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>> No. 37907
Saw the film. Only complaints were that China and Russia did jack shit, Ron Pearlman's stuff was kind of pointless, and the Category 5 was kind of underwhelming[spoiler].

Favorite part was [spoiler]when the acid spitting lizard one revealed IT COULD FUCKING FLY and then Gypsy Danger WHIPS OUT A SWORD AND GUTS IT
. Fucking fantastic.
>> No. 37908
Really wish the Pacific Rim negative reviews weren't a mixture of "Its kiddie shit therefore I hate it." "I'm going to hate on this and hope for its failure in order to force Del Toro back into making the movies I want him to make." and "I don't like/understand Kaiju films therefore this is shit" While there are some good points there overall attitude really does a disservice to the criticism. Also the one Variety asshole giving Del Toro shit for not doing some piece about Mexico.
>> No. 37909
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>> No. 37910
>>37908
Guh! Variety has been giving this movie shit since the beginning!

And besides! Half the movies he's done were B horror flicks in the Guadalajara indie circle.
(Would I like to see a Mexican Jaeger? Sure. Would I be appeased with a "Resorteras Nucleares Patentadas por la UNAM" joke? Just as much, yes. No one in the press here's really cared beyond general enthusiasm over the flick and seeing a countryman do the name good.)

Anyway, tldr fuck Variety.
The producer on this flick must've had a bad spat with the editor sometime back or something, thats usually where this sorta thing comes from.
>> No. 37912
>>37907
I completely agree with everything in this post. Prior to that scene, I also enjoyed Gypsy Danger hitting it over the head with a freaking tanker. Also, GLAdOS.

However, I also add the same complaint that I had for Bayformers, in that there was too much human focus and not enough robot-on-monster action. Not nearly as bad as Bayformers, but more than once I thought "come on someone punch a monster's head already".

Otherwise an extremely fun movie, and it pretty well fit my "Power Rangers for Adults" idea. I just hope that they don't make a sequel, because this is the kind of thing that really only works well once every ten-ish years or so.
>> No. 37913
>>37912

I seem to remember it being greenlit for a trilogy already.
>> No. 37914
>>37910

Yea whatever it was they seemed to want to kill the hype before it ever had a chance, but hopefully those Thursday numbers will bode well for the Weekend and it will beat WWZ numbers. Course if it passed that the next big test is Japan. Its already got support from a good number of those in the Japanese Mecha Genre community, here is hoping that the public takes to it as well.

Also love how many negative reviews describe it as >>37909 this but bigger and louder and I try to figure out how that is a bad thing.

"Power Rangers on really good Acid"

"Transformers mixed with Godzilla"

"Transformers fighting Rubber Dinosaurs in a Bathtub"

"Bigger more expensive power rangers"

How is that bad I've no clue. But then again I've likely got experience with this genre then they do and that isn't much.
>> No. 37915
>>37912
> there was too much human focus and not enough robot-on-monster action.

Totally agree. At most they should have had one zany scientist, not two, and Hannibal Chau the black market dealer should have been excised completely. That would have easily cut down at least 15, 20 minutes that could have been devoted to more action.

In general, the fight scenes were better choreographed, better shot, and better edited than Bayformers. I'm pretty happy with them, I just wanted more.
>> No. 37916
Honestly I liked the scientist and the black market subplots. I thought they helped give the world and setting more of an expansive focus than just focusing on the robot pilot action would have.

WITH ALL THAT SAID THOU

I think the movie needed another fight scene. Not because PEW PEW I LOVE EXPLOSIONS AND ROBUTTS but because I felt like the Russian and Chinese Jaegers needed a chance to actually shine before they got bitched out. Plus the scene where Mako gets lost in the memory also needed more of an immediate sense of threat than OH GOD SHE'S GONNA FIRE THE PLASMA CANNON IN THE BASE I'm like what.

What they should've done is had another Kaiju (possibly a pair) attack in some place close by like Japan or something where they could feasibly get to. Then Cherno and Coyote get to tango a bit with the thing, show off their moves, but Gypsy Danger winds up going haywire cause Mako follows the rabbit and she almost gets the mech destroyed but Eureka saves them, which further enforces the Aussie Pilots mistrust of the two and better shows that Raleigh and Mako simply aren't ready yet.

