# Early thoughts on Peter Jackson's and Christan Rivers Mortal Engines movie. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026 "2018-07-16T17:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026/21 "2018-07-19T02:36:41Z")
[Earlier thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=845842). ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026/22 "2018-07-19T15:05:14Z")
:smack: No need to see the movie after that trailer. Looks pretty silly anyway, glad I won’t have to waste an hour or two on it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026/23 "2018-07-19T15:25:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I would far, far rather have seen those movies. London rolling around on giant tank treads is just stoopid. Actually, I’d be okay with it if it looked like they were doubling down on the silliness on the premise and going for something truly loopy and surreal. It’s a matter of tone. Think about it: “Predatory cities on treads” sounds like a terrific episode of \*Samurai Jack \*or _Doctor Who_. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026/24 "2018-07-19T16:06:16Z")
Hey, if you can [lift a city to add sewers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago), why not lift it to [add treads?](http://mortalengines.wikia.com/wiki/Traction_City) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-thoughts-on-peter-jacksons-and-christan-rivers-mortal-engines-movie/818026.md?page=1)