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[Chaka]

Problem is that a lot of the people that loved Pacific Rim as escapist robot fun hated Transformers because...I dunno...hating those movies is the cool thing to do and liking Del Toro is the cool thing to do.

I'm sorry, but they're the same thing. If anything Pacific Rim had worse dialogue, less funnies, more corny parts, and way more stupid plot oversights (wait, we've had a sword the whole time and you're just telling me now?). It just smells to me like people wanting to cry out "see I can enjoy stupid fun action flicks too!" as long as the director has done something else in the past and they can keep hating on the guy who only does those kind of movies. I'm pretty sure if you flipped the directors around but kept the movies exactly the same their stance on the matter would change 180 degrees.

You could not be further off base IMO. With better editing I might agree that Transformers = Pacific Rim but Bay spent way too much time dealing with Shia's adolescent insecurities that no one gave a #### about. I didn't care about the Three's Companyesque misunderstandings between him and Bumble Bee, and his insane over-the-top petty jealousy of his girlfriend was insufferable. I would say that most of my criticisms of Transformers center around wasted screen time of which there was far too much. If they edited out 15-25 minutes from each TF film to focus more on the giant robots vs giant robots and far, far less of Shia and his insufferable unfunny family (as well as the y'know getting rid of the overtly racist robots) I think I would have found them far more interesting.

However as finished products Pacific Rim delivers far more of the giant good guys vs the giant bad guys than TF on every level.

And I agree the sword thing was kind of stupid but it was no worse than ghost robots bringing Shia back to life (or whatever the hell that was) actually it was far better than that mess. And while ultimately I really don't care much about dialogue in these type of films IMO PR >>>>>> TF in that regard too.

Either way it has nothing to do with disliking TF just because it's fashionable to dislike Michael Bay. The reason people don't like Michael Bay films is that he hasn't made an entertaining film since The Rock, which I love (but come on, Indiana Jones coal mine car races below Alcatraz? And you are going to complain about a robot sword?). What else has he directed that is worthwhile even as a guilty pleasure? I guess Bad Boys qualifies.

Del Toro's has a lot of terrible films too IMO, particularly the Hellboy series (and I am sure Blade II is garbage too but I haven't seen it) so I don't see why it is more fashionable to like his work. Although, to be fair, his best work Pan's Labyrinth & The Devil's Backbone is far more thoughtful than anything Bay has ever vomited onto the screen.

 

[Chaka]

Pacific Rim was infinitely better than any of the Transformers movies. Shai was just not a good story line and the fighting was a mess most of the time. They were entertaining and I usually don't turn them off when they are on.

But for me PR is just way better.

Yeah the fighting in the first film was pretty difficult to follow most of the time, which is why they overcompensated in the second film by making every fight sequence super slow motion. The third film found better balance in that regard, when it wasn't busy being a US military recruitment propaganda piece.

 

[Chaka]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

 

[Enderdog]

are those 4 action movies another thing the ffa could agree on?

Should be....the 5th might be open for debate because I cant think of another movie that is quite up to snuff with T2, Aliens, Die Hard, and Predator at least by a major consensus.

I'd have to go with either The Road Warrior or Blade Runner.

 

[cstu]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

If that type of movie is your thing I understand why you love it.

Personally, watching giant CGI monsters and robots fight in a movie where I don't care one bit about the characters is absolute hell.

 

[Papa Georgio]

are those 4 action movies another thing the ffa could agree on?

Should be....the 5th might be open for debate because I cant think of another movie that is quite up to snuff with T2, Aliens, Die Hard, and Predator at least by a major consensus.

I'd have to go with either The Road Warrior or Blade Runner.

Someone else probably mentioned it but Lethal Weapon comes to mind. Not sure it would be my pick though.

 

[cstu]

The Armstrong Lie...real good

Forgot about that one, been looking forward to it.

 

[Chaka]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

If that type of movie is your thing I understand why you love it.

Personally, watching giant CGI monsters and robots fight in a movie where I don't care one bit about the characters is absolute hell.

