Movies and TV Pacific Rim - Page 16

**SuperChief** · 07-14-2013, 03:52 PM

Idk, it was incredibly "hokey" to me. I caught myself yawning a few times throughout. The story and the acting were downright awful.

I did see it in IMAX 3D, and it did seem REALLY loud to me, too.

KC_Lee · 07-14-2013, 04:05 PM

Just got back from seeing the movie. Lots of fun, nothing deep and brooding (thank God), just a lot of fun.

jiveturkey · 07-15-2013, 08:37 AM

Good summer flick, I was entertained but my expectations were too high.

Hokey is a good word for most of it.

The scene/memory of the little girl running from the monster were pretty damn good though.

frankotank · 07-15-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jiveturkey

Good summer flick, I was entertained but my expectations were too high.

Hokey is a good word for most of it.

The scene/memory of the little girl running from the monster were pretty damn good though.

totally both of these.

imo....it left me much the way Promethius did but to a larger degree. it is visually stunning. but the story.....well there really wasn't one....or not much of one.....
Promethius had slightly a better story but it didn't answer shit.....

the special effects were really awesome....but every fight scene does not need to be dragged on for 20 frigging minutes! I get it already! sheesh!

glad we saw it in 3D...there were some cool hilights there...

and I totally agree with whoever said it took him back to his childhood. I remember running home from school during Godzilla week to see the movie of the day. the monsters were so like those old Godzilla villains....only better.

jiveturkey · 07-15-2013, 11:07 AM

And I think that I could have developed a much better system from the ground up. Port based missile/artillery stations, stand off weapons for the Jagers and swords, swords, swords. The arms would have been sharp to discourage biting and grabbing and there wouldn't be a head (controlled from the chest). Punching would be a last resort while piercing and cutting would be the priority.

Imon Yourside · 07-15-2013, 04:59 PM

Saw it today and thought it was good but not great. Could have used some far away monster shots, everything is up close and personal...Never did see a good shot of it far away.

ThaVirus · 07-16-2013, 12:52 AM

It was good. Not gonna win any awards for the acting or plot but it's a perfect summer flick.

The effects were ****ing boss and the designs of the jaegers and kaiju deserve some serious butt-slaps.

**Rausch** · 07-16-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

It was good. Not gonna win any awards for the acting or plot but it's a perfect summer flick.

The effects were ****ing boss and the designs of the jaegers and kaiju deserve some serious butt-slaps.

This.

I think any kid 6 or older could see this flick.

The only two scenes I can think of that wouldn't be great for all ages would be a fist fight between two pilots and a very short scene where a monster gulps a guy down. No blood or guts or anything.

I thought the CGI was outstanding and there appeared to be some over the top acting and cartoony characters similar to what you'd see in a Godzilla/Gamera movie.

O.city · 07-16-2013, 08:57 PM

Saw it tonight in 3d, thought it was awesome actually. Not alot of background on the aliens, but IMO, it's tough to really do that outside of what they did because, well it all just has to be thought up from scratch.

I love the idea of multiple dimensions and it's been used in multiple alien movies, so obviously if they're using it in movies, the government knows about it and it's likely a real thing.

Being a big SOA fan, liked seeing Jax, and being a IASP fan, Charlie in any movie is a good thing.

GordonGekko · 07-17-2013, 12:49 AM

Just saw this, two thumbs up.

WhiteWhale · 07-19-2013, 03:13 PM

Judging it on what it was (spectacle) I give it 7/10.

Too much attempted character development with characters I don't care about. I came to see giant robots and giant monsters fighting.

The sets, the action, and the monster designs were great. The acting and characters were meh, and they got entirely too much screen time 'mehing' it up.

Setsuna · 07-19-2013, 10:20 PM

Haven't seen it yet. But my boy Idris gets his props as I knew he would. Such a brilliant actor.

ThaVirus · 07-19-2013, 10:38 PM

You have a serious hard-on for that Angry Joe dude.

ThaVirus · 07-19-2013, 10:41 PM

One thing I was thinking about this movie:

Spoiler!

... But if they killed the aliens right away, there would be no movie so it's cool. Just something funny I was thinking about.

