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Pacific Rim

commodorejohn
Who joined Oct. 2, 2012, 12:22 p.m.
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Wrote the following at July 12, 2013, 11:41 p.m...
Go. See. This. Movie. If you have even a sliver of geek or B-movie fan in you or even just want to see spectacle blockbusters that take joy in their premise again instead of being constantly grimy and dour, do not miss this movie. It's a note-perfect homage/tribute/mashup/fan film for mecha anime and Japanese monster movies alike, mixed in with Hollywood summer blockbuster sensibilities - but from those halcyon days when summer blockbusters could actually be good and fun. It wears Neon Genesis Evangelion on its sleeve in many ways, but unlike that show it keeps the "giant robots versus Godzilla" aspect front and center and develops its characters through that, instead of devolving into navel-gazing.

My God you guys, do not miss this movie.

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smj
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Wrote the following at July 13, 2013, 12:37 a.m...
When I spotted the mecha in the early teaser commercial I was praying for something like Titan Maximum . Then was disappointed when they seemed to be taking it seriously in the next wave of ads. Just recently though, when I recognized Charlie Day in the latest commercials, I started to wonder again if it might not be worth taking a chance on it...

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commodorejohn
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Wrote the following at July 13, 2013, 6:36 a.m...
It's definitely a serious movie and not a spoof (though it's packed with little funny bits that lighten the mood but don't get in the way,) but it's not dour and joyless like so many modern blockbusters...

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smj
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Wrote the following at July 20, 2013, 1:04 a.m...
So I actually shelled out for IMAX 3D on this one, and I have to say... it was fun. Either they managed to pull it off, or I've got permanent damage from trying to figure out Eureka 7 based on a few episodes seen out of order.

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vishnu
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Wrote the following at July 20, 2013, 11:21 p.m...
This movie is just a lobbying effort by the robotics industry to convince DoD that it needs to add another half billion to its yearly budget to produce giant fisticuff robots... 8-)

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theinonen
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Wrote the following at Aug. 3, 2013, 12:05 p.m...
I just watched this at local theater and it was pretty good with some nice effects and good music. Always good to see a movie that is not spoiled with horrible rap/hiphop music that seems to be so popular nowdays.

As an added bonus this time nobody was talking through the whole movie like the last time I was in the movies. I really hate that as not that hard to stay quiet and just let everyone watch the movie.