SJRB
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..what? What does this even mean?
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..what? What does this even mean?
I use Sideshow's Flexpay all the time to buy Hot Toys, you can choose how many payments you want to make and then they charge your card according to that schedule. Once the final payment is made (it usually lines up with the release) then it ships to you
Raphael
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Are YOU serious? The girl was bloody great.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Honestly, I thought the kid did the best acting job in the entire movie, LOL. And I loved everyone in the film.
Yes another fan!
Hold out hope for a sequel, but more likely we'll get an anime or something.
GuitarAtomik
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You sir, are a crazy person. That's about as genuine a child actor can get crying beyond actually giving them something to cry about and yelling "action". She did great.
toastyToast
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Really enjoyable film but what had me scratching my head was why didn't they
? Punching and suplexing Kaijus seemed hilariously inefficient
use the sword the whole time
One theory is that they'd have the toxic blue acid splashing all over the place. They used the sword in space and the blood would stay up there.
toastyToast
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While that does make sense in that instance
they didn't know that there were any dangers involved in slicing Kaijus preceding the Hong Kong attack where the acid is introduced. So what I'm wondering is, why build gigantic robots to have them punch things 90% of the time?
BronsonLee
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the blood of Kaiju was acid, too. It couldn't drop Jaegers, but it could level cities.
In the opening sequence doesn't it show a nasty sticky goo left on the ground?
Deified Data
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Kid was the most convincing actor in the whole movie, and I say that having enjoyed everyone else's performances, too. She knocked it out of the park. Made the flashback scenes some of the most effective in the whole movie.
So true.
SJRB
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The Hong Kong Kaiju spits acid, but many Kaiju have toxic blood.
Kaijus are toxic, which is why the robots were built to basically pummel them to death. Traditional military hardware turned out to be useless against the Kaiju, it took them 7 days to take the first one down, and even then they used a nuke.The first couple were taken down with nuclear strikes, but you can't keep throwing nuclear bombs all over the place.
Kaijus are toxic, which is why the robots were built to basically pummel them to death. Traditional military hardware turned out to be useless against the Kaiju, it took them 7 days to take the first one down, and even then they used a nuke.The first couple were taken down with nuclear strikes, but you can't keep throwing nuclear bombs all over the place.
If they used their most powerful weapons from the start the battles would last a whole five seconds and wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. That's why they don't start with missiles firing, plasma cannons blasting, etc. You have to start with punching/elbowing/throwing/etc. and then, just when you're about to lose, pull out your
ULTRA SECRET, SUPER POWERFUL WEAPON and proceed to win the fight.
In short, that's the full excuse. In movies such as this, you kind of expect that, and I love Pacific Rim all the more for it.
toastyToast
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Another possible reason:
The Kaijus could adapt. You don't want them to find a counter to your most powerful weapon too fast so you use it only as a last resort.
Nappuccino
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Also, it could be that the sword was never used on a Kaiju before, so it was untested and assumed to not work that well.
BronsonLee
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You can thank Chau for that, really. When they harvest stuff, they neutralize dat blood
They show the effects of the blood early I believe in the news stuff
They show the effects of the blood early I believe in the news stuff
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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i wish i lived in a place called the shatterdome
ScraftyDevil
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All right, the movie made its budget back! Between the Japan, China, Brazil, and the home video sales, I think there's still a chance for PR to turn into a worldwide success!
No it didn't. Only part of the box office sales actually goes back to Legendary/WB. Some of it is taken by the theatres and other distributors internationally. Also, the production budget of $190m does not include a marketing budget, which could be from $50m to $100m.
If they got 50% of the box office sales and the marketing cost $50m, it would need to gross $500m or so to break even. Even with China and Japan I wouldn't count on it reaching $400m.
What the fuck? If ANYTHING related to Transformers, PR is the far superior version.
