Pacific Rim |OT| Apocalypse Never
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Brian Fellows
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Did the lady enjoy it too?
Jack Random
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Saw this last night, very pleased
WordAssassin
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I've been thinking this. God that would be fantastic, I REALLY hope it happens. I have a bunch of Gurren Lagann Revoltech and they are just fantastic. I know they make Godzilla figures too (minus Godzilla himself, lol, thanks licensing) so doing the Kaiju and Jaegers would be no sweat for them.
Fuck I want it to happen so bad.
Edit: They made fucking Transformers Revoltech they'd better make Pacific Rim figs.
Just do it, I went to see it today with my dad, but I couldn't wait that long so I saw it yesterday again after cathing the midnight premiere earlier that day. I can't even remember the last time I was so excited about a film, every summer for the past atleast 3 years I was so hyped for different movies but they all disappointed me, some more then other. But Pacific Rim just gives me wat was promised and it does so gloriously. Can't wait to go see it again.
Personal option: I'd recommend you just waiting to go see it with your dad. If you don't like the film, you'll have to see it again, and if you do like the film, watching a good film with another person is always great because you can talk about it afterwards.
And if you really like the movie, then you can check it out again!
Deified Data
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Wafflecakes
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I may try to see this in the next few weeks. We will see.
I am staying pessimistic though because I have been disappointed by films Gaf threw fits over in the past.
I am staying pessimistic though because I have been disappointed by films Gaf threw fits over in the past.
ScraftyDevil
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Deified Data
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This would make great avatar material.
ScraftyDevil
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I'd take it myself if,
A) I weren't currently stuck with a bet avatar, and
B) I didn't have a massive backlog of avatar's I've been meaning to use, such as ScraftyDanger here:
Deified Data
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If anyone wants it.
I'll rock it for a while. Mako's steely gaze will penetrate my posts now.
Razgriz-Specter
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chickdigger802
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if anyone in US still wants a shinkawa regal poster. have 2 people bail on me, so got 2 packaged up ready to ship.
PM me. Looking for about $15 which includes shipping and packaging. negotiable of course.
PM me. Looking for about $15 which includes shipping and packaging. negotiable of course.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Saw it a second time, this time with my 7-year old. He got really into the fight sequences.
Man, I could watch just the opening prep/deployment sequence over and over again. The main theme playing as they suit up and get Gipsy activated, so good.
Man, I could watch just the opening prep/deployment sequence over and over again. The main theme playing as they suit up and get Gipsy activated, so good.
Deified Data
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Probably gonna see it a third time with the wife this weekend.
chickdigger802
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it really is the ultimate boys movie.
Crazy that there isn't a massive toy merchandise effort. advertise toys on CN, nick, disney. get some happy meal toys.
huge franchise potential kinda just wasted away.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I pinged my friends who are down at Comic-Con to keep an eye out for any interesting Pacific Rim stuff if anything's for sale there.
Razgriz-Specter
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Yeah I was surprised they gave the main line to Neca,
Not really a company that aims for kids.
This is normally something Burger King would have a big thing for.
don't know why they didn't with this.
ChubbyHuggs
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Loved the movie and I can't get enough of the soundtrack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5fGzCRwbc
Someone recorded it from the movie theater. I read that an official version will be out tomorrow.
Grimm Fandango
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About to watch this again in theaters. Can't remember the last time I did that.
moai
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thank you.
Holy shit, this is an awesome cover.
I want to see this again today. Can't get any of my friends to go because they heard it bombed. God I hate that mentality.
Deified Data
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I'm glad they did, all things considered. Neca's line is great.
Thanks dude.
If anyone wonders what Blake Perlman looks like...
Cute family.
I know the game isn't any good and it's a dlc drain but it's the only thing we got.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpxttNmGh7U&list=UUMcVY9GRG-Bu2KD9Mbc2GJA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpxttNmGh7U&list=UUMcVY9GRG-Bu2KD9Mbc2GJA
The game may suck, but it's the lack of the main theme that really stood out to me in the brief time I was messing with the demo. Sheesh.
