Okay, the Pacific Rim trailer hits multiple sweet spots at once. Let's count them:
1. The "mech-themed anime brought to life" sweet spot.
If this hits, the odds of big-budget, live-action Gundam, Macross and such getting made will skyrocket.
2. The "Guillermo del Toro's Lovecraft fetish" sweet spot.
The multi-eyed monsters look exactly like the kind of creatures Hellboy would fight. Unfortunately, Hellboy didn't make the kind of money everyone hoped. Regardless, if I may paraphrase Mel Gibson, it's clear that in Pacific Rim, the Kaijus are responsible for all the wars in the world.
3. The "Idris Elba is awesome" sweet spot.
Yes, Elbaholics, he finally got a lead role in a non-Tyler Perry big movie, and he gets to dramatically speechify. Happy? Because that James Bond thing y'all keep pushing just isn't gonna happen.
Here's my only issue...
Charlie Hunnam. Been bored with this guy from the moment I saw him star in Nicholas Nickleby, and I don't care how much cred he's supposedly earned from Sons of Anarchy - I know a fake Ewan McGregor-style American accent when I hear one, and it grates on the eardrums - you get HIM to narrate the trailer when you've got Elba in the cast? Am hoping that when monsters and robots start kicking ass, he won't have time to open his mouth much.
Source JAEGER GIPSY DANGER
And I certainly look forward to seeing this trailer in 3D.
GlaDOS is cool and all, but how has no one mentioned the rocket punch? The go to move of every giant mech ever (granted fist doesn't actually come free of arm, but that doesn't always happen in the various shows either) was there, big as life on that trailer. Can't wait to see more of this.
seriously just heck yeah this is straight outta my 10th grade sketch book. Wound of seeing this for the first time before the hobbit and still excited heh. Just for the fact that there showing the monsters there fighting and mmmm giant robots! Movie title is horribly misleading though should have just called it Giants Robots vs. Giant Monsters.
The trailer looks kind of kiddie pool. And this still isn't my Robotech movie.
Further, I seriously just watched Godzilla v. Space Godzilla, and this sure looks like the same movie. I do like seeing San Francisco being destroyed by giant monsters, though.
I have this gut feeling that this will be a terrible movie. The big robots just seemed a bit silly. And did I spy the hint of a love story in there? Really, does every movie in the known universe need to be saddled with a love story?
@sugar_dad @blubox That's just for Jox.
But in all seriousness how are those robots not ripped straight out of that movie?
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It's already been said, but it needs saying again: not mentioning GlaDOS in that list is something to be ashamed of.
FEEL SHAME.
i have to say looking forward to see the film. moslty to see Del torro once again work his magic and if it does do well maybe the thing will lead to a live action robotech film. or better bring del torro closer to at the mountains of maddness
Did I see a Rocket Punch? Because that looked like a Rocket Punch! Mazinger Z would be so proud...
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I take it our new loathless leader is not a gamer. No mention of GLADoS, or the very sentinel-esque rocket punch...missed opportunities.
As far as Elba vs Hunnam, I've never watched the Wire, but SoA is great and Hunnam owns that role. Never seen him in anything else, but I'm stoked he's branching out into film.
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If this doesn't flop - and considering the fact that Sony Pictures has registered domains pertaining to a Gundam movie - could we be in for a glut of big-budget CGI mecha movies as our next Superhero Movie Boom? Now that the superhero movie boom itself seems to be dying down somewhat...
@Afti honestly, the Transformers movies were something of a template for a Gundam movie, as it seems that's what Bay thought he was making. This is the only explanation I've been able to find (other than his sheer idiocy) for the eponymous robots getting very little dramatic screen time.
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@akukoomori @Afti Hearing the words "Michael Bay" and "Gundam" in close proximity made me picture "Michael Bay's Gundam"... and that made me throw up in my mouth a little.
