Pacific Rim

[Nathan Drake]

Mr. Drake, If this movie is merely decent than I don't know what film you think has more awesome in it.

Disagree on your criticisms. It is not a dramatic character movie but I think the characters were very colorful. How can you not remember incredible names like Stacker Pentecost and Hercules Hanson? I thought the story was very focused and hope for an expanded directors cut, you could sense traces of more stuff that was cut out but I liked that the movie wasn't 3 hous long. The story hurdles along at a very fast pace.

I am not a huge anime fan at all but the characters and story are very much that type of thing and works fabulously on that level. You want citizen Kane out of this?

I don't know what movie has better fights in it. The soundtrack was awesome.

I can think of Another movie that benefits more from IMAX than this one. I seen it 3 times now. I know when I watch it at home I will be waxing nostalgic from the epicness of seeing this in imAx.

It's a three hour action movie. That doesn't exempt it from the things that make a good movie great. None of what you said changes the fact that character development was lacking where it counts, that the plot was exceptionally simple, and that the main and only draw was the fighting. I don't expect every movie to be a cinematic masterpiece, but that doesn't mean that every movie with decent action and effects is gold either.

 

[macmanhigh]

Damn i still gotta go watch this.....have resisted the urge to DL online as i would like to see in IMax

 

[blaisedinsd]

It is only about 10 minutes over the 2 hour mark. I don't consider that overly long.

I actually enjoyed the characters and the plot and disagree that they were simple. Fighting was the main draw but the movie was perfectly fine in other areas.

Saw it a fourth time on a True IMAX screen, the movie gets better each time I see it. The production values and attention to detail are amazing.

I don't think you can find in IMAX anywhere anymore unless you go to China.....

 

[macmanhigh]

It is only about 10 minutes over the 2 hour mark. I don't consider that overly long.

I actually enjoyed the characters and the plot and disagree that they were simple. Fighting was the main draw but the movie was perfectly fine in other areas.

Saw it a fourth time on a True IMAX screen, the movie gets better each time I see it. The production values and attention to detail are amazing.

I don't think you can find in IMAX anywhere anymore unless you go to China.....

Damn u China!!!!!!!!!

That sucks guess i took to long then.....gonna do sum searching see whut happens

 

[ShadowNeko003]

I found this movie very enjoyable. I had zero interest in this movie when it was announce and I'm a toku fan. It was only when I was bored with nothing to do that I went and saw this movie (as well as based on some friends recommendation) Definitely getting the bluray when it comes out.

 

[Veho]

character development was lacking where it counts

I would question any "development" that could have occurred over the course of two days.

 

[Satangel]

I am reading that this movie is crushing the Box Office in China, #1 three weeks in a row, over 100 Million, has made more in China than the USA. (it looks to have a shot at 400 million foreign + domesitc)

This is good news, the movie is profitable and is looking really good as far as getting a sequel.

Really? So big success in China? I knew it! I knew they it would go down very well over there, and they specifically tailored the movie for China too.
I saw this movie, wasn't really impressed. Liked the music though, but like always, the fighting happens so fast and often filmed too close to really enjoy it. I'd rate it 6/10 really, very big production value obviously, and they did everything they could storywise, but especially the main character's actor was just pitiful....

 

[Veho]

I wonder if the Chinese release had any extra footage (like Iron Man 3).

 

[blaisedinsd]

Hell Yes the disc comes out tomorrow and it looks like it positioned to do really well.

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Pacific-Rim-Blu-ray-Dominating-Amazons-Bestsellers-Chart/13269

It is getting great reviews as a package for it's presentation and extras. This disc will make my home theater system rock.

Kick-Ass 2 got made almost entirely based on the success of home video sales. This did so well over seas and turned a nice profit that great home video sales will only add to it's success and hopefully get us more movies made.

 

[FAST6191]

I finally got around to watching it last week.

Once I finally switched off science mode I found it an enjoyable enough big robots and bigger monsters film, which to be fair is a rarity in a non Japanese film/TV show/anything and it is not like giant robots are doing all that well for me in Japan these days either.

As ever though I reckon it would have made a better TV miniseries.

 

[Deleted_171835]

As ever though I reckon it would have made a better TV miniseries.

Not on a TV budget.

Unless this is more your style.

 

[FAST6191]

A budget of 190 million according to IMDB. When it comes to that many zeros I have to be careful about using percentages or fractions and similarly among films there are definite grades there as well (150 million is rather different to 170 and such). However way into the tens of millions is nothing terribly unusual for a big billing TV show.

Give CGI a few years to catch up and I reckon it could be done.

Mainly though when I make that claim it is usually that I think it would have been better if they had more time to do things with.

 

[Gahars]

Not on a TV budget.

Unless this is more your style.

*snip*

Or this.

Spoiler

Alternative Episode Title: The Gang Solves the Kaiju Crisis

 

[Veho]

http://kotaku.com/pacific-rim-2-announced-for-2017-1596743873

You have three years to ready your body

 

[Satangel]

Or this.

Spoiler

Alternative Episode Title: The Gang Solves the Kaiju Crisis

I hadn't watched Sunny in Philly last year, now I have. It's entertaining but I can honestly say out of the 100+ episodes there are only about 20 where I've really laughed. Great acting though, Charlie is definitely one to drift with a Kaiju. Excellent reference, I can hear him saying it right now

 

[blaisedinsd]

http://kotaku.com/pacific-rim-2-announced-for-2017-1596743873

You have three years to ready your body

Yeah totally stoked on the sequel.

The animated series could be cool too. It sounds like it will chronicle the Kaiju War as sort of a prequel to the first movie.