But. What the fuck?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
From some Japanese presser thingie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPutzRAbkUQ
Del Toro refers to himself as an otaku gaijin in the vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPutzRAbkUQ
Del Toro refers to himself as an otaku gaijin in the vid.
This movie has some really big licensing deals with NECA and Sideshow (which favor WB and Legendary a great deal), as well as potential home video which is much more favorable to WB.
So the 3x profit rule most likely won't need to apply for it to be considered a hit
Jables Swan
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That domestic isn't completely terrible. I thought it was going to end up worse.
Hopefully the worldwide gross can keep picking up steam. This movie deserves it.
tauroxd
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Sweet!
From some Japanese presser thingie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPutzRAbkUQ
Del Toro refers to himself as an otaku gaijin in the vid.
Somebody avatar dapper as fuck knifehead!
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Went to see this the other day (In 2D). Enjoyed it.
Made me feel like a kid again, watching the Toho Godzilla films my uncle recorded for me late at night. This film did giant monster smashing justice.
The cast was also pretty good. I'm so glad they didn't go the Transformers route, I actually liked a couple of them in this film!
Pan's Labyrinth will always be one of my favorite films, so I may be a little more forgiving to Guillermo Del Toro, but for a fun, popcorn movie like Independence Day I think he pulled it off.
Fuck off Michael Bay, and take your robots with you.
Made me feel like a kid again, watching the Toho Godzilla films my uncle recorded for me late at night. This film did giant monster smashing justice.
The cast was also pretty good. I'm so glad they didn't go the Transformers route, I actually liked a couple of them in this film!
Pan's Labyrinth will always be one of my favorite films, so I may be a little more forgiving to Guillermo Del Toro, but for a fun, popcorn movie like Independence Day I think he pulled it off.
Fuck off Michael Bay, and take your robots with you.
Well I saw Pacific Rim in IMAX last night for the third time. It was still incredible and I had a great time, which is a testament to how amazing this film is. I can't wait to get it on Blu-ray, hopefully in some sort of Special/Steelbook Edition.
I'm glad to hear that it's doing well Internationally. I'm really hoping for the success of this one.
I'm glad to hear that it's doing well Internationally. I'm really hoping for the success of this one.
Just watched it for the second time, but this time in 2D rather than IMAX 3D. It was my relatives' first time and they enjoyed it. I was rather surprised the theater was half-full, I thought it would be less. Also, quite a mix of demographics as well.
It was actually better upon a second viewing. The music stood out to me more this time around and I was able to appreciate the fight sequences, especially Crimson Typhoon and Cherno. The first time around, I felt like it happened so quickly, I couldn't process what happened to them and they basically just rolled over. But on the second viewing, they did administer some damage. I felt the same way on the final battle too. Hong Kong was just so mind-blowingly good that it dwarfed the other battles the first time around. On second viewing, I enjoyed the final battle more than on my initial viewing. Oh, and I was able to score a couple of Regal posters as well. All in all, was worth the second viewing.
It was actually better upon a second viewing. The music stood out to me more this time around and I was able to appreciate the fight sequences, especially Crimson Typhoon and Cherno. The first time around, I felt like it happened so quickly, I couldn't process what happened to them and they basically just rolled over. But on the second viewing, they did administer some damage. I felt the same way on the final battle too. Hong Kong was just so mind-blowingly good that it dwarfed the other battles the first time around. On second viewing, I enjoyed the final battle more than on my initial viewing. Oh, and I was able to score a couple of Regal posters as well. All in all, was worth the second viewing.
I'm starting to wonder if there's any real push behind the Japanese release. I've been to the only two movie theaters in my prefecture(I'm in west Japan) within the past week and there is nothing for this movie. No posters, advertisements, trailers - no indication that this movie even exists. In comparison there's a ton of stuff for World War Z(which hits a day after PR) as well as a bit for Star Trek.
