Mortal Engines : Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event,
a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only
one who can stop London — now a giant, predator city on wheels — from devouring
everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her
mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), an outcast from London,
along with Anna Fang (Jihae), a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.
Movie Name - Mortal Engines Genre - Thriller/Fantasy Director - Christian Rivers Time -2h 9m
Based on the award-winning book series by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines is the epic adventure directed by Oscar-winning visual-effects artist Christian Rivers (King Kong). Joining Rivers are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies three-time Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who penned the screenplay.
Mortal Engines on 4K Ultra HD emphasizes the awe-inspiring visual effects, which were created by a Weta Digital team led by Ken McGaugh, Kevin Smith, Luke Millar and Dennis Yoo. On board as producers are Zane Weiner (The Hobbit trilogy), Amanda Walker (The Hobbit trilogy) and Deborah Forte (Goosebumps), as well as Walsh and Jackson. Ken Kamins (The Hobbit trilogy) joins Boyens as executive producer. Mortal Engines stars Hera Hilmar (Anna Karenina), Robert Sheehan (Geostorm, Three Summers), Jihae (“Mars”), Hugo Weaving (Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta), and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe).
BONUS FEATURES:
- End of the Ancients - Discover the secrets of the Sixty Minute War as you travel through the London Museum. Hosted by the Guild of Historians, hear what brought an end to the Ancients thousands of years before the events of Mortal Engines.
Review:
1. Your enjoyment of ‘Mortal Engines’ will highly depend on whether or not you’re willing to suspend your disbelief about cities on wheels grinding up other cities on wheels for fuel while fighting outlaws on airships.
Mortal Engines is a very silly movie. It’s also a movie that starts its (Mortal) engines right at the logos, as vivid purple explosions rock the Universal Logo (And all the rest are either burning or ashes).
- Faisal Othman
2. I watch the film, telling myself this was one of the best movies of 2018, and then I come visit the ratings. Bumb! I really don't understand the reason how this movie is underrated and disliked so much. Even the box office is shocking.
- Eliana Rosa
3. I must say that Mortal Engines is visually stunning, but that's where it ends for me. The CGI is off the charts spectacular from a technical point of view, and the acting left a lot to be desired. I was on-board when I saw that Peter Jackson was involved because I love the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the Hobbit films were entertaining. But Mortal Engines has that "been there, done that" feel.
-Sydney Chandler
Note: No spoilers are in this review. I have read all of the Hungry City series by Philip Reeves.
4. While I agree with a lot of the criticisms regarding pacing, some of the characters' designs and plot changes, I could not help but enjoy this movie. It does a good job of "show don't tell" (or at least that was my come away from a first viewing) and I loved seeing my favorite character of the series, Shrike, brought to life on screen. Shrike and Anna Fang had such an incredible presence onscreen. There are no spoilers in this review! TL;DR: Mortal Engines is an unappreciated and underrated fun movie that has compelling characters and an interesting world in which it's built upon. The critics are wrong. Go see the movie.
I'm really getting tired of film critics just eviscerating movies for one thing and then praising another when they did the same damn thing as the one they put down...
- Mac Solwin
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