Movies: The Shape of Water (Guillermo Del Toro, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins)

[Very Stable Genius]

Look gorgeous and I'm in for anything Del Toro does as well. Long time to wait though, out in December.

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[x Tame Impala]

Abe Sapien's origin movie????

Down to the egg-eating and everything

Looks cool nonetheless. Hard to pass up anything with GDT and Michael Shannon

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Getting rave reviews at Venice Film Festival. I'm absolutely pumped for this.

 

[izlez]

I absolutely loved Pan's Labyrinth, but none of Del Toro's projects since then have even interested me.

This one gets me really excited.

 

[BonMorrison]

Got my ticket for it at the Toronto Film Fest - really excited.

 

[snowden]

Hawkins getting lots of Best Actress nominee/possible win type of hype.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, Standing ovation at TIFF, 100% on RT. Hype going into overdrive.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Abe Sapien's origin movie????

Thought you were joking but after watching the trailer that seems pretty likely.

 

[izlez]

Thought you were joking but after watching the trailer that seems pretty likely.

Ugh.

Just got a lot less excited.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

I absolutely loved Pan's Labyrinth, but none of Del Toro's projects since then have even interested me.

This one gets me really excited.

You didn't like pacific rim!?

 

[Trap Jesus]

You didn't like pacific rim!?

The spectacle of the monster vs. robot battles were fantastic, but almost everything else about that movie was trash IMO. Lengthy sections of boring exposition and uninteresting character development, the comedy fell flat, and poor performances by the lead actors. The middle section of that movie was near unwatchable to me. I'm not someone who just says, "Why don't you just have 2 hours of monsters vs. robots?!?!?" as obviously you have to have something to spell that and keep it interesting, but Pacific Rim's non-action sequences were just so absolutely awful that it was tough to get through.

 

[aleshemsky83]

The spectacle of the monster vs. robot battles were fantastic, but almost everything else about that movie was trash IMO. Lengthy sections of boring exposition and uninteresting character development, the comedy fell flat, and poor performances by the lead actors. The middle section of that movie was near unwatchable to me. I'm not someone who just says, "Why don't you just have 2 hours of monsters vs. robots?!?!?" as obviously you have to have something to spell that and keep it interesting, but Pacific Rim's non-action sequences were just so absolutely awful that it was tough to get through.

I actually agree. That inspirational Idris Elba speech in all the trailers, boy was it ever cringeworthy actually seeing it play out in the movie.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Elba could have been used better, but the movie was still a fun one.

 

[Hivemind]

The spectacle of the monster vs. robot battles were fantastic, but almost everything else about that movie was trash IMO. Lengthy sections of boring exposition and uninteresting character development, the comedy fell flat, and poor performances by the lead actors. The middle section of that movie was near unwatchable to me. I'm not someone who just says, "Why don't you just have 2 hours of monsters vs. robots?!?!?" as obviously you have to have something to spell that and keep it interesting, but Pacific Rim's non-action sequences were just so absolutely awful that it was tough to get through.

This post is 100% on point, although I'm not even as much in love with the action sequences.

 

[kihei]

My very first thought was ET for adults. But I will keep an open mind.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

John Carpenter and Del Toro are the only two people I trust in making Lovecraft films, them and the Lovecraft historical society.

 

[Hivemind]

John Carpenter and Del Toro are the only two people I trust in making Lovecraft films, them and the Lovecraft historical society.

I still want Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness, but I don't think it will happen.

 

[BonMorrison]

This movie was absolutely beautiful. My favourite of the festival. Del Toro has created a stunning piece with this - ambitious, emotional, captivating, this is up there with Pans as his absolute best.

 

[silverfish]

I can see why this one best director, but I think Lady Bird was a better movie. That's just me, though. Some of the acting in this was brilliant, between Hawkins, Jenkins, and Shannon. The only piece of the movie that took me out of it was...

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The old-style dance scene between Elisa and the creature. It cut to that, and I was just like... why

 

[Central PA Hawk Fan]

Grinding Nemo

 

[RandV]

I have to shamefully admit that having never actually seen a picture of Guillermo Del Torro until recently whenever I hear something like Benicio Del Torro is going to be in Guardians of the Galaxy/Star Wars I was always thinking it was the same person and damn is that guy ever talented!