Pacific Rim
2013 Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Synopsis
To Fight Monsters, We Created Monsters
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed-up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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Obviously I haven't seen it yet, but here's the first official trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vKz7WnU83E
I'm not sure what to think. On one hand, GDT has yet to disappoint; on the other, robots, monsters, and explosions aren't exactly a proven winning formula (critically speaking). However, it is important to note that before taking on this project, GDT wanted to film At the Mountains of Madness as a tribute to the Lovecraftian opera - he's a huge fan. Long story short: eventually, the project came to a standstill due to creative differences between the suits at universal and GDT, and so he moved on to this. Here's the interesting part: The appearance of fantastical creatures? "It came from deep beneath the sea"? "A portal between dimensions"? R'lyeh (from Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu) is in the Pacific, deep beneath the sea.
It looks like revenge is a dish best served in your face.
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Guillermo, Guillermo! What have you got in store for us?? TRAILER TWO from CES. Big monster/robot smack down! And it looks awesome.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zA92Rw6kNWw
Looks fantastic. Buttblastingly ridiculous, huge, monstrous, explosive and unrestrained. A labour of love for all things big. Nothing deep or philosophical here, folks. It's just getting cockslapped by a giant, 50ft, CGI baconwand. Or an oil barge.
I can't wait.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zA92Rw6kNWw
Looks fantastic. Buttblastingly ridiculous, huge, monstrous, explosive and unrestrained. A labour of love for all things big. Nothing deep or philosophical here, folks. It's just getting cockslapped by a giant, 50ft, CGI baconwand. Or an oil barge.
I can't wait.
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When I saw the trailer in the cinema, 4 words come to mind - Hollywood's live-action of Neon Evangelion Genesis. Without the philosophy babble, of course. :-)))
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Guillermo del Toro makes a film about giant robots fighting crazy looking sea monsters!!!!!!
I. Am. In.
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Guillermo, Guillermo! What have you got in store for us?? TRAILER TWO from CES. Big monster/robot smack down! And it looks awesome.
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Obviously I haven't seen it yet, but here's the first official trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vKz7WnU83E
I'm not sure what to think. On one hand, GDT has yet to disappoint; on the other, robots, monsters, and explosions aren't exactly a proven winning formula (critically speaking). However, it is important to note that before taking on this project, GDT wanted to film At the Mountains of Madness as a tribute to the Lovecraftian opera - he's a huge fan. Long story short: eventually, the project came to a standstill due to creative differences between the suits at universal and GDT, and so he moved on to this. Here's the interesting part: The appearance of fantastical creatures? "It came from deep beneath the sea"? "A portal between dimensions"? R'lyeh (from Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu) is in the Pacific, deep beneath the sea.
It looks like revenge is a dish best served in your face.