Del Torro Brings Us Machines vs Monsters
April 27, 2013 by dracs
Lately it seems that film makers have realised that we geeks have money too as another great film, with wargaming potential, is soon to be released. It is one of my most keenly awaited films this year; Pacific Rim.
Directed by the master of movie macabre Guillermo del Torro, who was behind films such as the Hellboy movies and Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim draws upon Japanese Kaiju (monster movies) and mecha film traditions, bringing these to a more western style of film making. There even seems to be a little bit of a Cthulhu element, which would make sense given that del Torro's dream project is a film of the Mountains of Madness.
If there is anyone who can make this film, without it becoming just another brainless action blockbuster it is del Torro, and I would not be surprised if people started making miniature gaming rules based around the film. Massive machines fighting massive monsters around cities and seas? Its a geek's dream come true.
My one problem is that the voice of the machines' AI is provided by Ellen McLain, the woman behind the voice of GLaDOS, the homicidal AI from the Portal games. "You will now kill the monsters and then there will be cake."
Was that the Glados?
It is the same voice actor, but they’ll be using a different voice filter in the finished film. The GLaDOS filter they used in the trailer is more of an advertising stunt – it won’t sound like her in the finished film.
hmmmm
Think I’ll give the film a miss.
looks a tad too silly for me.
Saw a trailer for a film recently that did look good. From the maker of Area 11 iirc but forgot the title 🙁
As long as they get the sense of scale right (and it seems they’re at least getting close) then I’ll go see it.
Besides which, they’ve actually got Australia with its own mech – about bloody time we stop being ignored by the big-budget action films.
I love Del Toro’s Spanish movies. His US studio movies, not so much. I’d love to see him given a studio budget without the studio interference.
If Evangelion were made in the western hemisphere…
Actually this looks more like an adaptation of a story from 2000AD a few years back.
Detonator X, where men in giant retro-futurist mechs had to save the world from giant extra-dimensional dinosaurs.
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/77/1807711-detonator_cover_pete.jpg
Let’s hope this movie has dialogue of the same quality.
“Get your pants on boy! It’s time to save the world.”
“You people need to learn to recycle your shit. Take this cake for example, a quick spin in the protein resequencer, a little icing, and it’s goof enough to eat.”
@cannonball – um… dude, i think the Mk 04 was an american made version in the anime series.
Bow Justin 🙂
@dignity sorry dude, I wasn’t too clear on what I was trying to say, I meant if the anime series were made by westerners, but yeah units 3 and 4 were made in america.
Saw this trailer a while ago. Had a boner ever since. Getting a little light heade……..
monsterpocalypse anyone?
I have no high expections towards this movie. It might be directed by Del Toro but based on that trailer it looks like typical high budget special effect heavy action movie.
Eh – feel like someone thought they needed to get their money’s worth out of the transformers sound and visual effects budget. 😉
It better through in some tentacle sex just for good measure. 😉
Tentacle sex is for suckers
Badum-tsh!
Also a bit on the Blockywood side of things but looks more interesting to me at least:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBtePb-dGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBtePb-dGY
For some reason the linky keeps disappearing
The film is Elysium.
Go find the trailers yourselves you lazy buggers. I have posted it twice and I ain’t gonna try again! lol
It’s “Del Toro”, guys ;]
Horribly inefficient. Huge robots, massive number of things that can go wrong, incredible material cost. It’s ruddy amazing. I know suspension of disbelief and all that but the software involved the sheer amount of testing?
Nahh, far better to build millions of tiny robots. Multiple sources of attack, easier to repair, using modern servos you could easily outfit 500, perhaps a thousand blokes with gunship and heavier weapons.
Damn. Must be a work night.
Pretty much my first thoughts tbh
Also the F-22s attacking at point blank range with cannon fire?
Why risk expensive aircraft and pilots lives when you have stand off capability?
Suspension of disbelief is one thing. Total incredulity is another lol
As a wargamer, if you’re not 100% uber excited for this film then you seriously need to rethink your lives. Who doesnt love a bit tent-pole summer block buster smash? Who doesnt love the idea of a tent-pole summer blockbuster smash directed by Del Toro? Who doesnt love the idea of a tent-pole summer blockbuster smash where giant robots fight giant trans-dimensional godzilla sized monsters? Ya’ll need to get a grip and get a ticket for this. POW! It’s gonna be EPIC!
Haha
Not even 1% excited. It just don’t pop my corn.
Better go reevaluate my life lol
I’m less uber-excited than chibi. I’ll likely take the money I would have spent on it and buy some minis and the time I would have spent on it watching The Devil’s Backbone instead. My life will be consequently enriched a thousandfold than if I had gone to watch a tent-pole summer blockbuster.
@ Chibi…… No worries. I’ve heard The Notebook 2 is in development so no doubt that will make u happier. Apparently, it’s gonna be even more ‘note-ier’. Time to get excited eh Chibi?!?!
YAY! The Notebook 2!!!1!!
Can’t wait!
So excited I just peed in my pants a little.
WTF! Dear Bow… We need to do a UBER SCI-FI / HORROR spazz out roll call on this website asap!
HOLLA to Sam about the del Torro / Mountains of Madness movie. Was in development with Tom Cruise cast in the main role but the ‘powers that be’ pulled the plug on it. No commercial ‘pull’ in it, FYI the movie PACIFIC RIM is del Torro’s chance to write his ‘ticket’ in Hollywood so ya’ll should go out and support. If you do, u might get ur first big budget CUTHULU movie in MOUNTAINS OF MADDNESS (Rumour has it if PR does big biz he will get to make it). SUPPORT PACIFIC RIM!!!!
Rumour has it Tom is too busy with making The Notebook 2
That is why MoM gots shelved until they can find someone else to play the part of Chthulu
@ Chibi……. They are still putting the script together on the back of a post-it. Hasnt been much progress on it recently to be fair. The movie remains ‘stationery’ 😉 Kate Price for CUTHULU!
Hey, guys, if this movie does well, it’ll establish a precedent for big-budget sci-fi action movies as a successful venture.
How does a Warhammer 40 000 movie with the special effects budget of Avatar sound?
That’s right, watch Pacific Rim.