Then! When Cherno and Coyote go to defend Hong Kong with Eureka off to the side, you introduce the two category 4's have them fight them off a bit THEN have one of them reveal the knockout power button which is what causes Coyote and Cherno to go down. Now you've shown that your enemies aren't just monsters they're also damn cheaters too, at least in the minds of the audience.

This makes Gypsy Dangers entrance a lot more poignant to show that Mako and Raleigh (who fyi really needed a goddamn training montage together or something) have improved as partners.

THERE! I've just made your film flow better. Gimme a million dollars Del Toro.

>> No. 37918
>>37916

Also I've taken to calling this Shoe the movie.

Cause for some damn reason shoes are an important symbol in this film.
>> No. 37919
How much did this movie cost anyway? Maybe they couldn't afford another fight scene.
>> No. 37920
>>37919
It was very much under-budget. And ahead of schedule.
For all intents and purposes, this was a very very smooth production.
>> No. 37921
Okay so now that I'm less high on HOLY SHIT IS THAT A TANKER, I've thought on it some more and have come up with what I think is probably a more final list of issues.

1. The entire Wall plotline is fucking stupid. Yes they actually bring this up in the film, but it's so stupid that it shouldn't have been in there at all. It's only point and purpose in existing is to cut down on the number of Jaegers, which you could do better by simply saying the pilots present are those that Idris considers the best in the world while the others are off defending the coast elsewhere.
2. China and Russia did jack for crap in this movie and it's total bullshit.
3. Probably could have used more/better female characters. Mako wasn't great and the Russian chick, again, did nothing.
4. Raleigh's actor is a droner. I'm actually not sure if I should have this here or not because for some reason I like Raleigh, even though he is basically Maverick from Top Gun.
5. Category 5 needed to be more impressive I think. Maybe even just bigger.
6. Black Market stuff ultimately served little purpose besides world building, which is cool but does not serve film flow much. I kind of suspect it's only here because Del Toro likes Ron Pearlman a lot.
7. Idris is kind of a crappy commander.


I don't think the "there's too many humans, just like Bayformers" comparison is really valid. The thing about Bayformers is that the Transformers themselves are characters, and they just DROWN in extra human characters who serve no point or purpose, when the movies are called fucking "Transformers." In Pacific Rim, the robots are just machines, and a movie needs at least some characterization, even if it's only on the level of Top Gun or a Super Robot show. Ron Pearlman is ultimately a meaningless sidequest that could have been cut, but I'm fine with there being two scientists because the pair thing is a running theme in the movie, it fits. Every other character is a pilot, and thus kind of can't be cut.

But again, HOLY SHIT, THAT'S A TANKER, so who cares about any of this.
>> No. 37922
Word is there is about an hour of extra footage much of it pilot action centric.
>> No. 37925
>>37922
I hope the cut action scenes are with the Russian and China mechs. Because as repeated ad nauseam here, they needed more screen time.

I squealed like a high school girl when the Russian mech did a Votoms punch.
>> No. 37926
So I just got back from watching the film a second time. This time in a proper quality cinema.

Opted for 3D since the next showing was sooner.

Much better experience than my first viewing. Though I spent the rest of the film trying to figure out if I got a better picture with the 3D glasses on top my regular glasses or vice versa.
>> No. 37927
>>37912
I'd argue that there wasn't enough time alloted to character development for the lead pilots. In the original script, getting them to be able to sync up properly was a significant thing. In the final film there wasn't as much time devoted to it.

That said, I'm glad the relationship between the two was developed in such a way that you could interpret it as a platonic friendship. But that's just me.

As for action, to reiterate what I've read as rumors: Supposedly there's about an hour's worth of material cut from the theatrical release. So I hope that there were more action scenes for Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon in all that.

>> No. 37928
http://thecinemasnob.com/2013/07/12/midnight-screenings-pacific-rim-and-grown-ups-2.aspx

Brad approves
>> No. 37930
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>>37921
>1. The entire Wall plotline is fucking stupid. Yes they actually bring this up in the film, but it's so stupid that it shouldn't have been in there at all. It's only point and purpose in existing is to cut down on the number of Jaegers, which you could do better by simply saying the pilots present are those that Idris considers the best in the world while the others are off defending the coast elsewhere.

The point wasn't that the other Jaegers were elsewhere. It's that the four ones we saw were the only ones LEFT. Strike Eureka was supposed to have been decommissioned a day before the attack on Sydney.

As for the wall, the point of it was that humanity had been at war for over a decade and the Jaeger program had taxed the world economy so much that people were working for rations.

