The thing with his brother getting ripped out of the Jaeger at the beginning, it isnt just traumatic to see, but he was IN his brothers mind while it was happening, the in the Drift. He felt everything his brother felt. The fear, the panic, the pain. It happened to him just as much as it happened to his brother. The only difference is he got to walk away. It's no wonder he walked away from the program.
Not only that but to add to the whole he was in his brothers mind, when they go into the drift they meld physically with the Yeager. You rip the arm off of the Yeager, you’re not just getting a shock like it shows…it literally feels like you arm has been ripped off. So he had to feel that thing rip through his head and tear away his brother who was holding half of all that pain and load with him. Took me a while to actually realize how much the Yeager and them were connected
A big part of this film is, even though scenes are largely CGI, and the camera is virtual, the filmmakers chose a very grounded and realistic approach to camera angles and motion, instead of wacky flying all over camera work.
@@tanelviil9149 This makes no sense. She's a youtuber, it's a curated personality by default, nobody is lying to you. Upload a video featuring yourself and don't act, I'll wait.
@@tanelviil9149 I dare you to, right now, turn on a camera, point it at yourself, hit record, and then don't act. I guarantee you it is impossible. You're conflating acting with disingenuous. Performativity can be real. Nobody gives intros in real life before watching a movie, but you can't 'fake' giving an intro either, that makes no sense. It's a genuine intro. Even if it was 100% method acting, I like the fake personality, which isn't inconsistent, movies are fake too. Fakeness is the point sometimes. Not that she's faking, again, its performance. Maybe she's more energetic, you know? Is that fake? If that's forced crying, she's a fucking god of sorrow, and I'd applaud it. Why are you so angry? Reaction content is literally what the internet is right now. Full stop. Humans love watching humans enjoy things.
@@tanelviil9149 You're faking. Nobody would get this angry over some innocent girl's video. You're an acting troll, not genuine. I don't know why anyone would enjoy lying on the internet just to harass an small movie react youtuber. If you're just acting it makes replying to every single comment on this video pointless and pathetic. Why do that? Ever? For any reason? At all? Don't like it? Then GTFO?!? Maybe?!?! It's more likely you think she's cute and can only express your affection by bullying. Too ridiculous to think you're being genuine right now. We all think she's cute, homie, just come to terms with it. I personally like her black tears, that's some quality content.
@@tanelviil9149 LOL I see you posting multiple times claiming she's acting - sure maybe she is, welcome to youtube I guess? Why it bothers you so much really says more about your sad mental state than it does any of us who enjoy the content regardless. Or aren't you smart enough to figure that out yourself 🤣🤣🤣
The directors' commentary for this movie by Guillermo is truly amazing. He literally explains the direction, as in what the importance of all the choices made in production and why he made them. It is a really good way to learn to identify what makes a movie work, even dumb movies about giant robots. This truly is what Transformers could have been.
I love the music is the film. Unrelated, Unimportant fact: The art director of this movie, Hugo Martin, the main guy behind the robot fight scenes went on to become the director of the new DOOM games. There's a scene in the second game that closely resembles some of Pacific Rim's fights. You can watch a giant mech fighting a demon titan with it's fists in the background of Hell during the last level in Ancient Gods part II. I'm glad he's still doing cool stuff, because I've been in love with this movie since I was 13, when it first came out. I genuinely dislike the second movie however, let me down tremendously. That's just my opinion
Heck, I used to watch Godzilla, Gamera and Mothra in the movies when I was a kid. Now those movies were cheesy! It was basically an actor in a dinosaur suit knocking down scale models! This movie, in comparison, was awesome!
This is what a call a good popcorn/soda movie. And is in essence "why" movies are to be enjoyed. No deep message...but a cool concept. As always your reviews are a breath of fresh air.
Sad fact : in the beginning, this project had to be a live adaptation of "Neon Genesis Evangelion", with a very deep message about life and humanity concept. But something bad happened, and we got this...
@@RazHalGuhl no that's a myth. One of the creators was a fan of Eva but it was always an original project. And also this is why people hate eva fans. Quit being so pretentious.
"Is that a boat? Is that a BOAT?!" Yes, my dear, that is a boat. It's a BOAT SWORD. That scene alone was EASILY the most anticipated moment in the entire film when the trailer was first released.
Actually, those pods might survive that pressure partly _because_ they're so small. It means their air-filled interior makes up less volume per cubic centimeter than a sub, which means that for its size, its hull is much thicker than a submarine's. Furthermore, because the person inside the pod is in a self-contained suit, you could flood the interior compartment with water, which would reduce the pressure differential further. That would make it more difficult for the pod to travel back to the surface, though.
@@Сайтамен They _did_ try nuking them, actually. You just don't see it onscreen because the war's been going for years. Problem is, it didn't stop the aliens from sending more. They eventually gave up because it did as much damage to the environment as it did to the kaiju. (And then, when Kaiju Blue became too much of a problem, they gave up on the environment, too.) But you're right... you sort of have to ignore logic. Like the scene where Gipsy picks up that cargo ship and uses it as a club. The engineer part of me kept screaming "No, no, no! That ship would break in half as soon as you pulled it out of the water!" 😜
The size has less to do with it than material composition and construction. Not to mention that they should have died instantly upon reading the surface. No tech shown in Pacific Rim strikes me as magically negating lethal effects of the bends (nitrogen narcosis).
True, but without the dopey teens running around with their horomones, or the writers trying to explain existential philosophy in the last two episodes of the original 26. (And let's be honest, they tried, in a visual medium, which is not a good medium for something as abstract as philosophy. Now if the writers made a book or manga, that's different, but as I understand the tie-in manga to the show was way less bleak!)
