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J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 1:02 PM On 2013-07-11 15:26, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: ...but "Pacfic Rim" may be the winner we are hoping it is, we will find out this weekend. OK ATP, being a semi Tokusatsu nerd, I shelled out the clams for "Pacific Rim". I was especially interested in what director (and Kaiju fanboy) Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre would be. It was interesting in spots, but what killed it for me was the bombastic use of CGI. So much "cut","cut","cut" in the editing of the scenes. And as with all the other summer "tentpole" movies, I felt like I was trapped inside a video game. CGI is really becoming a crutch for good story telling. Also CGI looks so much like... CGI. Give me the physicality of stunt men in rubber monster/robot suits wrestling and crashing through balsa wood cities any day... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_CAZS8wiDY [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2013-07-13 13:11 ]

On 2013-07-11 15:26, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

...but "Pacfic Rim" may be the winner we are hoping it is, we will find out this weekend.

OK ATP, being a semi Tokusatsu nerd, I shelled out the clams for "Pacific Rim". I was especially interested in what director (and Kaiju fanboy) Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre would be.

It was interesting in spots, but what killed it for me was the bombastic use of CGI. So much "cut","cut","cut" in the editing of the scenes. And as with all the other summer "tentpole" movies, I felt like I was trapped inside a video game. CGI is really becoming a crutch for good story telling. Also CGI looks so much like... CGI.

Give me the physicality of stunt men in rubber monster/robot suits wrestling and crashing through balsa wood cities any day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_CAZS8wiDY

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2013-07-13 13:11 ]

Post #685743 by JOHN-O on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 1:02 PM