: Warner Bros. Pictures/Screenshot; Rainer Bajo/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

Meg 2: The Trench:

Starring: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Cliff Curtis, Melissanthi Mahut, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Sienna Guillory, Whoopie Van Raam, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Felix Mayr

Director: Ben Wheatley

Running Time: 116 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: August 4, 2023 (Theaters)

The Last Voyage of the Demeter:

Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Javier Botet, Woody Norman

Director: André Øvredal

Running Time: 119 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: August 11, 2023 (Theaters)

If I’m going to hit the high seas, would I rather be joined by a Megalodon or a Dracula? That’s the conundrum I faced while seeing Meg 2: The Trench and The Last Voyage of the Demeter on back-to-back days. Quite frankly, neither option appeared all that promising. The trip with the famous bloodsucker had too many chilly rainstorms, while the encounter with the big shark tasted kind of bland. There was some mighty fine diction on board the Demeter, though. I can certainly appreciate keeping a captain’s log! I’ll just have to make sure to pack plenty of Dramamine.

Grades:
Meg 2: Asleep in the Trench
Demeter: Burning Up a Bit