tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post3022739208924836480..comments2024-03-13T14:53:58.150-04:00Comments on MUSINGS OF A SCI-FI FANATIC: Pacific Rim Tops 400 MillionSFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-76529307284779109482013-10-10T14:07:55.639-04:002013-10-10T14:07:55.639-04:00Hello V!
I must tell you I completely agree with...Hello V! <br /><br />I must tell you I completely agree with your point.<br /><br />There was indeed an emptional subtext to Pacific Rim that is simply absent from The Avengers and Transformers.<br /><br />You may have nailed precisely why I dislike those films. <br /><br />Unlike others, I really did not like The Avengers. I've made it clear at this site. It's a loud boring thud of a film with absolutely no emotional resonance - not like Whedon's Firefly that's for sure.<br /><br />Thank you for writing.<br />sff SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-39137093354955050632013-10-10T06:04:59.804-04:002013-10-10T06:04:59.804-04:00As far as I can see from the reviews and comments ...As far as I can see from the reviews and comments elsewhere, the fans of Transformers, Avengers and the like find the Pacific Rim just awesome.I'm not into that kind of stuff at all, but I loved Pacific Rim for its emotional touch and for actually having something else besides lots of special effects and the typical it's-the-end-of-the-world story. People who have just one lifetime favorite film or genre are not uncommon, but I'm not one of those, and I'm glad that the Pacific Rim helped me to understand it.Viewsterhttp://www.viewster.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-43430029710096257992013-09-11T08:01:55.973-04:002013-09-11T08:01:55.973-04:00Ok Cannon. I loved your comment. I always love yo...Ok Cannon. I loved your comment. I always love your counter commentaries at JKM's literate site as well. They are always very well-articulated, fantastic reads.<br /><br />I would agree, The Wolverine will be interesting because of its Japan-centric storyline. Hmmmm. Either they will be like, "Let's see how our countrymen are portrayed by this Yank." Or, ... well, the third option you mentioned.<br /><br />But I don't think that third option is at all true. I tend to go with option 1 or 2. : )<br /><br />Loved your Jaeger names too brother and I know what you mean. I have similar thoughts on a daily basis. :)<br /><br />Cheers Roman. You were cracking me up. I totally keep firing shots across the bow at the overrated The Avengers. <br /><br />After seeing that thing, I just can't let it go. How come there is no one out there decrying what a boring film that was. Honestly, if that is the future of superhero films, count me out.<br /><br />I thought The Wolverine looked far more interesting all along than something like The Avengers.<br /><br />Anyway, you really made me laugh because I did think that The Avengers was a giant lumbering bore.<br /><br />Couple of last things. Totally agree about Robin Sparkle. Just incredibly sexy. She, for me, was one of the best things about that picture and she was not in it nearly enough to save it.<br /><br />I'll go on record to say Pacific Rim may not be the stellar picture some would hope for, but it was entirely my cup of tea. So, yes, I had a whole heck of a lot of fun with it for all the reasons I've said.<br /><br />It's a rollicking good kaiju jaeger picture, but since I have overhyped it here (and I have), you're doomed. <br /><br />Seriously, I do hope you see it and have a similar reaction to all the fun. Unlike The Avengers, at least I felt alive while I was watching. <br /><br />I had to check my pulse during Avengers.<br /><br />Cheers all. Here's looking to PRII.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-85265484368161052342013-09-10T23:54:28.711-04:002013-09-10T23:54:28.711-04:00Haha get back to y'all... Too busy cracking up...Haha get back to y'all... Too busy cracking up from the Cannon and Roman's hysterical comments. See u tomorrow. Yay indeed l3! Here here Franco!SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-80989957465067876382013-09-10T23:14:54.778-04:002013-09-10T23:14:54.778-04:00Your love of this film knows no bounds! That's...Your love of this film knows no bounds! That's cool, I enjoy your enthusiasm. <br /><br />And yet another slam on "The Avengers". Jeez, guess the film just rubbed you the wrong way. I think you may have been overhyped for it. That's a killer for any film.<br /><br />I thought it was solidly entertaining, hardly Whedon's best work, but a good fun time all the way around. Besides it gave us Robin Sparkle dressed in black leather and welding a gun. How can that be a bad thing?<br /><br />Anyway, I'm willing to ignore your countless attacks on poor sad helpless film "The Avengers". ;)<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing "Pacific Rim" just hope you don't overhype me for it. ;)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-18864367243043190382013-09-10T21:35:10.232-04:002013-09-10T21:35:10.232-04:00I suspect the Japanese were still a bit leery and ...I suspect the Japanese were still a bit leery and dismissive with us yanks over the 1998 <b>Godzilla</b> debacle. Maybe they saw the trailers and just thought, <i>"Oh, great. Another wannabe attempt to do what we’ve been doing for the past 60 years,"</i> or <i>"Yeah, we’ve got too much of that subgenre over here already,"</i> ...or <i>"Those assholes dropped A-bombs on us. Fuck them!"</i> <br /><br /><b>The Wolverine</b> opens in Japan this Friday, and I’m interested to see how it will do.<br /><br />Electric Squall? I dig it. If I could name my own Jaeger, well, let’s see:<br /><br />Haps Queenlander<br />Rainbird Red<br />Amazon Montagu <br />Rik-Tik Taver<br />100 Huron<br />Icer Dragoon<br />Arthurian Jax<br />Blacklight Hunter<br />Star Piston <br />Jade Collective <br />Big Bad Wolf<br /><br />This is the kinda stuff I think about at work.Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886860130286869992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1031498593064294214.post-14171492290643085692013-09-10T13:48:06.105-04:002013-09-10T13:48:06.105-04:00Awesome news, there was no doubt in my mind it wou...Awesome news, there was no doubt in my mind it would succeed, how could people NOT recognize the awesomeness of this movie, the coolness?? I hope the sequel materializes...and that the rest of the american public catches on. <br /><br />I too look forward to a follow up to Distric 9, that film is ripe for a sequel! The alien did say he'd be back in three years time....Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com