>> No. 37931
>>37930
>The point wasn't that the other Jaegers were elsewhere. It's that the four ones we saw were the only ones LEFT. Strike Eureka was supposed to have been decommissioned a day before the attack on Sydney.

Yes I'm aware of that, I was saying that and the wall are poor choices and was suggesting an alternative.

>As for the wall, the point of it was that humanity had been at war for over a decade and the Jaeger program had taxed the world economy so much that people were working for rations.
Again, a poor plot choice because the Wall is fucking ridiculous and just makes literally every leader on the planet look like a complete moron.

>> No. 37933
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>> No. 37934
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>>37921
>>37930
>>37931

Whiner. You haven't even mentioned the only legitimate problem with the movie, which is that they underplayed the kaiju's toxicity levels to the point where it wasn't even a thing anymore.

Seriously, the WHOLE point of building the Jaegers was to conserve military might and to stop the big buggers from bleeding everywhere. This was barely even mentioned in the movie.

The rest of your complaints are just opinions, not things that detract from the quality of the film.

> the Wall is fucking ridiculous and just makes literally every leader on the planet look like a complete moron.

Kind of like the Wall that's currently being reinforced between the U.S. and Mexico? Holy shit it's like Del Toro is actually bringing up relevant human reactions to perceived threats or something, how unrealistic.

Sage for bitching at a fellow Rim fan, but your nitpicking is a little elaborate, bub. Say, who's going out for a second viewing? I know I am.
>> No. 37935
My main thought with the Wall was that it was corruption. Politicians saw the number of Jaegers go down, and decided they might as well spend the last years of humanity living the good life, getting kickbacks for this Wall bullshit. Security Theatre!

As for rations, I don't think it was just the Jaeger program, as the Wall does rations along with the Shatterdome. I think that, because of a decade of Kaiju attacks, deaths, and moving people inland, that farming has been seriously disrupted the world over. The Jaeger program might have made this worse, but it wasn't the cause.

Also, anyone else just have to laugh when they said "Gypsy Danger is analog!" as though having your COMPUTER powered by a nuclear reactor will somehow save you from EMPs.
>> No. 37936
>>37934
>Kind of like the Wall that's currently being reinforced between the U.S. and Mexico? Holy shit it's like Del Toro is actually bringing up relevant human reactions to perceived threats or something, how unrealistic.
Illegal immigrants are not titanic, building destroying monsters. If it really is intended as a metaphor (which I doubt), it's a shitty one.

You are right about them downplaying Kaiju flu, I'd forgotten about that.

>Say, who's going out for a second viewing? I know I am.
Probably.
>> No. 37937
>>37936
>Illegal immigrants are not titanic, building destroying monsters.
Depends which country they're from.
>> No. 37938
See, I just took the Wall as the world leaders resigning and saying "Shit we're doomed. Better go make plans to colonize the moon!"

I just took it to saying that the world leaders/head scientists knew the whole Jaeger program couldn't last forever and opting to go into hiding/running away from the threat rather than facing them head-on. It was a good excuse to why they were seen as humanity's last hope, cause the rest of humanity had all but given up.

I don't think the Kaiju/Illegal Immigrant thing holds any water. Cause what does that mean? We can't build barriers around us, so instead we gotta punch the invaders in the face then drop a nuke in where they come from? That's... some message you're giving if that was your intention.
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>> No. 37943
Thing is, until Newt connected with the brain, they all thought the Kaiju were big dumb animals from another dimension, not engineered biological weapons following a Hive mind. It probably was expected that upon reaching the Wall a Kaiju would just lose interest and go elsewhere, instead of spending one hour tearing it down.
>> No. 37944
Gauging reactions from all over the internet, it seems that Otachi is everybody's favorite Kaiju.

Do you guys agree?
>> No. 37945
Just came back from seein it.
Jesus fuck that was good.

For all the complaints about the wall. Its main reason and purpose was to do exactly as explained in the movie. To cut the Jaeger programme and make it apparent there's no backup. It also works so we can sympathise with the ranger characters and be like "oh this is the end of an era for them. They're the last of their kind!"
If there's any political allegory to be made with the wall, it'd be parodying the government's mentality and logic in taking that decision. "Whoops. Better build a wall." But even then, that's scarce.


