The Glade 4.0

They give a pretty solid ending. You could make a sequel from it, but it wasn't one of those left wide open. Sequel will likely depend on how much money it makes.

I just got back from seeing this, I grew up watching the giant monster movies, they were always my favorite from childhood, thank you Guillermo Del Toro! you gave me a wonderful piece of my childhood back in all its completly over the top, for the sheer joy of the crapy genre!

And now I am a firm fan of Idris Elba, he had a good comanding persona.

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"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."
— Alan Moore

Idris rocked as Heimdall in Thor.

Now seeing him given more room to speak and project himself, he seems almost under utilized in Thor.

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"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."
— Alan Moore

Watch the BBC series Luther. He's excellent (and finally the lead in a series). I think it's on Netflix.

Stringer Bell > Every other character

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

Mostly good, a little slow in spots, and

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

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I think there needs to be a little clarification on how this movie works.

Guillermo del Toro just made Voltron (with a cameo by Jet Jaguar) vs. Godzilla and the Toho Kaiju Stable. Why the **** are we discussing plot holes?

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Loved it for what it was. Doesn't mean I can escape the critic in my head saying WTF.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

My kids and I loved it. Awesome movie.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

This....

I must watch this like 400 times more.

I'll be in my bunk otherwise

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My review, let me show you it.

http://farsky.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/ ... cific-rim/

That review has too many words, Mr. Sky.

Give me 15 word version.

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Go. See. It. Now.

Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now.

Close proximity to the extra-dimensional entities has caused insanity in some forum members.

I haven't been able to see it yet, but hopefully in a couple weeks.

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I've already seen it; I just wanted to make sure that I read your review with too many words correctly!

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Saw it last night. Such an amazing spectacle, I loved it.

I just saw it again.

It was better the second time. You get it all right, Mr. Del Toro. You get it all right. If ever there was a perfect film to awaken the spirit of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Godzilla and the legendary Toho contributions to the fantastic, you have achieved it Mr. Del Toro.

Lord Doom's inner child is smiling.

*stealth edit* And some of the glosses, allusions, and nods to the Kaiju and Mecha and Popcorn Flick traditions are so deftly done as to be amazing. Del Toro certainly gets his nods in without making it a fan-service wankfest.

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My only nitpick was that soooo much of the plot was taken straight out of

I'd say more like Tranzor Z (or Mazinger Z if you're obsessive, but the one I saw as a kid was called Tranzor). But voltron was definitely superior.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

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"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

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Um.. I'm pretty sure operating Jaegers at all is a significant resource cost that dwarfs whatever the additional cost for the use of their most effective weapon is.

And I'm pretty sure that "rebuilding entire coastal cities" trumps that.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Versions of Idris's speech that didn't quite make it.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."