Hopefully we get a real Pacific Rim game some day.
ScraftyDevil
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Yeah, I've had that cover on loop for about an hour now. Sogood.gif
Your friends' mentality confuses me. Does that mean they missed out on such gems as Dredd, Scott Pilgrim and The Artist just because they heard they weren't doing well? Man, it's like a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Anyway, I'm seeing it for a third time in IMAX with an old high school buddy this Sunday. This movie continues to impress and entertain me no matter how many times I see it.
Mattel distributes variation after variation of Superman and Zod, with a Faora thrown in to appease collectors. Meanwhile, there are a grand total of three Pacific Rim action figures, all of which are selling out like crazy. It's pretty obvious that the toy potential is there. It might not have the staying power of
This is probably one of the most toyetic movies I've watched in years. That's not an insult to it (The toyetic nature is natural to the film, unlike something like the Star Wars prequels), it's just how the movie is.
ScraftyDevil
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Is it just me, or does Ron's son look exactly like a younger version of him mixed with Doc Brown?
Deified Data
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I know, right? And his daughter's gorgeous - totally won the genetic lottery. Doesn't suffer from Rumor Willis Syndrome at all.
I don't go to the movies much, maybe twice a year at best, but I decided to go see this being an animu watcher and thinking Guillermo could do it justice, and heck even the RT rating was decent, which for a movie that is expected to be trash has to mean something.
This movie was terrible. Redeeming factor being CGI mechs beating the shit out of godzilla albeit with awful pacing. Otherwise everything else was...just some of the worst I've ever witnessed in all my years. I imagine it would seem decent if I was 10, but that doesn't help very much. This movie makes the Godzilla movie seem watchable. I wasn't expecting it be a great film by any stretch, but it sank below even the worst I could imagine. I hope it bombs hard.
This movie was terrible. Redeeming factor being CGI mechs beating the shit out of godzilla albeit with awful pacing. Otherwise everything else was...just some of the worst I've ever witnessed in all my years. I imagine it would seem decent if I was 10, but that doesn't help very much. This movie makes the Godzilla movie seem watchable. I wasn't expecting it be a great film by any stretch, but it sank below even the worst I could imagine. I hope it bombs hard.
Comparisons to the 1998 Godzilla movie make me think nobody has actually seen GINO.
I think you're confusing "the film did poorly" with "the film had no potential with kids."
Kids went to go see Tony Stark call a boy a pussy and Superman snap Zod's neck this summer. This movie did have too many swears, but it's hardly too dark or adult to attract a child audience. It's more that the film just never got an audience in the first place.
This film didn't do well. That's it.
Deified Data
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Goddamn. How many movies have you seen in your life?
Eh, far be it from me to judge. If you don't like it, you don't like it.
This is where I've gotta call you for just having a shit opinion, though. Tons of people got great enjoyment from this film, and you actively hope it bombs just because it wasn't your cup of tea?
ScraftyDevil
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I gotta say, the "I hope it bombs" mentality is one of the most dickish things ever. It's fine if you don't like, appreciate or enjoy something, but to hope that it gets taken away from those who do like, appreciate and enjoy it shows a blatant disregard for the opinions and tastes of others.
I mean, c'mon.
I mean, c'mon.
Deified Data
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And...it's different depending on context, too. Say for example I say I hope Grown Ups 2 bombs (I don't actually care one way or the other). I say that because I think Hollywood could stand to produce less of these shallow, cynical sequels. Even if Grown Ups 2 bombs, we'll still get more movies just like it. We'll get a Grown Ups 3. If Pacific Rim bombs, that's it, we're done, no one's going to attempt that kind of niche movie again for decades, if they do at all. And say Pacific Rim finds great success. Who does it hurt? Are there people out there worried sick that Hollywood will suddenly be overtaken by anime-esque robot vs. monster flicks directed by GDT? SMH. Makes no damn sense.
I disagree on the "too dark for kids" part. Just look at Star Wars. Luke's aunt and uncle were char-broiled into skeletons.
