I know you didn't mean it seriously. I was just expressing how I hate that it is a common phrase for expressing that one doesn't see the attraction to something the same way people ask, "Is there something wrong with me for not liking ________?" Because it's an invite for all the trolling fanboys to start shit.synobal said:
Escape to the Movies: Pacific Rim
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I saw this movie Friday morning (Yesterday at this point) and I loved it. Never have I been brought to a state of such joy during a movie fight scene as multiple fights did in PR. Maybe I just love giant robots, mechs, giant monsters, rocket punches, boats being used as clubs and so on.
This is going to be a renter for me.
I don't want to be swept into a tide of hype or ultra negativity like what happens with practically everything now. I'm glad that the film functions more like a decent film unlike the Transformers franchise.
I don't want to be swept into a tide of hype or ultra negativity like what happens with practically everything now. I'm glad that the film functions more like a decent film unlike the Transformers franchise.
After the Sydney Morning Herald reviewer disparaged the film on the grounds that it was narratively stupid and my far-too-negative friend decided he didn't want to go see it based on that, I was looking forward to hearing Bob come forward and say "shut the fuck up, this movie has 200-metre tall robots punching equally huge monsters in the face, it's physcially impossible for it to be bad!" Ever since the first trailer, I knew this was going to be my next Sucker Punch (which, let me remind you, had a trailer where a blond pigtailed cutie in a sailor school uniform used a katana and a magnum to fight a giant demonic cyborg samurai wielding a minigun) as a film that is simply so awesome that it CANNOT go wrong. I'm going to see it as soon as I can.
I just got back from seeing Pacific Rim.
Every mistake that can made by a big budget, effects driven action movie has been made by Roland Emmerich. Every single time at bat, he has struck out -- despite the inexplicable commercial success of Independence Day. All of his movies just suck. ID4, 2012, 10,000 BC, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, etc. The man simply cannot make a movie that any rational human being should want to sit through.
Guillermo del Toro, is a very smart director who has given us The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy (1 & 2). With Pacific Rim, he managed to, with one movie, correct every cinema desecrating blunder Roland Emmerich ever made.
Pacific Rim is a sublime masterpiece of unadulterated giant monster vs. giant robot fun that manages to honor its genre without ever crossing a line into the world of the stupid, despite including all the tropes you expect in such a film. It sets up a surprisingly simple reality for a world where pan dimensional, improbably huge monsters attack Earth, and Earth responds with equally improbable Mech Warrior-esque robots... and manages to play by its own rules -- unlike so many other epic fantasy/sci-fi offerings.
It has the self destruct sequence that fails and has to be executed manually... it has the top gunner threatened by the hotshot pilot that bends the rules (even including an Iceman vs. Maverick throwdown)... It has the iconic landmark spectacularly destroyed... it has the scientist nobody believes who is ultimately right... it has self sacrifice, the rookie prodigy, a St. Crispin's Day Speech... and you never feel like you've seen it all before despite having seen it all before. It feels fresh, original, suspenseful, relentless, global, and emotionally invested in real three dimensional characters who you can really like and care about... and it does all that without muddying up the plot with a sappy romantic subplot.
It's better than Man of Steel... Iron Man 3... The Hobbit... in fact, it's actually better than nearly anything this sweeping I've seen in years. It's far better than any Micheal Bay slugfest... and unlike the abysmal Transformers movies, the cutting and cinematography allow you to really follow and enjoy the complex fight mechanics of the big action set pieces.
And you won't be disappointed by the acting. Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) delivers a very natural and relate-able hero, and manages to do a lot of heavy lifting. Idris Elba teaches a class on how to be far and away better than Bill Pullman's turn in Independence Day. Charlie Day is kinetic and frenzied, which is what he's good at, and ultimately funny and likable and unexpectedly heroic. American audiences should finally fall in love with Rinko Kikuchi, who is smart, strong, and even in a full suit of armor, unbelievably sexy. And Ron Pearlman... well, what do I need to say about him?