Now excuse me as I go make fanart for this.
>> No. 37946
Also, damn shame we couldn't see the Jaeger programme in its prime.
>> No. 37947
>>37946
Animated Series focusing on that period would be the best. Problem is Genndy Tartakovsky is now doing movies and he's by far the best at understanding that kinda action for the small screen and doing designs that fit the motif.
>> No. 37948
>>37947
Also, Genndy Tartokovsky has already basically tried to do that show, and it blew up after a season.
>> No. 37949
>>37948
that was mainly due to network shenanigans working to push him out.
>> No. 37950
>>37947
>>37948
>>37949
Now that Pacific Rim is front and center of the media and public's mind, maybe he can leverage the recent popularity and get Sym-Bionic Titan back for another season.

I'm not too hopeful though.
>> No. 37951
>>37950
And maybe on the side, get someone good to try and do a Pacific Rim animated show!
>> No. 37952
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>>37905
>Poland joke
>> No. 37953
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>>37944

Nope. For a bat-analogue, Otachi was horribly overpowered. By the same token it was the only Class IV to really represent any threat. Leatherback was tough but went down easy to plasma. Speaking of IVs, Scunner/Raiju might as well have not even been there, they died so easily, but design wise and personality wise Scunner is probably my hands down favorite. He's just so shifty, gross-looking and violent. I'm consoled by the fact that there are infinite clones of him in the Anteverse, of course.

>>37938

It's more "building a wall to keep your problems out doesn't fix the problem." We saw it in Mulan too, and this new Attack On Titan anime. I think it's a great metaphor for hiding and avoiding the issue instead of facing reality, which humans do a lot.
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Did that weird cleft down the middle of Slattern's face bother the hell out of anyone else?. . . It just seems like a design flaw for some reason.
>> No. 37955
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Also, guess whose favorite BPRD artist apparently worked on Rim? His name is even in the credits!
>> No. 37956
>>37953
> Leatherback was tough but went down easy to plasma

I don't think so. The fight with Knifehead shows that they were used to the Kaiju going down with one plasma blast, since it was a huge surprise that Knifey survived the first one. Now, how many did Leatherhead take at point blank? 6? 8?
>> No. 37957
I wouldn't say Scunner died easily, unless "multimegaton russian nuke going off in your face" counts as such. Now, that poor asshole Raiju died like a bitch.

Also, people like Otachi probably because her spreading the wings was such a SHIT JUST GOT REAL moment.
>> No. 37958
I concur with basically everything that has been said so far but I would also like to add DOUBLE SINGLE DILF ALERT FUCK YEAH. I'm not enamored with Hunnam nor did the writing really delight me in any way but yeah, as someone who has absolutely zero knowledge of giant mechas or kaiju I thought it was a damn fine action film.
>> No. 37960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVd7LKRZtCE
>> No. 37961
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anyone else running into this problem trying to see the film?
>> No. 37962
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>the wings
>THE SWORD

Far from a perfect film, but 10/10 entertainment, would watch again. I want a t-shirt and all the action figures.
>> No. 37963
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> first solid box office numbers roll up
> MFW Americans would rather watch Grown Ups 2 than Pacfic Rim

Absolutely disgusting.

And it isn't just America, it seems that the movie isn't doing well in Australia. What the hell Aussies? Your mech and pilots actually got shit done in the movie, where is the love?

Unless the word-of-mouth is insane and the movie picks up, Pacific Rim won't be the blockbuster we all hoped. I guess this world really does deserve the apocalypse after all.
>> No. 37964
>>37963
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pacificrim.htm
>Worldwide: $91,300,000
They made back half their budget in a single weekend. Eh, I think it's gonna do ok.
>> No. 37965
>>37963
Japan doesn't get it till next month and there is also stuff like this

>>37961

where the number of showings is woefully low compared to its "competition" I blame all the bullshit numbers that showed early tracking to be low which might figure into how many reels were sent to theaters (few others on /co/ said they had like two shows for Pac Rim and then 2 for the 3d version as well as me). But as said it doesn't hit Japan till next month and I think some other countries get it later as well.
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>>37961

