"Pacific Rim" - movie

WillEagle · July 11, 2013, 11:58:09 AM

I missed seeing the Lone Ranger but for now I'll skip it and see this!! Plus the wife said she would rather see Pacific Rim anyway.

Bromptonboy · July 11, 2013, 12:16:36 PM

Robojox meets Godzilla? :)

KingIsaacLinksr · July 13, 2013, 09:30:17 PM

Pacific Rim:

Plenty of heart, a well balanced pace with great giant robot action. Characters who aren't the most dimensional characters in the universe, but are still memorable. No racial stereotypes crammed down my throat either, people felt realistic. The pacing is the ace to this movie. I didn't feel exhausted at the end of the movie like I did with Star Trek Into Darkness but not so wanting that I felt ripped off. Plenty of action scenes that I could follow unlike the entire Transformers series of action scenes. While some of the tech might be a bit unlikely for us to invent, it at least feels possible and the movie has a very realistic sense of scale that it sticks to the entire movie. I had lots of fun with this movie, which is everything I had been hoping for. It's a straightforward action movie that knows what it is and aces it's goals. Well done.

It also had a special effects team the size of an army lol.

Go see it. It's great for a giant robot battling movie. I think the last really great "battling giants" movie I saw was King Kong by Peter Jackson.

Pacific Rim: A better movie than Star Trek: Into Darkness.

Bromptonboy · July 14, 2013, 04:07:23 AM

Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on July 13, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
Pacific Rim: A better movie than Star Trek: Into Darkness.

:)

Rico · July 14, 2013, 04:56:57 AM

Quote from: Bromptonboy on July 14, 2013, 04:07:23 AM
Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on July 13, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
Pacific Rim: A better movie than Star Trek: Into Darkness.

:)

Blasphemy!

WillEagle · July 14, 2013, 06:57:23 AM

I haven't seen this yet but I doubt I will like it better than Star Trek Into Darkness. Looks like I'll be seeing this next weekend.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 14, 2013, 09:41:24 AM

Quote from: Rico on July 14, 2013, 04:56:57 AM
Quote from: Bromptonboy on July 14, 2013, 04:07:23 AM
Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on July 13, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
Pacific Rim: A better movie than Star Trek: Into Darkness.

:)

Blasphemy!

Hehehehehehe

ChrisMC · July 14, 2013, 09:57:36 AM

Wow, 3rd place and 38 mil on a budget of 190 mil. They didn't market this movie well enough past the built in geek audience. It's a shame.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

Rico · July 14, 2013, 10:11:27 AM

I just added $6.00 to the weekend total. At the theater right now.

Geekyfanboy · July 14, 2013, 10:36:00 AM

Quote from: Rico on July 14, 2013, 10:11:27 AM
I just added $6.00 to the weekend total. At the theater right now.

Wow.. $6 for a movie.. are you back in 1980? :)

Rico · July 14, 2013, 01:35:59 PM

I go to a lot of matinee movies during the day - seldom at night. I don't go for 3D films generally, or DBOX, or any of that other extra stuff. To me, when it costs more to see a movie once in a theater than it costs to own that movie they have gone too far. Oh, and back in 1980 I could see movies easily for $3-4.

Now, as far as the film itself I enjoyed it. This summer's transformers to me. Lots of what you see in the previews - lots of action. Pretty basic action film character types. The rival pilots, the hard nose commander, the love interest, etc. Effects were awesome. Cool, popcorn type of film for me.

Bryancd · July 14, 2013, 03:38:41 PM

Looking forward to seeing this when we get back from out trip! Doubt I will like it more then Into Darkness but I suppose that is because I am a mindless film sheep who only likes explosions and action...although not sure how Pacific Rim will be much different. :)

jedijeff · July 14, 2013, 03:53:41 PM

I saw it today, and really liked it a lot, just a heck of a lot of fun. Really liked the Characters, and the Robots were pretty awesome, I sure would like to pilot one of them. Sorry to hear it did not do well at the box office, but from the post earlier in the week, sounded like they were not really giving it a push for whatever reason. It was also limited in the theatres it was playing in, we really only had the option here of seeing it in the more expensive theatre, as they were not showing it in any of the regular theatres. They were alternating between 3D showings and regular showings in the same theatre.

This sort of reminds me of John Carter, where it did not do well at the box office, but was good movie. Part of me thinks that they have sort of over priced movies at this point, and with the amount coming out, people just can't afford to go to them every week. So with these blockbusters, people might not want to take a chance on something they don't know and stick with the franchises and the sequels. I know for myself, I have gotten a lot more picky on what I see now, as I look on average about $15 per person, and with my Wife and I that is $30 for a movie, and really to much to go every weekend.

ChrisMC · July 14, 2013, 05:41:39 PM

Yep, they trusted too much in the geek audience, and not the average movie goer. I went with my boss to the movies on Friday, I suggested Pacific Rim, he went "What?" And he's a guy who went to see Trek and Man of Steel. He opted for WWZ, so thats what I saw. Weird marketing, screwed the pooch.

Jobydrone · July 15, 2013, 12:51:48 PM

I saw it and was just okay with it. My boy (6) loved it though!