Pacific Rim
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I choose to look at it not as Evangeleon but as Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla by Del Toro.
A US kaiju movie done right.
A US kaiju movie done right.
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The GLaDOS voice is distracting.
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What is preachy about Evangelion?
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Yeah reminds me of Evangelion. I'm definitely going to see this.
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My uncle at ILM has been telling me about how badass this movie is going to be and the trailer solidified it. Count me in.
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Looks badass! Should be pretty cool, especially if Guillermo Del Toro is directing.
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The rocket fist punch and the giant robot being knocked through the bridge and then coming up to a sliding stop on its heels were pure giant robot anime goodness. These are the kinds of tiny details that show off the film's obvious invluences and also indicate that Del Toro understands the genre and knows how to communicate those things in a live action film.
A bunch of subtle nods to geek culture don't necessarily make for a great film, but it's reassuring to know that they've got their finger on the pulse of the genre.
A little unsolicited opining about EVA follows:
As for Evangelion, I don't consider it preachy at all. It's just all very, very melodramatic. I still like the series and believe everyone who is a fan of anime should watch it at least once. Including The End of Evangelion, which I feel is a fantastic movie and, perhaps, the only fitting end to that series. So it's not a happy ending. The series' rather depressing point is that what people need to be satisfied is different for each individual. Shinji had the means to make the world into anything he wanted at the end but he couldn't make it a happy place because he was not, at heart, a happy person. He was lonely, abandoned, depressed and miserable. That's what he was comfortable with, for whatever fucked up reasons explain it. So that's the world he made. One in which he felt irrationally safe because he didn't have to change who he was. Sucks for the rest of us, but we weren't given the power now, were we?
I am down with these new EVA movies and have enjoyed the first two so far. But to be honest, I don't need Gainax to 'rewrite' EVA. I'm content with the original version's themes and outcome. Maybe Hideaki Anno wouldn't have written that ending had he been in a better place in life, but art is a reflection of the creator's soul at the time of ralization and whatever metaphysical and spiritual flailing he was doing at the time, EVA was the result.
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A bunch of subtle nods to geek culture don't necessarily make for a great film, but it's reassuring to know that they've got their finger on the pulse of the genre.
A little unsolicited opining about EVA follows:
As for Evangelion, I don't consider it preachy at all. It's just all very, very melodramatic. I still like the series and believe everyone who is a fan of anime should watch it at least once. Including The End of Evangelion, which I feel is a fantastic movie and, perhaps, the only fitting end to that series. So it's not a happy ending. The series' rather depressing point is that what people need to be satisfied is different for each individual. Shinji had the means to make the world into anything he wanted at the end but he couldn't make it a happy place because he was not, at heart, a happy person. He was lonely, abandoned, depressed and miserable. That's what he was comfortable with, for whatever fucked up reasons explain it. So that's the world he made. One in which he felt irrationally safe because he didn't have to change who he was. Sucks for the rest of us, but we weren't given the power now, were we?
I am down with these new EVA movies and have enjoyed the first two so far. But to be honest, I don't need Gainax to 'rewrite' EVA. I'm content with the original version's themes and outcome. Maybe Hideaki Anno wouldn't have written that ending had he been in a better place in life, but art is a reflection of the creator's soul at the time of ralization and whatever metaphysical and spiritual flailing he was doing at the time, EVA was the result.
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I won't argue that at all. the angst Evangelion needs its own plug suit.
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that was one of the best things i've ever seen
this movie is going to kick ass
this movie is going to kick ass
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Release date is 7/13/13 acordingto Wiki.
Here is a little blurb about the basic premise taken from the wiki page.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, start rising from the sea, a war begins that takes millions of lives and consumes humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers prove nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Here is a little blurb about the basic premise taken from the wiki page.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, start rising from the sea, a war begins that takes millions of lives and consumes humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers prove nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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My wife went nuts for the Pacific Rim trailer, and made me watch it. Definitely looks like fun. After seeing that Del Toro interview where they went inside his house, I can see how he'd come up with this and really get a lot of the homage to robot anime right.
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Hmm...Robot Jox 2013 huh? Well see. It looks pretty but lets see if they make a plot to go with it...
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When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, start rising from the sea, a war begins that takes millions of lives and consumes humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon is devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers prove nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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yes, DEAR GOD, FUCKING YESSSS
Is it just me or that robotic voice is the voice from portal!?!?!?!?!
Is it just me or that robotic voice is the voice from portal!?!?!?!?!
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Im more excited about Oblivion truth be told...but even that is slightly iffy...