Posted on 07/15/2013 at 02:50 AM
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Just got back from a very late 3D showing of Pacific Rim. I liked it for what it was, a modern Japanese monster movie with a Western slant. ILM did the special effects and so of course they were stunning. Most of the story was very predictable. I was guessing right what was about to happen every single time. But there were some interesting things like the "drift" idea where two or more pilots have to share minds and think as one to run the giant robots. It's kinda like being "in the zone" in sports. I liked that Charlie Kelly from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was in it. He was great. My friend who went with me thought it was all pretty silly, so I kept yelling like an excited eight year old Japanese kid "look at the giant Kaiju!" and "that robot is so big!" He got a kick out of it and I secretly wanted to be that eight year old Japanese kid. That's kind of what this movie turns you into when you watch it.
Oh yea, I played the demo for the game on XBLA earlier in the day. I'm not big on 1v1 fighters even if it is giant robots vs. giant monsters. So I didn't buy it.