Pacific rim: when an anime concept was put into a live action movie and it DIDN’T suck

The most important unspoken rule of the Pacific Rim fandom. We don’t talk about the sequel because it never happened.

"if she comes back for the sequel" hey, hey. look at me. LOOK AT ME. there is no sequel. none. nada. just Pacific Rim. nothing more.

"1, don't touch me, 2, don't touch me" Captain Stacker got his social discancing prioritized

So the most Japanese anime live action movie is made by an American Studio and directed by a Mexican? Seems legit.

Missed a win, there: scientists being taken seriously as scientists, despite clear social awkwardness, and not having to prove themselves to regular joes, who have no idea what they're talking about, but rather to _other_ scientists.

One thing that was major attention to detail. In the final battle, all the holes and open hatches of the Jaegers are sealed before they go underwater. Striker doesn't use its chest mounted missile launcher, and Gipsy doesn't use its plasma cannon. Why? Because those would be opening ports of the Jaegers, allowing flooding.

What makes the kaiju and Jaegers look so “real” in this movie, is the AMAZING way they display weight. These huge monsters *feel* huge, which makes them so believable for me! Especially the scene when Gipsy came crashing down in the beginning.

the girl who plays young mako had trouble pronouncing del toro's name during filming, so he let her nickname him totoro-san. just thought people would like to know.

Why dont we just take a moment and appreciate the cgi, its from 2013 and still looks way better than the cgi now

“This movie made Transformers look like Teletubbies.” -ico

The best thing about this movie: That soundtrack. GOD THAT MAIN THEME IS SO GOOD

Fun fact: The suits were not edited onto the pilots. There were legit suits

Fun facts: - If you'll notice in Raleigh and Chuck's fight scene, one of the things he uses against Chuck is an actual open-handed slap, followed by Raleigh dropping and using Chuck's weight against him. Now who used that exact same technique earlier in the film? That's right: Mako, during their "compatibility" montage. Chances are, Raleigh wasn't even thinking about it. He just went for it. They've only Drifted ONCE, and yet, he's already incorporating her movements into his fighting style. - Chuck is so antagonistic towards his father because when the first kaiju ever hit Sydney, Herc had a choice between saving Chuck's mum, Angela, or Chuck. He only had a few minutes to do so, seeing as Jaegers didn't exist back then and the only way to end kaijus were to nuke them. So he ended up picking Chuck, never knowing whether it was the kaiju or the nuke that killed his wife, and Chuck still resents him for it. - The Kaidonovskys hold a world record for longest neural handshake ever, clocking in at 18 hours. Theirs was a particularly interesting case, seeing as they were husband and wife, instead of being blood relatives. A true testament to how strong their bond is. - Mako's family made swords for a living. Her adding the chainsaw swords to Gipsy Danger is most probably her way of honoring her family's trade. - Raleigh was born in 1998; Mako and Chuck in 2003. - The blue streaks in Mako's hair symbolize the coat she was wearing the day she lost her family and the color of kaiju blood in general. It's her way of reminding herself that she WILL get revenge for her family someday. - The dominant pilots are usually on the right. (e.g. Herc, Sasha, Yancy, Stacker, etc.) - The pose Gipsy Danger does before going into battle - punching the left palm with a closed right fist - is actually a way of showing respect in martial arts. It basically says that the person doing it does not intend to harm innocent beings, and will only do so if provoked. - Among the last Jaegers, Cherno Alpha was the only one that didn't have escape pods. - There were over 51 Jaegers and kaijus made for this film. Every week, the staff would vote on their favorite ones. Most of the Jaegers were from countries found around the Pacific Ring of Fire, such as Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, and more. - The reason Newt and Hermann are Drift-compatible is because, just like Raleigh and Mako, they have sparred before ... only VERBALLY, and on a daily basis, too!

I love the attention to detail. In the Hong Kong battle, Gipsy succeeded where the others failed because 1. it ran on nuclear power. 2. It was fast enough to dodge the acid 3. The head wasn't as exposed as CTs. And when Newt drifted with the Kaiju brain, it figured out about Cherno, Striker and Typhoon, but not Gipsy, which is why it managed to come in and save the day (the Precursors didn't throw out a Kaiju that specialized in dealing with it). Now THAT is detail

I met the male actor who piloted Cherno Alpha, back in 2015. He was at a an expo in New Jersey at a big hotel. I shook his enormous hand and asked him what it was like working on the set of Pacific Rim and he said “it was incredible”.