If you don't go and see this movie on the screen, you are doing a great disservice to yourself. It is staggering and deeply satisfying in every way, without dipping into the gritty realism (that I typically prefer) that weighs down films like The Dark Knight (note: I do love The Dark Knight).
It's a big, loud, exploding popcorn movie -- minus all the dumb that kills far lesser popcorn movies -- and none of the pretense that attempts to lend a veneer of nobility (I'm looking at you, Man of Steel) its big budget rivals. See it. See it now. See it even if you don't think you'd like it, because you'll love it. It is exactly what a summer blockbuster is supposed to be.
(And proof that if you let smart directors make smart movies the way they want to make them, you'll get better, more satisfying movies)
Every mistake that can made by a big budget, effects driven action movie has been made by Roland Emmerich. Every single time at bat, he has struck out -- despite the inexplicable commercial success of Independence Day. All of his movies just suck. ID4, 2012, 10,000 BC, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, etc. The man simply cannot make a movie that any rational human being should want to sit through.
Guillermo del Toro, is a very smart director who has given us The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy (1 & 2). With Pacific Rim, he managed to, with one movie, correct every cinema desecrating blunder Roland Emmerich ever made.
Pacific Rim is a sublime masterpiece of unadulterated giant monster vs. giant robot fun that manages to honor its genre without ever crossing a line into the world of the stupid, despite including all the tropes you expect in such a film. It sets up a surprisingly simple reality for a world where pan dimensional, improbably huge monsters attack Earth, and Earth responds with equally improbable Mech Warrior-esque robots... and manages to play by its own rules -- unlike so many other epic fantasy/sci-fi offerings.
It has the self destruct sequence that fails and has to be executed manually... it has the top gunner threatened by the hotshot pilot that bends the rules (even including an Iceman vs. Maverick throwdown)... It has the iconic landmark spectacularly destroyed... it has the scientist nobody believes who is ultimately right... it has self sacrifice, the rookie prodigy, a St. Crispin's Day Speech... and you never feel like you've seen it all before despite having seen it all before. It feels fresh, original, suspenseful, relentless, global, and emotionally invested in real three dimensional characters who you can really like and care about... and it does all that without muddying up the plot with a sappy romantic subplot.
It's better than Man of Steel... Iron Man 3... The Hobbit... in fact, it's actually better than nearly anything this sweeping I've seen in years. It's far better than any Micheal Bay slugfest... and unlike the abysmal Transformers movies, the cutting and cinematography allow you to really follow and enjoy the complex fight mechanics of the big action set pieces.
And you won't be disappointed by the acting. Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) delivers a very natural and relate-able hero, and manages to do a lot of heavy lifting. Idris Elba teaches a class on how to be far and away better than Bill Pullman's turn in Independence Day. Charlie Day is kinetic and frenzied, which is what he's good at, and ultimately funny and likable and unexpectedly heroic. American audiences should finally fall in love with Rinko Kikuchi, who is smart, strong, and even in a full suit of armor, unbelievably sexy. And Ron Pearlman... well, what do I need to say about him?
If you don't go and see this movie on the screen, you are doing a great disservice to yourself. It is staggering and deeply satisfying in every way, without dipping into the gritty realism (that I typically prefer) that weighs down films like The Dark Knight (note: I do love The Dark Knight).
It's a big, loud, exploding popcorn movie -- minus all the dumb that kills far lesser popcorn movies -- and none of the pretense that attempts to lend a veneer of nobility (I'm looking at you, Man of Steel) its big budget rivals. See it. See it now. See it even if you don't think you'd like it, because you'll love it. It is exactly what a summer blockbuster is supposed to be.
(And proof that if you let smart directors make smart movies the way they want to make them, you'll get better, more satisfying movies)
It was very inconsistent...they sounded British most of the time and I have been to both urban and rural areas in Australia and they didn't sound like they were from either (they put the accent on way too thick). I just don't get why they didn't hire Australians to play Australian characters...Mudze said:
Agreed, there was no polish, no style. Don't get me wrong the fights were epic but apart from 1 cool acrobatic manoeuvre, it was trading body blows all the way through. Dialogue could have been served with crackers (again, not really a problem but did the huge cgi budget mean there was nothing left for a scriptwriter?), basically we need an eastern big budget mech movie...and see it done REALLY right.Daystar Clarion said:Gush more Bob
I saw it this morning.
