Apparantly the sequel 'Atlantic Felch' is already in the works... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A85EtOalcsM
- Looks like it could actually be a decent movie 
Pacific Rim
Quote: Bob Hicks @ December 18 2012, 2:03 PM GMT- Looks like it could actually be a decent movie
Gotta love optimism. Let's ignore the fact that Guillermo Del Toro has never made a great film outside of his native Spain, but even with a gargantuan budget, this has B movie written all over it. The next King Kong / Godzilla crap fest.
This is going to be all sauce and no meat.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ December 18 2012, 5:31 PM GMTGotta love optimism. Let's ignore the fact that Guillermo Del Toro has never made a great film outside of his native Spain, but even with a gargantuan budget, this has B movie written all over it. The next King Kong / Godzilla crap fest.
This is going to be all sauce and no meat.
B movie with a gargantuan budget?
Sounds like nearly every film made by mainstream Hollywood since Jaws and Star Wars 
You say "Del Toro has never made a great film outside of his native Spain". I would argue that Hollywood lets Del Toro be the fanboy. He is a comicbook geek and his only three English language movies have all been based on a comic character. His next English language Directing project is the pilot episode of The Incredible Hulk.
I like Del Toro because you know what type of film to expect regardless of the language he is using.
You are right though, Pacific Rim may end up being awful 
Quote: Bob Hicks @ December 18 2012, 5:49 PM GMTI like Del Toro because you know what type of film to expect regardless of the language he is using.
I like Del Toro too and think he's immensely talented, but once you strip away the visuals - just like with Peter Jackson and Tim Burton - you get very bad storytelling and film making.
Every time I see the trailer for Pacific Rim, I'm reminded of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.
As for European directors taking on comic book heroes - *cough* Chris Nolan *cough*
Yeah, its hard to look forward to the new Superman film when it has the writers of The Dark Knight Rises and the director of Sucker Punch
I hate it when a director comes along and I think 'Yes! This guy gets it.' and then they turn into everything I hate about Hollywood.
John Woo, Zack Snyder, Quentin Tarantino, the aforementioned Jackson, Del Toro and Burton but worst of all, Kevin Smith.
It looks like a bag of shite floating in a lake of shite.
The creature from Cloverfield versus the Power Rangers.
I look forward to it, he's a great director. Pity his adaptation of HP Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness fell through, though. That would have been way more fun.
The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan is worth a read for yet another take on the vampire mythos. Its actually not that bad.
TV series might be on the way: http://www.hitfix.com/news/guillermo-del-toros-the-strain-vampire-book-trilogy-becoming-a-tv-series