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[nick nacc]

Goddamn those fights in the ocean look good.

 

[Tashi]

you only like it because it only takes two to succeed.

The joke is 3 Frank. 3!

Old man can't even remember the joke he made up.

 

[Error]

I don't see how the cg looks bad either, I don't know what more you could ask for in a movie involving big robots beating the shit out of big monters.

 

[Sent]

Yeah . . . I was saddened by my ability to assess the cg shots as quick as I did.

Well since the robots and monsters are CG how long would it take? Like 2 seconds?

Looks good to me, who cares.

 

[vareon]

Incredible.

 

[fertygo]

Great CG..

I don't want monster and robot CGI look too "real" anyway, they must still look 2Dish enough to me with the coloring and such.. I think they succeeded.

 

[UrbanRats]

you know the first trailer(s) didn't really do much...

but mah gawd

MAH GAWD

Same, this trailer sold me.

Also, "We're canceling the Apocalypse!" has to be one of the stupidest lines i've ever heard.

 

[Aggrotek]

IMAX day 1.

 

[Error]

the 'cancelling the apocalypse' speech is probably a homage to super robo hotblooded speeches given by the characters before big battles, anyone that has watched a super robo show will smile at that line.

 

[iuxion]

I wish I could have seen this movie as a kid.

 

[Mariolee]

Yeah . . . I was saddened by my ability to assess the cg shots as quick as I did.

I think I would be more surprised if you couldn't tell the gigantic raging monster wasn't done with practical effects. I'm just happy that we're basically getting the Power Rangers Megazord battle we deserve. (I never watched Evangelion, so this is the closest connection I could make aside from Gundam)

 

[3N16MA]

It's weird to me that I've been hearing for years how a lot of this was "shot" in Toronto but it hardly matters, such an effects heavy film.

Parts of Toronto were transformed to look like other cities (Tokyo).

 

[haikira]

New trailer has me more on board, than the previous ones. Definitely going to check this one out day one.

I love how Charlie day is in this and Guillermo Del Toro was in Sunny.

 

[pseudocaesar]

That was the greatest thing ive seen in my entire life.
I can die happy knowing ive seen a giant robot hit a monster in the face with an oil tanker.

 

[Zebra]

Man I don't get this at all. I rewatched it to make sure, the CG looks fuckin amazing to me.

Agreed, I think the CG looks fantastic here.

 

[Salsa]

 

[REV 09]

looks terrible. what is this power rangers shit?

 

[3N16MA]

looks terrible. what is this power rangers shit?

Yes it is. Tommy is the lead.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Transformers 4.

 

[Dead Man]

I like the broad strokes, but the details are leaving me less interested. The two pilot conceit seems utterly unnecessary and just logic breaking.

 

[Sojgat]

Holy crap, that was incredible.

I can't wait for this thing.

 

[Gila]

Holy shit. Holy fucking shit.

Day one for sure

 

[Maximus.]

This looks beyond amazing. Blew me away.

 

[kittoo]

Damn! I wasnt much interested earlier, but now I am there day 0!

 

[heliosRAzi]

In this episode, Dennis tries to use that contract he drew up during the big storm panic. Mac does ocular pat downs. Dee is a bird. And Charlie pretends he is a scientist by burning trash so that the smoke goes up into the sky and becomes stars.

 

[dragonflys545]

Wow. Looks fantastic!

 

[shira]

The mech pilots look ridiculous. I await their inevitable Kinect tie-in game.

 

[Burt]

This. This is going to have me smiling till I pass out tonight.

 

[UrbanRats]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the CGI from a technical perspective. Seems it's not made out to look completely realistic, sort of like Speed Racer. The strangely colorful lighting at night gives it a cartoonish look. It doesn't go all the way like SR though, so it's stuck in the middle of the road of looking off. This movie is definitely never going to look "real".

Maybe Xia can elucidate now that he's not at ILM anymore.

Yeah i got Speedracer vibes too.
It doesn't look "off" to me, though.

 

[Error]

people want logic in a film about giant robots against giant monsters.

 

[kurahador]

people want logic in a film about giant robots against giant monsters.

They're being illogical.

 

[3N16MA]

people want logic in a film about giant robots against giant monsters.

When I see a giant robot fight a giant alien in the middle of a city, I always analyze the structural integrity of the robots ship bat. It should not be able to withstand all the torque.

 

[Zebra]

 

[Blablurn]

Really love the amount of color. So beautiful!

 

[3N16MA]

It wants a hug.

 

[TheKaeptain]

In a perfect world this movie would end with all the mecha combining into some super form and beat the shit out of some ridiculous oversized monster.

 

[Dead]

In a perfect world this movie would end with all the mecha combining into some super form and beat the shit out of some ridiculous oversized monster.

While in space

And it has to have wings

And a big effing gun

 

[Dead Man]

people want logic in a film about giant robots against giant monsters.

Yeah, god forbid there be some verisimilitude in a sci fi film.

 

[Dr. Malik]

I like the broad strokes, but the details are leaving me less interested. The two pilot conceit seems utterly unnecessary and just logic breaking.

duo-corebrain processing

 

[J10]

Also, "We're canceling the Apocalypse!" has to be one of the stupidest lines i've ever heard.

Why?

 

[FillerB]

This needs to be quoted again.

Here's why you need two people to pilot the robots:

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/...in-power-is-best-for-steering-spaceships.html

Dual-brain processing. It's science, bitches.

 

[whytemyke]

I'd love a David Hayter easter egg in here somehow.

"METAL GEAR?!"

But I'm a nerd who just watched Final Fantasy Advent Children last night, so what do I know?

 

[Albino_Samurai]

Huge fucking monsters? Check!
Big fucking robots? Check!
Stupendous details and CG? Check!

The best thing is that this movie doesn't use a familiar brand name for it's commercial enterprise!
(yeah i despise Bayformers and Fuckzilla with such a goddamn passion that even the most fundamentalist lunatic would shake their head in disbelieve)

Now lets hope there isn't some lame ass over dramatised love/friendship/family side story that takes away precious monster/robot on screen action time.

One ticket for the Day 1 hypetrain, please!

 

[inky]

Transformers 4.

LOL

Yeah, god forbid there be some verisimilitude in a sci fi film.

http://www.newscientist.com/article...in-power-is-best-for-steering-spaceships.html

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Well, a lot of people bought Cleveland as NYC in Avengers.

Every city looks like Cleveland after they get horribly destroyed.

 

[nomis]

"CGI is terribad. Looks nothing like the monster and giant robot fighting I saw the other day on the way to work." -Gaffer

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Damn that looks fucking awesome .

 

[Mobius 1]

I'd love a David Hayter easter egg in here somehow.

"METAL GEAR?!"

But I'm a nerd who just watched Final Fantasy Advent Children last night, so what do I know?

I'd die of joy.

 

[Mariolee]

Every city looks like Cleveland after they get horribly destroyed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdfPjZ2mUu8

 

[GhaleonEB]

CG really isn't up to par for what they're trying to pull off. And I can't get around how contrived the two dudes in mind sync thing is. And I keep thinking...do they give these giant robots weapons? Or did they build giant punching machines? And there's something about the way they're trying to convey size and weight of the robots and monsters that also makes them look slightly too slow, like they're under water. I get what they're trying to do in terms of scale but something about it isn't working.

I want to be on board with giant robots smashing it up with giant monsters, done right. But nothing I've seen in the footage looks appealing. :\