Movies and TV Pacific Rim - Page 13

**Rausch** · 07-10-2013, 02:38 PM

Just wasting days until this comes out...

Setsuna · 07-10-2013, 03:45 PM

Comes out tomorrow as a special showing I think. I'll wait till Friday or next Friday.

Deberg_1990 · 07-10-2013, 04:25 PM

Looks like it starts showing at 7PM in my area tomorrow
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**Tribal Warfare** · 07-10-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Looks like it starts showing at 7PM in my area tomorrow
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3D showing is on at 10PM here where I live

KC_Lee · 07-10-2013, 04:26 PM

Going to catch the Sunday morning matinee.

**007** · 07-10-2013, 05:05 PM

This movie looks dumb as hell. Guess I'll wait and see what you all think of it.

keg in kc · 07-10-2013, 09:39 PM

Just saw it. For free!

I would have to say mild disappointment. Probably expected too much going in, and it wasn't a bad movie, but there were a lot of little issues. The combat was great in theory, there was weight to both the jaegars and the kaiju, but all the shots were really tight and really quick-cut, which made the combat sequences hard to follow. Plus all the fights were at night, which didn't help.

And I didn't like the score.

Characters were interesting if cut-outs. I think it would have been better if we'd been able to spend a little more time getting to know them. There's no real impact when people die because of it, so moments don't hit as hard as they should.

That said I liked it, and I'm going to see it again this weekend, and in 3d. I do want to support the flick, as an original concept, and I do like the world they set up.

In the end, not bad, but not amazing either. Visually impressive, though.

Deberg_1990 · 07-10-2013, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Just saw it. For free!

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WTF?

keg in kc · 07-10-2013, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

WTF?

Friend called me up about 4:45 for a 7 pm screening in Merriam, sponsored by one of the KC radio stations.

Hammock Parties · 07-10-2013, 09:57 PM

Better or worse than Cloverfield?

keg in kc · 07-10-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Smith HATER

Better or worse than Cloverfield?

Better, no question there.

**Anyong Bluth** · 07-11-2013, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

Friend called me up about 4:45 for a 7 pm screening in Merriam, sponsored by one of the KC radio stations.

That or check out GoFoBo.com

In Chicago, it's slim pickings to get the sneak preview passes just because of the sheer volume of people, but in KC I could get sneak preview passes about 80% of the time, and these days almost every movie does these sneak preview promotional events. Shows almost always start at 7 or 7:30 and you get to see the film anywhere between 2 days to 3 weeks before it's released.

JD10367 · 07-11-2013, 05:24 AM

"Pacific Rim" is a guilty pleasure where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. And it was born for IMAX 3D. A summarily-flawed yet enjoyable film, being compared to "Transformers" but closer to "Armageddon" yet with a bit of "Blade Runner"-ish "this film may be more appreciated 10 years from now than today".

JD10367 · 07-11-2013, 05:39 AM

The bad:

Frenetic hard-to-follow action
Cookie cutter characters except for the Asian chick
Not enough robot/monster fighting
Obvious plot
Poor narrative (could've used better editing)
The annoying scientist dude

The good:

Idris Elba
The Asian chick is hot
The visual style of the robots and monsters
The visual style of future Hong Kong
The grandeur and 3D in IMAX
At least it's a new take on something

Better than the curious mishmash of "Iron Man 3", more original than the plot of "Star Trek Into Darkness", and no 'baggage' like "Man Of Steel" (no ideals to live up to). Could've been better with some different storytelling choices but, even as is, earns enough points to warrant appreciation. You can tell, despite the big-budget nature, this film was done with love and admiration for giant monster movies moreso than "let's make a cash-cow summer blockbuster" (I'm talking to you, Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer).

mr. tegu · 07-12-2013, 05:40 PM

We just went and saw this. All in all it was a fun movie that is definitely worth seeing. If you are only going to see it once you are much better off going to the movies for the big screen than you are to wait and rent it. It had its plot issues but it was a fun ride.

07-10-2013, 03:45 PM	#2
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07-10-2013, 09:39 PM	#7
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Just saw it. For free! I would have to say mild disappointment. Probably expected too much going in, and it wasn't a bad movie, but there were a lot of little issues. The combat was great in theory, there was weight to both the jaegars and the kaiju, but all the shots were really tight and really quick-cut, which made the combat sequences hard to follow. Plus all the fights were at night, which didn't help. And I didn't like the score. Characters were interesting if cut-outs. I think it would have been better if we'd been able to spend a little more time getting to know them. There's no real impact when people die because of it, so moments don't hit as hard as they should. That said I liked it, and I'm going to see it again this weekend, and in 3d. I do want to support the flick, as an original concept, and I do like the world they set up. In the end, not bad, but not amazing either. Visually impressive, though.
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07-11-2013, 05:24 AM	#13
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	"Pacific Rim" is a guilty pleasure where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. And it was born for IMAX 3D. A summarily-flawed yet enjoyable film, being compared to "Transformers" but closer to "Armageddon" yet with a bit of "Blade Runner"-ish "this film may be more appreciated 10 years from now than today".
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07-11-2013, 05:39 AM	#14
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	The bad: Frenetic hard-to-follow action Cookie cutter characters except for the Asian chick Not enough robot/monster fighting Obvious plot Poor narrative (could've used better editing) The annoying scientist dude The good: Idris Elba The Asian chick is hot The visual style of the robots and monsters The visual style of future Hong Kong The grandeur and 3D in IMAX At least it's a new take on something Better than the curious mishmash of "Iron Man 3", more original than the plot of "Star Trek Into Darkness", and no 'baggage' like "Man Of Steel" (no ideals to live up to). Could've been better with some different storytelling choices but, even as is, earns enough points to warrant appreciation. You can tell, despite the big-budget nature, this film was done with love and admiration for giant monster movies moreso than "let's make a cash-cow summer blockbuster" (I'm talking to you, Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer).
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07-12-2013, 05:40 PM	#15
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $1671300	We just went and saw this. All in all it was a fun movie that is definitely worth seeing. If you are only going to see it once you are much better off going to the movies for the big screen than you are to wait and rent it. It had its plot issues but it was a fun ride.
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