THE MEG [SteelBook] (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital)
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Studio: Warner Home Entertainment
Video: 2.39:1 2160p Widescreen
Audio: English Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1 Compatible), English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DVS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
THE RATINGS
The Movie Itself - ★ ★ ½ ✰ ✰
Video Quality - ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
Audio Quality - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Special Features - ★ ★ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall - ★ ★ ★ ½ ✰
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THE FILM ITSELF Our Reviewer's Take
Big shark, little difference.
Big shark, little difference.
Reviewed by Gavin King
Warner Home Entertainment has released The Meg to a Best Buy-exclusive SteelBook packaging, which includes the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of the film, as well as the standard 1080p Blu-ray along with a Movies Anywhere digital copy. This review will focus on the SteelBook's design and appearance, which will be covered in the 'Speical Features' section below, along with a final verdict in the 'Overall Recommendation' section.
Diving into the depths of the SteelBook!
Please click here for a full review of the Blu-ray release.
THE MEG 4K STEELBOOK Blu-ray - Video Quality
Please click here for a full review of the video quality.
THE MEG 4K STEELBOOK Blu-ray - Audio Quality
THE MEG 4K STEELBOOK Blu-ray - Special Features
It's funny. This SteelBook of The Meg is very much like the film itself. It's enjoyable on a very baseline level but doesn't stand out in any way. The front and back of the packaging both feature designs from the film that haven't seemed to been applied any interesting, appealing affects that other SteelBook employ. There's no embossing, shiny finish, or debossing. It's really just two neat poster designs slapped onto the front and back of a SteelBook packaging. The texturing is very plain, too. It's neither a glossy nor a matte finish. It's instead a very bleh sort of finishing that only adds to the design's unenthusiasm. The interior design is a nice upgrade from the exterior, and it helps that the designers chose the film's best scene as the backdrop here. It's the shot of hundreds of swimmers in floaties dashing away from the Meg itself. It's complimented by the film's credits at the bottom of the left side.
A digital Movies Anywhere leaflet is stored inside, held by two small tabs. The two discs are stored on the right, the standard Blu-ray behind the UHD.
Please click here for a full review of the supplemental content included on the Blu-ray disc.
THE MEG 4K STEELBOOK Blu-ray - Overall Recommendation
The Meg is a momentarily fun but fairly average movie, and its Best Buy-exclusive 4K SteelBook is more of the same. The exterior design is really kind of plain, while the interior boasts a fun little design that represents the film's best moment. Hardcore fans of the film with inevitably splurge to pick it up, but this one doesn't stand out from a crowd of excellent - and superior - SteelBook packagings.
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