Pants · 07-19-2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

When they whipped out the sword..., I literally laughed out loud. Why the **** wouldn't you lead with that!?!

To make the movie cooler, obviously. You always have to have that "schwinnnnng" sword moment.

07-14-2013, 03:52 PM	#1
SuperChief Damn it feels good. Join Date: Mar 2011 Casino cash: $7547978	Idk, it was incredibly "hokey" to me. I caught myself yawning a few times throughout. The story and the acting were downright awful. I did see it in IMAX 3D, and it did seem REALLY loud to me, too. __________________
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07-14-2013, 04:05 PM	#2
KC_Lee You're CARICATURES, ALL of you Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $1770960	Just got back from seeing the movie. Lots of fun, nothing deep and brooding (thank God), just a lot of fun. __________________ “There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy.” - Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man
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07-15-2013, 08:37 AM	#3
jiveturkey Captain Kick Ass Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $9305197	Good summer flick, I was entertained but my expectations were too high. Hokey is a good word for most of it. The scene/memory of the little girl running from the monster were pretty damn good though.
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07-15-2013, 11:07 AM	#5
jiveturkey Captain Kick Ass Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $9305197	And I think that I could have developed a much better system from the ground up. Port based missile/artillery stations, stand off weapons for the Jagers and swords, swords, swords. The arms would have been sharp to discourage biting and grabbing and there wouldn't be a head (controlled from the chest). Punching would be a last resort while piercing and cutting would be the priority.
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07-15-2013, 04:59 PM	#6
Imon Yourside WhatUneed2Hear Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: AllSoulsMatter Casino cash: $2453181	Saw it today and thought it was good but not great. Could have used some far away monster shots, everything is up close and personal...Never did see a good shot of it far away. __________________ "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" Peter 5:8 "Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay" Isaiah 29:16 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20
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07-16-2013, 12:52 AM	#7
ThaVirus You gotta kill a few people Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $1882369	It was good. Not gonna win any awards for the acting or plot but it's a perfect summer flick. The effects were ****ing boss and the designs of the jaegers and kaiju deserve some serious butt-slaps.
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07-16-2013, 08:57 PM	#9
O.city In Search of a Life Join Date: Jul 2009 Casino cash: $2554064	Saw it tonight in 3d, thought it was awesome actually. Not alot of background on the aliens, but IMO, it's tough to really do that outside of what they did because, well it all just has to be thought up from scratch. I love the idea of multiple dimensions and it's been used in multiple alien movies, so obviously if they're using it in movies, the government knows about it and it's likely a real thing. Being a big SOA fan, liked seeing Jax, and being a IASP fan, Charlie in any movie is a good thing.
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07-17-2013, 12:49 AM	#10
GordonGekko On the inside Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Casino cash: $10008880	Just saw this, two thumbs up.
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07-19-2013, 03:13 PM	#11
WhiteWhale Bring it on Ahab! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Doo-Dah Casino cash: $10015152	Judging it on what it was (spectacle) I give it 7/10. Too much attempted character development with characters I don't care about. I came to see giant robots and giant monsters fighting. The sets, the action, and the monster designs were great. The acting and characters were meh, and they got entirely too much screen time 'mehing' it up.
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07-19-2013, 10:20 PM	#12
Setsuna Paladin Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Gator Country Casino cash: $10008487	Haven't seen it yet. But my boy Idris gets his props as I knew he would. Such a brilliant actor.
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07-19-2013, 10:38 PM	#13
ThaVirus You gotta kill a few people Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $1882369	You have a serious hard-on for that Angry Joe dude.
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07-19-2013, 10:41 PM	#14
ThaVirus You gotta kill a few people Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $1882369	One thing I was thinking about this movie: Spoiler! It was so superfluously dumb that they even gave the robots hands and shit in the first place. They kept punching the aliens to basically no effect. Here they are duking it out old school style for 5 minutes only to whip out some chest missiles or a plasma cannon. When they whipped out the sword that cut through the flying alien like butter, I literally laughed out loud. Why the **** wouldn't you lead with that!?! ... But if they killed the aliens right away, there would be no movie so it's cool. Just something funny I was thinking about.
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