@@zachlong5427 I have to completely disagree, 2d traditional hand painted Cel animation is the absolute perfect medium for exploring extremely existential concepts like what happened in Evangelion! Even the low budget animation style mixed with real life stills and reused animations/dialogue in the last episodes most certainly provoke a deep feeling of dread, it was most certainly ahead of its time and even a lot of it goes over ppls heads in the modern day. Also Anno was extremely broken at the time of the production of Evangelion and all the characters are just subtle reflections of his own struggles put to the absolute extreme. Evangelion itself revolutionized not only mecha anime for the time, but just how anime was viewed in general! Not to mention it’s far reaching influence that is almost most certainly at the roots of some of your other favored things! And even if the concepts of the original run fell flat for you, Anno still provided much more of a fully realized and less abstract ending with the End of Evangelion. Not to mention the countless other timelines and alternate universes and endings!!
@@mmxxiii9503 that’s actually a HUGE gripe I have with audiences in particular, not everything should be laid out for you or told directly to you the viewer in storytelling. I think ppl are too comfortable being spoon fed what exactly is happening with absolutely no nuance. In fact when things are in your face explained it takes a lot of the impact away, especially with abstract and existential concepts. It’s definitely more about immersion and and allowing yourself to be fully enveloped by a piece of art and seeing how it makes you feel and what questions it may bring. But I can admit I’m a huge fan of abstract surrealism and I know it’s not everyone’s goto, in fact a lot of ppl absolutely hate it lol! And I get it, Art is completely subjective! But I also think ppl have a hard time allowing themselves to fully loose themselves in consuming media and take it all in for what it was intended to be! But regardless the few who truly love it for what it is or were inspired by how impactful the series was have gone on to do projects of their own! And hell, the impact is so huge that we are talking about it all these years later on a reaction channel reacting to a western movie clearly heavily inspired by concepts from Evangelion! Crazy to think about!!
One of the best things about this film is also how it handles physics. You can feel every punch, and a lot of moments make actual sense from a physics standpoint. Brilliant film
Yup. That’s my favorite thing about this film, and where Uprising fell woefully short. They feel HUGE and have mass, and they way they move doesn’t feel like a scaled up human at all (which wouldn’t work because our physical structure couldn’t handle the weight that larger sizes require). Uprising made them move like scaled up humans, and it made it look like a cartoon at best, or Power Rangers at worst.
I saw this in the IMAX for the first without ever seeing the trailer. I remember after my hands were shaking. I was speechless. Best theater experience I think I've ever had.
Ron Pearlman is awesome! And he's still the best Hellboy! My Mom dragged me as a kid to a Star Trek convention to see him after he did The Name of the Rose starring Sean Connery.
Love this movie! My favorite scene was when young Mako first met Stacker Pentecost. Idris Elba looked so perfectly, epicly heroic, and Mana Ashida did such a great job of conveying Mako's terror, then her awe and gratitude. BTW the little Japanese actress had difficulty pronouncing Guillermo del Toro's name, so he let her call him "Totoro-san" (after the big, friendly creature in "My Neighbor Totoro" which you should watch if haven't already). Unfortunately, I didn't like the sequel though.
the last scene is so amazing and a middlefinger to so many movies when they look at each other and NOT kiss xD you not need stupid love stories in every action movie just to have it inside xD
Gosh, I'm so happy you watched Pacific Rim, it's one of my favourite movies! There is just something about it that makes it so damn good. Glad you like it, too!
Newton:"Move, You Fascist!" Me:*Me When I Realize He Was Saying That While Drinking Coca Cola From Pepsi Cup* Also Me:*Almost Dying From Newton Saying That Fascist Word While Also At The Same Time Laughing & Do A Barrel Rolling On The Ground*
He not only saw his brother get ripped out of the Jager, but they were piloting it together. Their minds were connected. He felt every ounce of pain and suffering that his brother went through as he died. Something like that can really mess you up permanently. And yet, somehow, he was able to pilot this two-man thing back to shore by himself.
One little feature I love that I have literally just thought of (starting British Army officer training soon), is that Idris' character refers to Raleigh and Mako as "Mr and Miss". As pilots are traditionally an Officer rank, Junior Officers (Second Lieutenants and Lieutenants), in the British military are referred to as "Mr" or "Miss" as they are considered a lower rank of "gentleman/lady", which makes sense as in the character backstory Marshall Pentercost was an Officer himself and his sister were RAF pilots. A nice little detail.
maybe this is weird as someone who follows you since you do tend to be very romance-focused, but honestly, the thing that is the very best about this movie is that it leaves Raleigh and Mako's relationship up to interpretation... It makes it one of the far too few movies that don't automatically have a romantic component. They get very intimate and familiar without any actions that are actually romantic in nature. As someone who doesn't feel attraction that way, it's very validating. Our culture is far too centered on romance as being the most important relationship one can have, while friendships and familial relationships are just as valid. In fact, this does a really good job of exploring all sorts of different relationship dynamics.
First of all, you get points just for knowing that oil rigs are a thing, so don't feel bad about guessing wrong. Second, I appreciate your kindness even in the cases of the monsters. You recognize that some truly awful threats need to ge destroyed, but you feel bad for the people or living things that will suffer from such a terrible necessity. Don't lose that, it's important.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Guillermo del toro always have something that makes his movies worth watching. Idris Elba, as always, gave a great performance. Other movies (especially since it's october) you should watch from him: Cronos, Blade 2, The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy 1 and 2.
I saw this movie in theaters and loved it!! So wish that they'd do a Battletech or Xenogears movie in a similar style. The CG in Pacific Rim and Alita really made me imagination run wild as to how they could do Gears and the floating city of Solaris. But then again, withe the way Hollywood is these days, odds are they'd wreck it...
I was highly disappoint by Alita - the Panzer Kunst left me less than impressed, and the same with the berserker suit which is completely insane. It's literally a whole body of cutting power - the sword was entirely surplus to purpose.
I just discovered your channel two days ago with your star wars videos and now you watch one of my favorite non-star wars movie. Love you and your content, continue like that 👍
21:09 - You're not alone in looking at it deeper. As much as I enjoyed this movie, it's widely known these two pilots would have promptly experienced Decompression Sickness (aka The Bends) from ascending too quickly to the surface. Also nuclear reactors are different from nuclear bombs so they do not "detonate" if they go into meltdown.
