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[remz]

I was surprised Striker Eureka didn't get worfed! Although actually watching the movie, seeing the two pilots there were the ones who got characterized I probably should have expected it to last.

Good thing it did too- that mech was awesome. I wish we saw more of the claws although the scene where they flick out was sweet.

I wonder if the scene in the alien world was based off of some of the work he did for mountains of madness :>

 

[badcrumble]

So. Thoughts on where a sequel might go? (Please don't just discuss whether it'll make enough money to actually get a sequel).

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

Perfect Striker Eureka opportunity missed with "You call that a knife? *SCHNICK*

I disagree that Crimson was cannon fodder. It got a few great moments, especially when going into formation and letting the arms get into action.

 

[Count Dookkake]

So. Thoughts on where a sequel might go? (Please don't just discuss whether it'll make enough money to actually get a sequel).

Elba's spirit survives in a mech.

They go to the monster world.

Scientist figures out how to pilot monster.

 

[Saya]

So. Thoughts on where a sequel might go? (Please don't just discuss whether it'll make enough money to actually get a sequel).

Man-made Kaiju's? From the DNA of the killed Kaiju? Jurassic Park Rim?

 

[Frumix]

Loved the glass building reflection shot. I bet most people didn't even notice it.

 

[Dmax3901]

Cross posted from other thread, would really like to hear more opinions on the Australian characters (from Australians and otherwise):

I saw it tonight too and I really liked it, but I honestly don't understand why they got two non-Australians to play the two prominent Australian characters who take part in a large part of the drama and combat?

How hard could it have been to get someone like David Wenham for the dad? They went to so much effort to put that fight in featuring the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, clearly trying to appeal to Australian audiences... only to have no Australians in the fucking film!? Perplexing.

But yeah, it was great fun.

 

[Hamlet]

Cross posted from other thread, would really like to hear more opinions on the Australian characters (from Australians and otherwise):

I saw it tonight too and I really liked it, but I honestly don't understand why they got two non-Australians to play the two prominent Australian characters who take part in a large part of the drama and combat?

How hard could it have been to get someone like David Wenham for the dad? They went to so much effort to put that fight in featuring the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, clearly trying to appeal to Australian audiences... only to have no Australians in the fucking film!? Perplexing.

But yeah, it was great fun.

Yeah I wish they had actually hired some actual aussie actors as their "aussie" accents were pretty atrocious
still though got a cheer in my audience when they showed Striker taking on the kaiju in Sydney

 

[Frumix]

I watched the Russian dub version so I'm not sure how it's in other countries, but I keep getting conflicted reports about Mori's Japanese. She kept throwing Japanese lines here and there (so did Pentecost, speaking to her) and the last one wasn't even subtitled, how is it done in English version?

 

[EatChildren]

Cross posted from other thread, would really like to hear more opinions on the Australian characters (from Australians and otherwise):

I saw it tonight too and I really liked it, but I honestly don't understand why they got two non-Australians to play the two prominent Australian characters who take part in a large part of the drama and combat?

How hard could it have been to get someone like David Wenham for the dad? They went to so much effort to put that fight in featuring the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, clearly trying to appeal to Australian audiences... only to have no Australians in the fucking film!? Perplexing.

But yeah, it was great fun.

My housemate didn't like it, but the rest of us didn't mind, despite being Australian and usually hating that shit.

I dunno. The movie was so fucking stupid that the dumb stereotypes added to the silliness, for me. This is the same kind of movie where the Russian mech laying the smack down is accompanied by a Red Army-esque anthem.

I watched the Russian dub version so I'm not sure how it's in other countries, but I keep getting conflicted reports about Mori's Japanese. She kept throwing Japanese lines here and there (so did Pentecost, speaking to her) and the last one wasn't even subtitled, how is it done in English version?

I can think of no line from her that wasn't subtitled.

 

[Aytrial]

Got back from watching Pacific Rim an hour ago and I'm still riding the high. Sure, it doesn't particularly deep or compelling plot, but it executes everything else so well. Basically, it was a fun film! However, I'm not sure where they can go with a sequel. A prequel about the struggles mankind first had makes sense, but isn't the most thrilling way to go moving forward.

Glad Striker Eureka didn't get its ass kicked straight away in the Hong Kong battle and actually survived to the very end. Aussie pride!

 

[Frumix]

I can think of no line from her that wasn't subtitled.

The last one, 「先生、愛しています」 right before Pentecost and the Australian kid blow up Eureka. Maybe just our country's dub miss though (nice touch if not).

 

[AdventureRacing]

The first 15 minutes was awesome, then it got boring for 80 minutes, then back to awesome again.

