Pacific Rim

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:07 am

Oh my god.

Pacific Rim is the most exhilarating movie experience I've had since I was six years old and saw Star Wars for the first time.

It is big and loud, but not stupid, and each action sequence is so amazing to watch that you keep thinking, this must be the final battle scene, but it never is (until the final battle scene).

It is the greatest giant-robots-fighting-giant-monsters movie that could ever possibly be made.

It's one of the best action movies I've ever seen.

Everyone, go see it immediately.

(Also it has Charlie Day in it. He forgets to put the tape in.)

(Also it has GlaDOS in it.)

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun May 04, 2014 8:54 pm

Did you-- are you all watching it? There is no way anyone remotely involved with this website other than Lethargic will dislike the movie. And he's gone, so, there ya go.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:17 pm

We are not watching it!

Flack is driving cross-country.

I am slave to the appraiser's puppeteering strings.

Aardvark is moving.

Tdarcos waits for Netflix.

There isn't anyone else left here.

We are not watching it!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:19 pm

Oh well. I will watch it again. For you.

For all of you.

RealNC · Post by **RealNC** » Sun May 04, 2014 11:28 pm

I'll give it a download.

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:24 am

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Tdarcos waits for Netflix.

I don't have Netflix. If I think a brand-new movie is really exciting, I'll actually go to a theater to see it. After it's been out for a while I might look for a DVD. If it's really old, there are other alternatives.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Mon May 05, 2014 6:31 am

I will watch it next weekend if you suggest a pleasing beverage that will compliment the movie.

THE
MOVIE PARING
AARDVARK

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Mon May 05, 2014 8:35 am

I wanted to see this while I was in theaters but never got around to it. I'll try and find a copy this week and check it out.

This seems like a movie that in the long run will cost me a fortune. My home theater is outdated and every time a movie like this comes out I consider upgrading it.

RetroR · Post by **RetroR** » Wed May 07, 2014 12:20 pm

I actually saw this movie on opening night in IMAX 3D and was totally blown away - superb boss battle scenes, WEIGHT to the machines / monsters that serve them well and none of the usual US Military / Army overtones that have been flying around alien vs. us movies since Independence Day (this movie also isn't about aliens FROM OUTER SPACE... More kudos points). Let me also add that there was no random humor or "comedic relief" elements, doubling up on how much I liked the movie.

Went in thinking "American Evangelion" and was pleasantly surprised, though the story is a little sappy and convenient for my tastes.

RANDOM STORY - I saw this in San Francisco and apparently a one or two of the SFX houses that helped with the movie attended the film: people were cheering and pointing out scenes "JUSTIN MADE THIS" throughout the film and then cheered again during the appropriate credits.

A fight broke out between three people (two guys and a girl) within this group: punches were thrown, someone was knocked to the ground and then left after security came running.

Sure it was over a girl... Which made the movie itself that much more sweet.

--Retro

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:07 am

I wanted to like it. I tried really hard to like it. Did everyone have Australian accents or was it just me? I did like the parts (more or less) with the kanji kingpin, he of the gold plated shoes. The limping Steven Hawking character ripped away my suspension of disbelief (so, so necessary for this movie to work) and left me cringing. Fight scenes were OK.

Is this movie the reason why the Godzilla franchise is making the next reboot larger than ever?

THE
TOKYO STOMP
AARDVARK

ChainGangGuy · Post by **ChainGangGuy** » Sat May 10, 2014 7:33 am

I will view this.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:08 am

Holy crap, he's still alive! This was a triumph!

GladOS · Post by **GladOS** » Sat May 10, 2014 12:18 pm

I'm making a note here, huge success.

EYES EXPLODED OUT · Post by **EYES EXPLODED OUT** » Sat May 10, 2014 3:37 pm

MY EYES EXPLODED OUT MY GOD DAMN HEAD

GERRIT IS BACK! BACK! BACK BABY!

ChainGangGuy · Post by **ChainGangGuy** » Sun May 11, 2014 9:17 am

What have I missed?

RetroR · Post by **RetroR** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:10 pm

Did no one else essentially gawk over the fact this was a straight up tribute to every Godzilla movie ever released?

Did no one else notice that?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:19 pm

I noticed that, except it was better than all of them combined.

I guess I need to rewatch it, I was pretty drunk at the time. I'm still pretty sure it's fantastic, though.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:49 am

‘Pacific Rim 2′ Confirmed for April 7, 2017, Release

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/pacif ... 201251654/

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There will also apparently be an animated series.

retroR · Post by **retroR** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:55 pm

Wanted to note here that Pacific Rim is actually a tribute to 70s' Godzilla films, not the original Gojira that what we know and loved morphed from. Fits nicely into the popcorn movie and "OMG MONSTERS" category as opposed to actually being grounded in a serious genre of film...

Just a note!

RetroR · Post by **RetroR** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:06 pm

Gojira is just god damn disturbing.