Just so you know the Kaiju are more or less giant flesh robots. They are created just like the Jaegers are. The reason why they detonated the payload early is because it was jammed and they couldn't release it not only that they still had to Kaiju so they were trying to clear the way so the other team could close the breach knowing how f*****-up Gipsy Danger was.
"Imagine seeing that happen to your brother right before your eyes?!" Oh girl, it wasn't just before his eyes. They were drifting together. They were sharing a mind when it happened. That'd mess a person up SO BAD. Also if you like the choreography, you should ABSOLUTELY check out Jill Bearup's video about that staff fight between Raleigh and Mako. It's REAL good and it'll make you appreciate that particular fight scene even MORE.
You want more? There’s more: Warner tried corporately grinding out Pacific Rim: Uprising, so they could “franchise crossover” it into their Godzilla vs. Kong “Monsterverse”, and….nobody saw it. NOBODY. So, they had to go back and figure out some other way to explain who built Mechagodzilla, in their big Universe movie.
Maybe someone planned it, but I do not see how they could make a world used to Kaiju or titans become surprised when titans or Kaiju show up. Plus, if we had native Kaiju in the titans, why would they (and we) not (weaponize them to) fight the invasive Kaiju? It would be too busy a world to be entertaining, I think. It should have been planned better if they meant for there to be a crossover.
0:12 "Good review and bad review" Dang that brings me back when this movie came out. Most people didn't like this movie, but other does enjoy the movie for the action. I have a love and dislike for the movie, but when it comes down seeing a Kaiju monster fighting a Gundam it's an icing on a cake! However, the second movie wasn't great. You should add Godzilla 2014 and King of the Monster on your list.
This film was heavily inspired by the anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" which came out in 1995-1996. Writer and director Hideaki Anno later founded his own studio and began making a series of reboot Evangelion films. I would suggest watching the first of these, "Evangelion 1.11, You Are (Not) Alone" if you would like to see the material that inspired "Pacific Rim."
No, not really, it is inspired by the mecha genre and Kaiju movies, Del Toro has been a fan of the genre since he was a child, it shares little or nothing with Evangelion apart from the genre.
@@gatobuho- I would make the argument that the creators of Pacific Rim did include an Easter egg that says otherwise. Of course Rinko Kikuchi does an excellent job as Mako Mori in the film. And as a native Japanese actress she should have no problem with lines in Japanese. And yet the few lines from the character in the film in Japanese are in fact dubbed by another actress. Who would that be? Megumi Hayashibara, who is none other than the original voice of Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis. I don't think that's an accident.
@@DavidGarcia-kw4sf Del Toro confirmed he never watched Evangelion prior to making pacific rim. It's just a coincidence pacific rim shares similarities with Evangelion and nothing more. Any connections pacific rim had to Evangelion were NOT done intentionally when the director said he never watched Evangelion and the movie was not inspired by it
I was lucky enough to see this epic movie in IMAX. One of the best theater experiences of my life! I was completely blown away by the visuals and sound 😍
Don't feel bad for the Kaiju, they're not animals, they're machines that just look like animals, that would be like feeling bad for the aliens, who are actively trying to kill every human 😂
No offense to the people who "hate" this movie, but almost everyone of them tends to also be an unironic movie snob aka people who are no fun 🤣 This movie is awesome and so are you, VKunia!! Seeing this in theaters was amazing, it felt like we were in the Jaegers 👍😇👍
12:45 So one of the reasons the Jaegars started to lose was because, the Kaiju continued to evolve. As time went on, bigger and stronger Kaiju were sent in. Whereas the Jaeger pilots and veterans could only pilot the same Jaegars over and over until gradually, their skills and equipment weren't enough to take on the newer advanced forms of Kaiju. Also, as explained by Hannibal Chau, when drifting with a kaiju brain, it's a two-way bridge. As a result, the weaknesses of the surviving jaegers was exposed to the Kaiju creators. They built two kaiju monsters during the double event that were specifically designed to destroy the last Jaegars. They had Otachi with acid spray to melt the Jaeger armor. And gave it a tail with a claw at the end to aim for Crimson Typhoon's control pod/head which is it's main weakness. Leatherback was giving a large gorilla form and defense. It could take damage and beat up a Jaeger in close quarters. And it came with the EMP function to knock out Striker's electrical systems. Once Raleigh and Mako saw these tactics at least once, they knew exactly what they needed to fight the two Kaijus that had destroyed their allies.
I love this movie with all my heart, i am just now getting into your videos and i'm happy you actually checked this out, in my opinion it's one of my favorite movies of all time since i saw it in theaters and i was really young.
A great movie, with a crap sequel. Avoid the sequel! Also, the scene with the jaeger punching through the office and hitting the desk toy was real! They built the whole thing in miniature to get the practical effect.
I love Godzilla because of the monsters (kaiju). I love Pacific Rim because of the mechs (Jaagers). While the CGI in the PR series is a bit off at times, it's still just an all-out fun action-packed series. Where as with Godzilla, the super amount of time spent on humans ruins the fun for some. Though I don't mind really because Godzilla has always had a human element to it.
"Is that a boat?" Out of the whole movie, that's what makes me nostalgic. I used to battle it out with my son on the PS3 game Godzilla: Save the Earth, and one of the things you could do is hit each other with oil tankers. Miss those days.
