Horus Ex Machina Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Ready for this and for the Legendary Godzilla reboot coming soon. Love to see Mechs and Kaiju. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 83% in Rotten Tomatoes so far, and most of the reviews are very promising. I really hope this movie makes money (though it's almost certain to be beaten out by fucking Grown Ups 2 for god's sake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Undead Martyr Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 "OK men, let's get to work. We must build giant robots to fight the giant monsters." "If we have that level of technology, why dont we just build lasers or better guns? You know, upgrade the weapons we already have and then fight the monsters from a distance?""..... You're fired."Nah, just let gravity crush their bloated frames, they'll die like beached whales. Seriously, when that fighter jet just flew right into arms reach.... :bs: it was almost as bad as the soldiers in Man of Steel started shooting at the aliens, right after the aliens survived an A-10's gatling cannon. And then the officer dude pulled out a knife. :stillsick: :dunce:Giant robots suck, they're just so laughably unrealistic. But meh, no arguing taste I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Independent George Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's quite simple.You dig giant robots.I dig giant robots.We dig giant robots.Chicks dig giant robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 For the record I love Del Toro's films. This one just seems to come onto the playing field with plot holes big enough for Godzilla to stomp through without causeing damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 For what it's worth, the reason why they built giant robots to fight the monsters, instead of just shooting nukes and lasers at them, is (kinda spoilers, I guess, not really though):The monsters are extremely "toxic" and radioactive, so if you start blowing them to smithereens, you're going to send a ton of toxic and radioactive material all over the city and into the atmosphere in massive amounts, which is apparently more destructive than a mile-wide brawl between two creatures the size of skyscrapers. So there is a reason...it may not be the best reason, but it's something. And yeah, this is a movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters. You may have to suspend your disbelief a teensy bit.ETA: Also, most of the reviews have said they've actually done a surprisingly good job making such an absurd premise into something relatively believable, all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 But really at the end of the day... Giant robots fighting sea monsters. That's all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 But really at the end of the day... Giant robots fighting sea monsters. That's all you need.+1Especially when it's a completely original IP, helmed by a proven director that's passionate about his craft. There ain't a whole lot more that you can ask for, really. And any comparison to Transformers just...makes my blood boil. The situation is so ridiculously different that anyone claiming a correlation is simply uninformed. Show me Michael Bay's equivalent to Pan's Labyrinth. GDT has more creativity and talent in his pinky toe than Bay has in his entire body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 And everything from the trailers and the reviews indicates that when watching the fight scenes...you can actually watch the fight scenes. It's not ridiculous shaky cam shit that stops you from being able to make out any details, that honestly more than anything put me off on shit like the Transformers. If I'm going to watch a mindless giant robots fight movie, I want to be able to watch the fights!Other issues is that the Transformers should actually have a plot, theres characters and story there I care about, with this new IP there doesn't need to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 karaddin,But really at the end of the day... Giant robots fighting sea monsters. That's all you need.So a guy in a robot suit and a guy in a monster suit fighting is all that is required for a good film?:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merentha Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 And everything from the trailers and the reviews indicates that when watching the fight scenes...you can actually watch the fight scenes. It's not ridiculous shaky cam shit that stops you from being able to make out any details, that honestly more than anything put me off on shit like the Transformers. If I'm going to watch a mindless giant robots fight movie, I want to be able to watch the fights!Goddamn, yes. Now I need to figure out why Variety hates this movie so badly. They published a long piece going "its going to bomb and lose miiiillions!" then a different writer threw out a pretty scathing (ostensibly, some of their pithier phrases could probably be used as advertising lines) review, and a third writer has been shitting on Mexico and GdT on twitter for a while.edit: vvvv if del Toro makes big money doing this, that's more likely. Also, to whoever was wanting an At the Mountains of Madness movie, del Toro is apparently still very interested in making one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I want a Hellboy 3 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I am torn on this one. On the one hand, the idea of giant CG robots battling giant CG monsters has literally no appeal for me whatsoever. On the other hand... I have never regretted watching a Del Toro movie... (plus, watching Charlie from It's Always Sunny play a scientist?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Reviews seem all over the shop for this one from the "it's a shitty transformers wannabe" to "it's amazing". Review I'm most inclined to believe is the one saying it's a good action summer blockbuster. Nothing more, nothing less.I was set for seeing it on Friday but to be honest the weather is too nice in the UK at the moment to squander it, sitting in a cinema. Maybe when it rains I'll go along as I think half the enjoyment is going to be from seeing this on a big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Independent George Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 But really at the end of the day... Giant robots fighting sea monsters. That's all you need.Sometimes, all you really need from a movie is to see action driving toward love through a storm until lightning hits a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I want this to succeed just to give Robotech a bump out of development hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Or failing that, Exosquad. Although I don't think that a live action Exosquad movie would make a lot of sense. Just bring back the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 So a guy in a robot suit and a guy in a monster suit fighting is all that is required for a good film? :PNo but it beats another fucking romantic comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 No but it beats another fucking romantic comedy.Those don't really exist anymore. The late '90s/early '00s are long gone, movie-wise.The only one that's come out this Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, and I'd vastly prefer another one of that (its an amazing movie) to another over-budget, effects laden monster/robot/disaster/superhero movie.And the only one that came out last year was Silver Linings Playbook, easily one of the best movies of the year.The last one before that was in 2009, The Proposal, and it was supposedly pretty bad; I never saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrist Simon Steele Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Del Toro's movies are nuts. You might get Pan's Labyrinth or the Devil's Backbone--these brutal war stories told through the eyes of children, with a touch of supernatural, and the movies will rip your heart out.Or you might get Hellboy or Giant Robots fighting Giant Sea Monsters. He is the best director of all time. Should have done the hobbit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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