Oh my god yes. ON THE DAY IT CAME OUT, my theater only had three screenings. It was disgusting. Is there some kind of conspiracy? I've never seen a movie have that few screenings on opening weekend before, with the possible exception of Open Season V or whatever the fuck.
>> No. 37968
>>37967
Best I can come up with is theaters want maximum profit and according to early tracking (what people want to see) turnout for Pacific Rim wasn't going to be as high as the Sandler film. So theaters ordered more of the one and less of the other or however that works. Comforting to note that the difference between the two is only about 6 million and that is with Grown Ups 2 running x4 as many screen times as Pacific Rim. But in all I think this will end up being similar to Blade Runner regardless in that it will endure.
>> No. 37969
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I hope Del Toro does a straight up comedy at some point, he's got the talent.
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>>37968
>according to early tracking (what people want to see) turnout for Pacific Rim wasn't going to be as high as the Sandler film
>> No. 37971
>>37968
sigh
this doesn't deserve to be "cult classic."
It should be a worldwide franchise....
>> No. 37972
For some perspective:

>Pacific Rim
>Domestic: $38,300,000
>Foreign: $53,000,000
>Worldwide: $91,300,000

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pacificrim.htm


>Grown Ups 2
>Domestic: $42,500,000
>Foreign: $1,700,000
>Worldwide:$44,200,000

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grownups2.htm
>> No. 37975
>>37971
Oh I've no doubt it will get legs once it hits the land of the rising sun. The powers that be that are the big names in Kaiju and Mecha have given it their blessing and it comes with a Japanese actress. This will do well there and in turn gain traction to be were it will be.

>>37972
Yea they've likely made all they will make from that movie maybe a little more just due to the saturation of the film but nothing beyond that.
>> No. 37976
Just wanted to say, Striker Eureka is the coolest looking of the movie's mechs by far. Shame they didn't keep Tacit Ronin's because dear god that was even sexier.
>> No. 37977
>>37975
Yeah problem with that: Japan is not a big theatergoing country. Like, isn't their highest grossing film still Spirited Away, which itself didn't make that much money compared to how it didn't overseas?
>> No. 37978
>>37977
I'm talking more enthusiasm over the property rather than box office. Get then hooked on the idea and this will have the base to endure and become cultural.
>> No. 37980
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Sequel idea:

-Strange flying craft goes through a briefly opened dimensional breach followed by a Kaiju.
-Raleigh and Mako are at a Jaeger museum in the same city and board the Exhibit's big attraction, a restored Coyote Tango, the last working Jaeger on the planet
-They battle the Kaiju (highlights include one of Coyote's cannons being knocked loose, prompting the duo to rip it off of the Jaeger's back and use it as a giant club on the monster), beat it, but the mech is damaged beyond repair
-the pilot of the strange craft is revealed to either be an alien or a human from an alternate dimension.
-says his world is under attack by the Anteverse precursors and their Kaijus
-information they extracted from one of the few Kaiju they managed to kill reveals that only one race has managed to best the Precursors, humans and their Jaegers
-his species tried making Jaegers of their own (their advanced tech allows for quicker development/manufacturing) but their inexperience and the lessons the Kaijus learned from the first film makes for some catastrophic losses (it takes nearly half a dozen of their bots to take out even one Kaiju)
-he asks for help from the pilots and scientific personnel of our world
-Earth governments refuse, but Raleigh takes the outsider aside and tells him he's willing to help
-Raleigh, Mako, Herc, Tendou, the scientists and a few of the surviving Mark 2 and 4 Jaeger pilots come with him, aided by classified Jaeger and Kaiju intel from Hannibal on the condition they bring back some Kaiju parts for him to sell.
-the earthlings have to simultaneously teach the denizens of this alternated dimension how to defend themselves as well as figuring out how to close the reinforced Breach of this world, which is floating in orbit in preference to underwater.

Basically Giant Robot Magnificent 7, no, not Samurai7.
>> No. 37981
>>37976
Tacit Ronin did appear in the movie. Hell, Coyote Tango was less seen
>> No. 37984
>>37981
I mean that Tacit Ronin was supposed to be the big Mach V Jaeger star until they decided to go with Striker Eureka instead. Maybe it's for the better since I would've bawled if it was the one that went boom in the end.
>> No. 37985
On a positive note, Pacific Rim was the top grossing movie over the weekend over here. Second highest opening of the year so far.
>> No. 37986
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Might as well post all the crossovers in this thread.
>> No. 37987
>>37986
Fuck. yes.
>> No. 37988
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I'm not sure whether to post all the Attack on Titan/Pacific Rim pictures here or on /jam/...
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so glad I wasn't the only one thinking this the whole movie
that and the fact that Charlie Day would probably make a good double for Sam Rockwell
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Oh well.
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>> No. 37997
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So yea a lot of stuff was cut to keep it under time
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>> No. 37999
Aww man, I'd love to see a Striker Eureka GN-X or Gipsy Danger Big O edit.
>> No. 38000
>>37991
Why is Eren so brown? If it's supposed to be some sort of antiwhitewashing, he's not even remotely dark in the anime.
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Oh /co/, never change
>> No. 38002
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Loved the movie. I laughed, I cheered and I cried (My son.). Got the comic and the art book.

