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[Ratrat]

Is it worth watching it in imax3d?


I predict very unimpressive numbers in Japan.

 

[CalTopDog]

Just watched it at an 80 percent full, 3:30PM on a Friday showing in IMAX 3D in Tokyo.

Loved it. My mind was completely blown. My favorite summer blockbuster/popcorn flick since ID4 and the Matrix.

It's tough to gauge reactions here sometimes, but the chatter after the movie seemed to indicate people were impressed.

 

[Rarity]

Yeah...

Yearly manga sales 2012

Series by series
*1, 23,464,866 One Piece
*2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket
*3, *6,495,240 Naruto
*4, *5,413,899 Uchuu Kyoudai
*5, *4,128,665 Fairy Tail
*6, *4,039,715 Kimi ni Todoke
*7, *3,603,710 Gin no Saji
*8, *3,439,839 Hunter x Hunter
*9, *3,437,182 Magi
10, *3,211,191 Bakuman

One Piece is huge franchise.

Oh hell yeah Kuroko!

 

[Jinaar]

Go Japan!! (I need a BLU RAY release date dammit)

And just going to leave this here too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knro0i2JH44 for anyone that wants to bring the hate on PR

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Is it worth watching it in imax3d?

I've seen it twice in the format. Very much worth the few extra bucks.

 

[JCX]

Is it worth watching it in imax3d?

Yes.

 

[spoon!]

Is the graphic novel worth getting?

 

[Megalosaro]

Tomorrow (or today) the movie FINALY starts showing here in Brazil.

And I heard there will be special sessions near my city with JAPANESE DUBBED COPIES of the movie

I am curious.... anyone would want to see the movie this way ?

Normally I wouldn't, but the dub cast list is basically a Who's Who of famous mecha anime voice actors.

Amuro and Char play Charlie Day and Ron Perlman.

 

[Sent]

Is the graphic novel worth getting?

If you're a fan it is. I would grab a used copy to save money though.

 

[Ratrat]

I've seen it twice in the format. Very much worth the few extra bucks.

Well that was awesome. 3D added a lot. I can't imagine watching this at home now.

 

[JCX]

Got an email from Amazon saying the artbook could be delayed for 2-5 months.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Any translated reviews/impressions from Japan anywhere?

 

[RdN]

I'm FINALLY going to watch it tonight!

My GF is not excited, but I can wait!!!

 

[HoodWinked]

I'm FINALLY going to watch it tonight!

My GF is not excited, but I can wait!!!

 

[SJRB]

I'm FINALLY going to watch it tonight!

My GF is not excited, but I can wait!!!

Pacific Rim > girlfriend, bro. Enjoy the movie!

 

[Ruze789]

Got an email from Amazon saying the artbook could be delayed for 2-5 months.

I ordered one from Amazon the other day and it said it wouldn't ship for 2-5 months. My estimated delivery date is October 30- December 12.

 

[Afro Thunder]

Tomorrow (or today) the movie FINALY starts showing here in Brazil.

And I heard there will be special sessions near my city with JAPANESE DUBBED COPIES of the movie

I am curious.... anyone would want to see the movie this way ?

Please tell me in what city you live. It would be interesting to watch those dubbed copies.

I'm really looking forward to this movie although the non-existent marketing campaign here in Brazil might make it bomb.

 

[phazedplasma]

Tomorrow (or today) the movie FINALY starts showing here in Brazil.

And I heard there will be special sessions near my city with JAPANESE DUBBED COPIES of the movie

I am curious.... anyone would want to see the movie this way ?

Where in Brazil are you? Brazil has the largest japanese population outside of japan iirc.

 

[Darvan]

I still haven't seen this movie and since it's being pushed down to the 10:45 PM show only in Reno am wondering if it's worth it?

 

[NeOak]

I still haven't seen this movie and since it's being pushed down to the 10:45 PM show only in Reno am wondering if it's worth it?

If you like big robots: Yes.

 

[Darvan]

If you like big robots: Yes.

Yeah I do, going to make my way to the theater for sure then.

 

[Tizoc]

Just got back from watching it and IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!
IT'S EVERYTHING I ENJOYED ABOUT MECHAS AS A KID ONLY A THOUSAND TIMES MORE AWESOME!

The main theme is kickass too, but I gotta avoid listening to it since I gotta go to bed for work haha.

I will say this though

Spoiler

The Russians and Chinese shouldn't have died =( They didn't have much of a role in the movie, if they had an emergency evac of sorts would've been good, granted they'd still be out of the fight but it'd be better than their fate in the movie.
I wonder if there'll be an 'extended cut' with more scenes of the Russains and Chinese?

 

[Tizoc]

Still no info on how it performed in Japan?

 

[Error]

Nope.

 

[TheWraith]

Still no info on how it performed in Japan?

So far just some accounts on twitter that it gets very good reviews in Japan, and that some people have seen it 3x already. But I also hope to see some concrete numbers soon. It comes out same week as WWZ though, which is playing in more theatres in general in Japan so the first weeks could get a hit from that. The japanese market can have some really long legs though.

 

[Tizoc]

Aha thanks for the info.
Well I see the movie managed to cover it's budget, so does that mean it's starting to make a profit?

 

[Jezan]

LOL that has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read. As if somehow the Kaiju were looking at the wall and going "".

I think Jaegers were deployed to intercept Kaijus before they got close to land, because as soon as one gets near people were at risk.

BTW today the first Kaiju emerges. 10 August 2013.

