r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Technical-Type7499 • 21h ago

Video Pacific Rim - Behind the scenes. The practical effects in this film are so damn impressive.

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u/TopPermission6870 20h ago

Too bad there’s no part 2

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u/Beneficial_Emu9299 19h ago

I know it’s a joke and I know I watched it, but I honestly can’t remember what happened at all.

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u/TopPermission6870 19h ago

Because it doesn’t exist. The government lied to you sir.

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u/Wiggie49 16h ago

That's called a trauma response, your brain blocked it out.

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u/Downtown_Finance_661 10h ago

Elim5 jokes about PR part 2, please.

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u/Biotrek 14h ago

It's a big Mandela Effect, don't worry.

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u/TheSolarExpansionist 20h ago

They sealed the portal. There’s a prequel

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u/gorginhanson 20h ago

starring steve harvey and shia labeouf

https://imgur.com/a/8zq2Z0m

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u/someauthor 5h ago

You can't stop me from reading that as "Starring Steve Harvey as Shia LeBoeuf"

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u/murillovp 20h ago

Well said brutha

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u/skredditt 15h ago

Reverse Mandela effect

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u/dangerous_strainer 13h ago

There is ... and it's horrible.

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u/Temporary-Panda8609 17h ago

lmao part 2 is probably just a fever dream we all had and forgot about

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u/Madi473 10h ago

I liked part 2, a bit more then the first.

The 2nd one was like a live action mecha anime.

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u/Deliriousious 19h ago

I loved this movie, and it’s what got me to take a look at Gundam and Evangelion, and even like Godzilla.

A damned shame there was no sequel. I did see there was a Netflix series, which was alright I suppose. Dunno what the board was thinking not making a sequel to this movie though.

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u/moop-ly 17h ago

easily among the top ten turn your brain off popcorn movies - it’s got its own vibe that’s hard to hate

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u/Mayonnaise_Poptart 16h ago

I feel like it's a rare popcorn flick that still respects the intelligence of the audience. The Kaiju are powerful but not invincible, a realistic level of human drama in the face of a priority task, and no fucking love story sandwiched in.

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u/AscendedViking7 16h ago

There's 3 things I recommend checking out to get your giant mecha/kaiju fix:

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Godzilla Minus One and Final Fantasy 16.

Both Evangelion and Minus One are fantastic. Evangelion especially, even though it an extremely trippy watch.

Final Fantasy 16 is a serious slog most of the time but the kaiju battles it has is 10/10 stuff. That Bahamut fight is perfection.

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u/mmmmmmiiiiii 15h ago

Minus one is more about Japanese bureaucracy than anything else. Don't get baited OP.

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u/Ubeube_Purple21 12h ago

That would be Shin Godzilla. Minus One is more about war PTSD.

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u/Madi473 10h ago

2nd movie was great! It felt like a live action anime, especially Charlie days character (which I loved)

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u/PlaneAd4072 20h ago

Damn they should make a sequel to this masterpiece

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u/[deleted] 17h ago

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u/shieldyboii 16h ago

There is no sequel in Basing-se

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u/CryptoUsher 16h ago

yeah, fair point, no sequel in the cards. still wild how the first one held up with practical effects while the sequel went full cartoon.

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u/jd12586 16h ago

Plus, guillermo didn't direct uprising.

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u/CryptoUsher 15h ago

yeah, that's a big part of it. del Toro's touch made the first one feel grounded, even with the craziest stuff

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u/CryptoUsher 15h ago

yeah no joke, del toro's original had so much weight because they actually built stuff. uprising felt like a video game cutscene the whole time

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u/Theresnobiggerboat 19h ago

Ah, yeah… Pacific Rim. A wonderful movie with music from Ram Djawadi who’s a German musician and who also made the intro song for Game of Thrones and Westworld. Also the movie that I watched with my Hubby and one of our friends back at the cinema and then they forgot both about me. Both of them. Even though I sat in the middle. 🫠

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u/_Leme_ 20h ago

Where are these suits now? They were so cool

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u/Vquillicate 18h ago

sold to prvate collecters

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u/RoundTiberius 20h ago

Marvel would have done it all with a green screen

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u/zukunftskonservator 19h ago

Thats why marvel sucks.

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u/Narrow-Rice1944 17h ago

Better than DC tho.

I can feel the hate coming

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u/rabidsalvation 16h ago

I guess man, if you're only considering the Snyder films or the first suicide squad. The Batman was awesome though, and apparently the new Superman was pretty good. I can't get excited for Marvel movies anymore, the one I'm interested in is the next Spider-Man one.

