Escape to the Movies: Pacific Rim
- Thread starter MovieBob
- Start date
Recommended Videos
The movie was pretty good but I have to say...those 'Australian' characters had the worst 'Australian' accents ever.
The action was intense and epic although I don't think it will do very well unfortunately. Mainly because it is camp and full of cheesy acting/dialogue. It will probably be a box-office flop (especially with a $180 Million budget) and end up a cult classic like Starship Troopers.
It's not doing so well over here in Australia (opened in 4th place) and that poster of Sydney in rubble? Yeah...not in the movie. A Kaiju attacks Sydney briefly but there's hardly any destruction as it's quickly disposed of by the 'Australian'-piloted Jaeger
The action was intense and epic although I don't think it will do very well unfortunately. Mainly because it is camp and full of cheesy acting/dialogue. It will probably be a box-office flop (especially with a $180 Million budget) and end up a cult classic like Starship Troopers.
The best part of the movie is that it does not feel like it's two hours long. It's upbeat, funny, and a breath of fresh air in a really dreary summer.
Now I will nitpick and say the movie commits a few horrid sins, namely the exposition dumps. But that was balanced out by just how fun it is.
Now I will nitpick and say the movie commits a few horrid sins, namely the exposition dumps. But that was balanced out by just how fun it is.
The only thing that I disliked about it, and I do mean ONLY, is the fact that there was a "bomb defused at 00:00:001" moment. I don't want to spoil it, but I think whoever saw it will know what I mean. Other then that I absolutely loved it. A true spectacle.
Why don't you tell us how you really feel about it Bob?
Anyway, it's nice to hear that not every movie that looks like a Michael Bay film has to have the quality of a Michael Bay film. Thank you Del Torro, now make Hellboy 3!
Actually, how cool would it have been if it turned out this movie secretly was Hellboy 3 all along, and he was just messing with us by not revealing it in the title or trailers.
Anyway, it's nice to hear that not every movie that looks like a Michael Bay film has to have the quality of a Michael Bay film. Thank you Del Torro, now make Hellboy 3!
Actually, how cool would it have been if it turned out this movie secretly was Hellboy 3 all along, and he was just messing with us by not revealing it in the title or trailers.
Yeah I was surprised too...I can't believe I got first post because normally he posts his vids when I am asleep.Retrograde 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 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
Well it's nice to know this live action Evangellion movie is awesome.. /snicker.
Either way, I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.
Either way, I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.
Nice.RatherDull said:
I'm going to go book to see this right now then Bob, just a shame IMAX is so far away.
This movie gets major points with me because it made me laugh. Normally cheesy dialog just has me groaning but it made me laugh. It made the entire theater laugh. And I guess action movies are not supposed to do that? But it worked for me. It is the first time since the Avengers that I had fun in a movie, and I really miss that.
I dunno. I feel like they should have had a different lead actor, and a script that gave a bit more time to the actual consequences of the neural link rather than focussing so much on the side characters getting into scrapes. Idris Elba was great, and the giant monster fights were quality action, but story-wise... it's just so damned boring and predictable. It clings so hard to standard action movie formula that I'm half-surprised they bothered to shoot the scenes in question. An audience that's already seen one or two action movies before would be quite capable of filling in the blanks between the monster bashes without a problem. Now, when the giant monsters and the giant robots are beating one another up, that fades into the background, but they don't really do enough with the characters despite the fantastic piloting systems (the lead character gets over his issues more or less straight away with no hurdles, and hell getting Mako as his co-pilot took more effort than her getting over her mental problems).
So yeah, hearty "meh" from me. The action was above par, everything else just got on my nerves because, well, the potential was there for it to be better, to be an actually interesting movie, but they completely failed to capitalise on it.
So yeah, hearty "meh" from me. The action was above par, everything else just got on my nerves because, well, the potential was there for it to be better, to be an actually interesting movie, but they completely failed to capitalise on it.
In response to the intro:
"Nah man, I got bills to pay!"
And, was that "oh my" a good, bad, or George Takei "oh my?"
"Nah man, I got bills to pay!"
And, was that "oh my" a good, bad, or George Takei "oh my?"
Ugh....why.....why......why did I promise my good friend I'd wait until next week to see this when he could break away from his family for a bit? It's good to hear that this film is lots of fun. I just hope that it does well. I really, really dig Del Toro as a director but he hasn't had any huge hits so I'd hate to see this movie flop.
I went in, and into an IMAX 3D theater at that, expecting a big over the top action movie with some heart. That is what it promised, that is what it gave me. It fits perfectly with Del Toro's style. Just think back to all of the action movies that Del Toro has had a hand in? Deeper characters would have been a nice addition, but I don't think that they were necessary. I think that since it didn't try to have depth, like other over the top movies, that the lack of depth did not disappoint me. If you go to see this movie just know that you are going to watch a live action 80's mecha anime, deal with it, and have fun.
![jFr[e]ak93](https://eg-forums-escapist-data-bucket.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/avatars/l/91/91030.jpg?1620781506){kind=avatar}
Another week, another rip on the Dark Knight Trilogy. I'm really getting tired of him shooting those films down.
OT - It's giant robots fighting giant monsters! Messing that up would take a lot of skill. Looking forward to checking this one out.
OT - It's giant robots fighting giant monsters! Messing that up would take a lot of skill. Looking forward to checking this one out.