Pacific Rim - Part 4

[ThePhantasm]

I really enjoyed the film. Lots of fun, good characters, great SFX. This is what a summer film should be like. 9 / 10

 

[Wolfwood]

Speaking of the characters, there is one important thing that should get mentioned... With the possible exception of Herc Hansen (the father in the Australian pair), every major character gets a story arc and evolves over the course of the movie. Which is refreshing compared to most summer movies and makes otherwise well trodden character archetypes interesting to watch.




Agreed so much. I think what's funny is that you can really tell which of the Youtubers have spent more time acting and/or in front of the camera. Some come off really stilted - I'm looking at you Husky! - while others are a lot more natural.

Spoiler

When del Toro was doing a Q&A at our screening, he talked about how there were a few more character moments, but they had to be cut back because of the running length. The Australians get a bit more development as well. Del Toro mentioned one bit of dialog that I wish had stayed in the movie. The son says: "Isn't it enough that I'm a good pilot?" and the father replies "No, I'd rather you be a good person."

 

[Ultimatehero]

A part of me wonders that no matter how it opens this weekend that it will have a good word of mouth bringing in a healthy box office. The movie was great.

 

[Blade X]

So from those that have seen it, what makes it different than every other summer blockbuster, aside from knowing it's Del Toro's baby?

The movie is an unapologetic love letter to giant robot anime and Tokyo Kaiju monster movies. The filmmakers were not ashamed of the genre.

 

[Blade X]

A part of me wonders that no matter how it opens this weekend that it will have a good word of mouth bringing in a healthy box office. The movie was great.

Even if this movie flops/under performs at the box office, I can see it being a cult favorite.

 

[Ultimatehero]

That's true, I'm just starting to re-think how much the opening weekend will say. There were a lot of people at my theater and everyone seemed into it and speaking of repeat viewings. So, I see it as a possible sleeper. Not hitting a billion, but being healthy -kind of like how skyfall's long crawl to a billion surprised people. Not something that's out of the gate, but a surprising crawl.

 

[ironwez20]

Anyone know what that song was after the end credits scene? It's not on the soundtrack.

 

[The Drifter]

^ Drift by Blake Perlman and RZA.

 

[ironwez20]

Thanks dude.

 

[mclay18]

A part of me wonders that no matter how it opens this weekend that it will have a good word of mouth bringing in a healthy box office. The movie was great.

I think it could have a great hold like Now You See Me did, provided the word-of-mouth is as good. That movie has tripled its opening weekend number, and might make it to four by the time it closes. Of course, the WOM could really make for a higher Saturday or a really small drop.

Even if it doesn't make a profit, I can see this movie doing extremely well on home video and rental sales.

 

[ironwez20]

^ Drift by Blake Perlman and RZA.

Weird can't find the song anywhere.

 

[dru-zod2501]

Just got back from it, and I was not disappointed; I went in with lowered expectaions, I wasn't going to hold it to the same standards that I would with any of the other movies this summer (i.e. Iron Man, Star Trek, Man of Steel), so for what it was it gave me just what I wanted. The story was decent, the acting... wasn't totally awful, the effects were ok. If there was anything I had a major issue with though, it was the fights themselves, the action, the main attraction

We got only a few brief shots of the Kaiju attacking during the day, y'know so the audience could get a clear shot of these monsters and what they looked like. The rest was of the movie was in a perpetual rainy night (reminded me of the Neo vs. Smith fight from Matrix Revolutions, had the same WTF feeling) with the fights always dark and close up alot was hard to make out what was happening.

And I get it, these are 500-ton war machines of steel fighting monsters the size of mountains, they had to sacrifice speed for power, but it just felt to me like they were always fighting in slow-mo it got on my nerves after a while. Maybe a 2nd viewing things will look better.

The bad did not outweigh the good though, I give it a solid 8/10

Weird can't find the song anywhere.

yeah that track was tuff I want it now!

 

[dru-zod2501]

Is it too early to rant about the public's inability to accept new and original ideas coming out of Hollywood rather than the endless stream of reboots, remakes and continuations of older properties?

 

[ironwez20]

Is it too early to rant about the public's inability to accept new and original ideas coming out of Hollywood rather than the endless stream of reboots, remakes and continuations of older properties?

Yea but I find it werid that the guy who told me about name was drifter and the song is called drift and its his or her only post. Maybe drifter worked on the soundtrack or something lol

 

[Tron Bonne]

Is it too early to rant about the public's inability to accept new and original ideas coming out of Hollywood rather than the endless stream of reboots, remakes and continuations of older properties?

Nah man, there's always time for that amongst us with elevated taste.

 

[dru-zod2501]

Nah man, there's always time for that amongst us with elevated taste.

respect.
GIFSoup

 

[Tron Bonne]

Returned

 

[Liam_H]

Got back from my second showing in IMAX 3D and it was glorious.

 

[jacobed]

Is it too early to rant about the public's inability to accept new and original ideas coming out of Hollywood rather than the endless stream of reboots, remakes and continuations of older properties?

There is almost nothing original about this movie

 

[Liam_H]

Original property.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

There is almost nothing original about this movie

I didn't see anything groundbreaking either. I thought the movie was safe as safe can be to honest.

On the box office front, the early numbers aren't looking good and is showing that the movie could be majorly frontloaded. I won't comment too much until we get better estimates.

 

[bullets]

There is almost nothing original about this movie

The films itself is based on an original screenplay. Although we have seen giant robots and monsters on screen before the story is not a remake , adaption , or sequel.

 

[Kane52630]

Just came back from seeing it in 3D XD.

 

[Liam_H]

I don't think anyone in here is saying Pacific Rim is original in what it does. I mean 90% of the movies today follow a formula. But it is an original property.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Honestly this film is one of the most fun I've seen all summer.