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[Boss Doggie]

a.k.a. Big O's BYE BYE PUNCH

People always say the plasma gun or the nuclear blast/BURESTO FAYAH! is the Gipsy Danger's iconic moves, but that one really stick to me. I love me some rocket-boosted punches. And yeah, as I said before, Gipsy Danger reminded me more of The Big O than Mazinger Z, although the design actually reminds me more of Walker Galia from Xabungle.

Anyway, love the film. Shame Raleigh trumps Kamina as the most bland robot pilot to date, and as much as I like Mako, she didn't really did much in the film. With that said the action is top notch, the visuals are so good, and I kinda wish we saw the other Jaegers do some fighting rather than being relegated to Zaku-levels of mookdom.

What irks me is how apparently people think the kaijuu (no, I refuse to spell them as Kaiju) are "references" to Evangelion. Not to sound like a toku snob (welp, too late) but they're all big references to Ultraman if anything (hell, that lobster monster thingie reminded me of the iconic Baltan, the first enemy of Ultraman). Hell, from what I recall Anno was inspired by Ultraman. So there you go, you silly Eva people!

So the sequel is in the works right? How would they handle it? G Gundam style fights? I'm in that.

Also I wish the movie got represented in Super Robot Wars. I know it's farfetched, but hey!

Or maybe an Ultraman crossover! One of the members of the Jaeger project is secretly harboring an Ultra being!

 

[Blablurn]

Best movie of all time. Better effects than Avatar. LOVE IT.

 

[Jarmel]

The weight displayed in the fights is indeed closer to Big O than anything else.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

Seen it six times now, don't regret a single tim

 

[Boss Doggie]

And it's not like The Big O doesn't have a chest cannon. I mean, it's even called Final Stage!

 

[Evilisk]

It was a decent movie.

I really enjoyed it on my first watch, and then I found it was actually a lot more boring on the rewatch for some reason.

The fights were really fun to watch. And Gypsy Danger is a hilariously awesome name.

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Though it really sucked that all the other Jaegers got wrecked, especially the Triplets and their Jaeger.

I wouldn't mind watching a sequel to be honest. I'm actually not too sure where they'd take a sequel though.

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I mean, they can make more Jaegers theoretically but since they think they succeeded, would they still really get the funding for them?

 

[Ken]

Too bad that as far as jaeger representation goes, Gypsy Danger was the Iron Man of the movie.

 

[Boss Doggie]

It was a decent movie.

I really enjoyed it on my first watch, and then I found it was actually a lot more boring on the rewatch for some reason.

The fights were really fun to watch. And Gypsy Danger is a hilariously awesome name.

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Though it really sucked that all the other Jaegers got wrecked, especially the Triplets and their Jaeger.

I wouldn't mind watching a sequel to be honest. I'm actually not too sure where they'd take a sequel though.

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I mean, they can make more Jaegers theoretically but since they think they succeeded, would they still really get the funding for them?

Bread and circuses plot

Kaijuu problem is eradicated, but the whole world is too lazy to rebuild, so JAEGER FIGHTS WOOO!

 

[Spiders]

Saw it a couple of weeks ago, and contrary to my expectations I really enjoyed it.

Looking forward to the inevitable sequel.

 

[SJRB]

When I rewatch it I only watch the Hong Kong scene, by far the best scene in the movie. The finale is cool as well.

 

[Amalthea]

Baltan, really? Gimme a break. He looks much more like Zaninga from Return of Ultraman!

:geek-off:

 

[Boss Doggie]

Baltan, really? Gimme a break. He looks much more like Zaninga from Return of Ultraman!

:geek-off:

That was a different kaijuu

 

[ElbowRocket]

Reporting in Boss Doggie

 

[TheVampire]

So the sequel is in the works right? How would they handle it? G Gundam style fights? I'm in that.

Have them go back to building more Jaeger's since the Wall Of Life obviously doesn't work with that one Kaiju breaking through it and that other Kaiju having wings.

Maybe they could do some thing where 3 Jaeger's can become one huge mega Jaeger?

Oh and outfit all the Jaeger's with swords and shields.

 

[Blablurn]

I would like to point out that this is the opinion of an individual and he does not represent Bayern-GAF.

Abysmal movie until shit starts to go down.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Elbow rocket the iconic move? Hell no. One word:

S W O R D

 

[Evilisk]

Elbow rocket the iconic move? Hell no. One word:

S W O R D

Yes. Somehow, the sword manages to be the most hype move for me. If this were any other robot movie I would have found it lame and cheesy but it was actually pretty awesome here.

Boat-stick gets an honorable mention and so does the Crimsoon Typhoon's mid-air-leg-change toss.

 

[DigitalOp]

My favorite movie

Bring on the sequel! It think this movie made profit thanks to worldwide sales

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I think the bits I like best are when Gypsy picks up the shipping crates and uses them to smash the Kaiju in the face, and when it picks up the boat the uses it as a club. I love the complete lack of logic; how these hollow metal shells would somehow be more effective than its fist which probably weighs dozens of tons.

