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Pacific Rim

  • 27-08-2019 10:00pm
    #1
    Midster
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭


    Hmmm what are your thoughts


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  • #2
    Smiles35
    Registered Users Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭Smiles35


    I thought it would be great for the kids. Big robots, could be a new Transformers fad.

    Fast forwarded the Ron Pealman parts.


  • #3
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,953 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    I LOVE Pacific Rim. It's one of the most fun films made..... once you know it knows how ludicrous it is. A friend of mine saw it and thought it was rubbish: "It was like one of those Japanese cartoons"

    Yes... Yes it is :D. But it knows how crazy it is. From the very names of the characters:

    Stacker Pentecost
    Hercules Hanson!!!!! (Possibly the best non-80's name ever created)
    Hannibal Chao


    I mean how can you not love a movie which has a giant robot, smashing its way through night-time Hong Kong, only to smash a huge monster upside the head..... with a f*cking tanker!!!!!

    The dialogue is simply brilliant in its OTT-ness also:
    Now, you and I are the only thing standin' between that ugly bastard and a city of 2 million people! Now we have a choice here: we either sit and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something really stupid.

    And

    Are you funnin' me?

    It's a delirious Akihabara sugardrink-fueled fever dream of a live action anime made by an out and out geek. Glorious :)


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Really enjoyed it, no interest in the second one, giant robots fighting giant monsters hell yes, and probably the best of the Transformers movies:;)


  • #5
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,258 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    It was an ok summer movie, nothing more and nothing I've ever returned to. I've had much more enjoyable one liners in things such as the A-team movie ("Don't worry gentlemen a bit of turbulence have never brought down an airplane but we got inbound sub sonic UAWs with missile lock and they bring down planes all the time", "Are they trying to shot down the other drone? No, they are trying to fly the tank") and this clip is simply a glorious example of what makes that movie so great (spoilers in the clip obviously).



  • #6
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,953 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Really enjoyed it, no interest in the second one, giant robots fighting giant monsters hell yes, and probably the best of the Transformers movies:;)

    Don't bother. The 2nd film totally TOTALLY missed the point. The first film KNEW it was daft. The second one didn't realise it should be daft.


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  • #7
    Jayd0g
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭Jayd0g


    Nody wrote: »
    It was an ok summer movie, nothing more and nothing I've ever returned to. I've had much more enjoyable one liners in things such as the A-team movie ("Don't worry gentlemen a bit of turbulence have never brought down an airplane but we got inbound sub sonic UAWs with missile lock and they bring down planes all the time", "Are they trying to shot down the other drone? No, they are trying to fly the tank") and this clip is simply a glorious example of what makes that movie so great (spoilers in the clip obviously).



    Love the old lady at the end of that clip. Now I just want to rewatch the A-Team!


  • #8
    Midster
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Midster


    TheIrishGrover wrote: »
    I mean how can you not love a movie which has a giant robot, smashing its way through night-time Hong Kong, only to smash a huge monster upside the head..... with a f*cking tanker!!!!!

    I personally have watched the film about 8 times, love it!!


  • #9
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,953 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Jayd0g wrote: »
    Love the old lady at the end of that clip. Now I just want to rewatch the A-Team!

    For some reason I never liked the A-Team movie... I don't know why. It's a pity 'cos the cast was amazing. Still, conversation for another thread.


  • #10
    Midster
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Midster


    Robots fighting humans: Terminator

    Robots fighting robots: Transformers

    Robots fighting monsters: Pacific rim

    Have I missed any?


  • #11
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,953 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Midster wrote: »
    Robots fighting humans: Terminator

    Robots fighting robots: Transformers

    Robots fighting monsters: Pacific rim

    Have I missed any?

    Monster fighting Monster: Bride Wars


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