forgeforsaken
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Watched it again today at 4. Theatre was packed
I wonder if it could over perform on Sunday and throw off the weekend estimate. Man it would be great if it could break 40 (I know unlikely, but still one can hope.)
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I wonder if it could over perform on Sunday and throw off the weekend estimate. Man it would be great if it could break 40 (I know unlikely, but still one can hope.)
Mattdaddy
Gold Member
This is the kind of movie that IMAX was made for. If you enjoyed the movie, I would absolutely go for it. Also i thought the 3d was great, and I usually avoid 3d. It worked well here.
Twin Drive System
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Just saw IMAX 3D.
My body wasn't ready.
$17.50 ticket + $14 parking
NO REGRETS
My body wasn't ready.
$17.50 ticket + $14 parking
NO REGRETS
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Gonna see this tonight!
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
This was just...awesome.
Well done Del Toro. Sequel please!
Well done Del Toro. Sequel please!
Cow Mengde
Banned
I saw it early in the morning at around 10AM... the theater was maybe 1/3 filled...
Barbacoatl
Banned
Gonna double dip tonite, bringing my mum.
I'm doing my part!
I'm doing my part!
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
What if it was a videogame?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
Uh...
Didn't know. Sweet.
It sucks anyway.
John Rabbit
Banned
just got home from seeing this in d-box. totally worth it.
big dumb action movie at it's finest.
big dumb action movie at it's finest.
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
the_prime_mover
Member
Saw it today and absolutely loved it! Great set pieces and it delivered on everything I wanted out of a live action Mech movie. I will definitely see it again in 3D and pick up the disc when it releases. I hope that it makes all of its money back and then some - I want to see more movies of this scale in the future.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Baller. PhD
Banned
Just got back from the theater. I had the biggest shit-eating grin on my face the entire time. Damn. Two tentacles up.
Saw it this afternoon. Absolutely loved it! I rarely go to the theatre these days but this was totally worth it.
Even the 3d was enjoyable and I have not been sold on that at all. Not sure I'll be able to see it again on the big screen but I am definitely getting the blu-ray day 1.
Thank you del Toro for creating such an awesome movie!
Even the 3d was enjoyable and I have not been sold on that at all. Not sure I'll be able to see it again on the big screen but I am definitely getting the blu-ray day 1.
Thank you del Toro for creating such an awesome movie!
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
No sequel then?
No sequel then?
Really way too early to tell, I think it has enough behind it to warrant a sequale, but WW numbers/DVD/Blu will tell the tale.
Discotheque
Banned
nah, definitely no sequel.
Baller. PhD
Banned
Fuck a sequel. The movie gave you everything you wanted and wrapped the story up in one film. Leave it alone! It's gonna be a cult classic forever.
Yep let the Gundamn floodgate open!
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
No sequel then?
It's ok, you got the movie, not everything needs a sequel. It'd have to make big money to warrant one anyways.
Discotheque
Banned
even worse than no sequel is that this pretty much means other mecha stuff will not be greenlit.
i think evangelion was on WETA's backburner for years now.
i think evangelion was on WETA's backburner for years now.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Fun movie. A rare instance where del Toro didn't make a complete mess out of things. 3D was lousy (no surprise there).
An Evangelion movie hasn't happened primarily due to Gainax's attempt to renege on the film option placed on the property by ADV. According to ADV, a studio was interested in establishing a partnership to get the film financed, but that collapsed when legal troubles arose from Gainax. The financial degradation and asset sale of ADV in 2009 also complicated matters.
Baller. PhD
Banned
Oh man. This shit is gonna sell some motherfucking tickets in Japan.
Saw it last night. Definitely a disappointment.
The VFX suffers from the same issues of Transformers. Too much visual noise and close ups. The fights were either on land in pouring rain, waist deep in water with waves/splashes, or under water with bubbles and sediment. The VFX teams much have been proud of the particle system to fill every shot with them, but just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
In the old Godzilla films, a dude dressed up in a Jet Jaguar costume doing judo moves on a dude dressed up in a Mothra costume might have looked chessy, but you could always see what was going on. In PR, most of the battles lost their impact due to being like CGI version of fight scene from the Bourne films.