Did you care about the characters in the Transformers movies?

 

[Chaka]

are those 4 action movies another thing the ffa could agree on?

Should be....the 5th might be open for debate because I cant think of another movie that is quite up to snuff with T2, Aliens, Die Hard, and Predator at least by a major consensus.

I'd have to go with either The Road Warrior or Blade Runner.

Road Warrior is a good call. Blade Runner isn't really an action film is it?

 

[cstu]

Joe - 8/10

- It's been so long since Nicolas Cage made a good movie that I forgot he could act. The kid in this (Tye Sheridan) has now brought out career performances from two actors thought to be washed up (McConaughey in Mud and now Cage). Sheridan has a long career ahead of him.

The Machine - 7/10

- Keep in mind that this was made on a very low budget, but fans of sci-fi will enjoy this Blade Runner-ish movie.

Sorcerer (1977) - 8/10

- Bob Magaw wrote a great review of this so I watched the Blu Ray. Definitely grows on you and by the end you're not sure what to think. Now on my list of mind#### movies.

 

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[D_House]

Watched Europa Report based on the recommendations here. Loved it.

Same. Well done slow-burning thriller.

 

[El Floppo]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

You need to get off yer keester and marry the movie already.

 

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[badmojo1006]

Transcendence - I don't know B- maybe C+

Problem I had is I could not get emotionally invested in Johnny Depp's wife. And you need to for the movie to work.

Liked Kate Mara and Morgan Freeman is always good, but Depp walked through the movie and Rebecca Hall just didn't work

 

[Osaurus]

Transcendence - I don't know B- maybe C+

Problem I had is I could not get emotionally invested in Johnny Depp's wife. And you need to for the movie to work.Liked Kate Mara and Morgan Freeman is always good, but Depp walked through the movie and Rebecca Hall just didn't work

Saw the previews and kept thinking of this as some kind of Lawnmower Man-esque drama. Meh.

 

[Chaka]

Transcendence - I don't know B- maybe C+

Problem I had is I could not get emotionally invested in Johnny Depp's wife. And you need to for the movie to work.Liked Kate Mara and Morgan Freeman is always good, but Depp walked through the movie and Rebecca Hall just didn't work

Saw the previews and kept thinking of this as some kind of Lawnmower Man-esque drama. Meh.

That is exactly what I was thinking.

If it gets great reviews I will consider it in theaters, otherwise I'll wait for cable.

 

[Chaka]

Philomena - This is an impressive movie. It is only about 90 minutes long but it tells a deep, emotionally charged story that somehow keeps a wry sense of humor while also creating layered and nuanced characters (well Judi Densch's character at any rate). I guess the story could be viewed as too linear and none of the other characters, aside from Judi Densch, are truly fleshed out, Coogan does manage to take his normal sarcastic, selfish ######bag shtick down from an 11 to a 6.5, which makes him just likable enough while allowing for his own redemption but no other characters have much depth. But those flaws seem of little importance to this tight, entertaining and powerful story.

One thing that I could see as polarizing for some is the handling of some of the religious themes. Coogan is an atheist and he wrote the film so you can expect his beliefs to come through. And I can see some people incorrectly reading Densch's character, who is the counter point to Coogan's atheism, as being a simple person who doesn't know any better. But there is far more to her than that.

 

[El Floppo]

Watched Moon last night.

I definitely Enjoyed it, but it suffered slightly for me only due to expectations built from the love I see it get in here. Thought Rockwell was fantastic along with the writing- dialogue and pacing felt good. Direction was hit or miss, IMO and I thought the editing and special effects were disappointing- even a little distracting, particularly the fade to black abrupt edits between scenes.

I have to sleep on the overall story. I had an expectation of some ambiguity of plot- for the viewer to come to our own conclusions about what was really going on up there with Rockwell's character. Even Spacey's smiley's were a little too telling for me- I would have liked to question and wonder about the motivations more. My first reaction was to be a little disappointed with such a clear-cut story-line, especially getting revealed fairly early in the movie (somwehre around the middle?)... but it was interesting anyways, so hard to fault too much.