I don't understand. Here's a great looking movie that pays homage to a genre that Japan practically created, with awesome looking giant robots to boot, and starring a Japanese actress in a prominent role. The potential to for the movie to be a success over here seems huge and so - nothing.
I'm sure it's got more of a presence in the bigger cities, but almost all of the big movies in the past couple years have made their way out to my little neck of Japan. Any other J-Gaffers getting the same sense with this movie?
I don't understand. Here's a great looking movie that pays homage to a genre that Japan practically created, with awesome looking giant robots to boot, and starring a Japanese actress in a prominent role. The potential to for the movie to be a success over here seems huge and so - nothing.
I'm sure it's got more of a presence in the bigger cities, but almost all of the big movies in the past couple years have made their way out to my little neck of Japan. Any other J-Gaffers getting the same sense with this movie?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Manabanana
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Just saw it in 3D, and I could have watched the film without the glasses on. Basically the only 3D in the film is the particle effects and like...some fish. Not noticeable at all.
ExitPlanetDust
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NoRéN;73424726 said:
I actually enjoyed the movie more in 2D, for me the art style didnt really work well in 3D.
Laughing Banana
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its already here!!!
Serious question, if GDT makes a sequel and it is titled that, will the name result in a legal conflict with the mockbuster makers?
fredrancour
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It's derivative but probly a legit trademark.
I second that
Also,
one thing that me and my friends couldn't quite grasp
Why did they only use the sword when they were being carried away by that kaiju and not sooner? Wouldn't it have made shit a lot easier throughout? And then they use it so regularly in the last scene.
I did love the movie though. The acting could be better as well as the story itself but the design and action scenes make up for it. I like a movie that doesn't take itself too serious.
I was super surprised by how much I enjoyed this film.
The way it straight up launches into the initial attack and such, I found that super anti climactic and wish they had taken it a bit slow there in the beginning.
It was funny, I met my parents at a theater to watch it. My dad for some reason thought he was seeing Wolverine, and thought the first few minutes was a trailer and zoned out. He was completely unaware and unfamiliar with what he was watching but still ended up enjoying it.
After it was all over, my step dad said "It was ID4, Transformers, Godzilla, Aliens, The Matrix, and he mentioned a couple of other films that I do not recall. He was right about that, but damn they did a good job of taking all of the crazy and somehow making it compelling. I think it could have been a much better film with a few changes, but with what they were working with and going for, it was really impressive.
The way it straight up launches into the initial attack and such, I found that super anti climactic and wish they had taken it a bit slow there in the beginning.
It was funny, I met my parents at a theater to watch it. My dad for some reason thought he was seeing Wolverine, and thought the first few minutes was a trailer and zoned out. He was completely unaware and unfamiliar with what he was watching but still ended up enjoying it.
After it was all over, my step dad said "It was ID4, Transformers, Godzilla, Aliens, The Matrix, and he mentioned a couple of other films that I do not recall. He was right about that, but damn they did a good job of taking all of the crazy and somehow making it compelling. I think it could have been a much better film with a few changes, but with what they were working with and going for, it was really impressive.
scytherage
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Mako was the only one who knew about it; before they pull out the sword you can clearly hear Raleigh saying 'we're out of options! it's over!' then Mako says something like 'no it's not over yet' then she pushes the Sword button on the control panel.
In an earlier scene she talks about improvements that were made to Gipsy Danger while he was away, I guess the sword was the new weapon that was added that Raleigh didn't know about. Maybe them having their minds melded like that would have informed him about the sword but I suppose Mako let him "lead" in controlling Gipsy since he's the one most familiar with it; probably that's why he still didn't know about it even if their minds were together.
In an earlier scene she talks about improvements that were made to Gipsy Danger while he was away, I guess the sword was the new weapon that was added that Raleigh didn't know about. Maybe them having their minds melded like that would have informed him about the sword but I suppose Mako let him "lead" in controlling Gipsy since he's the one most familiar with it; probably that's why he still didn't know about it even if their minds were together.
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