[Matrixbeast]

You know the funny counter I've realized?
None of us have seen Grown-Ups 2 and we're instantly assuming it's bad.

It's like trying to justify one extreme ("We owe it to Pacific Rim and mech movies and Toku as a whole to go and watch this movie! Just leave your brain at the door.") by providing another ("Grown-Ups 2 is going to be dumb, idiotic comedy that requires you to have never had a brain to begin with to enjoy.")

[MnemonicSyntax]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

You know the funny counter I've realized?
None of us have seen Grown-Ups 2 and we're instantly assuming it's bad.

It's like trying to justify one extreme ("We owe it to Pacific Rim and mech movies and Toku as a whole to go and watch this movie! Just leave your brain at the door.") by providing another ("Grown-Ups 2 is going to be dumb, idiotic comedy that requires you to have never had a brain to begin with to enjoy.")

You said what I've been trying to say far better than I did.

Good show Matrix, good show.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax

You said what I've been trying to say far better than I did.

Good show Matrix, good show.

Oversimplification is my specialty

[Battlizer]

I'll say to things.

1. No one owes anything to see anything. I mean I fucking LOVED Pacific Rim, but I won't tell anyone they need to see it. No one needs to see anything. People can watch what they feel like, if it interests them.

Now if Pacific Rim isn't a success, I'll be a pissed, yeah. But hey....I loved the movie. I'll buy it on DVD (probably Blu-Ray!) when it comes out. If there's an extended cut, I'd definitely get my hands on that too and I DEFINITELY want a sequel. Or at least an animated spin-off. But no one is required or obligated to see it.

2. As for the Grown Ups 2 thing? Yeah, you don't need to see the whole movie to know if something's awful or not. I mean...yeah don't judge a book by it's cover and all. But if the cover is a deer peeing into Adam Sandler's mouth do you really want to see what's inside?

[xSkullheartx]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

You know the funny counter I've realized?
None of us have seen Grown-Ups 2 and we're instantly assuming it's bad.

It's like trying to justify one extreme ("We owe it to Pacific Rim and mech movies and Toku as a whole to go and watch this movie! Just leave your brain at the door.") by providing another ("Grown-Ups 2 is going to be dumb, idiotic comedy that requires you to have never had a brain to begin with to enjoy.")

I'm just saying that Pacific Rim is a good film,even for non-toku fans.They do a great job of explaining the basics in the first 15 minutes of the film so the rest of it you can just enjoy.

As for Grown Ups 2 being bad and people saying it will be,I agree with them whole heartedly.It's a bunch of comedians who havent had a successful solo movie in a long time,so it's time to make their group sequel again.

Rottentomatoes has Pacific Rim right now at about a 75%,and all the reviews I agree with.It is cheesy and has a bunch of cliches (like you know exactly what will happen next),but the art style,the fight scenes,the funny parts and even the acting takes your mind off that and you start to just enjoy it for what it is,a kaiju monster battle movie.

That being said,Grown Ups 2,which was said to be the movie to tank Pacific Rim and make it fail,is right now at 7%.That's the lowest I've ever seen on that site,and it gathers all the reviews from major newspapers and websites.

[ComicGuy89]

It's been often said that it's cheesy and clichéd but that's no negative for me. Makes it even more fun.

[Battlizer]

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

It's been often said that it's cheesy and clichéd but that's no negative for me. Makes it even more fun.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Sentai Tamashii]

Bottom line is, this thread is about people predicting Pacific Rim to fail, and if you (people in general) want more awesome giant robot vs monster movie, do yourself a favor and go see it in the theaters. I think that if this movie does half as well as The Avengers it will be pretty awesome

[Locke]

I actually made this thread to discuss Pacific Rim's marketing but it derailed fast

[schlagwerk]

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Originally Posted by Sentai Tamashii

Bottom line is, this thread is about people predicting Pacific Rim to fail, and if you (people in general) want more awesome giant robot vs monster movie, do yourself a favor and go see it in the theaters. I think that if this movie does half as well as The Avengers it will be pretty awesome

Del Toro is already talking ideas for Pacific Rim 2. I think this film would have to absolutely bomb to prevent a sequel, but I don't think that'll happen with the sounds of the hype train starting to move.
A slow start, but I think it'll make enough money via word of mouth and international performance.