Fun fact: Cherno alpha is the biggest heaviest and strongest jager in both movies with one of the highest kill counts Russians always have to one up everyone

My favorite line in cinematic history is in this movie. "Haven't you heard, Mr. Beckett? The world is coming to an end. Where would you rather die? Here, or in a Jaeger?" - The Legendary Stacker Pentecost.

Japan has their very own Gundam as of this year, now all we need are Kaijus

I just love it when a mech and pilot are created to be neurologically linked, allowing the pilot to feel touch and pain whenever a mech is doing something or is damage. This also incentivise the pilot to do their best to not get damaged in the first place too.

Funny how he never did a “Everything Great about Pacific Rim: Uprising”

"There are things you can't fight - acts of God. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. But when you're in a Jaeger, suddenly you can fight the hurricane. You can win."

One of my favorite quotes from this movie is “we are the only thing standing between that kiaju and a city of 10 million people. Now we can stand here and wait or grab the flares and do something really stupid.”

What about when stacker says "WE CLEAR A PATH FOR THE LADY!" and they nuke the ocean? Seems like that deserves a win.

fun detail / fan theory kind of? The Kaiju that were appearing before the big hong kong fight were all sea creature based, which makes sense because the rift is in the ocean. BUT after drifting with Charlie Day the kaiju that were grown were not only equipped with anti jaeger weaponry but also were based on terrestrial animals! animals that they wouldn't have had knowledge of prior. neat!

Fun fact: The sequal is nothing like the first movie.

When I heard Ellen McLain's unmistakable voice as the voice of the Jager computer it absolutely cemented this as a movie that I'd love. As far as casting goes, I guess you could say... "This was a triumph."

Fun fact: Mana Ashida, the young actress who played as Mako got along with Del Toro so well she actually referred to him as "Totoro-san"

"Because Gypsy Danger pulled the EMP body part off" THANK YOU. WHY HAVEN'T I WATCHED THIS SOONER

Me walking into the theater: One ticket for giant robots fighting giant monsters with a shit ton of explosions please. Me walking out of the theater: *Seeks out the specific employee working the ticket counter earlier* Thank you. That was exactly what I paid for.

Love the Cherno Alpha scene. The fact that they kept in mind it's the oldest operational Jäeger and incorporated that into the design is just top tier attention to the details of their script

I love that they kept good lighting on the jaegers and kaijus by using headlights and helicopter lights. Too often a great action scene with giant monsters are ruined by too much darkness.

"Mako is a great character that I hope we will see more of in the sequel" Haha..... hahahah...... *HAHHAHAHH....* *Cries*

Cherno alpha kickin kaiju's butt *soviet theme's intensifies*

I wouldn't be so sure about the "just guard the rift" thing. The Kaiju have _major_ advantages fighting in water - heck, they're clearly water-based animals first and foremost, struggling to support their weight out of water. The Jaegers lose most of their mobility and their weapons, while the Kaiju only get stronger. Just watch how the Kaiju move in water.

Yeah would be really cool to see Mako come back for the sequel! Sadly we didn't get a sequel :(

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How did you forget the awesome soundtrack

Little Mako's scene was probably the highlight of the movie to me. That little actress made me feel every bit of the emotional turmoil and terror she was going through, without any words (great CGI too)! Epic through and through!

A neat thing I noticed with this movie was the design of the kaijus themselves, they start off as animals you would expect to find deep underwater but the ones we see getting fought are faster and have special adaptations to help deal with the jaegers e.g. leatherback’s emp. But after the drift is preformed with the kaiju brain, the aliens find out about the plan to seal the breach so the send really powerful kaijus to try and take down the last of the jaegers before they can seal the breach

No love for the Russian couple calmly walking away from Gipsy Danger's pointed-right-at-them charging plasma weapon like it's an everyday occurrence?

I absolutely love the ending, it’s not a typical “romance” ending which indeed makes it more beautiful.

