I finally took the time..

"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh)
12/21/2013 at 21:41 • Filed to: Movielopnik

To watch Pacific Rim... and it was..

Sure, I've seen better. But as for action packed light entertainment? Pretty good.

DISCUSSION (18)

rad_mike > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 21:47

Agree.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 21:49

I loved it. It was a great bit of popcorn entertainment. The Jager/Kaiju designs were awesome, they didn't weigh it down with too much plot, and the effects were amazing.

I just hope that this franchise doesn't take up all of Del Toro's time, and he's finally able to make his At the Mountains of Madness movie.

MountainCommand > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 21:54

I saw it too and the people i went with hated it, i liked it. But honestly it reminded me so much of the gundam shows on cartoon network years back. Good memories.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > PanchoVilleneuve ST
12/21/2013 at 21:59

What? He's making a movie of that? Oh my... and here I thought I loved Pan's Labyrinth.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:02

He's been trying to make it for years, and it looked like it was about to happen for sure for a bit, but it was suddenly shelved. James Cameron is producing, and it was supposed to be the next movie after Avatar to use Cameron's 3D cameras/tech. It's apparently back on, though, since Del Toro put out his sketchbook a couple months ago, and it had originally included his designs for various Lovecraftian horrors that were going to be in At the Mountains of Madness, but they were cut from the book at the last minute at the request of the studio.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > PanchoVilleneuve ST
12/21/2013 at 22:04

I newer knew that. Thanks for telling me. We MUST have a proper Lovecraftian movie with Del Toro. We simply must.

PatBateman > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:05

Interdasting. I wonder if it's on Netflix.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > PatBateman
12/21/2013 at 22:12

Not sure... don't think it is.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:14

I can't think of any director who would be able to do a better job of capturing what Lovecraft was about, thematically.

Sam Raimi could do it, since he's a big enough fan, but Del Toro's sensibilities just mesh so well with the whole Lovecraft cosmic horror thing.

My dream Lovecraft movie, though, would be a Ken Burns-style mocumentary built around footage that was allegedly taken as evidence by the secret service after taking down the Esoteric Order of Dagon in The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > PanchoVilleneuve ST
12/21/2013 at 22:16

I like that thought... Only way it could be better would be if Terry Gilliam was involved.

Yeah... I LOVED The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:27

Ok...this is like, the Nth time I've seen someone say this here. And I could have sworn it was on US Netflix...but its not now. Did I miss out and I am an idiot? Or am I imaging things? I think I might have to go...acquire this.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
12/21/2013 at 22:29

I have NO idea if it was on the US netflix... I only use the US netflix so I can watch new episodes of Doctor Who and Sherlock :)

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:29

It's concentrated fun and awesome. Much better than Transformers, but that isn't really a challenge unless you're Uwe Boll.

JustWaitingForAMate > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 22:32

I went into it expecting to see giant robots punching giant monsters. I was not disappointed.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > JustWaitingForAMate
12/21/2013 at 22:34

I had NO idea what to expect... I was flabbergasted :)

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/21/2013 at 23:46

Haha as I should probably, I guess. Two great shows by all accounts, although I have yet to see them.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/22/2013 at 07:57

Inner dialogue, me watching it:

Inner critic: "Okay, now, getting carried into the sky by the kaiju and slicing it half? Getting a touch ridiculous"

Inner 12 year old: "In half. With a sword. And a "for my family!". And now the Jaeger is base-jumping. You shut. the fuck. up."

Rico > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
12/23/2013 at 10:47

Could've had more action and I think if the world powers really did get together to build these massive machines they'd be 100x better than what the movie came up with. The whole time I was thinking the damn Megazord from Power Rangers moved faster and more fluid (I know it was a guy in a costume).