This sums it up for me. Shame that all the reviews i read before hand said this exact thing wouldn't happen. I got overhyped thinking the long drawn out boring bits wouldn't be there but man did this movie drag on in the middle.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

How hard could it have been to get someone like David Wenham for the dad? They went to so much effort to put that fight in featuring the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, clearly trying to appeal to Australian audiences... only to have no Australians in the fucking film!? Perplexing.

And what's weirder is the relative lack of accent for the Russian crew, which stood out in their part of the battle. I'm not sure what to make of it except that the film-makers aren't necessarily treating all of the involved nationalities equally. Of The Bull's never been an amazing director of actors, so this could be his usual flaw in that regard.

 

[AdventureRacing]

And what's weirder is the relative lack of accent for the Russian crew, which stood out in their part of the battle. I'm not sure what to make of it except that the film-makers aren't necessarily treating all of the involved nationalities equally. Of The Bull's never been an amazing director of actors, so this could be his usual flaw in that regard.

It was a missed opportunity. That was one of the things i looked forward to most in the movie, seeing different countries unique robots and their fighting styles. In the end they basically just ignored everyone in favor of the american robot and crew.

Why even have all those posters and cards with stats of the different countries robots and then just ignore them?

 

[Nakazato]

Went to QA with Del Toro last night. Very insight full

Small portion of qa talk in spoiler

Spoiler

man was happy people got to see the movie he always wanted to make. Was a hand shake deal. Has good Ideas for a sequel. But of the movie dose do well he wont get the chance. He also said something a long the lines of "the kaiju may now have the parts to a Jaeger" So mecha kaiju were hinted at for a sequel. So was "its possible to meld with a kaiju. So who knows what could happen"

Was really cool guy

may post vid with the QA questions before my phone died last night

 

[jey_16]

The last one, 「先生、愛しています」 right before Pentecost and the Australian kid blow up Eureka. Maybe just our country's dub miss though (nice touch if not).

We didn't get subtitles for that either, what did she say?

 

[Luigiv]

Is there a grand plan or satisfying reason for who or what is creating all the Kaijus and why they're trying to destroy humanity?

Yeah, how did the portal open in the first place?

Yeah, there is a "grand plan" to the Kaiju attacks: It's exactly the one cliche you expect it to be.

Writing is not the movie's strong point.

 

[EatChildren]

If I had to pick two points of interest in regards to the fights that I'd have changes, they'd be:

1) Killing off Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon both in the first big battle seemed overkill. Would have liked to have either a battle with both in action and survive, or one dies, before the big climatic battle we see in the film. Former option would have been good: some Cherno and Crimson action with survival, then both biting it in one battle.

2) The actual climax was a bit flat compared to the aforementioned battle. For what it was hyped up to be it seemed to be a bit one dimensional in action, probably because they were stuck on the bottom of the ocean. Didn't help that the Cat-5 was a blink-and-miss it monster. The two Cat-4s did more damage and made a bigger impression. Would have liked this final battle to start above the ocean, Cat-5 made a real big deal with some intense shit going on, the battle climaxing at the bottom of the ocean and the movie continuing as it did.

 

[Odothehero]

Cross posted from other thread, would really like to hear more opinions on the Australian characters (from Australians and otherwise):

I saw it tonight too and I really liked it, but I honestly don't understand why they got two non-Australians to play the two prominent Australian characters who take part in a large part of the drama and combat?

How hard could it have been to get someone like David Wenham for the dad? They went to so much effort to put that fight in featuring the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, clearly trying to appeal to Australian audiences... only to have no Australians in the fucking film!? Perplexing.

But yeah, it was great fun.

What this needed was some Jackman

Would have been perfect. He already knows how to box with robots, and has years of experience with badass claws.

 

[soul creator]

today, we are canceling the pot of chips

 

[Saya]

I just realized, why didn't the UN or governments put their support behind the Jaeger program again once they found out it took only 1 hour for a Kaiju to break the wall in Australia?

 

[Toa TAK]

I just realized, why didn't the UN or governments put their support behind the Jaeger program again once they found out it took only 1 hour for a Kaiju to break the wall in Australia?

Because just like in real life, the UN or governments are incompetent.

 

[Frumix]

We didn't get subtitles for that either, what did she say?

Spoiler thread, right?
"Marshal, I love you".
The word used for love was not a romantic one, but rather in an elevated meaning, like loving a father.

 

[enewtabie]

So to sum it up, Aliens are sending Monsters through a gate in space to kill Humanity. Sounds like Fun.