Something I really liked about this movie was that every fight and side story felt important. All the fights had high stakes, the side stories actually contributed to the main plot in an interesting way that didn’t feel unnecessary. And again, each fight pushed the story forward and developed the world, while still being enjoyable to watch and staying entertaining. Plus, each fight was unique

I just like to imagine those turbines on Cherno alpha aren't actually turbines but instead huge ass speakers that blasts some Russian music

"There's no pretense, no shrouding in darkness. Here's a monster, here's it being killed in full daylight looking amazing." Damn... That's exactly what I loved about this movie! (among several other things)

My favorite line definitely was "empty the clip EMPTY THE CLIP" Nothing screams terror like just firing as fast as the gun will hold together for.

“Raleigh is a great protagonist, he proves this by overcoming hardship and being one of the only two to run solo.” Me after watching pacific rim the black: There’s three actually

I have a lot of a favorite scenes in this movie but the one that stood out to me the most was when Raleigh brings Gypse Danger back to the coast by himself after defeating a Kaiju alone. I love the scene of Gypse Danger emerging out of the fog and lumbering onto the beach. You get a sence of how big these machines are.

6:18 the transition from the traditional Chinese music style INTO the hardcore Russian style is absolutely flawless, which only makes that scene so much better because it showcases the artists creative understanding and though process.

"Today we are cancelling the Apocalypse!" Is one of my favorite line deliveries in all of movie history.

Of all monster films, this one is and still holds up as the best. The weight and strength of the mechs is amazing. And the kaijues are all damn terrifying and yet so well created with that incredible cgi and design. The story as well is more interesting than the sequel that I regret ever watching. Not to forget, the fighting is just as good every time I look through them. It feels gritting and gets me at the edge of my seat always rooting for the good guys. Never have I ever been bored of it because it’s just too damn awesome of a movie. Not many monster movies are as good as Pacific Rim in my opinion.

I still think one of the most amusing product placements I've seen is in the "chest reactor button" scene, with a logo on-screen for only a few frames that implies the Jaeger's entire system allegedly runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon.

In the second movie, they only mention Pentecost as the hero guy but Chuck also sacrificed himself. It irritates me

The line "Sensei aishitemasu" actually hurts even more when you know that "aishiteru" (The root form) Is never really used as a way of saying I love you. To many people the word is so strong that many married couples are even hesitant to use it, a friend of mine said they would only use it if it were the last time they could say that they loved someone or they were on their death bed.

Even their walking tempos as individuals outside of the mechs were in sync. Plus their position side by side stayed the same wherever they went. Paying attention to those little details adds to how natural they worked together as a unit. Exactly like left brain - right brain.

Striker Erukea: Superheated sting blades that do massive damage and chest rocket launcher Gypsy Danger: Chainsword and plasma cannon/caster Crimsion Typhoon: Claws and plasmacannon/caster Cherno Alpha: PUNCH PUNCH

Can we just admit that him singing while Gypsey Danger joined was epic!

This line is so underrated, especially when you watch it in context and not just read it: Newton created a neural bridge from garbage and drifted with a kaiju!

the fist stopping right before hitting the office table was a show of just how powerful AND precise the Yager robots really are, they are not clumsy machines, these things cost BILLIONS to make and BILLIONS to maintain.

I mean in a way it's kind of satisfying watching CinemaWINS pointing out so many good things about a movie, instead of complaining about everything which is even more humorous

Pacific Rim is great because it is EXACTLY what it was advertised to be: a fun romp with giant monsters Vs giant robots. WATCH the trailers for this movie, then watch the movie. Do you feel cheated? NOPE!

you know... that knowing head touch has more than just hollywood cliche dodges. The "knowing" head touch is that they already know what they're feeling. They're putting their heads together, *kinda* like when they drift. They already know what they're thinking

In the Hong Kong arc, I can actually name the street where the ship sword scene took place (by the footbridge at their feet); the exact stadium Gypsy Danger landed on; and the island where the base was located.

Fun fact: Slattern (The tentacled multi-eyed hammerhead kaiju at the end) had the crap beaten out of him (she? Them?) so badly by eureka that he had to call for help from the other two kaiju. Just imagine if Raeleigh, a more skilled pilot, piloted Striker. It would have been absolute CARNAGE.

