Can You Name Every Reference in this Guillermo Del Toro Directed Opening for The Simpsons?

That title was a mouthful so let me repeat that again... Can you name all the horror/ suspense elements that were cleverly placed in the opening for The Simpson's TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 24 directed by Pacific Rim director Guillermo Del Toro?

You try it. I've watched the video like a dozen or so times and I still miss out on a lot of references.



I did love that they snuck in Gipsy Danger and a Kaiju, Hellboy and massively referenced "Pan's Labyrinth". Good times.

Five Good Reasons to See Pacific Rim

Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim is about to hit theaters in a few days so I wanted to write something as to why it's important that you see this movie which stars Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman and Rinko Kikuchi.

1. Guillermo Del Toro directs

Master director Guillermo Del Toro put his heart into this project. And whenever Del Toro puts his heart into a project, you can bank on it being great. Look at the two Hellboy movies plus Pan's Labyrinth. Heck just read my review of Mama and you'll see that all his works are stunningly beautiful in one way or another.


2. There's Kaiju or Giant Monsters in it

Honestly, will you ever even doubt for a second that a movie which will feature half a dozen or so 'kaijus' or giant monsters is not worth seeing. Hell, we all lined up to see J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield despite the fact that we only have a total of 15 minutes worth of 'widescreen' footage of the monster? Pacific Rim is a movie of gargantuan proportions and destruction. Not worth seeing? Not bloody likely.

3. Giant Robots are here to cancel the apocalypse

Sure calling the mechs "jaegers" might not be as hardcore as a different name but hey a giant robot is still a giant robot. And  they have pilots to control their actions. Also from a production/ technical standpoint, the mechs that they use in "Pacific Rim" are well designed and visually appealing. Not so horrendous as those B-movie robot films from the 90s. Oh and the word "jaeger" is German for "hunter"; so how's that not badass?

4. Stars of their own caliber. 

People may argue that actors like Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam and the rest of the movie won't draw in crowds in theaters like say Brad Pitt and World War Z. But you can't go and argue that these guys and gals have their own crowd. Elba's a staple in a lot of superhero movies, he's not yet the stereotypical black guy in the movie so that's good. Charlie Hunnam is kicking butt in "Sons of Anarchy" which is enjoying a good run on TV. His co-star on "Sons" Ron Perlman is also in this flick. The same goes for  comedian Charlie Day and actress Rinko Kikuchi.

5. Hideo Kojimo among others swear by the movie.

Metal Gear boss man Hideo Kojima did an eight round tweet session after seeing the movie. Here's what he said:

Other celebs who swear that this movie is epic include: Kanye West, Emma Watson and more.

Catch "Pacific Rim" when it opens July 11. Distributed locally by Warner Bros. Pictures Philippines. 

Hellboy in Hell # 3 Spoilerific Review

Spoilers for Hellboy in Hell # 3 by Mike Mignola

There's a lot of things that happens in this issue and you guess it right, we're due for a long story time. 

Hellboy in Hell # 1 - Welcome Back Mike and Red

It's been awhile since we last saw Hellboy in any of the Dark Horse books but this week ends all that as we get to find out what happened to red after his 'death' in "Hellboy in Hell".

Also this is the first time in years that Mike Mignola (welcome back Mike)...