tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post2887083815334307384..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Pacific Rim (2013)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-57391579692804967872013-08-16T02:46:17.618-07:002013-08-16T02:46:17.618-07:00Awesome!Awesome!Hymanhttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-69157252939587282792013-07-25T13:30:26.953-07:002013-07-25T13:30:26.953-07:00I am currently on vacation but will be returning w...I am currently on vacation but will be returning with my usual onslaught of reviews on July 31st! See you then!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-56691745328505476002013-07-25T13:12:51.691-07:002013-07-25T13:12:51.691-07:00No film review this week?No film review this week?L.A Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-1809992091436780052013-07-23T09:23:09.808-07:002013-07-23T09:23:09.808-07:00Jack: They actually completely answer that questio...Jack: They actually completely answer that question, hope you enjoy the film, dont worry, no spoilers for you! I read your review for Robot Jox, its strange because I have written my review for that very same film, I think we saw it around the same time! I agree, its goofy fun, I havent been on the blogosphere much because i am currently on summer vacation which is the reason why you havent seen any new.reviews these past couple of days....i will return on the 31st! Thats a promise!<br /><br />Dan: I enjoyed the whole enchilada, seen it twice and liked both parts of..the movie, especially the whole thing between Pentacost and Mako. <br /> <br />Maurice: I also gave that description to The Avengers, these movies offer so much visually! Normally, these movies require more than one viewing for me, already seen Pacific Rim twice!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-965908321123534302013-07-23T07:38:56.323-07:002013-07-23T07:38:56.323-07:00Crack for the eyes is the best description I'v...Crack for the eyes is the best description I've heard of Pacific Rim to date. A visual feast, like all his movies.<br />-Maurice Mitchell<br /><a href="http://www.thegeektwins.com/" rel="nofollow">The Geek Twins</a> | <a href="http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Film Sketchr</a>Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-36918687209585151882013-07-20T06:11:16.752-07:002013-07-20T06:11:16.752-07:00Hi Jack,
There are indeed reasons for everything. ...Hi Jack,<br />There are indeed reasons for everything. There's more to this than you expect my friend.<br />sffSFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-24340432642074047012013-07-18T14:13:52.454-07:002013-07-18T14:13:52.454-07:00Good review Francisco. I had a good time with this...Good review Francisco. I had a good time with this movie when it was about the robots and the monsters. But when it got to the characters, I lost a lot of interest.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-69873233899266366192013-07-16T08:14:19.900-07:002013-07-16T08:14:19.900-07:00Nice review! I quite enjoyed this film as well. Go...Nice review! I quite enjoyed this film as well. Good to see Del Toro back in the director's chair!<br /><br />Nice reference to VOLTRON! I had forgotten about that.<br /><br />Yeah, this is everything you could want from a giant robots vs. giant monsters movie. My only minor quibble is that I wish the battles weren't all at night. Makes me wonder if they were covering for a lack of impressive special effects? I know there is a battle glimpsed briefly during the day, but a full-blown one would've been nice.<br /><br />I actually saw this in 3D and it looked very good to me. Even with post-conversion there still was some pretty cool 3D effects and I think that this is probably the best film I've seen with 3D applied after the fact.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-80842582853013001382013-07-15T06:36:04.482-07:002013-07-15T06:36:04.482-07:00This sounds good. Out of interest, is there an ans...This sounds good. Out of interest, is there an answer to the question of "what is it that these creatures are hoping to achieve by laying waste to our world"? <br /><br />You don't have to spoil but just curious if it is addressed or left for a sequel?<br /><br />Also, just reviewed Robot Jox. May be laughable and goofy but it's a lot of fun too.Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-63928291068087859812013-07-13T22:13:26.904-07:002013-07-13T22:13:26.904-07:00Jervais Jimmie and Eddie: I totally agree I hope t...Jervais Jimmie and Eddie: I totally agree I hope that Pacific Rim wins the fight at the box office and I think it should have no problems making its money back, unless of course the public unanimously reject the film in which case it'll be a total disaster, but I doubt it good word-of-mouth will keep this one alive I think. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-6915002128926048432013-07-13T22:12:10.621-07:002013-07-13T22:12:10.621-07:00Jervais Jimmie and Eddie: I totally agree I hope t...Jervais Jimmie and Eddie: I totally agree I hope that Pacific Rim wins the fight at the box office and I think it should have no problems making its money back, unless of course the public unanimously reject the film in which case it'll be a total disaster, but I doubt it good word-of-mouth will keep this one alive I think. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-9453829854630487842013-07-13T11:16:27.137-07:002013-07-13T11:16:27.137-07:00Chris, always remember, the kind of astonishing sc...Chris, always remember, the kind of astonishing scenes of destruction that you see in movies like "Pacific Rim" are what cinema at its best should always be all about, dont knock it my old mate FOR ANY REASON ! ! !.eddie lydeckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-11131918695766663692013-07-13T11:10:56.783-07:002013-07-13T11:10:56.783-07:00A $170 million budget, that means it needs $330 to...A $170 million budget, that means it needs $330 to $340 million worldwide in order to break even, it should be able to achieve that, if it doesn`t theres no justice.jimmie t. murakaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-81343253176799296772013-07-13T11:07:15.131-07:002013-07-13T11:07:15.131-07:00Francisco, i have to say that i whole-heartedly an...Francisco, i have to say that i whole-heartedly and unreservedly agree with everything that Jimmie said, Adam Sandler and Kevin James are both murderously and embarrassingly unfunny talentless morons, and rubbish like them simply should not be besmirching and polluting the opening week-end of a truly magnificent film like "Pacific Rim" ! ! !.jervaise brooke hamsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-48500379446566299532013-07-13T09:12:00.487-07:002013-07-13T09:12:00.487-07:00Jimmy:You might be right, but I hope the good word...Jimmy:You might be right, but I hope the good word of mouth gives Pacific Rim the push it needs! Let's see, I know I'll be checking it out again. <br /><br />Chris Hewson: Well, collateral damage has always been a part of Kaiju movies, I mean, Godzilla always fights in the middle of the city and destroys a whole lot of Japan...Pacific Rim has fights that take place in the middle of the city, but also ones that take place in the middle of the ocean, which I thought was a smart move, get the monsters before they reach the city. But hey Chris, if you love Kaiju movies....this one is a gift from the cinematic gods made especially for you. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-16694531993350077202013-07-12T22:01:03.392-07:002013-07-12T22:01:03.392-07:00I can't wait to see this!
So is this movie de...I can't wait to see this!<br /><br />So is this movie depressing at all? Because from what I've seen, I LOVE fun goofy kaiju movies, but not so much the serious ones, because I find the extreme death toll and collateral damage that'd occur in the monster attacks kinda depressing.Chris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-20788562871439089492013-07-12T20:23:32.294-07:002013-07-12T20:23:32.294-07:00Its incredible to think that a frivolous and flipp...Its incredible to think that a frivolous and flippant piece of unwatchable garbage like "Grown Ups 2" might actually be challenging the greatness of "Pacific Rim" at the North American box office this week-end. By rights "Pacific Rim" should make $120 million this week-end and "Grown Ups 2" should make precisely nothing, but unfortunately that probably wont be the case, the fickleness and sheer idiocy of the American movie going public never ceases to amaze me.jimmie t. murakaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-53881945366081612222013-07-12T14:09:24.816-07:002013-07-12T14:09:24.816-07:00You'll notice the difference in the way the sc...You'll notice the difference in the way the scenes with the robots are handled, where Bay's Transformers leave you cold and confused, Del Toro has color, texture, depth and excitement. I loved that you could actually understand what is going on on screen, its not a big old blurry mess like in Bays films. <br /><br />Yeah, the melding of minds was also in Avatar, still, I liked that element of the mind meld between the Jaeger pilots and the robots, I've never seen a movie where they handle the whole thing about driving giant robots in such a credible fashion. It's a film filled with fantastical sci-fi elements, yet Del Toro projects it all in a credible fashion. <br /><br />Looking forward to Gareth's Godzilla's, I'm just curious as to how they'll make it different. Still, I'm mega excited for it! You know I'm a huge Godzilla fan! <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, I certainly I'm excited for all the positive buzz around Pacific Rim, I have a feeling good word of mouth will take it as far as it has to go. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-40511508087560022952013-07-12T13:20:39.849-07:002013-07-12T13:20:39.849-07:00I really looked forward to reviews in general on t...I really looked forward to reviews in general on this film and yours as always very specifically Franco.<br /><br />I loved your commentary on Bay. I think you're exactly right. Much of the way he puts together those Transformers films leave me cold. They are just loud clunky nearly artless in their grace and at least del Toro is all about the art behind the excitement. I look forward to his eye on the genre as you mention.<br /><br />There is plenty of anime source material here too regarding the pilots of these robots but I do like your Godzilla analogies too. It's certainly an element to what is going on regarding the kaiju for this film.<br /><br />But the psychological connecting ideas are nothing new. It's been around in some great anime series that are decades old (much of it lifted). Still, I love that del Toro had the guts and the balls to do something with it in live action with such razor sharp accuracy. I'm basing all of this upon your review and the trailers I've seen ad nauseum.<br /><br />And finally, I love your closing question. It's a great one to consider. But I do believe Edwards has nothing to fear because despite being a live action mecha vs monster film, Godzilla will look entirely different and should look entirely different and feel different. So I'm not worried about it at all.<br /><br />But your review has me really excited to see a film I was kind of excited about. Great enthusiasm felt for this one. Cheers pal.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.com