Saw it a couple of days ago and it was amazing! My only gripe is that it was too short.. Good thing is that I heard Del Toro has over an hour worth of extra footage that wasn't used (chances are the majority of that will be human related/character development stuff though)
Wow, this release seems to truly be going well! When I 1st found out the Guillermo was behind this project, I had Really high hopes, cause he's an amazing visionary, especially in the world or "creatures", so I'm thrilled to hear (or rather read) all of these positives about Pacific Rim... Here's hoping I can see it in the theaters (tentacles crossed)! Question for those who've seen it: Is it true that he gives credit to Ishiro Honda and Ray Harryhausen at the end, or is this a silly rumor? ... Also, It's hard to believe that all dai kaiju fans aren't amped to see Pacific Rim. I mean, if you're gonna hate it, shouldn't it be post-watch for us?
My son and I just returned from an IMAX 3D viewing and we both had a great time. Of course there is a bit of Hollywood fluff but overall a kickass. I only wish it was a tv series so I could see more fights with a greater variety of both robots and monsters, in all sorts of settings.
Dear almighty. This movie was in-freaking-sane! Basically Jurassic Park meets Godzilla meets Transformers meets Independence Day with a dash of Speed Racer. Add some Muscle Milk, Red Bull and motor oil, in you are in for a ride. Best summer blockbuster I've seen in years! Those fight sequences might have been my favorite things in cinema I've seen in a long time. Jaw-dropping intensity!
Saw it last night in IMAX 3D and loved it! It was exactly what I was hoping for! I may go see it again today
I took my wife and kid to see it at a later showing last night, we all liked it, I loved it! Any fan of the genre will see different hints at classic robots. I especially liked the fight scenes of course. The monster designs were pretty awesome, the early crude ones were my favorite- Knifehead was cool. Seeing it in 2D was a little weird, it seemed like a lot of the scenes were set up just for 3D purposes, nobody was whapping a paddleball at the camera, but some stuff like that . I think it'd be fair to say anybody on SB would enjoy themselves seeing it. My wife teased me that I may go see it a bunch of times, I think she was right!
I liked that the fights looked like real fights. The physics, energy, timing and moves are all really well thought-out. There is some shaky cam, but it's not used as a cop-out as in so many other films. More just to emphasize that the Kaiju and Jaegers are BIG. Del Toro's eye for detail really pays off.
I went into this movie with big expectations because I had been excited for the release ever since I first heard about it. After seeing the movie I came out of the theater not disappointed in the least. The action was really good and you could actually follow the fights and see what was going on unlike some action movies. The 3D was among the best I've seen in a local theater and I really enjoyed the story too. I might go back and see the movie again in the theater if my friend doesn't see it without me this weekend. This is a definite must buy movie upon release to bluray.
the rumors are true...he nailed it. go big, go 3D imax while you can... there's some tiny things i could nitpick over, but considering he took a hollywood blockbuster budget and made a ripping flick that doesn't insult the audience - 2 big kaiju thumbs up. it doesn't feel exposition heavy at all...well paced, with just enough character backstory to keep the audience invested. can't wait for all the extra dvd footage, omg.
The pre-screening I went to was in 3D. I normally wear glasses, so wearing glasses on glasses was annoying as hell, but very much worth it. If you've yet to see it in 3D and intend on seeing this film a second time, definitely opt out. I heard that Del Toro is already talking about a possible sequel where the world is still under attack and the humans use the drift to make kaiju the weapon instead of Jaegers. So it'd be kaiju vs kaiju.
maybe not... depends on the four-year old. the kaiju are definitely big and scary. it's pretty over-stimulating, and very loud. there's also some flashback scenes of a little girl getting the shit scared out of her for several minutes during a kaiju attack.
Not a huge fan of 3d so I opted out on that, but I thought the film was still visually amazing, and the fight scenes were perfect. Story was was decent, definitely worth seeing.
Saw it last night, and it lives up to the hype. When they do close-ups on the Jaegers the level of detail is amazing. Also a few hidden gems for the fans.
I loved it. Exactly what I wanted: giant robots fighting giant monsters, and it delivered. Upset that the other Jaegers didn't get as much screen time. I guess I just wish it was longer. Apparently a drawn manga and a sequel has already been greenlit.