Is it wrong that I aspire to be as amazing as Hannibal Chau one day? Those clicky shoes were awesome.
>> No. 38003
Am I the only one who was sad at the death of Chuck even though he was kind of an asshole[/spoiler], but couldn't give even half a shit about the prospect of Raleigh dying? He's the main character, but nothing he did throughout the movie made me give a shit about what happened to him. He's not hateable or anything, and it's more that I like everyone else more, but I'm so apathetic about him due to his lack of charisma that I was happier about even Hannibal surviving.
>> No. 38004
>>38001
When did this happen and is the thread still up?
>> No. 38005
>>38003
It was but I wanted him to live at least. Enough people had died. The way the Chinese and Russians went out was fucking horrific to me.
>> No. 38006
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>>38004
All I think was made was that and this.

>you will never have an acid spewing preggo kaiju waifu
>> No. 38007
>>38003
Honestly I thought they would actually have him dead at the end; to me it seemed poetic, that he would die as part of revenge for his brother's death. I wouldn't say I was disappointed by the actual end, but it didn't have the same FUCK YEAH feeling as WINGS AND SWORD.

Also, I don't know how his escape pod worked; was the entire Anteverse underwater or something? And the pod just managed to float straight up?
>> No. 38008
>>38005
Well, according to >>37997, there is probably a lot of footage that will sate us at a later date. This will be the first DVD I buy in years.
>> No. 38009
>>38006
I'd just find whatever discussion that led to that amusing to read. Know the thread number?

http://archive.foolz.us/co/

>>38007
The part of the Anteverse we see seems to be submerged in fluid. I'd have to re-read the early script draft if that detail was a change or not, but the ending was essentially the same.
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>>38009
Sadly I wasn't there. They were just reposted.

I goddamn loved that there wasn't a romantic subplot. Del Toro actually replaced that with more Charlie and Ron, which was good for world building. My female friend loved that there wasn't one either. I guess you could see the mains as that but they don't beat you over the head with it.
>> No. 38011
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38011
>already a Jap dub for Pacific Rim
>mfw Mako is Teh Rei
>also Raleigh is best Jojo (wow that ending is kind of appropriate), Geizler IKIMAAAASU, and Australians are Char/Katz
>> No. 38012
>>38011
>best Jojo
Which in your mind is....?

>>38010
>I goddamn loved that there wasn't a romantic subplot.
I don't know where people get this idea, Mako/Raleigh was incredibly fucking blatant. Is it just because they don't kiss at the end?
>> No. 38013
Also, I wish I could drawfag, but I would love to see a crossover of Shining Gundam and Gypsy Danger (Shining Danger?) with the Shining Finger crossed with the Plasma Cannon.
>> No. 38014
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38014
>>38012
There's Google for that you know.
>> No. 38015
>>38012
Yeah but it wasn't a subplot. Most of their shipworthy scenes were used to accomplish other stuff at the same time and gotten over with quickly.
>> No. 38016
>>38010
Those guys seriously didn't get enough screentime. Even the Weis had more time to shine than them.
>> No. 38017
>>38015
This. If there was one it was a hell of a lot more subdued than the shit we usually get shoved into these movies.

Also Bay should really pay attention to the fights in this. Even at night in a thunderstorm the action was more clear than Bayformers in broad daylight.
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38018
>Japanese Jaeger
>Mexican name
>British pilots

Weird.
>> No. 38020
How come the American Jaeger, the one that's showcased the most, gets the shittiest design?
>> No. 38021
>>38012
Mako and Raleigh were clearly very close by the end of it, and quite emotionally intimate, but the suggestion is that that's true for pretty much all Jaeger duos. It was left just vague enough that if you want to believe they were just friends, you could.

Like Mulder and Scully before all the craziness went down in the X-Files.
>> No. 38022
>>38021
Apparently the duel between them was supposedly to showcase that the connection between pilots isn't just emotional/intellectual but also somewhat sexual? I can get it for the Russians and Stacker/Tamsin but for siblings and father/son? That must be insanely awkward.
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