 

[Chaka]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

 

[El Floppo]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

 

[Chaka]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

 

[El Floppo]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

 

[Sarnoff]

Saw some crap filler-movies last night:

Reasonable Doubt: Samuel L. Jackson is good as always. The rest was just meh.

The Art of the Steal: I like cheesy caper/con men movies. I thought this would be at least be enjoyable as a popcorn flick. It was not. It was not well scripted, and I don't think Matt Dillon did a good job. Terence Stamp was good, Jay Baruchel was good, and there's one minor character with one line that stole the show, but, the rest was blah. Just twists for twists sake... and then the movie made me angry. I was actually upset with the final twist for philosophical reasons:

Semi-spoilery:

Spoiler

They lied. The filmmakers lied. A scene was presented that didn't actually happen. It was the only way to make the "final twist" work, that something shown earlier in the film had to have never happened. So they just said it didn't. A scene with only one main character in it, and we're watching it as the audience, and it's a lie. To me, that's like finding out a magician on TV is just using camera tricks and special effects. What's the point? If you can't craft a twisty story without lying to the audience, why bother?

Anyway, the visual effects are pretty awful, and although I didn't care, I know it will rankle some... there is a ton of voiceover. Multiple characters. It's pretty much constant throughout the film.

 

[Chaka]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because I don't honestly have a tangible reason for not liking Stiller.

 

[El Floppo]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because I don't honestly have a tangible reason for not liking Stiller.

same. I know he grates on people, but I've never been too bothered by him until this movie.

 

[Chaka]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because I don't honestly have a tangible reason for not liking Stiller.

same. I know he grates on people, but I've never been too bothered by him until this movie.

Yeah, I think I may need to reevaluate my dislike of him because looking back through his work I really enjoy a lot of his films, which seems weird considering he annoys me. Perhaps if he had been in Pacific Rim I might like him more, but alas I guess we'll never know.

 

[cstu]

T-minus about 45 minutes until one of the greatest scenes in movie history on IFC...

From Dusk Til Dawn was on IFC?

 

[KarmaPolice]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because I don't honestly have a tangible reason for not liking Stiller.

same. I know he grates on people, but I've never been too bothered by him until this movie.

Yeah, I think I may need to reevaluate my dislike of him because looking back through his work I really enjoy a lot of his films, which seems weird considering he annoys me. Perhaps if he had been in Pacific Rim I might like him more, but alas I guess we'll never know.

I think I would have liked it more if they were giant ben stiller robots.

 

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T-minus about 45 minutes until one of the greatest scenes in movie history on IFC...

From Dusk Til Dawn was on IFC?

You know...crazy as it sounds, Hayak in a bikini fondling a snake as Cora Munro may have actually made that scene better.

 

[Chaka]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - I am guessing this one is a love/hate film with little middle ground around here. Each and every thread of plausibility goes right out the window pretty early after he begins his adventure, and I am not referring to his constant day dreaming. Most of the characters are obvious one note caricatures (particularly Adam Scott). There are several extremely convenient plot devices (skateboarding?). And I didn't think the story held many surprises, my GF and I pretty much called all the twists long before they happened.

But despite all of that I thought this was a thoroughly charming and entertaining film.

Agree.

I remember enjoying the overall ride just fine, but found Mitty- or at least Stiller's portrayal annoying, from the early day-dreaming to the "look at this guy, he actually can do everything".There's a movie character cliche of the omniscient idiot that I find distracting and annoying... and IIRC, this one falls under.

I am not sure if I didn't entirely like Mitty or if it is the fact that I don't entirely like Ben Stiller. I guess it's ultimately the same thing but I think it's possible that if another actor played Mitty but did it exactly like Stiller did I might have enjoyed it more.

Yeah- interesting. agree- I think it was Stiller as much as the character for me.

I kind of feel bad about it because I don't honestly have a tangible reason for not liking Stiller.

same. I know he grates on people, but I've never been too bothered by him until this movie.