Hello Vkunia, I recommend you to see the following movies: Godzilla (2014), Kong the skull island (2017), Godzilla king of the monsters (2019) and finally Godzilla vs Kong (2021) They are also giant monster movies. You'll love it
Tbh, not many people don't know about Pacific Rim because of the Kaiju vs Giant Mechas, it was just a creative guy that said "What would a western mecha blockbuster would look like?" and BAM one of the greates mecha movies was made
Ooh I just watched this movie for the first time last week! It was on tv and I'd been meaning to watch it for years. I thought it was fun and Newton was my favourite character (also loved his dynamic with Hermann and went "yEEEESSSS FINALLY" when they put their disagreements aside and collaborated at the end, I'd been hoping that would happen! The little side hug scene is so adorable.) And I agree, Charlie Day was such a great fit for the role. And uh, I thought he was really hot as a leather jacket wearing wild scientist haha
the thing that impressed me with this movie most wasn't the robots or the monsters it was the fight between the guy and the girl if you look at how their holding their staffs he's using the british style of the quaterstaff while she uses the bo staff technique. You never see the european version of stick fighting anymore so that was something I noticed and appreciated :D
A spherical and egg-shaped capsule is surprisingly strong. Do the following: Keeping your thumb well out of the way, crush a raw egg using your palm and fingers, no thumb. You'll see how smart nature is. This is not a prank, this is a "who knew?".
If I ever encounter someone who hasn't seen and who knows nothing about this movie, that's how I'll describe it: An oil rig in the Pacific that turns into a giant robot that terrorizes people :D
This movie was so much fun!! I grew up watching all the Gamera/Godzilla/Ultraman/general tokusatsu stuff so seeing this as one big love letter to the whole genre was wonderful.
There's actually a comic that shows the very first two pilots who wound up having a thing in spite of one of them being married, so honestly affection seems to make pilots better fighters.
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The thing with his brother getting ripped out of the Jaeger at the beginning, it isnt just traumatic to see, but he was IN his brothers mind while it was happening, the in the Drift. He felt everything his brother felt. The fear, the panic, the pain. It happened to him just as much as it happened to his brother. The only difference is he got to walk away. It's no wonder he walked away from the program.
what makes it even harder is he piloted the jaegar solo to walk all the way back to the shore with the reactor intact after experiencing all of that.
Not only that but to add to the whole he was in his brothers mind, when they go into the drift they meld physically with the Yeager.
You rip the arm off of the Yeager, you’re not just getting a shock like it shows…it literally feels like you arm has been ripped off. So he had to feel that thing rip through his head and tear away his brother who was holding half of all that pain and load with him.
Took me a while to actually realize how much the Yeager and them were connected
Wasn’t a near death experience. He literally dealt what it was like to die
@@Pvt-Parts14 was this comment meant to be on a different thread?
Ouch. I forgot about how they were linked and in each others mind at that moment.
There's an extra scene during the credits, where Ron Perlman's character slices his way out of the baby monster.
And sadly he’s killed off in a comic
@@jonmercano1138 Seriously?! What the hell!
@@petrusjnaude7279 Yeah. Poisoned from exposure to l kaiju blue. That’s why he’s not in the second, story wise.
Even though his character is dead, but one question still remains; where is his goddamn shoe?
Buena observación
"There's an oil rig that turns into a giant robot"
That would be Nier Automata.
That oil rig was just doing his job.
I see you're a man of culture
that sounds like somthing in a transformers G1 episode.
I thought of cloverfield
@@cato_sicarius we try to forget about cloverfield
A big part of this film is, even though scenes are largely CGI, and the camera is virtual, the filmmakers chose a very grounded and realistic approach to camera angles and motion, instead of wacky flying all over camera work.
@@tanelviil9149 This makes no sense. She's a youtuber, it's a curated personality by default, nobody is lying to you. Upload a video featuring yourself and don't act, I'll wait.
@@tanelviil9149 I dare you to, right now, turn on a camera, point it at yourself, hit record, and then don't act. I guarantee you it is impossible.
You're conflating acting with disingenuous. Performativity can be real. Nobody gives intros in real life before watching a movie, but you can't 'fake' giving an intro either, that makes no sense. It's a genuine intro. Even if it was 100% method acting, I like the fake personality, which isn't inconsistent, movies are fake too. Fakeness is the point sometimes. Not that she's faking, again, its performance. Maybe she's more energetic, you know? Is that fake? If that's forced crying, she's a fucking god of sorrow, and I'd applaud it.
Why are you so angry? Reaction content is literally what the internet is right now. Full stop. Humans love watching humans enjoy things.
@@tanelviil9149 You're faking. Nobody would get this angry over some innocent girl's video. You're an acting troll, not genuine. I don't know why anyone would enjoy lying on the internet just to harass an small movie react youtuber. If you're just acting it makes replying to every single comment on this video pointless and pathetic. Why do that? Ever? For any reason? At all? Don't like it? Then GTFO?!? Maybe?!?!
It's more likely you think she's cute and can only express your affection by bullying. Too ridiculous to think you're being genuine right now. We all think she's cute, homie, just come to terms with it. I personally like her black tears, that's some quality content.
@@tanelviil9149 LOL I see you posting multiple times claiming she's acting - sure maybe she is, welcome to youtube I guess? Why it bothers you so much really says more about your sad mental state than it does any of us who enjoy the content regardless. Or aren't you smart enough to figure that out yourself 🤣🤣🤣
@@tanelviil9149 u mad?
The directors' commentary for this movie by Guillermo is truly amazing. He literally explains the direction, as in what the importance of all the choices made in production and why he made them. It is a really good way to learn to identify what makes a movie work, even dumb movies about giant robots. This truly is what Transformers could have been.
But at least we got bumblebee
It also isn't full of toilet humour, unlike Transformers.
@@Jan_Iedema Bland movie, but the robot designs was perfect except for Bumblebee who still looked like ET or Johnny 5.
@@optimuscobb hot rod also got him killed as far as I can recall
@@Jan_Iedema it's apart of his ark. It's fine lol. None the less, no one even knows his name.
Love this one, call it cheesey all you want. When that score kicks in and a giant robot punches a monster you can't avoid the awesome!
I love the music is the film.
Unrelated, Unimportant fact: The art director of this movie, Hugo Martin, the main guy behind the robot fight scenes went on to become the director of the new DOOM games.
