Fucking hilarious.
-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Pacific Rim |OT| Apocalypse Never
- Thread starter Mr. Sam
- Start date
- Status
Fucking hilarious.
This might come in handy.
I expect NECA to eventually make one. This is the same company that has released fifty hojillion variants of the Predator; a recent summer blockbuster seems like it can sell enough figures for a series 3.
I definitely agree that Cherno and Otachi are the two big ones that don't have a figure yet. Slattern could also use one, but it's not as memorable as those two.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Quirky but works. Expected him to be bad but his character along with Burn Gorman was actually really good.
Is it just me, or did this movie have the BEST special effects so far? I was in awe the entire time. Nothing yanked me out of the illusion.
Yeah I pretty much stop blinking for 2 hours.
A bunch of people are hating on the characters and casting in the thread but I really liked them. Charlie Day was a lot of fun.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
The effects looked great but I think they really shined because they rarely if ever are put next to sets or physical people/items.
BannedEpisode
Member
Movie was completely alright.
Schweinehund
Member
Pretty good movie, would like to see a sequel.
Needs charlie, mac and dennis in their own jaeger.
The movie probably could have had 15-20 minutes cut from it and it would be better off for it. Mostly the pilot stuff.
Needs charlie, mac and dennis in their own jaeger.
The movie probably could have had 15-20 minutes cut from it and it would be better off for it. Mostly the pilot stuff.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Dialogue sucked as expected but that action was fuicking rediculous
I already said that's the beauty of it to some people I guess, monsters, mechs, and some people in the middle. I think that's enough for a subculture of people, but I'd be surprised if it has major mainstream box office success with characters as undeveloped and uncharismatic as this. Maybe it will be a more global success, but U.S. I have a hard time seeing it, since people generally go to see characters.
Even the likes of Hulk, Superman are about characters that lead into the action extremely easily. But even them, characters like Batman or Spider-man are better setup to be successes because they have more dynamic personalities. For me, mechs vs. monsters wasn't enough. The fights were too in tight, too many night shots. I'll just leave it at that. What I enjoyed most was the fights in spite of that, and the visual design of, luminscent creatures against hong kong.
It was really weird, there were about 2 regular showtimes between 7 and closing on a friday at my theater. Had to take an Imax 3D at 7:45 instead. I didn't understand why it didn't have more showtimes. Maybe too many films out there between Despicable, Grownups 2, and previous weeks offerings?
My review:
In a word? Awesome.
The entire movie was basically this less complicated, less fucked up version of Evangelion. Characters worked within the context of the movie. I wasn't expecting Oscar-worthy performances, but they were serviceable. Charlie Day was my personal standout because of how much of a contrast he was compared to the rest of the cast.
The Jaegers? Awesome. I liked the uniqueness of each one, and the mechanics of how they're piloted was really thought out. Personal favourite is Gispy Danger, because of how "heroic" it looks, compared to the others.
I only wish we got some more background on the characters, especially the other Jaeger pilots. I had the opportunity to read Tales From Year Zero (comic), so I got to know these characters before watching the movie, but it would've been nice to see it on screen.
I would love a sequel, either in movie or comic form. Del Toro pls.
In a word? Awesome.
The entire movie was basically this less complicated, less fucked up version of Evangelion. Characters worked within the context of the movie. I wasn't expecting Oscar-worthy performances, but they were serviceable. Charlie Day was my personal standout because of how much of a contrast he was compared to the rest of the cast.
The Jaegers? Awesome. I liked the uniqueness of each one, and the mechanics of how they're piloted was really thought out. Personal favourite is Gispy Danger, because of how "heroic" it looks, compared to the others.
I only wish we got some more background on the characters, especially the other Jaeger pilots. I had the opportunity to read Tales From Year Zero (comic), so I got to know these characters before watching the movie, but it would've been nice to see it on screen.
I would love a sequel, either in movie or comic form. Del Toro pls.
My problem is that I'm in the middle of nowhere. The theater here only has three screens, so they only get the big movies.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
ScraftyDevil
Banned
WonkyPanda
Member
Saw it in IMAX.
Review? Absolutely Incredible. I literally felt like a kid in a candy store with my grin from ear to ear.
Review? Absolutely Incredible. I literally felt like a kid in a candy store with my grin from ear to ear.