Pacific Rim was so freaking epic in scale and atmosphere. The bloody sound track alone and the music changes from Jeager to Jeager to Kaiju is just so damn phenomenal. It got me so hyped for a sequel that when the 2nd movie was announced i literally shouted "YES" in the middle of a crowded library. Then the heartbreaking disappointment when i actually watched it. It felt more akin to a shitty spinoff than a direct sequel. But we'll always have the masterpiece of a movie Pacific Rim.

I'm a little disappointed you didn't add in a few points for the scene after the nuclear explosion where the water was vacant and came rushing back in

8:09 also Mako remembered the sword, Raleigh had given up at this point but Mako was blood thirsty and shouted "For my family" and gets the sword out, I mean its a damn good build up for the sword and shows why the both are perfectly compatible because they always have each other's back👌

"So either we sit here and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something REALLY stupid."

As much as I loved this movie, my biggest complaint was some of the side characters literally came into existence to die. The Russian couple was praised for being so amazing with such an old Jaeger, and they literally died after throwing a couple punches. I know the Kaiju in that fight are supposed to be incredibly powerful [with abilities no one's encountered yet], but the Russians and Chinese basically turned into red shirts.

Nice to see a channel that actually focuses on the positives of film rather than the negative

I love the flare gun scene, and I wish I remember the lines as well. It's basically, we can do something stupid, or we can do something *really* stupid.

7:27. How the Evergreen ship got unstuck.

2:44 “This first real shot of scale is staggering.” I see what you did there.

I love how u defend the sword scene Post script They were all good explanations 😉

Crimson Typhoon is my favorite of the Jaegers despite them not having too much screen time. The 3 arms with saw blades and one eye is awesome as hell.

One of the greatest elements of this amazing film is verisimilitude. You can "feel" the size and weight of both the jaegers and the kaiju. The scene where Crimson Typhoon activates its "super" attack, we see the rocket thrusters on its back get activated in a sequential order to help with the rotation of its torso (its hydraulics whouldn't be able to move that thing left and right so fast). Yeah, the scene with the boat-sword isn't that realistic but it is awesome! Amazing designs, cohesive story and good character development. Another great Del Toro creation! The sequel... well... good idea in theory... terrible execution (with a few virtues).

THEY DIDN'T KISS AT THE END!!! that's the biggest win of the entire film

I'd like to point out that one of my favorite elements in this film is that you could still recognize the anatomy of both the jaegers and the kaiju. In the Transformers films, almost all of the Autobots and the Decepticons looked the same. The only real distinguishing aspects were the tiny splashes of color from the paint. In Pacific Rim, the jaegers and the kaiju all had their own unique look, so on top of the movements being unique (As pointed out in the video), you could still just glance at them, even during the action scenes, and know who was who.

"Sensei aishitemasu" people say to someone really really close in their family or something, that makes it more emotional.

You didn't fully mention how gipsy wins the hongkong fight with sheer resourcefulness! First he rips the EMP from the gorilla (mentioned), then he rips the acid gland from the lizard and freezes his tail with the coolant discharge, then uses the reactor discharge to slow down the fall impact, this theme goes until the end of the movie

The theater I saw this in had a system that shook the floor and chairs, all the bass, and a screen twice the size I'm used to. Was blissful

I love how they made the jagers from the difference countries Russia is mainly knowed for hard hitting heavy armor and slow moving Japan and Chinese army's in the past are fast moving and quick hitting the u.s.a that's a tough one but there a medium not to fast not to slow but also not to armored or hard hitting there a all rounder of damage speed power and maneuverability

I personally love how the jaegers incorporate rocket thrusters into their fight choreography, such as Typhoon and Gypsy.

Quite apart from the awesomeness that is monsters vs robots, I love this movie for introducing the idea of drift compatibility. We don’t really have a word for intimacy that transcends our social roles. You can be drift compatible within familial, romantic, or platonic relationships. It’s a concordance of purpose and feeling and intent. I think it was in service to this idea that we didn’t have to have the Final Kiss. Like you said, the core of the relationship isn’t about that.