There's a scene in the second game that closely resembles some of Pacific Rim's fights. You can watch a giant mech fighting a demon titan with it's fists in the background of Hell during the last level in Ancient Gods part II.
I'm glad he's still doing cool stuff, because I've been in love with this movie since I was 13, when it first came out. I genuinely dislike the second movie however, let me down tremendously. That's just my opinion
Cheesy is a good word. :)
I think most people that disliked the movie was because they couldn't wrap their head around the anime logics. if you are used to it then its great.
Heck, I used to watch Godzilla, Gamera and Mothra in the movies when I was a kid. Now those movies were cheesy! It was basically an actor in a dinosaur suit knocking down scale models! This movie, in comparison, was awesome!
yes, it was cheesy Summer Movie.....and had a lot of unrealisitic scientific methods to move the plot along....
This is what a call a good popcorn/soda movie. And is in essence "why" movies are to be enjoyed. No deep message...but a cool concept. As always your reviews are a breath of fresh air.
I think there's a fair bit to it, really. I mean, they weaponized friendship. That's wonderful.
The message I get is that if humanity would just set aside their differences... then we could build giant robots.
@@S31Syntax No they kept their differences and made custom robots to fit the stereotypes.
Sad fact : in the beginning, this project had to be a live adaptation of "Neon Genesis Evangelion", with a very deep message about life and humanity concept. But something bad happened, and we got this...
@@RazHalGuhl no that's a myth. One of the creators was a fan of Eva but it was always an original project. And also this is why people hate eva fans. Quit being so pretentious.
"It's Pregante!"
Absolutely broke me. I love that video so much.
Me too, me too
"Is that a boat? Is that a BOAT?!" Yes, my dear, that is a boat. It's a BOAT SWORD. That scene alone was EASILY the most anticipated moment in the entire film when the trailer was first released.
no daddy, thats a ship!
Masterfully homaged in this sweded parody:
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It even received the seal of approval from Guillermo del Toro. ;-)
@@weswesyall2827 Exactly what I was thinking the whole time.
But honestly, such an awesome moment.
@@RedBlitzen recall of the scene from titanic
I think you are the first channel I've seen who properly react to Pacific Rim. You're a gold star!
Criminally underwatched movie.
More channels need to react to this one.
It's easier if you just cut out every single scene where it even shows a human, let alone has one talking.
That entire punch 🤛 into the building was entirely practical. It’s *all* miniatures.
Yes.
Even the paper on the desks.
Actually, those pods might survive that pressure partly _because_ they're so small. It means their air-filled interior makes up less volume per cubic centimeter than a sub, which means that for its size, its hull is much thicker than a submarine's. Furthermore, because the person inside the pod is in a self-contained suit, you could flood the interior compartment with water, which would reduce the pressure differential further. That would make it more difficult for the pod to travel back to the surface, though.
Nice name! I used Tantalus as a character name in one of my short stories.
Don't try logic in this movie where they build giant robots (and walls) to punch monsters instead of just nuking them.
@@Сайтамен They _did_ try nuking them, actually. You just don't see it onscreen because the war's been going for years. Problem is, it didn't stop the aliens from sending more. They eventually gave up because it did as much damage to the environment as it did to the kaiju. (And then, when Kaiju Blue became too much of a problem, they gave up on the environment, too.) But you're right... you sort of have to ignore logic. Like the scene where Gipsy picks up that cargo ship and uses it as a club. The engineer part of me kept screaming "No, no, no! That ship would break in half as soon as you pulled it out of the water!" 😜
The size has less to do with it than material composition and construction.
Not to mention that they should have died instantly upon reading the surface.
No tech shown in Pacific Rim strikes me as magically negating lethal effects of the bends (nitrogen narcosis).
@@mnomadvfx Since the pods are pressurized wouldn't they not get the bends?
FINALLY! someone reacts to this unlikely classic GEM of a film. So underrated it's a crime.
It's not underrated when it's literally praised by MOST fans. That's like calling gojira underrated despite it's the first godzilla film in general
And the sequel was well done in its own right.
@@Regal99 the sequel wasn't well done
Basically the closest we'll probably get to a live action Evangelion movie.
True, but without the dopey teens running around with their horomones, or the writers trying to explain existential philosophy in the last two episodes of the original 26. (And let's be honest, they tried, in a visual medium, which is not a good medium for something as abstract as philosophy. Now if the writers made a book or manga, that's different, but as I understand the tie-in manga to the show was way less bleak!)
@@zachlong5427 I have to completely disagree, 2d traditional hand painted Cel animation is the absolute perfect medium for exploring extremely existential concepts like what happened in Evangelion! Even the low budget animation style mixed with real life stills and reused animations/dialogue in the last episodes most certainly provoke a deep feeling of dread, it was most certainly ahead of its time and even a lot of it goes over ppls heads in the modern day. Also Anno was extremely broken at the time of the production of Evangelion and all the characters are just subtle reflections of his own struggles put to the absolute extreme. Evangelion itself revolutionized not only mecha anime for the time, but just how anime was viewed in general! Not to mention it’s far reaching influence that is almost most certainly at the roots of some of your other favored things! And even if the concepts of the original run fell flat for you, Anno still provided much more of a fully realized and less abstract ending with the End of Evangelion. Not to mention the countless other timelines and alternate universes and endings!!
@@kevbotroberts it could work if you explain it first
@@mmxxiii9503 that’s actually a HUGE gripe I have with audiences in particular, not everything should be laid out for you or told directly to you the viewer in storytelling. I think ppl are too comfortable being spoon fed what exactly is happening with absolutely no nuance. In fact when things are in your face explained it takes a lot of the impact away, especially with abstract and existential concepts. It’s definitely more about immersion and and allowing yourself to be fully enveloped by a piece of art and seeing how it makes you feel and what questions it may bring. But I can admit I’m a huge fan of abstract surrealism and I know it’s not everyone’s goto, in fact a lot of ppl absolutely hate it lol! And I get it, Art is completely subjective! But I also think ppl have a hard time allowing themselves to fully loose themselves in consuming media and take it all in for what it was intended to be! But regardless the few who truly love it for what it is or were inspired by how impactful the series was have gone on to do projects of their own! And hell, the impact is so huge that we are talking about it all these years later on a reaction channel reacting to a western movie clearly heavily inspired by concepts from Evangelion! Crazy to think about!!
