Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” may have received an important boost toward a sequel, courtesy of a $45 million opening in China. The giant robot versus monster feature has earned almost $95 million domestically, though internationally (including the Chinese box office), has surpassed $200 million dollars. As a result, the odds for a sequel odds […]
I am not yet ready to serve the naysayers that implied that “Pacific Rim” would be a flop a juicy slice of humble pie, though I am warming up the oven. Guillermo Del Toro’s love letter to Saturday afternoon monster features finished first in 50 territories, and hasn’t yet been released in China, Brazil, Spain and […]
As I wrote in my review last week, I enjoyed Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” quite a bit. It was a serious film, that at moments didn’t take itself quite too seriously. If you have seen either of Del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ films (as well as the last – and only, that I am aware – […]
“Guillermo Del Toro approaches giant robots and monsters with a genuine love for the subject matter, and it shows on the screen.” I saw Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” yesterday evening, and enjoyed myself immensely. He seems to understand that, if it’s just about the robots, you might as well make a ‘Transformers’ sequel and […]
Can I ask a question? Why does Hollywood ever bother trying to create dragons? If you’ve seen Matthew Robbins’ 1981’s fantasy film, “Dragonslayer” you’d realize that his creation, Vermithrax Pejorative (which is an indicator of how geeky I can be because I pulled that from memory) has to be the best looking, most dragony-looking, dragon […]
Zach Snyder’s “Man Of Steel” is significantly better than I expected, though not nearly as entertaining as it could have been. That’s probably one of the most weasely summations of a film that I have ever written, but it’s fitting. Much is riding on “Man Of Steel” because if it succeeds – and early returns […]
Just when you thought that those Spartans from Zach Snyder’s “300” were defeated, six years of so later comes “300: Rise of an Empire.” I assume that there’s another group of almost unconquerable warriors, once again squaring off against Xerxes (the guy in the golden underwear from the first film, who’s actually based on a […]
Henry Cavil seems like a very charismatic actor, but is he mighty enough to carry a franchise? I am deliberately not including the Superman reboot, “Man of Steel” – you don’t carry films with Superman, Batman or Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr. may be the exception), they carry you – but because Cavil is in […]
Still not too crazy about Zack Snyder’s “Man Of Steel.” Part of it has to do with my preference for Marvel heroes, though that does not mean that I want DC characters not to do well. Besides, if they have enough success, maybe they’ll get around to making a feature or two about characters I […]
I have been waiting for Alfonso Cuarón‘s “Gravity” for awhile, and it’s getting closer. In my mind Cuarón is in the same class as Guillermo Del Toro, which is another way of saying that if either of them comes out with a film, go see it. Besides, his last film, “Children Of Men” was not […]
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