As for the actual drama aspect, it was just soap opera level guff. I did find it funny that a big deal had been made about how this wasn't a typical Hollywood movie where America saves the world. Yet in PR,
, and Idris Elba aside, all the non-Americans were OTT cultural stereotypes. Holy fuck at the exaggerated British accent of the maths dude, and despite living in Australia for the past decade, I couldn't understand what the fuck the Aussie dad was saying, due to his accent.
The VFX suffers from the same issues of Transformers. Too much visual noise and close ups. The fights were either on land in pouring rain, waist deep in water with waves/splashes, or under water with bubbles and sediment. The VFX teams much have been proud of the particle system to fill every shot with them, but just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
In the old Godzilla films, a dude dressed up in a Jet Jaguar costume doing judo moves on a dude dressed up in a Mothra costume might have looked chessy, but you could always see what was going on. In PR, most of the battles lost their impact due to being like CGI version of fight scene from the Bourne films.
As for the actual drama aspect, it was just soap opera level guff. I did find it funny that a big deal had been made about how this wasn't a typical Hollywood movie where America saves the world. Yet in PR,
the American saves the world
Jables Swan
Member
I really wanted for this movie to make money, but not for a sequel. I don't want a sequel. I agree with this guy that I got enough out of the story in this film. I would rather see it make $ so that Hollywood can start releasing more movies that aren't sequels, prequels, comic book movies or Adam Sandler comedies.
it probably won't
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
It was good. A bit too cheeseball for my tastes, but the visuals were incredible, obviously. Paid $6, which can't be beat these days; I simply cannot fathom paying close to $20 for ANY movie, in IMAX or whatever.
Charlie Hunnam is terrible, but he's handsome and buff, so he's perfect for the role. Plus he's like the perfect amalgamation of Channing Tatum, Matt Damon and Josh Hartnett so yeah I hate him.
The theatre I was in was extremely nerdy. Clapping, HUGE belly laughs over almost all of the awful jokes and one-liners, and some It's Always Sunny fanboys/girls that lost their shit over everything Charlie Day did.
Charlie Hunnam is terrible, but he's handsome and buff, so he's perfect for the role. Plus he's like the perfect amalgamation of Channing Tatum, Matt Damon and Josh Hartnett so yeah I hate him.
The theatre I was in was extremely nerdy. Clapping, HUGE belly laughs over almost all of the awful jokes and one-liners, and some It's Always Sunny fanboys/girls that lost their shit over everything Charlie Day did.
Why?
airmangataosenai
Member
No sequel then?
I was sort of disappointed that the movie sort of closes it's doors on this universe. There isn't much room for a sequel really.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Isn't that a good thing? I prefer a complete package. There's always ways to make sequels work (however lousy).
I'm okay with this, as well.
If a sequel does happen, I'm sure Del Toro will find a way to do it in any number of ways.
Count Dookkake
Member
But they blew up the Death Star!
Luke can go home now.
Luke can go home now.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
There's actually a ton of room. Del Toro in a recent interview even mentioned an interesting direction for a sequel to take, plus other Jeegers he wanted to use...
End spoilers!
He stated that now the Kaiju Masters have remnants of a Jaeger... Human tech... which means... FUCKING MECHA-KAIJU. Plus, Matador Fury must have her day.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Prequel cartoon could be better than a sequel or prequel movie imo.
Saw this for the second time tonight, this time in IMAX.
most fun movie I have ever seen, and this coming from a guy who didn't even like mech shows much till last summer.
Saw this for the second time tonight, this time in IMAX.
most fun movie I have ever seen, and this coming from a guy who didn't even like mech shows much till last summer.
demosthenes
Member
demosthenes
Member
What kind of machine at the center of a nuclear blast will leave any kind of remnants?
Sw it again in Imax today and it was absolutely amazing again.
this this this this a trillion times this
and to the guys saying how everything ended nicely and there's not much room for sequel
who says the alien race couldn't just build another portal?
and it's not like when gypsy exploded the whole alien mastermind race died with it, at most it would only destroy 1 city, if anything this would make the alien race pissed and even more determined to take earth
and it's not like when gypsy exploded the whole alien mastermind race died with it, at most it would only destroy 1 city, if anything this would make the alien race pissed and even more determined to take earth
please god let there be a goddamn sequel, i'll even go to church again!
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
The same one you use to hit 300 foot tall horrific alien monsters in the face with rocket punches?
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