Looks like there’s still going to be only two legit Predator movies in my universe.  Duly noted.

Yeah, the Soul of Chogokin Golion is pretty much the definitive toy of the character, IMO.

I was referring to the transformation of the individual parts, like the red/green lions forming the arm-shapes and the black lion forming the shoulders/head. This is done on the Bandai toy, for example, via perfect transformation,  but apparently not on the Lego version. 

NEW! - this fall from CBS All Access:

“-But other components, like the black lion’s four legs, need to be completely removed, pivoted, and re-attached in order to transform Voltron into a robot.-“

I suspect that the majority of Voltron fandom - those who just enjoy the show for what it is without even being aware of the behind-the-scenes intricacies and debates - is not being “torn apart” quite so dramatically.

Indeed - kind of weird none of that was mentioned in the article. I kept expecting to see Whitaker’s name at least. 

Curious to see if the actress playing Kim is going to complete the look by wearing lipstick on her upper lip only. 

When I first saw Predator in the theater, it was the year after Aliens, and I was expecting the Predator to be much more monsterish looking than when he was when first shown with his helmet on. I was temporarily let down that he wasn’t more alien (and I didn’t even know about the original design with Jean Claude Van…

Yep, can confirm ASMR is actually a thing that works for me, at least in certain formats.

Your account rings true. The general consensus seems to be that “The Meg” misses many opportunities to be scarier and more fun than it is. I’m personally hoping that Hollywood’s current need to make tedious, toothless action movies for audiences in China doesn’t last forever. 

Everybody knows that the natural enemy of giant sharks is giant apes - duh.

This will be more interesting when the shark gets even bigger so we can get Godzilla vs Megalodon

Smells like a case of “Uh oh, we haven’t got CBS All Access subscriptions up to goal yet!”

Maybe they figured that since the Megalodon is so big, it would just swallow its victims whole, thus negating the need for R-rated blood and gore?

The funny thing is that the China audiences probably preferred seeing Scarlett in that role over a Japanese actress.

“Western filmmakers not taking an interest in what works in foreign markets.”

Yep, that’s the first thing I thought of as well.

I’m curious if the increasing number of American films partially bankrolled by Chinese companies and tailored in specific ways to appeal to Chinese audiences (eg: Pacific Rim 2, The Meg, the Transformers movies, etc) have to go through the same application process to be included in the quota of the foreign films…