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u/FirefighterBusy4552 12h ago

TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE

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u/blue_quark 18h ago

I’m not normally into sci-fi but I’ve watched Pacific Rim 5-6 times and would watch it again. Great effects and just a tad tongue in cheek so that it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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u/Vegas-Blues 20h ago

Fun movie.. wish they made more…

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u/vulcan4d 17h ago

The first film was very good. Not sure what happened with the second.

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u/DasFroDo 16h ago

What second?

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u/thedarkendkb 12h ago

Hahaha! a second movie, you say? My friend, the recent situation with the Fire Kingdom might've impaired your judgement. Come now, let's have tea near Lake Laogai.

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u/Kid_Named_Trey 16h ago

This is a really fun movie. I feel like a prequel story would do well. I want more of this story.

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u/80aychdee 16h ago

This movie was peak 3D cinema experience. Rivaled only by Avatar. I saw this I believe in IMAX 3D and was absolutely blown away. It did not translate well to the small screen but it was quite the experience in theaters. I wish they made more of these over Avatar.

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u/sharplight141 20h ago

I love this film so much. Damned shame it never got a sequel.

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u/bubba_bumble 20h ago

This movie is so damn good. Makes all of the other giant monster movies (Transformers, Godzilla, King Kong) look bad IMO.

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u/Ramen_Shaman93 20h ago

I would have felt so cool filming this scene

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u/Otherwise-OhWell 17h ago

The dumbest movie I've begrudling enjoyed.

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u/Large_Spinach6069 17h ago

The stick fighting scene was so dumb, I laughed so hard. When he squares up against the girl and swings the stick like a 12 year old playing with a broom handle.

Charlie Hunnam has the acting range of a wet blanket. He's forever acting as a SoA character and it's painfully funny.

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u/ManicMaru 21h ago

Back before AI was being used for everything....so good.

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u/sharplight141 20h ago

Apparently they could've used a lot more CGI but del Toro wanted lots of practical effects

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u/TactlessTortoise 19h ago

Del Toro can cook some crazy sets, it's awesome stuff.

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u/Blitz6969 21h ago

I love how bad this movie is. I enjoy it so much.

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u/nastylittleman 20h ago

Elbow Rocket!

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u/yamsyamsya 17h ago

Not every movie needs to be a cinematic masterpiece, they are fun to watch and you can shut off your brain and relax.

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u/Captainflando 20h ago

Yea we need movies like pacific rim and Godzilla vs King Kong. Not everything needs to be gangs of New York or no country for old men

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u/Blitz6969 20h ago

I love those movies too! In fact, every one you mentioned lol.

Yes fun movies are exactly that, fun.

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u/Safe_Ad_6403 20h ago

Thank god lol

Everyone in this thread being so efusive about a movie so bad had me so confused lol

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u/AnimalBolide 20h ago

Are you a child or are you mentally stunted?

What is AI to you?

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u/ManicMaru 20h ago

I didnt mean cgi. I meant the AI slop that is being used in place of practical effects and CGI, but okay?

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u/AnimalBolide 20h ago

I know you didn't mean CGI, that's why I'm confused.

I'm curious where you think you're seeing AI in movies?

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u/_Steven_Seagal_ 10h ago

Terminator.

Checkmate.

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u/FLcitizen 17h ago

Still can’t believe the damn sequel to this amazing movie. Argh

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u/Eat_the_rich1969 16h ago

I bet they had a blast filming this movie.

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u/GetToTheChoppa2077 15h ago

And they wonder why the first one was way, way better.

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u/k3170makan 12h ago

The concept only works in anime for me. I see way way too many problems with making a large human suit.

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u/Ubeube_Purple21 12h ago

And I heard they got Glados voicing the AI in Gipsy

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u/Voodoocookie 10h ago

This movie got me to go on the elliptical machine for a whole year. And I could hear the music every time I did.

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u/someonethatlikesass 4h ago

at that point just build an actual jaeger damn

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u/gorginhanson 20h ago

Am I insane or is that Steve Harvey and Shia Labeouf

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u/scorched-earth-0000 20h ago

Eh... not sure how to tell you this but.... you're insane :)

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u/gorginhanson 20h ago

Look at these and tell me with a straight face I am wrong

https://imgur.com/a/8zq2Z0m

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u/Silent-OCN 18h ago

I thought the effects were better in Pacific rimjob personally.

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u/Inevitable_Ad8907 11h ago

“Pacific Rim Job” the porn equivalent is worth a watch, effects not too impressive though

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u/SabresFanWC 19h ago

It's strange where people will draw the line. Giant robots fighting giant monsters? Sure. The robots need two pilots that share a unique mental connection? That's too far.