@RandomChance @akukoomori @Afti I know. I wasn't suggesting it'd be good, just that the transformers were treated more like non-sentient mechs than actual characters.
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@Afti I would love a round of big-budget CGI mecha movies, a few scenes in this trailer were ripped right out of Robot Jox, and I must have watched that movie 100 times growing up.
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@DeathByRedbull Yes! Motherfuckin Robot Jox. When I showed this trailer to my friend this morning I mentioned Evangelion, Robot Jox, Godzilla, and Idris Elba, and his only question was "yeah...what is Robot Jox?" After containing a mini insta-headache, I told him we're watching it over the weekend so he goddamn recognizes.
I've only sort of liked del Toro's movies at best so I'm not getting my hopes up too high for this, however much I might want to.
Hey...is that Stringer Bell ( or the actor who played him) yelling in a British accent? What the fuck and awesome at the same time. Also, this looks pretty wicked sweet. Hurrah!
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And no mention of the GLaDOS cameo?!? What kind of Nerd News site is this! Who's responsable this!!!
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Totally jazzed about this movie, and completely disagree with you about Charlie Hunnam. This movie looks awesome in every conceivable way.
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@DetectiveFork I think you used the wrong vowel in the 2nd word of your post.............
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1:14 (off to the right, the mech getting dropped into the water)
holy fuck, that thing has got 4 arms!
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I thank the people in the comments that also noted GLaDos seems to be running this place. Though my first thought was "GLaDos is running XCOM with Gundams."
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Idris Elba, GLaDOS, giant robots, Guillermo del Toro...yeaah, this is on the watch list. Specifically, the 'watch several times because holy shit this looks awesome' list.
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Gamera is very neat! Gamera is full of meat! We all love him GAMERA!
This is the same movie, right? I know I saw Itchy floating around there somewhere.
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Seriously? How are there over a hundred comments here and nobody has mentioned that it's VERY CLEARLY GLaDos walking those people through the launch of those giant robots!
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Guys, its been two hours since I watched this trailer, and I'm still nerdgasm-ing constantly. This is either a really good thing, or a really bad thing.
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@DylanRaishe Well i've had it since i saw it yesterday...guess i should go to the ER.
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@Canadian.Scott @DylanRaishe Can anyone help or do we need the */Puts on glasses*/ Head Nurse?
If it makes anyone feel better I have grounded myself for that joke.
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@DylanRaishe If your nerdgasm lasts longer than 4 hours, call your doctor. Nerdiapism is a serious medical condition and you should seek medical care--or a hot chick dressed up as a slutty nurse.
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Love Godzilla movies, love mech animes, put the two together in a live action movie and I'm there. This a movie that I can say doesn't have to be good, it just has to kick ass with the visuals; pure eye candy that's all I'm expecting.
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BRUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
BRUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
BRUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
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I feel the same way about Liam Neeson's bogus accent in Taken. Why in the world didn't they just let him use his normal voice?
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I'm liking the characters' names too. For example-
General Stacker Pentecost
Raleigh Antrobus
Hannibal Chow
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@TheConjurerOfCheapTricks Isn't Hannibal Chow what the feed elephants at the zoo?
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@Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks Maybe, but how do you get elephants to eat that, much less the fava beans and the nice Chianti?
@Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @kegs @TrapJaw @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks Yeah, I was aware of that. However the idea of Hannibal feeding his elephants with Lector's preferred fare to get them over the mountains struck me (and kegs, apparently) as funny.
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@kegs @TrapJaw @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks Wrong Hannibal.
I was referring to this dude: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_crossing_the_Alps
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@TrapJaw @Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks sigh. The third ingredient is brains. Ok? It's Hannibal Lector chow.
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@Ford_Thundercougarfalconbird @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks I dont think so. The first ingredient is fava beans and a nice chianti.
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@TheConjurerOfCheapTricks No Jack _____er formula for these folks! They went the "Crazy random name generator" route.
Stacker Pentecost. That's awesome. I may steal it.
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