Pacific Rim: Uprising

[Henry88]

[lhb412]

^I was thinking more like another Japanese company, like Tsuburaya. Of course, if they really want to get with the 21st century maybe Netflix or Amazon...

But back to PacRim2: five months away!

[lhb412]

Japanese promo piece with interview snippets and new footage!

[Outkaster]

Do we have an idea on what the Kaiju will look like?

[lhb412]

^There seem to be three main kaiju and they're in the trailer and we've seen Bandai's vinyl toys of them!

[Outkaster]

OK thanks. I wish they looked a little more "Japanese" Maybe it's just me.

[lhb412]

^I like 'em. They match the visual style of the fist film, but are both distinct from the first movie's kaiju and distinct from each other.

[mr.negativity]

[Outkaster]

Sounds like he might have done it. Interesting article though.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I saw some trailer during the AFC game. Looked pretty good.

That music during the trailer sucks tho.

[lhb412]

This movie looks so fun!

[jellydonut25]

Movie looks fun but yeah the music is trash and I hate that they (a) used the same light-punch gag as the first movie and (b) ruined it in the trailer.

[O.Supreme]

I know this is a common observation, but having the battles in the day makes things more appealing to me. Sure I know night adds a whole other level of drama, fear, excitement - but in my old age (42), I'd just rather clearly see what's going on , I'm definitely looking forward to this.

[lhb412]

New trailer tomorrow, new poster today:

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I feel slightly overwhelmed with the amount of stuff that is in this movie. I'll still watch this when I can.

[lhb412]

This movie looks fun, just... outrageously fun. Digging the daylight battles. More Mako and Newt and Gottlieb - and this trailer gives a good hook for the movie: someone from our world is letting the kaiju back in and fresh-faced cadets have to become jaeger pilots to stop them. That's just a good, easily digestible setup.

And we see a jaeger/kaiju hybrid! I wonder if all the evil jaegers part kaiju?

[canofhumdingers]

Looks pretty awesome. In fact, it kinda looks like what I would imagine a *good* Hollywood Ultraman movie might look like. I’m looking forward to March for sure!

[GerdzerlKinerfdamahn]

Anyone else notice that the recent PRU trailer was #2 on Trending last night? It's at #3 now.

I hope this bodes well for the film at the box office.

[O.Supreme]

Well IIRC PR wasn't #1 even in its opening week because of poor advertisement, hopefully positive build up from the first, and seemingly better advertisement will prove better. It should be #1 the weekend it comes out. the new Tomb Raider comes out the week before, which I don't know who asked for that, a video game franchise that's been dead for over a decade. But the week after PR2 come Ready Player One, which will probably bury every other movie that week, so hopefully PR2 will enjoy its one opening week in the spotlight.

[lhb412]

[Jinzo Ningen]

As a professed fan of the old school toku that reached US shores in the 70's, it would be so sweet if DeKnight were able to sneak a brief glimpse of a jaeger who looks an awful lot like Giant Robot in there somewhere... perhaps as a schematic/blueprint on a wall, or brief look at gen-1 prototype jaeger designs, etc. Something

[Henry88]

Pacific Rim 2 Predicted to Fall Way Below Original at the Box Office
https://movieweb.com/pacific-rim-uprisi ... -tracking/

Trailer: Can 'Pacific Rim' Become A Franchise On The Second Try?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmende ... bb61b6e710

Pacific Rim Uprising Projected To Open Well Below Original Movie
https://screenrant.com/pacific-rim-upri ... edictions/

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

That doesn't surprise me that it is tracking to be a dud. One of the articles is saying "fans think it looks like Transformers." I'm sorry but I feel that is grossly inaccurate. The action in Transformers can be almost nauseating to differentiate what is attacking what. I can clearly tell what is going on in an action sequence in Uprising. Ya they move faster and lack the mass the first Jaegers had but the imagery is clear and easy to look at.

But the movie isn't attracting new attention as far as I can tell. The crappy pop music isn't drawing in the Fast and the Furious crowd that is for sure. I think the only people who will see this are hardcore fans of the original.

[lhb412]

I think it looks really good. I hope it doesn't well in the US. I'll certainly be there opening day.

... but, this movie is a) made more for the countries where the first film was a hit, and b) is cheaper than the original, so, you know, who knows?

[jellydonut25]