Sentences with phrase «kaiju films»

While the Kaiju films of Toho studios were a formative influence on Del Toro, he boxed up his DVDs before starting work on «Pacific Rim,» intent on making a movie that wasn't a mere homage.

Though the giant monsters were always intended to be computer generated, all of their designs were expanded from the notion that they could be «worn as suits,» like in traditional kaiju films.

TheWrap reports that it has a lock on who is starring as King Ghidorah, a kaiju film monster that has golden - scaled wings and three heads.

Work on «Pacific Rim» had already commenced before that disaster, but it's possible a new chapter in the Kaiju film has begun.

It is an American kaiju film that fully respects its roots, and what the expectations of such a film are.

doubtful this will hold a candle to Pacific Rim (best modern kaiju film imo), but I'm still optimistic I'll enjoy this with some prerequisite booze - despite middling - to - harsh reviews.

Not exact matches

«Godzilla: King of Monsters,» the sequel to the 2014 American version of Toho's famous kaiju franchise, will be part of a monster movie cinematic universe that also includes the upcoming film «Kong: Skull Island,» which Warner Bros. will release this March.

The film's story is kicked off by the emergence of monsters (known as Kaiju) who start a war that devastates humanity.

Plus, go behind the scenes of Weta Workshop in New Zealand to learn about the designing of the giant kaiju monsters of Pacific Rim Uprising, and learn some things you might not have known about the sci - fi classic film Logan's Run.

There actually is a lot of depth in this film, especially when it comes to production design and the mythology behind the Kaiju themselves.

Universal City, California, April 19, 2018 — Ten years after the events of the first film, the Kaiju return in Pacific Rim Uprising with a new deadly threat that reignites the conflict between these otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and Jaegers, the human - piloted super-machines that were built to vanquish them... [Read More]

Cloverfield toyed with scope: The film either blew up found - footage horror to city - destroying proportions or squeezed a kaiju movie into the viewfinder of a digital camcorder.

Some may recognize Grady Hendrix as the former film critic who ran Variety's superb Asian movie blog, Kaiju Shakedown.

Essentially, it's now 10 years after the last film, when Idris Elba sacrificed himself to close a suboceanic conduit between our universe and one filled with Toho Studios — esque giant monsters called Kaiju.

Ahead of its one night only theatrical release next month, a UK poster has arrived online for Shin Godzilla along with a batch of images from the 29th film in Toho's iconic kaiju; check them out below, and head on to the official site for an updated list of cinemas screening the movie on August 10th... SEE -LSB-...]

On the metallic heels of the best trailer yet for Pacific Rim, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have released an epic new banner for director Guillermo del Toro's robots - versus - monsters film that provides a pretty good look at the invading Kaiju.

It's never really explained what happened to any of the characters from the first film, with the notable exception of Rinko Kikuchi's Mako Mori who appears in a supporting role, and fan - favourite kaiju scientists Hermann Gottlieb and Newt Geiszler (Burn Gorman and Charlie Day) who are back for round two.

They were also hesitant to create yet another kaiju movie with films like Pacific Rim and Godzilla being released.

As the film opens we're introduced to skyscraper - sized automaton Gipsy Danger and her pilot Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam), as they battle against the ongoing threat from the «kaiju», monsters from another dimension who slip through a portal in the depths of the ocean.

But 14 years after Roland Emmerich's forgettable «Godzilla» remake, Del Toro's «Pacific Rim» constitutes a large - scale attempt to bring Japan's beloved Kaiju movies — their monster films, of which Ishiro Honda's 1954 «Godzilla» is the most famous — to American shores.

John Boyega and his real - life British accent star as monster - puncher - in - chief Jake Pentecost, seen here giving a pep talk on the continued necessity of slicing up kaiju with giant robot sword arms after the squirrely interdimensional bastards failed to keep the peace reached at the end of the first film.

But the story didn't end with a certain sacrifice — the kaiju were beaten back but not defeated, which brings us to Pacific Rim Uprising, Steven DeKnight's follow - up to Del Toro's playful yet galvanizing film.

Actress Rinko Kikuchi is Mako Mori, one of the film's lead pilots to battle the dreaded kaiju in one of this summer's biggest Hollywood flicks.

The way these two events intersect is the core of the films whimsy and darkness, playing directly upon both the preposterousness and genuine grandeur of the Kaiju style.

Michael Dougherty (Trick «r Treat, Krampus) is the man bringing the ultimate Kaiju back to the big screen in 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and with filming set to begin in June, we can expect that a whole lot of casting news is soon headed our way.

Although Colossal will get most of its attention for the amiably weird «kaiju» segments it has to offer, it's actually at its best during the film's quieter moments.

Even the excellent design of the kaiju monsters and Idris Elba's Bill Pullman in Independence Day channeling scenery chewing can not cover up how aggressively, mind - numbingly stupid this film is to actually sit down and watch.

Nacho Vigalondo's new film Colossal begins with a novel high concept: what if a kaiju - style monster attacking innocent civilians was the manifestation of a random, unknowing stranger thousands of miles away?

Directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix's Daredevil), the film picks up as Jake — whose legendary father lost his life in order to save humanity from the evil «Kaiju» — has given up on his Jaeger pilot, thus ultimately becoming entangled with the criminal underworld.

Set a decade after the events of the original film and the apparent defeat of the kaiju, Uprising wastes no time introducing a post-kaiju world, only to disregard most of its intriguing ideas later on.

Even before you factor in his love for ghosts, fauns and kaiju, thick currents of feeling have always run through Guillermo del Toro's finest films.

Set in a modern day world wherein a giant kaiju monster is currently terrorizing Seoul, South Korea, at first glance this film may appear as if it's just riding the giant lizard wave that's recently been revitalized with entries like Gareth Edwards» Godzilla, Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, and Shin Godzilla, but don't be fooled.

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