Yeah, I think I may need to reevaluate my dislike of him because looking back through his work I really enjoy a lot of his films, which seems weird considering he annoys me. Perhaps if he had been in Pacific Rim I might like him more, but alas I guess we'll never know.

I think I would have liked it more if they were giant ben stiller robots.

Or giant robots crushing Ben Stiller over and over and over and over...

 

[JoeSteeler]

Joe - 8/10

- It's been so long since Nicolas Cage made a good movie that I forgot he could act. The kid in this (Tye Sheridan) has now brought out career performances from two actors thought to be washed up (McConaughey in Mud and now Cage). Sheridan has a long career ahead of him.

The Machine - 7/10

- Keep in mind that this was made on a very low budget, but fans of sci-fi will enjoy this Blade Runner-ish movie.

Sorcerer (1977) - 8/10

- Bob Magaw wrote a great review of this so I watched the Blu Ray. Definitely grows on you and by the end you're not sure what to think. Now on my list of mind#### movies.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Captain America: The Winter SoldierSome great action pieces. Very satisfying overall. Mackie's Falcon character was very cool and Sam Jackson was used well too. One of the best comic book movies I've seen.

7.5/10

I agree with all of this, although I'd give it 9/10.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just watched Toy Story 3 with my daughter. Cried like a baby at the end. Me not her. She had a cookie.

Love this series.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

 

[Papa Georgio]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

Probably not anything most of you would be amused with but this came on again yesterday and my 8 year old daughter and I were watching it. She started asking me why the people controlling the robots were in the head. I start going on some explanation when she stops me and says, "no daddy, if they can make a robot like that, with all the technology they wouldn't HAVE to be in the robots head. It would be much safer if they controlled it from far away back at their base."

 

[belljr]

American Hustle - wasn't as good as I anticipated. I think it went on a little too long. That said I did overall enjoy it. Amy Adams was hotsur in it for sure

 

[badmojo1006]

Philomena - This is an impressive movie. It is only about 90 minutes long but it tells a deep, emotionally charged story that somehow keeps a wry sense of humor while also creating layered and nuanced characters (well Judi Densch's character at any rate). I guess the story could be viewed as too linear and none of the other characters, aside from Judi Densch, are truly fleshed out, Coogan does manage to take his normal sarcastic, selfish ######bag shtick down from an 11 to a 6.5, which makes him just likable enough while allowing for his own redemption but no other characters have much depth. But those flaws seem of little importance to this tight, entertaining and powerful story.

One thing that I could see as polarizing for some is the handling of some of the religious themes. Coogan is an atheist and he wrote the film so you can expect his beliefs to come through. And I can see some people incorrectly reading Densch's character, who is the counter point to Coogan's atheism, as being a simple person who doesn't know any better. But there is far more to her than that.

Love this movie. Judi Densch's character almost seemed like a older, female Forrest Gump. And I loved her in this role. Coogan was perfect for the role.

I did not see the twist in the middle coming.

And I am still at her telling him the plot of the book as they ride through the airport on the golfcart

 

[Todem]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

Probably not anything most of you would be amused with but this came on again yesterday and my 8 year old daughter and I were watching it. She started asking me why the people controlling the robots were in the head. I start going on some explanation when she stops me and says, "no daddy, if they can make a robot like that, with all the technology they wouldn't HAVE to be in the robots head. It would be much safer if they controlled it from far away back at their base."

Then the movie would not be as cool.

So I am a huge sucker for monsters, sc-fi etc. Being a horror/sci-fi nut I picked this up on Blueray in 3D for under 12 bucks.

Money well spent. My wife and son watched this with me Friday night and we had a blast with it. If you go in with zero expectations the movie does it's job of giving you pure popcorn entertainment with spectacular visuals and special effects. I was a huge fan of Godzilla movies growing up in the mid 70's early 80's so seeing a movie like this was pretty damn awesome compared to the guy in a rubber suit destroying plastic models and remote controlled tanks.

Pure Hollywood entertainment, suspend disbelief and you will be good. If you want story and character development.......wrong movie. And this was far better than the dreck that is the Transformer series. Far better.