Nope, not even remotely. This is fun but dumb action, nothing more.
One of the best things about this film is also how it handles physics. You can feel every punch, and a lot of moments make actual sense from a physics standpoint. Brilliant film
Yup. That’s my favorite thing about this film, and where Uprising fell woefully short. They feel HUGE and have mass, and they way they move doesn’t feel like a scaled up human at all (which wouldn’t work because our physical structure couldn’t handle the weight that larger sizes require). Uprising made them move like scaled up humans, and it made it look like a cartoon at best, or Power Rangers at worst.
Honestly, the best performance in the movie is probably from young Mako, played by Mana Ashida. Too adorable!
Yea. She had trouble calling Del Toro by his real name so she called him Totoro-San
I saw this in the IMAX for the first without ever seeing the trailer. I remember after my hands were shaking. I was speechless. Best theater experience I think I've ever had.
So many drops this week. Someone's finally in a groove!
Imma drop YOU.
@@NobleRabbit1337 No u
@@NobleRabbit1337 More like...dropkick you.
Ron Pearlman is awesome! And he's still the best Hellboy! My Mom dragged me as a kid to a Star Trek convention to see him after he did The Name of the Rose starring Sean Connery.
the best hellboy and the best deathstroke
Oh HELLLL yeah. Pacific Rim was the most fun I'd had in theaters in a long time lol
Can't say the same for the sequel though lol
@@FunkhousersNephew 2 was a power ranger version
This movie is a Kaiju and giant robot fever dream and I love it!!
"We found the love interest". One of the best things about this movie is they didn't shoehorn in an awkward relationship between the two leads
Love this movie! My favorite scene was when young Mako first met Stacker Pentecost. Idris Elba looked so perfectly, epicly heroic, and Mana Ashida did such a great job of conveying Mako's terror, then her awe and gratitude. BTW the little Japanese actress had difficulty pronouncing Guillermo del Toro's name, so he let her call him "Totoro-san" (after the big, friendly creature in "My Neighbor Totoro" which you should watch if haven't already).
Unfortunately, I didn't like the sequel though.
Hey if the name fits, it fits.
my god, that's so adorable!!
the last scene is so amazing and a middlefinger to so many movies when they look at each other and NOT kiss xD you not need stupid love stories in every action movie just to have it inside xD
He didn’t just see his brother die. They were connected so he felt it mentally and emotionally also. At least I think they were still connected.
Gosh, I'm so happy you watched Pacific Rim, it's one of my favourite movies! There is just something about it that makes it so damn good. Glad you like it, too!
Newton:"Move, You Fascist!"
Me:*Me When I Realize He Was Saying That While Drinking Coca Cola From Pepsi Cup*
Also Me:*Almost Dying From Newton Saying That Fascist Word While Also At The Same Time Laughing & Do A Barrel Rolling On The Ground*
He not only saw his brother get ripped out of the Jager, but they were piloting it together. Their minds were connected. He felt every ounce of pain and suffering that his brother went through as he died. Something like that can really mess you up permanently.
And yet, somehow, he was able to pilot this two-man thing back to shore by himself.
One little feature I love that I have literally just thought of (starting British Army officer training soon), is that Idris' character refers to Raleigh and Mako as "Mr and Miss". As pilots are traditionally an Officer rank, Junior Officers (Second Lieutenants and Lieutenants), in the British military are referred to as "Mr" or "Miss" as they are considered a lower rank of "gentleman/lady", which makes sense as in the character backstory Marshall Pentercost was an Officer himself and his sister were RAF pilots. A nice little detail.
4:01 He can feel it as well. Every emotion his brother and fear he's experiencing, Raleigh feels it too.
Plus even after Yancy was taken, Raleigh can feel that too
maybe this is weird as someone who follows you since you do tend to be very romance-focused, but honestly, the thing that is the very best about this movie is that it leaves Raleigh and Mako's relationship up to interpretation... It makes it one of the far too few movies that don't automatically have a romantic component. They get very intimate and familiar without any actions that are actually romantic in nature.
As someone who doesn't feel attraction that way, it's very validating.
Our culture is far too centered on romance as being the most important relationship one can have, while friendships and familial relationships are just as valid.
In fact, this does a really good job of exploring all sorts of different relationship dynamics.
I agree. It's so refreshing to just see a man and woman be FRIENDS for once. You can have a strong bond with someone even if you don't want to bang.
Del Toro did a great job bringing the Anime Mech genre into live action.
Mini-Mako being chased by Onibaba smashes my dad button so hard I don't think I've ever got through it without tearing up.
I shall henceforth refer to all Newton's cradles as "de clickety clacks."
Thank you for this, Vicky. My life is forever enriched :)
This was pure cinematic entertainment... love to remember watching this movie in the cinemas
First of all, you get points just for knowing that oil rigs are a thing, so don't feel bad about guessing wrong. Second, I appreciate your kindness even in the cases of the monsters. You recognize that some truly awful threats need to ge destroyed, but you feel bad for the people or living things that will suffer from such a terrible necessity. Don't lose that, it's important.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.
Guillermo del toro always have something that makes his movies worth watching.
Idris Elba, as always, gave a great performance.
Other movies (especially since it's october) you should watch from him:
Cronos, Blade 2, The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy 1 and 2.
I saw this movie in theaters and loved it!! So wish that they'd do a Battletech or Xenogears movie in a similar style. The CG in Pacific Rim and Alita really made me imagination run wild as to how they could do Gears and the floating city of Solaris. But then again, withe the way Hollywood is these days, odds are they'd wreck it...
