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Originally Posted by built2shred
Yeah the Jaegers in the first movie felt more epic... I think it was the way they framed the shots and camera placement, it felt more real and made the Jaegers look more intimidating.. Something with the sequel looks off, more like cut scenes in a video game then a epic movie.
Also in the first movie the Jaegers moved like huge mega ton machinery, slow and mechanical like, the trailer for the new movie looks like someone in a robot suit moving around... They lost that mechanical feel/look to the jaegers when they moved, doesn't help their doing martial art moves..
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A pretty good assessment.
I went to Pacific Rim Uprising today. I enjoyed it too. However, I loved the first film, and this one is not as good. It was still the kind of film I love, and I'll definitely own it on Blu Ray, but unfortunately I don't think it's going to do well, which is sad, because I'd love to see a third film made.
TO Built2Shred's point, the Jaegers in the first film just looked epic...like giant robots. Del Toro's eye for detail, and exacting methods ensured that they looked and felt like 300 foot tall monoliths moving around. They do look much more "video game like" in their movements, as well as their overall slickness...but, I still loved this movie anyway. I feel like we're all getting so saturated with so many movies in the genres we love like comic book movies, sci-fi movies, and giant monster movies, that it's just getting d@mn hard to please us all. This is an escape for a couple of hours to watch giant creatures do battle.
I think back to the people in suits stomping around in King Kong vs Godzilla, and how much I loved that as a kid, and the way we all had to utilize our imaginations to bridge the gap we knew was there when watching this type of movie and what they had to do to represent it. Now a days, we have no patience for anything but perfection in our movies, or our own perceived opinion of perfection. My advice for anyone considering this movie is to go in without high expectations, and just let it happen. Maybe you'll still hate it, but it is what it is. A Saturday morning cartoon brought to life in a live action world. I thought it was a fun getaway for a few hours.