| 28mmMan | 17 Apr 2013 9:32 p.m. PST |
Certainly this movie will bring a few more moments of giant monster joy to light…are you guys looking forward to it or think it may be more hype?
YouTube link
I have found a few preorders for the 6"-7" action figures…whew, a little out of reasonable price range…hopefully the Mal-Wart treatment will result in 4" decent priced figures lol :) I have high hopes for the movie and for bringing new life and blood to the kaiju gaming community. |
| sharkbait | 18 Apr 2013 3:09 a.m. PST |
I'm trying to keep my expectations low, so I can be pleasantly surprised. Decently priced toys would be a major bonus. |
| GiantMonster | 18 Apr 2013 3:46 a.m. PST |
Its got robots and monsters fighting each other. I don't need to expect anything else to enjoy the movie. :) As for toys, I'd like figures that are durable enough to be used in gaming. I have found that many of those highly detailed figures look great, but aren't very durable, so I'm not getting my hopes up. I do hope Bandai at least gets the toy license for Japan. Some vinyl figures of those robots would be awesome. -Ken
Radioactive Press |
| sharkbait | 18 Apr 2013 4:43 a.m. PST |
Has there been any full body shots available of the monsters or whatever the "bad guys" are? You see glimpses in the trailer, but not much. I'd rather be surprised though, so maybe I don't want to know. |
Chef Lackey Rich  | 18 Apr 2013 5:13 a.m. PST |
Its got robots and monsters fighting each other. I don't need to expect anything else to enjoy the movie. :) I used to feel the same way before I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion. Now I'm not willing to make quite such a sweeping statement. |
| Spudeus | 18 Apr 2013 6:03 a.m. PST |
Well, I have faith in Guillermo del Toro, and expect it to be 'out of the box' but spectacular. The only thing really worrying me is Hollywood compromising his vision and tacking on unnecessary story elements. I've been assuming Bandai will get the rights to produce a variety of figures, even if it somehow flops in the US it will be huge in Japan! |
| 28mmMan | 18 Apr 2013 6:04 a.m. PST |
I looked for full body shots of the kaiju but mostly it is fan based art and these couple shots
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| Dynaman8789 | 18 Apr 2013 6:13 a.m. PST |
> I used to feel the same way before I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion. Now I'm not willing to make quite such a sweeping statement.
Is that a good thing or bad thing? Evangelion rocked up till the last episode or two (and the second batch took care of that problem).
As for this movie, with all the other interesting movies coming out I'll wait for the DVD release. A pity, since I like Guillermo's work – but there is other stuff I know I want to see. |
| 28mmMan | 18 Apr 2013 6:26 a.m. PST |
Dude…dude. If there were a movie that would be much better on the big screen it would be a kaiju movie! …(shakes head)…dude… :( |
| CorpCommander | 18 Apr 2013 6:29 a.m. PST |
First three models (ship date may be as early as June) $80 USD link It's still cheaper than Games Workshop and I still buy those figures. Clearly not meant for kids. At 7" tall they would still be small for 15mm figures but for 15mm sci-fi gaming I think they would be awesome! |
| javelin98 | 18 Apr 2013 8:06 a.m. PST |
Huh… I haven't even heard of this movie. Interesting… |
| Space Monkey | 18 Apr 2013 11:00 a.m. PST |
Those robots don't grab me… I might as well use my Patlabor/Gundam models. The creatures might be of use. |
| 28mmMan | 18 Apr 2013 1:32 p.m. PST |
The Jagger's/robots are a bit soft in design, I would use guyvers first lol :) |
| Space Monkey | 18 Apr 2013 5:22 p.m. PST |
Oooh… hadn't considered using Guyver stuff in kaiju games… I've got a bunch of the old ones, about 4 inches high. |
| 28mmMan | 18 Apr 2013 7:05 p.m. PST |
Lucky…damn lucky…(shakes fist at the gods…not my fist mind you, well it is mine as in I own it…it is a manikin hand/fist)…lucky…lol :) |
| StarfuryXL5 | 19 Apr 2013 5:52 p.m. PST |
The only thing really worrying me is Hollywood compromising his vision and tacking on unnecessary story elements. I've heard the studio is asking for some scenes with Raymond Burr to be CGIed in. |
| Willtij | 29 Apr 2013 7:08 p.m. PST |
latest trailer (and it looks freekin' awsome): YouTube link And if it looks short on character developement: Who Cares. Its not suppose to be an Oscar contender. Its just suppose to be fun, loud and full of Kaiju battles |
| GiantMonster | 30 Apr 2013 3:57 a.m. PST |
It looks like we are getting a good variety of kaiju in the film. Pacific Rim is one of only two movies I plan on seeing in the theater this year. -Ken
Radioactive Press |
| 28mmMan | 30 Apr 2013 5:27 a.m. PST |
Yes indeed I made out at least 5 different giants :) |
| 28mmMan | 30 Apr 2013 8:29 a.m. PST |
I was watching it again…hard to make out all the details of course, so there may be some overlap… Knife-head
Spike-arm crawler
"gorilla" (by shape and movement)
Flyer
Shield-head with many small eyes :) We are wringing hands and gnashing teeth in anticipation for the monster related toys. |
| sharkbait | 30 Apr 2013 5:59 p.m. PST |
Booyah! Looking forward to this one. I hope there's some good toys for gaming. |
| MisterFox | 07 May 2013 2:10 p.m. PST |
According to Entertainment Earth, it looks like there's a HeroClix line in the works. |
| 28mmMan | 07 May 2013 4:26 p.m. PST |
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| Willtij | 13 Jun 2013 7:02 a.m. PST |
Less than a month before Pacific Rim premieres. Heroclix line coming out soon as well (I've seen expected arrival dates as soon as June 26). The latest TV spots looks great: YouTube link YouTube link |