I disagree with you on the action, but if the mainstream audience thinks one way, well, I'll just hope I still keep getting films that appeal to my tastes.
Nah, it's perfectly fine. If you see a movie and it's shitty, you certainly don't want to see more of them.
WordAssassin
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The toy potential for this is off the charts. Not only are there like 5-6 mechs in the movie, but there were something like 30+ Jaegers in total and if Batman can have 10 variant costumes that weren't even in the fucking movie I don't see why they can't make toys of Jaegers that weren't seen in the film, plus battle damage variants and such. And that's just the robots, there are all kinds of Kaiju they could make toys from, but we only get Knifehead and Leatherback.
And if you think the movie is too dark to appeal to kids, there are R-rated action movies that get toy lines. There are stuffed bear toys from Ted, a movie I would never in a million years let a child watch. Jurassic Park movies are all pretty intense action and violence, and look at the toy line it has!
in fact Jurassic Park is the perfect example. It's a summer blockbuster, it's PG13 and full of scary action, swearing, and violence, but it's also dinosaurs so the toy line is out of control. There isn't really that much swearing or human violence in Pacific Rim, but it's giant monsters fighting giant robots, there should be a toy line big enough to fill the shatterdome.
And if you think the movie is too dark to appeal to kids, there are R-rated action movies that get toy lines. There are stuffed bear toys from Ted, a movie I would never in a million years let a child watch. Jurassic Park movies are all pretty intense action and violence, and look at the toy line it has!
in fact Jurassic Park is the perfect example. It's a summer blockbuster, it's PG13 and full of scary action, swearing, and violence, but it's also dinosaurs so the toy line is out of control. There isn't really that much swearing or human violence in Pacific Rim, but it's giant monsters fighting giant robots, there should be a toy line big enough to fill the shatterdome.
But it's not perfectly fine.
If you see a movie and don't enjoy it, nobody is forcing you to see any subsequent sequels. However, a lot of people do enjoy Pacific Rim [myself included] and would love to see more. To deprive them of that by wishing the series "bombs" and no more are made simply because of your personal taste towards it? That's just not right.
ScraftyDevil
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You can just not go see them, though. At least the option's there for those who do enjoy it.
I mean, I disliked The Hunger Games when I saw it a couple of years ago. Does that mean I want people who really enjoyed it to miss out on the completion of the trilogy? No, it just means I'm not going to see Catching Fire this November. I save money and those who like the movie stay happy, it's as simple as that.
EDIT: Chrono gets it.
Liberty4all
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its going to be a cult classic no matter what. That will put it over the edge no matter what. We will see a sequel one day
I don't watch many movies these days, maybe 4-6 live action movies per year (if even that) as a guesstimate, mostly just animu.
It had cool mechs and monsters, that does not excuse the characters, the dialogue, the acting, the pacing. Even I can derive enjoyment from the movie at times, but if I were to go further and say it's worth watching, worth paying to see, or even 'good' as a total package, I would be dishonest.
When I think of the money they blew on this movie and what could have been achieved,it makes me want to hurt people, heck I feel dirty having paid to see it. I want it to bomb because I cared, and I now feel nothing of value will be lost. It's kind of like some shit-tastic game selling 20 million copies, though a bit different.
It had cool mechs and monsters, that does not excuse the characters, the dialogue, the acting, the pacing. Even I can derive enjoyment from the movie at times, but if I were to go further and say it's worth watching, worth paying to see, or even 'good' as a total package, I would be dishonest.
When I think of the money they blew on this movie and what could have been achieved,it makes me want to hurt people, heck I feel dirty having paid to see it. I want it to bomb because I cared, and I now feel nothing of value will be lost. It's kind of like some shit-tastic game selling 20 million copies, though a bit different.
Deified Data
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Maybe if that game were a unique niche title released to massive praise that still sold like shit, like Psychonauts. I'm trying to wrap my head around your perspective but I can't. GDT made the movie he wanted to make, and the movie people wanted him to make.
Real-talk: what's the last good movie you've seen?
And seek help about that urge to hurt people - movies shouldn't make you feel that way, no matter how much you hated them.
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