Escape to the Movies: Pacific Rim
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The movie was thoroughly awesome. Though I have to point out there was a sort of knowing half nod to the Kaiju films in general. Sure its only in passing but the opening bit about the history of the Kaiju War is really a half mocking little take on the history of Kaiju films in general. From the terror of the first Godzilla to the accepting them as almost mascots, until well.. now they're awe inspiring again.
Thats what I liked most about this film, just jaw dropping awe, few films have ever made me just look at something in wonder.
I hope the isnt the closest he ever gets to At the Mountains of Madness.
Thats what I liked most about this film, just jaw dropping awe, few films have ever made me just look at something in wonder.
I hope the isnt the closest he ever gets to At the Mountains of Madness.
omg yess! i was thinking durring that movie. what if a nova breath attack came from the ocean from the direction of japan.. and you see a large spikey shadow in the fog. :3 it would be the most.. epic.. of epic... :3 i mean no mention of japan anywhere... the probably didnt need giant robots with godzilla on defense patrolCpu46 said:
There actually was mention of Japan.knight4light said:omg yess! i was thinking durring that movie. what if a nova breath attack came from the ocean from the direction of japan.. and you see a large spikey shadow in the fog. :3 it would be the most.. epic.. of epic... :3 i mean no mention of japan anywhere... the probably didnt need giant robots with godzilla on defense patrolCpu46 said:
Mako was one of the few survivors of a Kaiju attack on Tokyo by a giant crab Kaiju. She was saved by the Marshal piloting Coyote Tango, the Japanese Jaeger.
But yea Godzilla vs Jaeger vs Kaiju would be one hell of a movie.
Movie was kinda "meh". For starters, as other critics have pointed out, they missed a better movie, i.e.: Why montage your way through the first Gaiju sightings? That sh*t would've been awesome!
The movie is overlong. Long stretches of boredom somehow managed to infiltrate a giant robot movie.
The fights were weirdly choreographed, with weird edits, dark colors that blur into each other, and odd speeds that don't make them as fun as they could've been. The use of the freight ship as a bat was awesome though.
The performances were kinda =\
And the last third of the movie was ripped off damn near verbatim from Independence Day, killing the ending drama.
Plagiarism isn't cool brahs.
Of course, leave it to Bob to defend this movie as yet another part of his campaign against Nolan.
The movie is overlong. Long stretches of boredom somehow managed to infiltrate a giant robot movie.
The fights were weirdly choreographed, with weird edits, dark colors that blur into each other, and odd speeds that don't make them as fun as they could've been. The use of the freight ship as a bat was awesome though.
The performances were kinda =\
And the last third of the movie was ripped off damn near verbatim from Independence Day, killing the ending drama.
Plagiarism isn't cool brahs.
Of course, leave it to Bob to defend this movie as yet another part of his campaign against Nolan.
It's kind of weird to see so many comparisons being drawn to Evangelion with Pacific Rim. I'm basically one of the biggest Eva fans ever, and the comparison never even occurred to me until someone pointed it out, I think largely because the whole "giant robots fighting aliens and they neural link with the mechs" is absolutely not what makes Eva unique or why it is remembered. Gunbuster is usually considered the go-to reference point for that story, especially with as arch of a presentation as Pacific Rim goes for. Heck, I think the movie drew way more on Big O for the robots, with piston punches, chest rockets, and a wrestling-boxing fighting style; and drew on G Gundam for the human characters, big team of broadly drawn and slightly nationalistic stereotypes who are still awesome heroes, and they pilot the mechs with a system that translates their body movements to the actions of the mechs.
I'm assuming it's just that more people have seen Evangelion?
I'm assuming it's just that more people have seen Evangelion?
I just saw this movie...
AND IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING!!
All credit to Guillhermo del Toro, that guy is a goddamn genius!
AND IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING!!
All credit to Guillhermo del Toro, that guy is a goddamn genius!
I haven't, at all, but it is frequently referenced by people who have and as a part of any major discourse on certain niches in popular culture (anime, mecha, annoying teenagers etc.) so it might just be the most broadly known example.omegawyrm said:
As a result of seeing Pacific Rim work, which I didn't think it would (maybe my low expectations explain why I liked this film so damn much), I intend to go on a mecha binge at some point soon and the name that keeps coming up when I look for recommendations is Evangelion.
I've never really liked giant monster movies, but I hoped this would be the one to change that. Nope. However I do think I've realized why they have such lackluster appeal to me. Watching a giant robot fight a giant monster from a distance really feels no different than watching a regular sized robot fight a regular sized monster up close, just in super slow motion. What I'm saying is the size of the creatures is irrelevant because there's no sense of scale when everything's giant. My favorite scenes in the movie were ones where we saw giants from the perspective of regular human characters.
Can I say the internet ruined this one for me? After weeks of everyone going off like this movie causes orgasms in the audience, it let me down. It was good. I regret nothing about paying for it. But I don't get why this is causing so many to go into a state of bliss. If anything there were large elements I thought anime like Godanaar or Gurren Lagaan did far better in both characterization and fight chirography. Hell, show me all the robots punching monster in the face you want and I'll probably still come off with a greater sense of fun in the climax of the Lone Ranger than I did in any of these brawls.
Good. Could have been better. Seriously overhyped.
Good. Could have been better. Seriously overhyped.
easily the best movie I've seen in theatres so far this year. It was fun, and had amazing special effects. The monster vs. Mech fights were amazing. Boatsword. Nothing else to say. Had more character development than most movies in this genre. Had an interesting and suspenseful ending. definitely worth watching in theatres.