Pacific Rim (2013)

[mar3o]

But why include the DVD at al - it's not like they always do every time. So you'll only have a few titles anyways that are on DVD, while most are blu-ray only. Any time you buy a box set of movies or a tv series you're not getting everything on DVD also, you just get the blu-ray discs. So then why have some random films with DVDs? It still drives up the cost of the release. I'd rather save a couple dollars and skip a disc I'll never need. It's like buying a CD soundtrack but getting a cassette included too and making you have to pay for it.

[joenostalgia23]

I don't think it makes a difference. Hanna and Paul both came out in fall 2011 for about the same price, but Hanna didn't come with a DVD. Technically, you're spending more money when you don't get a DVD.

All the new movies I've bought without a DVD are usually the same price if not more expensive than the DVD Combo packs I've seen.

Plus, most people don't mind at all. You may not like getting the DVD, but you can always buy the single disc edition from Wal-mart for most major movies.

[brooks101189]

Originally Posted by mar3o

But why include the DVD at all.

Because some consumers like to have both options.

[Britnasty]

I like having the DVD in the combo pack for the simple fact that I literally know no one (except my one uncle) who has upgraded to Bluray yet. It's a sad fact but if my friends or family borrow a movie they always ask for the DVD and how it looks good enough to them so they don't need to upgrade.

[backslashio]

Saw this last night with IMAX 3D, great movie and actually worth having the 3D since Avatar! Will definitely be getting it although I hope there's an extended version with a bit more character development

[incognitojones]

One of my favorite films of the summer. I'd love a disc chock full of special features that really show the creation of this world.

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by backslashio

Saw this last night with IMAX 3D, great movie and actually worth having the 3D since Avatar! Will definitely be getting it although I hope there's an extended version with a bit more character development

Del Toro has made comments that there won't be an extended version, but there will be tons of deleted scenes.

[El_Jay]

This movie was ****ing awesome! You might have to stifle a chuckle or two at the cheesiness a couple of times, the story is cookie-cutter, but the actors take it just the right amount serious to make it a lot of fun, and the special FX and creature design is unlike anything I have ever seen.

I saw it the other night in AVX 3D and I'd say it's the most "need to see it in a theater" movie since Avatar. I don't even know if it's worth buying to watch in 2D on my 50" plasma. It would lose a lot of what I liked about the experience.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

This movie was ****ing awesome! You might have to stifle a chuckle or two at the cheesiness a couple of times, the story is cookie-cutter, but the actors take it just the right amount serious to make it a lot of fun, and the special FX and creature design is unlike anything I have ever seen.

I saw it the other night in AVX 3D and I'd say it's the most "need to see it in a theater" movie since Avatar. I don't even know if it's worth buying to watch in 2D on my 50" plasma. It would lose a lot of what I liked about the experience.

I'm actually very saddened that this film bombed in the US theatres. I can't understand what happened. Transformers becomes a smash hit and people flock to superhero movies, but this movie is the king of summer blockbusters with it's epic effects and nobody sees it. This is a movie to be seen on the big screen in 3D. This isn't one to miss. Del Toro wanted to capture the feel of the Japanese Kaiju films, and he accomplished it perfectly.

[Chaotic]

[ChristmasFnatic]

Originally Posted by mar3o

I'm actually very saddened that this film bombed in the US theatres. I can't understand what happened. Transformers becomes a smash hit and people flock to superhero movies, but this movie is the king of summer blockbusters with it's epic effects and nobody sees it. This is a movie to be seen on the big screen in 3D. This isn't one to miss. Del Toro wanted to capture the feel of the Japanese Kaiju films, and he accomplished it perfectly.

New franchise I guess.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by ChristmasFnatic

New franchise I guess.

That, and it wasn't marketed as well as it could have been. Also, I think a lot of people are still a little burned from the last Transformer films and what I hear was the abysmal Battleship. I think people may be clumping Pacific Rim together with those, which is a shame, because it's better than all those films put together.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

That, and it wasn't marketed as well as it could have been. Also, I think a lot of people are still a little burned from the last Transformer films and what I hear was the abysmal Battleship. I think people may be clumping Pacific Rim together with those, which is a shame, because it's better than all those films put together.

