Old_Nash Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Crimson Typhom remember the Unit 00... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 ...except that it looks lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 "Striker Eureka" Should that be pronounced "YOU-ree-kah" or "Ay-YOU-rek-ah"? If its blades can act as boomerangs (It's supposed to be an Aussie mech, right?) and it's angel wings turn into a surfboard, I'm guessing we should use the second pronunciation for this two-seater mecha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 "Striker Eureka" Should that be pronounced "YOU-ree-kah" or "Ay-YOU-rek-ah"? Pronounce it however you want in your local dialogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I believe it would be "Strike-ah You-REE-ka Mate." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm no fan of multi operators operating giant robot. Kinda lame, how are you supposed to synch? Remind me of the power rangers show. The design is kinda lame: GDT should have ask Geoff Darrows to work with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm no fan of multi operators operating giant robot. Kinda lame, how are you supposed to synch? Remind me of the power rangers show. The design is kinda lame: GDT should have ask Geoff Darrows to work with him. Operator 1- pilot officer controls where the robot goes Operator 2- tactical/radar officer controls targeting and weapons fire Operator 3- (if needed) communications/navigations/commander tells everyone what the robot has to do and where to go Multi operators tends to work very well for attack helicopters, some fighter/combat planes, and tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yeah but what happens in close combat ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yeah but what happens in close combat ? Like the gunpod equipped F-4 Phantom's of Vietnam, once a target is at close range its all up to the pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 As far as operating the mechs in this movie goes, it's been stated in the past that the two pilots are "locked in a neural bridge." Which sounds to me like their minds are synced up via technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 so like sym-biotic titan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yeah, that make sense. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Has this actual "mind-melding" system been confirmed or just speculation? I thought that from what has been described about the film so far, the neural bridge could just be a method for communicating. Not sure yet if all this has been made clear, but I assume the film will lay it out simply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaginpit Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The more I see of this the more I'm reminded of Godannar. Yup me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaginpit Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 OK OK - I will wait to see what they look like in action. I was just taken off guard. Thought with all the wait and build up the designs would strike me better right off the bat. I googled 'mecha design' and this freelancer is the very first image. It could start all types of opinion debates, but for me I would hire this guy over whoever they have sketching on the set of PR... That looks something from AC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Is this the Danish version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Is this the Danish version? LOL Fixed. Lemme guess the source....4chan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngyne Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) As far as operating the mechs in this movie goes, it's been stated in the past that the two pilots are "locked in a neural bridge." Which sounds to me like their minds are synced up via technology. In the comicon footage del Toro said they're synched together, with one person controlling the left half of the robot and the other person controlling the right. If one person tries to control the whole thing by themselves it injures them. Edited December 3, 2012 by Syngyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 In the comicon footage del Toro said they're synched together, with one person controlling the left half of the robot and the other person controlling the right. If one person tries to control the whole thing by themselves it injures them. And yet according to the schematics the Coyote Tango has one pilot, and the Crimson Typhoon three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngyne Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 And yet according to the schematics the Coyote Tango has one pilot, and the Crimson Typhoon three. Crimson Typhoon I can see maybe a third person controlling the extra set of arms. No idea about Coyote Tango. Maybe it's a budget model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Is this the Danish version? Not enough windmill chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Is this the Danish version? http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:VLK-QD-Valkyrie.jpg it's not that far off, really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Oh boy this last design is butt ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Don't know if this has been posted before, but it seems the studio is pretty confident that the film will do well: they're even preparing a sequel. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pacific-rim-sequel-works-writer-397646 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I wouldn't read too much into sequel talk from the studio at this stage. Remember the sequels for Green Lantern and Tron:Legacy that were supposed to be pretty far along in the planning stages when the films came out? Where are they then? Not much has been heard about either. Sequel talk before an original is out can be seen as: a) Yes, there is a sequel in development but since we don't know how big the original will be we will wait and see if we are either going to make it or cancel it. Splinter of the Minds Eye, the Expanded Universe Star Wars sequel novel written by Alan Dean Foster was supposed to be a possible sequel to Star Wars on film if ANH didn't do as well as hoped. It was going to be a low-budget quickie. Instead, ANH was a huge success and Splinter was never developed further than the novel. B) Talk of a sequel in development at this stage can be seen as the studio as talking up it's own product before release, trying to seem to be reeeallllly confident that the film will do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr March Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I wouldn't read too much into sequel talk... B) Talk of a sequel in development at this stage can be seen as the studio as talking up it's own product before release, trying to seem to be reeeallllly confident that the film will do well. This. It's important we remember these are no longer the film studios of old; they are all internet savy now. They've translated the old hype machine into the online world and part of that is revealing "sequel plans" before the first film is released, duping fans into thinking the studio is sure they have a hit on their hands. Once a lousy film is released, the film studios are under no obligation to continue with sequels and if their marketing succeeded, they already have your money from the first film. Mission accomplished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casshern_Karasu Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm disappointed with the designs, they look horrible in my opinion. I know that expecting good looking mecha designs from Hollywood is kind of stupid but these guys have enough money to hire the best artists in the world and the results are underwhelming at best. They were so bad in Avatar that I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them for the first time, those military mecha looked like garbage. That kind of stuff was done much better in an anime like Gasaraki. Raiden (robust, utilitarian looking and sexy as hell) (Cockpit is sexy too) Pacific Rim designs are boring, they don't look cool at all. The alien suit that appears in District 9 is the only good design that I can think of right now, that design looks like it was inspired by Junji Okubo's work and they should do more of that. Bland designs like Avatar, Matrix Revolution, Bayformers and Pacific Rim are a waste of time IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm disappointed with the designs, they look horrible in my opinion. I know that expecting good looking mecha designs from Hollywood is kind of stupid but these guys have enough money to hire the best artists in the world and the results are underwhelming at best. The design is kinda lame: GDT should have ask Geoff Darrows to work with him. Like WM Cheng said already, it's not necessarily the quality of the artists, these are designs decided upon by committee, meaning the individual artists ultimately don't have that much say. Working in media myself I see a lot of this. Not everything I design makes it into the final production looking how I think it should. I'm still looking forward to this movie, even if the robot designs do nothing for me. Some of the other designs, like the pilot suits, seem great from what I've seen, and I've got a lot of faith in Del Toro to make a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaD3k Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vKz7WnU83E Edited December 13, 2012 by OmegaD3k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetarB Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) G L O R I O U S ! Love that trailer... except for the go-to beats all trailer editors do these days. 1) 'Inception'-style thunderous noise every couple of seconds 2) Too many black transitions 3) Rousing speech by commander Other than that, it looks awesome and the mecha in action and the whole milieu looks just fantastic! And we have Rocket-Punch! Edited December 13, 2012 by PetarB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 That noise you hear is the sound of the Nerdgasm of a million mecha/giant monters fanboys hyper-ventilating like giddy school girls... Now excuse me whilst I change my pants... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Trailer is out now! =D http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/pacificrim/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I think I can enjoy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobizon Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Rocket Punch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I mean, I was gonna go watch it no matter what... but that trailer gets me all giddy... I feel like the little kid that was gonna watch Mazinger for the first time ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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