But yeah, awesome film. Completely shallow, predictable and the characters are paper-thin, but wonderfully entertaining all the same.

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

I really enjoy the movie and I'm glad you do, too.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Best movie of all time. Better effects than Avatar. LOVE IT.

Let's not get too cray here.

 

[diamount]

I didn't enjoy it all that much. Charlie Hunman has no screen presence. Idris should of been the main character.

 

[fierrotlepou]

Cool battles but wow, the acting SUCKED in this movie. It wasn't even funny.

 

[StriKeVillain]

This is a movie that must be watched in a theater. It's impossible to replicate that experience at home.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Apparently Masami Obari (one of the prolific mecha designers) likes it and Go Nagai (dat Mazinger man) recommends it.

Cool battles but wow, the acting SUCKED in this movie. It wasn't even funny.

The chief was pretty good. It's the rest that suck.

 

[Wurst]

Is there a gif of the two scientists having that awkward handshake?
Remember being completely taken aback by this before laughing

 

[nullset2]

Fights and action scenes rule very hard. Plot and script are shit. Characters are laughable Wollyhood triteness (except Mako, but she didn't really do much anyway).

I'm down to watch it a second time.

Elbow rocket the iconic move? Hell no. One word:

S W O R D

YES HYPE HYPE HYPE. Loved that scene to death

 

[Boss Doggie]

With that said, I like the math scientist. Not so the kaijuu obsessed freak.

 

[LiK]

Yea, Del Toro is writing the sequel. Whether they make one is unknown.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Pretty fun flick

 

[ruxtpin]

Seen it six times now, don't regret a single tim

I donno' about that. I lended Tim money for lunch one time and that asshole never payed me back .

 

[Tecl0n]

Movie of the forever. We need that G Gundam-esque sequel.

 

[tauroxd]

I donno' about that. I lended Tim money for lunch one time and that asshole never payed me back .

Ok, that made me laugh!

And I loved the movie... I went for awesome robots punching awesome monsters and that's what we got.

 

[Carbonox]

The action scenes and special effects make sitting through the horrendous cast and story absolutely bearable.

Film looks stunning on Blu-Ray. So much fun.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Hope the godzilla movie does well and we end up getting Jaegers vs 'Zilla

Or maybe Jaegers + 'Zilla vs Ghidorah

 

[Fudgepuppy]

I donno' about that. I lended Tim money for lunch one time and that asshole never payed me back .

Nah man, Tim is legit.

You don't know shi'

 

[LAUGHTREY]

Elbow rocket the iconic move? Hell no. One word:

S W O R D

Why does the thing even have arms? It should just be made of swords.

 

[JCX]

My favorite movie of the year. It isn't; for everyone, but Pacific Rim is the movie I always wanted, but never bothered wishing for because I never thought we'd see a big-budget American giant robot movie.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I mention elbow rocket because swords are pretty common in giant robot nowadays and the elbow rocket is pretty unqiue (normally it'd be a projectile).

With that said the sword is really cool.

Hope the godzilla movie does well and we end up getting Jaegers vs 'Zilla

Or maybe Jaegers + 'Zilla vs Ghidorah

Naw, need to team up with Ultraman

 

[jey_16]

I watched this again for the first time since seeing it in the cinemas....can't believe how awful that middle sequence is with no action. Just so bad and almost ruins the whole film. Cut that bit out and its great

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Would a spiritual sequel be feasible or worthwhile?

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since the ending was so conclusive

 

[Boss Doggie]

Would a spiritual sequel be feasible or worthwhile?

One could argue that the "calm before the storm" moment in the opening could be a nice setup.

 

[rexor0717]

Anyway, love the film. Shame Raleigh trumps Kamina as the most bland robot pilot to date, and as much as I like Mako, she didn't really did much in the film. With that said the action is top notch, the visuals are so good, and I kinda wish we saw the other Jaegers do some fighting rather than being relegated to Zaku-levels of mookdom.

Now just hold on a fucking second!

 

[Nokterian]

LTTP i bought it yesterday on Blu Ray. AND OH MY GOD BIG ASS ROBOTS HITTING BIG ASS MONSTERS IN THE FACE! I loved it, the art and neon lights in tokyo gave that vibe from Gundam and other stuff but man i should have seen in theaters. So far my favorite this year for sure!

 

[Boss Doggie]

On a related note, it my head tells me that it's "Independence Day done right without the Emmerich shit"

Now just hold on a fucking second!

You damn right I am

 

[Mister Wilhelm]

I was blown away how good the blu ray looks. Almost better at home than in the theater.

 

[Boss Doggie]

The sequel could actually work well with a different protagonist. Since Raleigh and Mako's story is over, the new one could take on another protagonist.

 

[New002]

Movie of the forever. We need that G Gundam-esque sequel.

Shining finger always wins?

 

[The Technomancer]

My theater literally cheered out loud at ACTIVATE SWORD

 

[Persona7]

I loved this movie. Not surprising considering I grew up on kaiju and mecha movies.