It's alright, not great by any means, and I'm easy to impress.
I don't know, I think I was just expecting it to be more like this in terms of fun.
What is awesome, is that the voice of GLaDOS says 'Rocket Punch engaged'
I repeat
[HEADING=1]the voice of GLaDOS says 'Rocket Punch engaged'[/HEADING]
Now I wait for Platinum games to make a movie...
Hey, it could happen
I am in the minority I guess in that I didn't think it was very good. I just haven't liked anything in the movie industry like post 2000. I think perhaps I just wasn't meant to watch movies anymore.
Its hard to tell until you get the first weekends take, I know that it didn't smash any opening day records but when I did go see it there was a pretty large crowd in the cinema compared to WWZ. Tastes vary depending on where you are.pottyaboutpotter1 said:
EDIT: Then again I am paying the equivalent of around 7 dollars to see the film in 3D or just 5 to see it in the more advanced 2D (man I love this 2D fad!) without having to pay much for concessions (4 dollars for a large drink and a large popcorn) and that is the norm in my country. Compare that to what it costs it the US or Canada and I could understand peoples reluctance to go to the cinema at all.
We are canceling the Apocalypse......ok may be tomorrow or the next day hehe. We going cancel faster than a fox midseason show when we do. I planned see it because I listen my inner 6 year old when I watch trailers like this. Pacific Rim will need wait a day or two, it's M14 prerelease weekend for magic the gathering, so cardflopping first. Monster battles second. I will be there though.
And you are saying that is a bad thing?mecegirl said:
Perhaps I have watched too much mecha anime but I never expected it to be a live action Evangelion. Mostly because the trailers looked too positive. I mean Stacker Pentecost's speech in the trailer should have been a dead givaway that this would not be like Eva. Way too much hope.
I disliked how both the Russian and Chinese teams got precisely ONE battle in which we saw them fight, and in that very battle both were killed. For all their robots/teams were hyped-up to be "legendary" when introduced, what a terribly short performance.
What made even less sense is that the Chinese+Russian teams were killed despite being vastly more in-sync due to so many years' battle experience (Chinese team was composed of triplets for christ's sake)...and then a random combination of the protagonist + some Japanese girl whom he has fuck-all experience drifting with beats BOTH category 4 Kaiju? Kaiju which had no issues destroying both Chinese and Russian teams? Sorry but WHAT? That goes against the whole "better sync'd pilots = better fighters" principle, doesn't it?
I get this is a movie aimed at Americans but...come on, at least TRY to give giant robots from other countries a decent chance and "balance" the robots/teams in terms of power -_-
Also, was I the only one who saw this resemblance?
What made even less sense is that the Chinese+Russian teams were killed despite being vastly more in-sync due to so many years' battle experience (Chinese team was composed of triplets for christ's sake)...and then a random combination of the protagonist + some Japanese girl whom he has fuck-all experience drifting with beats BOTH category 4 Kaiju? Kaiju which had no issues destroying both Chinese and Russian teams? Sorry but WHAT? That goes against the whole "better sync'd pilots = better fighters" principle, doesn't it?
I get this is a movie aimed at Americans but...come on, at least TRY to give giant robots from other countries a decent chance and "balance" the robots/teams in terms of power -_-
Also, was I the only one who saw this resemblance?
Spoiler tags are only there because the images were big and ate up too much screen space.Nouw said:
MovieBob went out of his way in the very first minute of the video to give flat-out recommendation and warned the review was full of spoilers. People who just wanted a professional verdict were told what they needed to know.
If they still went on to watch the whole review despite the endless warnings and then read this far into the thread (seriously?), that's their freakin' decision. Don't tell me about "courtesy".