Would literally pay anything to see the full cast of always sunny in jaegers
Lets kickstart this bitch
RadixNegative2
Member
Thank you Guillermo Del Toro for making me feel like an 8 year old again. Seriously, the fights looked like they came straight out of my head when I was 8. It was magical.
I loved the characters and their relationship to each other as well. It fit the movie perfectly and helped establish the tone really well.
My favorite things about the movie
-Hong Kong sequence
-Ron Perlman character
-None romantic male-female relationships (sick of bs romantic relationships)
-Use of electric guitar in the soundtrack (Terran music anyone?)
-Back and forth between different spoken languages
Only thing that really bugged me was the ending. It was just too cliche.
After Cronos, Devils Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and now Pacific Rim, Guillermo has become my favorite director. I can't wait for him to get the chance to do Mountains of Madness.
I loved the characters and their relationship to each other as well. It fit the movie perfectly and helped establish the tone really well.
My favorite things about the movie
-Hong Kong sequence
-Ron Perlman character
-None romantic male-female relationships (sick of bs romantic relationships)
-Use of electric guitar in the soundtrack (Terran music anyone?)
-Back and forth between different spoken languages
Only thing that really bugged me was the ending. It was just too cliche.
After Cronos, Devils Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and now Pacific Rim, Guillermo has become my favorite director. I can't wait for him to get the chance to do Mountains of Madness.
Jack Scofield
Member
Mac has some pretty good karate moves.
Just saw it and WOW AMAZING MOVIE! so epic. I take everything i said back lol. i dunno how but they should have marketed better movie deserves to be a success.
And watching this movie really makes me want a proper live action Evangelion movie
MeBecomingI
Member
Yeah, just got back from it.
Fucking. Incredible.
Fucking. Incredible.
Seriously this movie better not bomb. Really frustrating when shit like grown ups will probably get a grownups 3. I read that some big risk were taken in making this movie. Really hoping the word of mouth does it well. I want more movies like this made. I seriously felt like I was a kid again. It seriously reminded me when my brother took me to see terminator 2 when I was younger.... Such a fun ride!
Calamari41
41 > 38
I loved it, and I even thought the story and characters were good. What were people expecting, A Beautiful Mind or something?
Professor Renegade
Banned
Just got back from seeing it, god damn this movie is amazing!
That part with the Sword! Like, holy fucking shit, everyone in the theater was cheering!
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Man, I wish Canadians were as enthusiastic as I hear Americans are about movies.
The only people making any sort of noise in my theatre were from my group, and the place was almost full :/
Saw it again. EVEN BETTER THE SECOND TIME
People were cheering in both the screenings I went to!
People were cheering in both the screenings I went to!
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I guess it's just us Torontonians who are dull, then. Hopefully my IMAX screening on Monday will be a more energetic experience.
But I'm in Toronto
ScraftyDevil
Banned
No way
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yeah, people were cheering in my showing too, even though the theater was only about a third full. But then they had it showing on 3 screens, so that could be why too.
Professor Renegade
Banned
I am Canadian, people may have cheered at that one part but I was the only one at the end who was clapping :/
That kind of thing is always hit or miss. Sometimes you get the right people watching the right movie, and other times you don't.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Wow.
I went into it hearing "its better then you expect" and it was still better then what I was expecting.
I went into it hearing "its better then you expect" and it was still better then what I was expecting.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I guess I'm just some sort of boredom magnet, then. The only time I've been part of an enthusiastic audience was during Transformers 3, and it was mostly made up of dumb 14-year-olds who cheered at the wrong places and wouldn't shut up if stuff wasn't exploding every five seconds. Not even the midnight screenings of The Avengers or TDKR that I attended elicited a single cheer from the audience :<
Professor Renegade
Banned
Ugh I know what you mean, when I saw Transformers 3 everyone was cheering once the Autobots came back to fight (it was so predictable). At least the part with the
sword
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Yeah, my audience gasped when they found out that that one jerky dude was evil (which is a contender for the most obvious twist in the world) and cheered whenever the Decepticons blew something up (which was a lot). Man, they were just massively misguided
Re: del Toro watching anime: Oh, he definitely does. The whole fight with
Metavore in Sydney
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
That moment flipped a little switch inside me that just put me in "yeah okay, lets just do it" mode. Really felt ripped from anime.
BotoxAgent
Member
IMAX 3d showing in my area is sold out But I guess hearing a sold out show is good news
But I guess hearing a sold out show is good news- Status