I was highly disappoint by Alita - the Panzer Kunst left me less than impressed, and the same with the berserker suit which is completely insane.
It's literally a whole body of cutting power - the sword was entirely surplus to purpose.
I just discovered your channel two days ago with your star wars videos and now you watch one of my favorite non-star wars movie. Love you and your content, continue like that 👍
21:09 - You're not alone in looking at it deeper. As much as I enjoyed this movie, it's widely known these two pilots would have promptly experienced Decompression Sickness (aka The Bends) from ascending too quickly to the surface. Also nuclear reactors are different from nuclear bombs so they do not "detonate" if they go into meltdown.
“They got the big fat aliens!!…They can’t come back to earf!!!”
Of all the big kaiju aliens, Ghidorah seems to be the only one that went to the gym.
Just so you know the Kaiju are more or less giant flesh robots. They are created just like the Jaegers are. The reason why they detonated the payload early is because it was jammed and they couldn't release it not only that they still had to Kaiju so they were trying to clear the way so the other team could close the breach knowing how f*****-up Gipsy Danger was.
I’m so into this movie! I adore all the actors so it’s a “can’t miss” for me
"Imagine seeing that happen to your brother right before your eyes?!" Oh girl, it wasn't just before his eyes. They were drifting together. They were sharing a mind when it happened. That'd mess a person up SO BAD.
Also if you like the choreography, you should ABSOLUTELY check out Jill Bearup's video about that staff fight between Raleigh and Mako. It's REAL good and it'll make you appreciate that particular fight scene even MORE.
I loved the fact that the jaegers and Kaiju have weight. They spent alot of time working it well
Yup. Very few films get the physics of giant moving creatures/constructs right, and they nailed it here.
@@calibadgerdude6082 as well as Godzilla 2014 and KotM. Just epic kaiju gods.
You want more? There’s more:
Warner tried corporately grinding out Pacific Rim: Uprising, so they could “franchise crossover” it into their Godzilla vs. Kong “Monsterverse”, and….nobody saw it. NOBODY.
So, they had to go back and figure out some other way to explain who built Mechagodzilla, in their big Universe movie.
Ohhh!
Maybe someone planned it, but I do not see how they could make a world used to Kaiju or titans become surprised when titans or Kaiju show up. Plus, if we had native Kaiju in the titans, why would they (and we) not (weaponize them to) fight the invasive Kaiju? It would be too busy a world to be entertaining, I think. It should have been planned better if they meant for there to be a crossover.
Thought I was gonna enjoy watching this but now I just wanna see a movie about an oil rig that turns into a robot!!
0:12 "Good review and bad review"
Dang that brings me back when this movie came out. Most people didn't like this movie, but other does enjoy the movie for the action.
I have a love and dislike for the movie, but when it comes down seeing a Kaiju monster fighting a Gundam it's an icing on a cake! However, the second movie wasn't great.
You should add Godzilla 2014 and King of the Monster on your list.
We don't talk about the second movie.
There is no second movie...
@@rob.3143 🤣 .... 🤫
Every time I see someone's reaction to this or a Transformers movie the MEGAS XLR theme song instantly starts playing in my head. :D
This film was heavily inspired by the anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" which came out in 1995-1996. Writer and director Hideaki Anno later founded his own studio and began making a series of reboot Evangelion films. I would suggest watching the first of these, "Evangelion 1.11, You Are (Not) Alone" if you would like to see the material that inspired "Pacific Rim."
No, not really, it is inspired by the mecha genre and Kaiju movies, Del Toro has been a fan of the genre since he was a child, it shares little or nothing with Evangelion apart from the genre.
@@gatobuho- I would make the argument that the creators of Pacific Rim did include an Easter egg that says otherwise. Of course Rinko Kikuchi does an excellent job as Mako Mori in the film. And as a native Japanese actress she should have no problem with lines in Japanese. And yet the few lines from the character in the film in Japanese are in fact dubbed by another actress. Who would that be? Megumi Hayashibara, who is none other than the original voice of Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis. I don't think that's an accident.
@@gatobuho- It shares the mental melding concept and the idea of erasing barriers between people with Evangelion, the piloting system is very similar.
@@DavidGarcia-kw4sf Del Toro confirmed he never watched Evangelion prior to making pacific rim. It's just a coincidence pacific rim shares similarities with Evangelion and nothing more. Any connections pacific rim had to Evangelion were NOT done intentionally when the director said he never watched Evangelion and the movie was not inspired by it
I love when people try to find logic in a monster movie. 😆
If you like this, you gotta check out anything Godzilla or Evangelion
I was lucky enough to see this epic movie in IMAX. One of the best theater experiences of my life! I was completely blown away by the visuals and sound 😍
Pacific Rim?! Mad props to you. I really like this movie. 👏🏿 😎
Idris Elba had one of the best motivational speeches of all time.Up there with Bill Pullman and Viggo Mortensen. He cancelled the freaking apocalipse.
Don't feel bad for the Kaiju, they're not animals, they're machines that just look like animals, that would be like feeling bad for the aliens, who are actively trying to kill every human 😂
Yeah it’s not like they’re MV kaiju, who are mostly meant to bring balance to the world, that is unless Ghidorah showed up.
When she said "i think the oil rig turns into a giant robot" that got me laughing so hard
No offense to the people who "hate" this movie, but almost everyone of them tends to also be an unironic movie snob aka people who are no fun 🤣
This movie is awesome and so are you, VKunia!! Seeing this in theaters was amazing, it felt like we were in the Jaegers 👍😇👍
12:45 So one of the reasons the Jaegars started to lose was because, the Kaiju continued to evolve. As time went on, bigger and stronger Kaiju were sent in. Whereas the Jaeger pilots and veterans could only pilot the same Jaegars over and over until gradually, their skills and equipment weren't enough to take on the newer advanced forms of Kaiju.