Battleship was a lot of fun, and had fantastic effects and action. People need to learn to just have fun at the movies, instead of expecting every film to offer a life-altering experience. I like intelligent sci-fi films, but sometimes a film like Battleship is perfect for just having fun.

People need to stop listening to "pro" reviews and forum critics for starters. If I judged all my film viewings on internet reviews, I would have missed some great films, like "Knowing", which was pummeled by most critics, and only got a 17% on RottenTomatoes, yet Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars. Personally I loved it. Moon got very little exposure and I heard nothing about it until I stumbled onto a mention of it online. I'm so glad I saw that one in the theatre (I had to drive out of state to find a theatre that was playing it), because it was one of the best sci-fi films I'd seen in years.

People need to go with their instincts. If it looks interesting to you, give it a chance. Pacific Rim was said to have been a highly-anticipated title, yet even with all the great reviews, it bombed. I know high ticket priced don't help, and there's a lot of other big films this summer, and people can't afford them all.

I think part of it is just more and more people are skipping the theatre and pre-ordering the blu-ray instead. I have a 3D HDTV, and a very nice surround system. But money is tight - the tv is financed and it will take 3 years to pay off. I can't afford the theatre tickets at $13 x 2 every time my girlfriend and I want to see a film. And Pacific Rim is already out for pre-order on Amazon. For the cost of the 2 tickets, we could have waited 10 days and then placed the pre-order and then we'd own it in a few months, and if we hated it, we could even trade in the blu-ray for a few bucks, which you can't do with theatre tickets if you hate the film. I think the expensive ticket prices combined with quick blu-ray releases are hurting ticket sales. People are just being very picky over which films they will see in theatres.

Then again, people went to see Adam Sandler's film instead, so I don't know what to make of that.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Battleship was a lot of fun, and had fantastic effects and action. People need to learn to just have fun at the movies, instead of expecting every film to offer a life-altering experience. I like intelligent sci-fi films, but sometimes a film like Battleship is perfect for just having fun.

It certainly resides on my "Guilty Pleasures" shelf.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Battleship was a lot of fun, and had fantastic effects and action. People need to learn to just have fun at the movies, instead of expecting every film to offer a life-altering experience. I like intelligent sci-fi films, but sometimes a film like Battleship is perfect for just having fun.

I agree, but sometimes "dumb fun" can be stupid to the point of wanting your money back (as was the case when I saw Transformers 2). Taking your family out to the movies is expensive, and most of us want our money's worth out of it--not just given the same loud and obnoxious garbage with a new coat of paint.

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Battleship was a lot of fun, and had fantastic effects and action. People need to learn to just have fun at the movies, instead of expecting every film to offer a life-altering experience. I like intelligent sci-fi films, but sometimes a film like Battleship is perfect for just having fun.

I just watched Battleship for the first time this past weekend and I thought it was a blast! The effects were great and it was simply fun to watch -- in my eyes, the perfect summer movie.

[Creasy47]

Day One for me, as well. I loved this film.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

That, and it wasn't marketed as well as it could have been. Also, I think a lot of people are still a little burned from the last Transformer films and what I hear was the abysmal Battleship. I think people may be clumping Pacific Rim together with those, which is a shame, because it's better than all those films put together.

The funny thing is, Transformers 4 will still probably rake in a billion worldwide.

[pankur]

i loved the movie so much day 1 for me


yesterday received my pacific rim art book, is amazing ...

Take a look inside Pacific Rim: Man, Machines & Monsters - YouTube

i want a collector or steelbook edition

[Dunemoon]

Originally Posted by mar3o

I'm actually very saddened that this film bombed in the US theatres. I can't understand what happened. Transformers becomes a smash hit and people flock to superhero movies, but this movie is the king of summer blockbusters with it's epic effects and nobody sees it. This is a movie to be seen on the big screen in 3D. This isn't one to miss. Del Toro wanted to capture the feel of the Japanese Kaiju films, and he accomplished it perfectly.

After the final battle scene in Man of Steel I was done for that type of sensory overload. That and marketing it as this generation's Star Wars. Nah. Star Wars was a revolution back in 1977. That magic has to be earned not used as a marketing tag.