Any word if we will ever get a sequel to another niche monster movie in Cloverfield? I really enjoyed that one......and there were some burning questions I wanted answered. Anyway.

Pacific Rim 3/5 stars.

 

[Papa Georgio]

I know I am the Pacific Rim Publicist in this thread but I want to be clear that I don't consider it to be high art, it had plenty of flaws and wasted screen time (they could have gotten rid of Ron Perlman and Burn Gormon entirely although I love Charlie Day because of It's Always Sunny so I am probably biased about his character). I just think it did a great job delivering what it promised to audiences.

Probably not anything most of you would be amused with but this came on again yesterday and my 8 year old daughter and I were watching it. She started asking me why the people controlling the robots were in the head. I start going on some explanation when she stops me and says, "no daddy, if they can make a robot like that, with all the technology they wouldn't HAVE to be in the robots head. It would be much safer if they controlled it from far away back at their base."

Then the movie would not be as cool.

So I am a huge sucker for monsters, sc-fi etc. Being a horror/sci-fi nut I picked this up on Blueray in 3D for under 12 bucks.

Money well spent. My wife and son watched this with me Friday night and we had a blast with it. If you go in with zero expectations the movie does it's job of giving you pure popcorn entertainment with spectacular visuals and special effects. I was a huge fan of Godzilla movies growing up in the mid 70's early 80's so seeing a movie like this was pretty damn awesome compared to the guy in a rubber suit destroying plastic models and remote controlled tanks.

Pure Hollywood entertainment, suspend disbelief and you will be good. If you want story and character development.......wrong movie. And this was far better than the dreck that is the Transformer series. Far better.

Any word if we will ever get a sequel to another niche monster movie in Cloverfield? I really enjoyed that one......and there were some burning questions I wanted answered. Anyway.

Pacific Rim 3/5 stars.

We loved the movie I was pointing to a couple of things, one is that kids have been around and seen so much technology that almost anything "wired" is old school, second that even my 8 year old is a critic and poking holes in the movie somewhat. From her point of view she was wanting it to be safer for the characters not ruin the story line though.

 

[VA703]

Paranormal Activity 5 The Chosen Ones

4/10

If you are not a PA follower, then this movie can be skipped altogether. It takes forever to get started, and it has no scary scenes.. was rather boring

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Is it time for Pacific Rim to have its own thread?

 

[El Floppo]

Is it time for Pacific Rim to have its own thread?

:helloexactly:

 

[belljr]

Is it time for Pacific Rim to have its own thread?

Sounds like a pornhub category.....

 

[Papa Georgio]

I hate it when people ruin a movie thread by talking about movies.

 

[Daywalker]

Would Charlie Hunnam making out with the asian chick offended the asian audience? Movie was smartly catering to that audience.

 

[On The Rocks]

"The Way Way Back" was the best movie I saw last year.

Oddly enough I caught it again last night, and it was the best movie I've seen this year as well.

I don't know. I just thought it was a great story.

 

[hxperson]

"The Way Way Back" was the best movie I saw last year.

Oddly enough I caught it again last night, and it was the best movie I've seen this year as well.

I don't know. I just thought it was a great story.

I watched this over the weekend, and enjoyed it as well. However, I found the male lead's performance to be a bit unconvincing and I felt there was no compelling reason why the hot girl or the water park manager should like him. Sam Rockwell killed it in this movie tho and Annasophia Robb is

 

[Drifter]

Saw Reality Bites, and I have to say I don't really get the hate for it. From what I can tell a lot of the criticism seems to be about how the film had 'high aspirations' to be a defining film of a generation or something, and while it certainly contained its fair share of 90s cliches, it wasn't so overt that I was taken out of the viewing experience to bother considering what the ambitions of the producers or whoever was. All things considered I thought it was an above average comedy-drama film. The ending did really suck though.

It's because it's a movie that's content derides exactly what it is - the stereotyping, oversimplification and commercialization of the X generation culture of the early 90s. It's the perfect hypocritical paradox. The characters are all particularly hateable as well.