 

[lazybones18]

BTW today the first Kaiju emerges. 10 August 2013.

RIP San Francisco

 

[Ratrat]

Still no info on how it performed in Japan?

There are too many blockbusters in this timeframe that I don't see it doing all that well.

 

[SJRB]

San Fran GAF report in - Are you okay???

 

[JCX]

Happy K-Day everyone

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

I think you will all be surprised by the Chinese box office. I went this Tuesday and there was a house 80% full at am IMax3D. Second week running too.

 

[comedian]

I think Jaegers were deployed to intercept Kaijus before they got close to land, because as soon as one gets near people were at risk.

BTW today the first Kaiju emerges. 10 August 2013.

but weren't they also stoping the funding for the Jaeger program? Leaving only the wall to stop the Kaijus.

 

[JCX]

This is a test of the Kaiju Emergency Alert System

 

[McNum]

This is a test of the Kaiju Emergency Alert System

BREAKING NEWS: KAIJU ATTACK

Only a test, huh?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Saw this posted elsewhere, dunno if its accurate or not:

The ratings got up to 4.11 /5 in the yahoo movies site, people liked it. The big problem is the Box Office.

Box Office forecast

1 (1) The Wind Rises (Toho) ¥480 million ($5.0 million) Week 4
2 (-) World War Z (Toho-Towa) ¥400 million ($4.2 million) DEBUT!
3 (3) Monsters University (Disney) ¥320 million ($3.3 million) Week 6
4 (2) The After-Dinner Mysteries (Toho) ¥290 million ($3.0 million) Week 2
5 (-) Pacific Rim (Warner Bros.) ¥280 million ($2.9 million) DEBUT!
6 (-) A Boy Called H (Toho) ¥250 million ($2.6 million) DEBUT!
7 (4) The Lone Ranger (Disney) ¥225 million ($2.4 million) Week 2
8 (5) Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (Toei) ¥150 million ($1.6 million) Week 2
9 (6) Pokemon Best Wishes: ExtremeSpeed Genesect - Mewtwo Awakens (Toho) ¥120 million ($1.3 million) Week 5
10 (7) Emperor (Shochiku) ¥80 million ($830,000) Week 3

Says forecast, so we'll have to see if actuals match up.

 

[Terrible Majesty]

Is it worth watching it in imax3d?


I predict very unimpressive numbers in Japan.

Imax 3d should be mandatory. 1. It fills up the whole IMAX screen 2. The 3d actually works, it's not tacky. 3. You can feel the size of everything much more, like being in the movie

 

[grendelrt]

Saw this posted elsewhere, dunno if its accurate or not:



Says forecast, so we'll have to see if actuals match up.

Also, this week is a holiday week apparently in Japan which will change the grosses during the week, I dont think we will know too much of how the movie will perform overall until later this week.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Guillermo Del Toro geeking out in Japan at Gundam Front with Rinko Kikuchi and Mana Ashida, mentions inspiration for certain Jaegers

Del Toro talks about the Japanese shows he watched growing up, goes to Akihabara and buys a ton of stuff:

 

[3N16MA]

I think you will all be surprised by the Chinese box office. I went this Tuesday and there was a house 80% full at am IMax3D. Second week running too.

It's closing in on the $100M range in China which is huge and above what everyone predicted.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Guillermo Del Toro geeking out in Japan

Damn he looks like a kid in a candy store. Must be a great feeling.

 

[grendelrt]

Damn he looks like a kid in a candy store. Must be a great feeling.

Its really awesome to see someone going nuts with excitement, shows how much he loves the genre. Can't believe he has 2 small houses separate from his house to house his figures!

 

[Amalthea]

Ultra Q figures! The man has taste.
The complete Ultra Q series DVD comes out next week too by the way.

 

[Hachimaki]

Haha that picture of Del Toro with all the figures.

I bet he has some awesome displays.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I think you will all be surprised by the Chinese box office. I went this Tuesday and there was a house 80% full at am IMax3D. Second week running too.

Well, at this point, it's not how much it's grossing at the Chinese boxoffice, it's the dispute of how much this studios get, there is apparently a conflict of interest and the studios are currently getting zilch since China wants it all. It's make the gross a total wash at actually adding to Pacific Rim's bottom line, which completely sucks. I want that sequel!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Well, at this point, it's not how much it's grossing at the Chinese boxoffice, it's the dispute of how much this studios get, there is apparently a conflict of interest and the studios are currently getting zilch since China wants it all. It's make the gross a total wash at actually adding to Pacific Rim's bottom line, which completely sucks. I want that sequel!

It's a dispute over a 2% tax. It'll get worked out, both sides like money too much.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

It's a dispute over a 2% tax. It'll get worked out, both sides like money too much.

I certainly hope so. Dispute over 2% tax so China just grabs all the ticket sales instead for the time being, yeesh.

 

[molnizzle]

C'mon Japan! This is your movie. Please give it your monies so my American ass can watch a sequel. thx

 

[JDSN]

Just saw this on Imax, the real protagonist was Elba, the rest were foils for him, they did a good job creating a living universe without having to drag us to the origins shit. Amazing stuff.

Also, I wonder if Legendary was counting on us foreigns saving the movie, otherwise they really showed a lot of restrain on keeping the american fuck yeah stuff to a minimum.

Props to Charley Day for being in this, the guy deserves it.

 

[DrAndonuts]

Saw this posted elsewhere, dunno if its accurate or not:



Says forecast, so we'll have to see if actuals match up.

That's a bummer, I thought it would crush in Japan.