Also, as explained by Hannibal Chau, when drifting with a kaiju brain, it's a two-way bridge.
As a result, the weaknesses of the surviving jaegers was exposed to the Kaiju creators. They built two kaiju monsters during the double event that were specifically designed to destroy the last Jaegars. They had Otachi with acid spray to melt the Jaeger armor. And gave it a tail with a claw at the end to aim for Crimson Typhoon's control pod/head which is it's main weakness. Leatherback was giving a large gorilla form and defense. It could take damage and beat up a Jaeger in close quarters. And it came with the EMP function to knock out Striker's electrical systems.
Once Raleigh and Mako saw these tactics at least once, they knew exactly what they needed to fight the two Kaijus that had destroyed their allies.
This is one of my favorite movies ever! It's a great watch. I hope you enjoyed it!
I love this movie with all my heart, i am just now getting into your videos and i'm happy you actually checked this out, in my opinion it's one of my favorite movies of all time since i saw it in theaters and i was really young.
A great movie, with a crap sequel. Avoid the sequel!
Also, the scene with the jaeger punching through the office and hitting the desk toy was real! They built the whole thing in miniature to get the practical effect.
In miniature. So they basically did Japanese tokusatsu for that scene, just like the Godzilla movies.
Nice :3
LOOK IT'S AN OIL RIG THAT TURNED INTO A GIANT ROBOT!
I love Godzilla because of the monsters (kaiju). I love Pacific Rim because of the mechs (Jaagers). While the CGI in the PR series is a bit off at times, it's still just an all-out fun action-packed series. Where as with Godzilla, the super amount of time spent on humans ruins the fun for some. Though I don't mind really because Godzilla has always had a human element to it.
@15:31 "It's PREGANTE!" 😂😂😂 Ace reference!
“Ah big monsterss...I thought this was about oil rigs” lol
Go watch Neon Genesis Evangelion.
I had to rewind back if I heard that right 1st time 🤣🤣🤣
And maybe Godzilla. Since there’s kaiju involved here.
If you love this, you'll love the Monsterverse. (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs Kong).
This is the purest, sweetest movie about giant robots with silly names you'll ever see.
"Is that a boat?" Out of the whole movie, that's what makes me nostalgic. I used to battle it out with my son on the PS3 game Godzilla: Save the Earth, and one of the things you could do is hit each other with oil tankers. Miss those days.
IS THAT A BOAT?! YES THAT IS A BOAT!
Hello Vkunia, I recommend you to see the following movies: Godzilla (2014), Kong the skull island (2017), Godzilla king of the monsters (2019) and finally Godzilla vs Kong (2021) They are also giant monster movies. You'll love it
That...that prediction is....something.
The naming of the robots is really cool. like they're all 10/10 names.
Tbh, not many people don't know about Pacific Rim because of the Kaiju vs Giant Mechas, it was just a creative guy that said "What would a western mecha blockbuster would look like?" and BAM one of the greates mecha movies was made
I just replaying My XENOGEARS almost finished the first Disk and she reacted to Pacific Rim? Good Lord! Thank God!
The sheer cleverness and sass never cease to amaze me.
"it's pregante" LOL
"This is really... Oh, they turned into Daft Punk." 😂
There's footage of the director singing the Totoro theme song to little Mako and it's adorable.
The way she just said "you can dew dis " had me lmao
The comment about the helicopters holding the Jaegers...I said the exact same thing!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES!
"Where is My Goddamn Shoe?" - Hannibal Chau
"Chew your food you little freaking savages." - Momma Kaiju
You were not paying attention enough to what the characters say and the story but I loved it 🤣
Every step he takes his belly jiggles 😂😂😭😭😭
my favorite part is when the oil rig turned into a giant robot. What a spot on prediction.
Ooh I just watched this movie for the first time last week! It was on tv and I'd been meaning to watch it for years. I thought it was fun and Newton was my favourite character (also loved his dynamic with Hermann and went "yEEEESSSS FINALLY" when they put their disagreements aside and collaborated at the end, I'd been hoping that would happen! The little side hug scene is so adorable.) And I agree, Charlie Day was such a great fit for the role. And uh, I thought he was really hot as a leather jacket wearing wild scientist haha
It's pregante 😂 classic 👍🏼
This movie advertised 'Awesome Giant Monsters vs Awsome Giant Robots in Awsome Set Pieces'
And it delivered
the thing that impressed me with this movie most wasn't the robots or the monsters it was the fight between the guy and the girl if you look at how their holding their staffs he's using the british style of the quaterstaff while she uses the bo staff technique. You never see the european version of stick fighting anymore so that was something I noticed and appreciated :D
Ron Pearlman didn’t say he drifted with a Kaījū’s brain. He said he tried a public bunker. That’s why his face was scarred.
A spherical and egg-shaped capsule is surprisingly strong. Do the following: Keeping your thumb well out of the way, crush a raw egg using your palm and fingers, no thumb. You'll see how smart nature is. This is not a prank, this is a "who knew?".
The honest trailer for Pacific Rim is the funniest honest trailer ever. I have to watch this movie again.
If I ever encounter someone who hasn't seen and who knows nothing about this movie, that's how I'll describe it: An oil rig in the Pacific that turns into a giant robot that terrorizes people :D
This is the pinnacle of achievement in the Kaiju genre (Godzilla, Gamera, &c).
Honestly the saddest part was Hansen having to stand there while his son sacrificed himself
This movie was so much fun!! I grew up watching all the Gamera/Godzilla/Ultraman/general tokusatsu stuff so seeing this as one big love letter to the whole genre was wonderful.
There's actually a comic that shows the very first two pilots who wound up having a thing in spite of one of them being married, so honestly affection seems to make pilots better fighters.
Hannibal Chau is still alive in the end of the credit. "Where is my goddamn shoe?"
13:43 well that shows you knowledge on helicopters then🤣
I'm here for the spontaneous "get wrecked!" comments sprinkled in every so often ;-)