 

[Sent]

If I had to pick two points of interest in regards to the fights that I'd have changes, they'd be:

1) Killing off Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon both in the first big battle seemed overkill. Would have liked to have either a battle with both in action and survive, or one dies, before the big climatic battle we see in the film. Former option would have been good: some Cherno and Crimson action with survival, then both biting it in one battle.

I agree. Could've had em get damaged but not completely killed. I wanted more from them.

 

[dummydecoy]

No need for spoiler tags right?

So I have 2 questions.

1. Why was Marshal dying again? Because he was one-man piloting the Jaeger that saved young Mako? I heard something about radiation sickness or something but I'm not sure. He also said something to Hunnam about them being the only two dudes who ever did what again?

2. How did that Kaiju find the nerd scientist underground? How did the hive mind work? When he first matrixed with the test tube kaiju brain, the kaiju on the "other side" found out about it?

Nitpick: in DAT Marshal self-destruct scene that created an air bubble in the deep sea where dead fish were falling on dry land underwater, why weren't the fish disintegrated with the blast?

LULZ at China and Russia mechs taken down like cannon fodders.

 

[Frumix]

1. Why was Marshal dying again? Because he was one-man piloting the Jaeger that saved young Mako? I heard something about radiation sickness or something but I'm not sure. He also said something to Hunnam about them being the only two dudes who ever did what again?

Radiation sickness. Early Jaegars weren't protected well enough against that because they were hacked together a year. They were the only ones to be able to pilot a Jaegar alone.

Nitpick: in DAT Marshal self-destruct scene that created an air bubble in the deep sea where dead fish were falling on dry land underwater, why weren't the fish disintegrated with the blast?

They weren't close to the blast so they were just hit by the shock wave rather than the blast itself?

 

[dummydecoy]

^ Ah, thanks man!

 

[kai3345]

Fuuuuuuccckkk. Just got out. That movie was too hype

Damn, didn't know there was a post credits scene. Anyone have a youtube link to it?

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

He also said something to Hunnam about them being the only two dudes who ever did what again?

Stacker was forced to pilot a Jaeger for 3 hours solo, which really did a number on him and heavily impaired his chances of getting suited again. Raleigh spends far less time fighting a Kaiju solo, but losing Yancy adds to his trauma; it's saying something that Stacker rose to become a leader regardless of his experience, while Raleigh's stuck as a grunt building the wall for five or so years.

 

[dokish]

So. Thoughts on where a sequel might go? (Please don't just discuss whether it'll make enough money to actually get a sequel).

They missed a pregnant monster. Her baby actually.

No comments on how hot Mako is? I was FUCKING in love with her.

 

[Chinner]

whats the differences in terms of the jagers? lik the difference between a mark 3 and a mark 5 suit?

 

[Toa TAK]

whats the differences in terms of the jagers? lik the difference between a mark 3 and a mark 5 suit?

Mark 3 is nuclear powered and the Mark 5 is electrical.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Another director would have noted that Striker runs on green fuel, and that Gipsy's unsafe for everyone around!

 

[Chinner]

Mark 3 is nuclear powered and the Mark 5 is electrical.

it was also mentioned that gipsy danger is analog while the others were digital. was just wondering if there was any power difference or anything.

 

[Toa TAK]

it was also mentioned that gipsy danger is analog while the others were digital. was just wondering if there was any power difference or anything.

I'm not sure, I think beyond that, it's up to whatever the Jagers own individual design is.

 

[Sulik2]

Power difference thing was silly. So all the holo displays in Gypsey Danger weren't digital? But man that movie was fun. Just an absolute blast. I can't wipe the grin off my face. The entire Hong Kong sequence was spectacular. Amazing fight sequence and it was so nice to see the action with no shaky cam. I loved the Gypsy pose after it slice through the wing. The scientists were surprisingly hilarious and Ron Perlman was awesome. . The Australian jaeger totally looked like a Veritech. Awesome, awesome movie.

My guess for the sequel is Earth prepares for a return with a new Jaeger army. Rifts open all over and we get a big ole' jaeger war on earth building toward the humans invading the alien realm for a Voltron style final movie.

 

[Lebron]

Movie was good. Only thing I hated was that the shit they showed in the trailers of Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha was literally their only scene, and Cherno Alpha didn't even fight really. Such a waste.

Oh well. Dat Elbow Rocket. I marked out like a little kid when he called that shit aloud. And Mako's for my family moment.


Del Toro knew his audience.

 

[Pancakes]

Saw it an hour ago. Pretty decent mecha movie if a little silly at times. I enjoyed it.