Something tells me Pacific Rim 2 won't blow me away quite like this movie did... but hey, I fucking love giant robots fighting giant monsters.

The boat sword-baseball bat part is so awesome. I was overtaken by pure, raw, condensed HYPE during that scene. Come on. Recount. That deserves at least 10 points on its own.

A few things! The music is fucking amazing. It has that mix of dreadful "Giant Monster" inevitability, like they're going to die, with that flare of superhero/giant robot action. Like "They are here to kick its' ass. And they are going to kick that ass." The comic establishes that it was America's idea to build giant robots which is kind of funny. "Screw it let's just hit them with BIGGER monsters. yeah, that'll show em!" Also, the Jaegers are shown to be incredibly effective. That's why the Kaiju kept coming back and kept losing; because the Jaeger program was so effective they had to really push their efforts to actually challenge the Jaegers. It didn't feel like they were limping along to the next fight. It felt like it was fully justified why they poured so much money and tech into the Jaegers; because they freaking WORKED. It wasn't an act 3 "we're suddenly strong/coordinated enough to win". You see why they've survived so long and it's because the Jaeger program was a massive success so you get this ACTUAL sense of apprehension when the Kaiju start pushing back harder and nearly winning; because we've already established the power of the Jaegers so instead of using their failures to show how tough the enemy is, we use the heroes to gauge that. We watch them win with less of a margin every time. It does a better job of displaying the strength because it's always getting closer to a loss.

Best bit about this movie (regardless of how unrealistic it was) is that military and government figures actually listened to experts.

Don't care what anyone says.....this movie was awesome.

4:21 Normal person: Poor girl Car guy: Damn, that's a clean RX-7.

The musical score of this movie deserves so many Wins !

I really wish they would make a prequel since they never made a sequel to this. Would love to see the battle between the first jager and kaiju

Pacific Rim deserves to be a classic to be watched for generations. It's just so freaking entertaining and well thought out. I have not seen a movie in recent times that is as memorable, lived up to and even exceeded it's entertainment potential as this movie.

Fun fact: 愛しています has more impact than "I love you" as this form is typically used as a final confession of love, accepting that this will probably be the last time she will ever be able to say it, and taking the opportunity to say it. In english, we don't have a true translation for this, same 大好き which also gets translated often as "I love you" but is more of a first confession of love.

Man when Gipsy Danger makes it’s new and improved debut against Leatherback and Otachi after the first group of Jaegers were completely outclassed and overwhelmed and doing it all alone is such an amazing scene that solidifies Gipsy Danger as my favourite Jaeger personally and after it’s upgrades easily the strongest Mk.3 ever, rivalling the power of Mk.4 Jaegers not in agility but in raw power and defensive ability. Proving itself to be an incredibly durable Jaeger in comparison to Striker Eureka. Plus it’s always handy to have a nuke when you need to close off some weird underwater alien portal from and take out those pesky aliens while you’re at it.

The sword is meant as a last resort due to the kajiu blood being toxic/harmful to humans and therefore blunt attacks and plasma attacks are more suited for dealing with kajiu(the plasma cauterises the wound a bit preventing/lessening blood splatter/spill)

When you're able to name each of the Jaegers from start to finish Horizon Brave Romeo Blue Tacit Robin Gypsy Danger Crimson Typhoon Cherno Alpha Striker Eureka And the Jaeger is Mako's flashback. The one Stacker Pentacost is standing on is called Coyote Tango

I always thought this movie was underrated, it has such good effort put into that you've grandously explained. It's a shining jewel to the kaiju genre. Lore: I like Jeagers: I love Kaiju: I love Characters: I like (Most of all the bickering Newton and Hermann xD) Plot: I'm cool with it, it has a moral I like. Overall for me: I love it, it's good! :)

this movie is so special to me- it's when I started loving action movies as a kid. Also, I've never forgotten the musical theme of this movie, and I want to have a blue streak in my hair like Mako😆

Some people find the Drift thing confusing, so I'll sum it up easily. Imagine you and a friend want to play a video game, and each of you has half of the controller. You can't talk to each other, so you instead link minds, effectively making you two bodies with the same brain. It helps with control, otherwise you'd have pilots backtracking and second-guessing all the time.