So are there ANY downsides to it? The trailer didn't impress me; looked like pretty generic kids entertainment (is there an "for adults" cut of it?).
I took my wife to see it today...she loved it! I noticed allot more stuff, details that I missed the first time. Looking forward to watching it again!!!
Saw it in IMAX 3D as well. Very entertaining. Some great fight scenes with the Kaiju and Jaegers. 2 small gripes: 1) A couple of the fight scenes were pretty hard to follow. Felt too close, and there was so much action on the screen, my eyes could not focus on anything. I found myself thinking, " Zoom out! Zoom out!" Especially that first fight scene with the boat. 2) I was hoping for a little more variety from the Kaiju. Seemed like the majority of them had that split open face and jaw, a-la Predator. There was little variation in color, etc. Knife head and the flying guy were the best. Overall, I thought it was big, loud, in-your-face fun. Like Kaiju should be.
That was my only problem really. Plot holes, yeah whatever, cornball script, fuck yes and thank god! Loved it. Everyone in it walked that perfect line of cheese and awesome without going over. I loved it. I think more variety on the kaiju would be cool too, but considering the plot it makes sense kinda. Hope we get more movies and then they make up excuses to diversify them.
I totally agree with you on this. I LOVED this movie but it was a bit over the top using the word, Kaiju so many times throughout the movie. When the DVD comes out I can see a Kaiju Drinking game come to life and a shit ton of drunks running rampant in the streets! Other gripes I had and I can't shake them. I thought the actress who played Mako Mori was really bad. I mean no life to her at all and she was so monotone. I couldn't get past that and believe she was the character she was supposed to be. I don't remember her from anything else but I just didn't like her. I thought the younger version of her was WAY better than the present version. Charlie Hunnam - While I like him as an actor, I COULD NOT get Jax out of my mind. Especially how he walks with such Swagger. His walk, which may just be how he walks, in Pacific Rim was exactly the same as in SOA. It may be nitpicky but just how I feel. The entire time he was on screen I was thinking Jax is fighting Japanese Kaiju! Only thing missing was his cut! And finally, does anyone else think Charlie Day is the next Rick Moranins? Honey I Shrunk the Kids remake with Charlie Day? I thought C.D. was great and loved him as the insane doctor! He really stole the movie in my mind. Glad he is getting parts in more movies and look forward to seeing more of him! This movie was great, popcorn fun and I HIGHLY recommend it, and hardly ever say this... Go see it in 3D!
yup Not enuff time for the other suits, no way to build character and stories....just like...video game intros to the diffferent personalities The connection between the girl (Mako) and Marshall was kinda overdone Acting was crap, but this was a huge ass robots kill huge ass monsters movie so not bad
The Jaeger poster maker is good for some lunchtime entertainment: http://apps.warnerbros.com/pacificrim/d ... uage=en-us Here's mine:
To fight monsters we created monsters? I guess "To fight monsters we created robots" just doesn't sound cool enough.
I feel remiss that I haven’t yet posted on my experience of Pacific Rim last Friday. I met my son at our nearest Hugh Jass theater for the 9:45 2D showing. We enjoyed a game of air hockey in the tiny lobby arcade. My feelings were hurt anew by the lobby décor’s horrible corporate “LET’S HAVE FUN” mirthlessness. At 9:20, we purchased a medium “buttered” popcorn and box of Junior Mints, and headed in to find our seats. It was easy to find seats as, somewhat surprisingly, there were only about 30 people in attendance. All of my curmudgeonly kaiju fan/creature design aficionado nitpicking aside, I enjoyed the movie very, very much and actually am thinking of seeing it again in the theater, something I rarely do. I wish that we had gotten some more broad daylight- or even just sunset- brawls, and it would have been cool to have some take place in more open spaces. I also still wish that the kaiju designs had been less homogeneous in their texture, coloration and bioluminescence, but given their origin in the film, their similarities made sense. Beyond that, I can’t really complain: rollicking action, great pacing, some genuinely funny moments, spec-freaking-tacular production design and effects- you really see all the money up there on the screen. I loved the whole kaiju organ harvesting aspect, and Perlman and Day’s interactions. Great casting all around, even if Hunnam struggles with his American accent at times. And while I’ve never been big on robots/mecha, I fully dug the Jaegers. Especially the Russian one- they really nailed it on that blocky, antiquated-yet-totally-intimidating design.