 

[Sulik2]

Fuuuuuuccckkk. Just got out. That movie was too hype

Damn, didn't know there was a post credits scene. Anyone have a youtube link to it?

POST CREDITS! Well guess I have to see it again. Squee!

 

[Dmax3901]

My housemate didn't like it, but the rest of us didn't mind, despite being Australian and usually hating that shit.

At first I was like ooo that's a terrible accent wtf, but then moved on. As the movie progressed however, and it became more apparent that the Aussie Jaeger and Pilots weren't as invisible as the Chinese/Russian ones, it just got my goat, so to speak.

 

[Mondriaan]

I understand that the scientists were supposed to be comedic relief, but it would have been better if they weren't styled so much after the protagonists of Dumb and Dumber.

The politics/economics of anti-kaiju warfare didn't really make sense. It was established early on that conventional weapons could and did take down kaiju. And why were they even building walls? Why were any people choosing to live anywhere near the coast if humanity was losing the fight? So, the aliens discovered sufficient amount of carbon monoxide/dioxide in the water, so humanity, by emitting too much carbon dioxide, brought on the apocalypse? What was that bit about the dinosaurs?

I think that the only way any of this makes any kind of sense is if you treat the kaiju as metaphors for destructive forces of nature brought on by man-made global warming. It's very godzilla, lol.

 

[spootime]

I understand that the scientists were supposed to be comedic relief, but it would have been better if they weren't styled so much after the protagonists of Dumb and Dumber.

The politics/economics of anti-kaiju warfare didn't really make sense. It was established early on that conventional weapons could and did take down kaiju. And why were they even building walls? Why were any people choosing to live anywhere near the coast if humanity was losing the fight? So, the aliens discovered sufficient amount of carbon monoxide/dioxide in the water, so humanity, by emitting too much carbon dioxide, brought on the apocalypse? What was that bit about the dinosaurs?

I think that the only way any of this makes any kind of sense is if you treat the kaiju as metaphors for destructive forces of nature brought on by man-made global warming. It's very godzilla, lol.

Sure. It makes more sense to just put a wall around the rift in the ocean with about 400 of those laser beam things that Gypsy danger has and just blow shit up as it comes through.

This was my favorite movie so far this summer though. Amazing action scenes and pretty funny in places. Didn't take itself seriously at all. LOVED the fight between Gypsy Danger and the kaiju in hong kong. When Danger appeared with the cargo ship (and when he pulled the sword out) me and my friend both turned to each other with the biggest shit eating grins. God what a great movie. Cant wait to see it again.

 

[Ken]

Just got back from watching it.

This was basically Gypsy Danger punching things while the other jaegers stand around looking pretty. Also Rinko. It was enjoyable but I can't say that I wasn't disappointed by how little non-Gypsy Danger jaeger action there was.

POST CREDITS! Well guess I have to see it again. Squee!

I stayed for that. It was okay; I'll say what it is but in spoiler tags just incase.

Spoiler

Chou survives, cutting out of the baby kaiju and asks where his shoe went.

 

[Aytrial]

So, the aliens discovered sufficient amount of carbon monoxide/dioxide in the water, so humanity, by emitting too much carbon dioxide, brought on the apocalypse? What was that bit about the dinosaurs?

The kaiju first made contact with Earth during the time of the dinosaurs and were responsible for the extinction event that wiped them out. However, they found that the atmosphere or whatever of Earth was not appropriate for mass migration and "marked" Earth to be investigated in the future by scouts. Humanity accelerated the return of the kaiju by industrial pollution.

 

[moai]

so how did the escape pods get back? i thought they needed kaiju dna to cross.
fun movie.

 

[Ken]

so how did the escape pods get back? i thought they needed kaiju dna to cross.
fun movie.

Maybe it only rejects foreign objects from entering and and has no systems to keep them in.

 

[dangerbyrnes]

i only really have 2 nit-picks with the movie.

1. other jaegers didn't matter, pretty much just Gypsy and Striker did everything. would have liked to see Crimson Typhoon and Cherno live up until the final battle, to be killed by the category 5 kaiju, would have showed how dangerous a cat-5 is.

2. Its established that gypsy's head can detach from its body. was really hoping at the end that the head would launch off and out the portal as the body explodes. instead we get some escape pods we didn't know existed up until the very end. would have liked if some part of the jaegers survived the battle, even if its just the head.

besides that i loved the movie, really hope it makes enough to justify a sequel. also that theme song is amazing. was humming it all the way home from the theater.

 

[3N16MA]

I have to say I was a little disappointed in the lack of screen time for Cherno and Crimson. They got wiped out pretty fast and I honestly thought they would get more screen time.