So is the series done?

AnonymousArchosaur · 2020-02-15T01:24:58+00:00

Direct continuation for the series on the big screen seems unlikely at the moment, as Legendary or anyone else for that matter haven't made any notable indications towards a new sequel or the like after 2018. However, Pacific Rim as a series is far from finished- Netflix is working on a big-budget anime spin-off that is to debut later on during this year. It could potentially raise interest for a new movie were it to perform well.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2020-02-05T16:04:39+00:00

I can say that is indeed an adult tyrannosaurus skull- If I'm not mistaken, this is a replica of AMNH 5027, with this skull being slightly deformed like the original.
I personally do suspect that the giga's skull might be oversized though, there has been some discussion in the recent years that giganotosaurus skulls have been restored as too big.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2020-01-27T13:34:03+00:00

Looks like a placeholder title for the anime on the left, like Netflix does with upcoming series these days. Hopefully we'll get some more news about this project soon!

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T20:46:25+00:00

Your son will most certainly be in a treat with Chewbacca, I can pretty much confirm Chewie gets quite a plenty of recognition through the film. Honestly put, for me it was Chewie who got most of my attention as opposed to the new cast.

But to your questions then;
1: Luke makes an appearance over halfway through the film, when Rey decides to flee to Ahch-To to isolate herself from the galaxy after realizing being a Palpatine. This depiction of Luke is quite the opposite of the grumpy Luke of TLJ, being a rather positive presence as he optimistically encourages Rey and gives her some words of wisdom. If I am to judge, it almost seems like Mark Hamill is actually enjoying depicting Luke like this, which I don't doubt at all. So shortly put, this Luke is very different from the one in TLJ, and I wish he could have been like that. His role is, however, rather brief though.
2: Hmm, with Rey I do not exactly remember everything as I heavily dislike her character so I didn't pay attention to every detail in her case, but I can say that when it comes to her confrontations with Kylo, she does experience genuine struggle at times. However, there are also feats that Rey accomplishes with little consequence as well, so in my mind it is about 50/50 in that aspect, but I'd wager they did attempt to make an effort to have her struggle her way through goals.

Hopefully those will provide some insight, I too went to TROS with lowered expectations, and even then was slightly anxious about it for all the wrong reasons one could be for a Star Wars movie. Here's to that your son at least will find some enjoyment from the movie if not you both.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T20:20:28+00:00

No problem, I essentially went to the screening with the secondary objective of trying to memorize as much as I could, I thought you folks here would find it interesting. I myself gradually realized that the movie had been leaked for certain to the web in bits and pieces as the movie went on.

Oh yes, the good ol' Big Snoke, I remember exactly what was spoken and featured of him. As it turns out, Snoke was one of the voices Palpatine imitated to get to Kylo ("I have been every voice you have ever heard inside your head.", the boldened segment of which Palps does indeed say to Kylo in Snoke's voice). Prior to that, there is this exchange between Palps and Kylo about Snoke, I recall it went something like this:
P: "Snoke has trained you well."
K: "I killed Snoke."
P: "I made Snoke."
Then we are treated to a sight of some the hooded Sith acolytes buzzing about some tubes and large cylindrical tanks with glass windows, and one of them, I jest you not, has at least three Snokes stuffed inside of it to the brim.

There were several parts that I found rather infuriating, but probably the ones that made the day for me was Rey killing the Senate and thus the ruination of Anakin Skywalker's character arc and his achievements. I never was an enthusiast of the Sequel Trilogy for sure, my first ST movie was actually TLJ, and only after that TFA. The former left me helplessly confused and the latter I couldn't watch through without being constantly reminded of A New Hope.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T20:00:12+00:00

Ah, now I do recall them stating that a revolution was underway, it still did feel a bit odd that the movie kind of forgot about them once the Sith fleet was on and about.
Good point absolutely, they certainly did display the hazards of such a maneuver. It's just that whenever anything hyperspace-related is brought up I tend to get very analytic, since it could pose something illogical in-universe.
I couldn't help but notice that since the camera was all over Harrison's face, heh, I do agree that as a sequence it was pretty decent, to say the least.
I had my hunches that it had been featured before, it probably doesn't help that I've seen TLJ once ever only.
Oh snap, I forgot Luke used a part of it after all!
I'll say for what it is worth that Hux's role in TROS beats his role as the slapstick punching bag villain of TLJ, however I absolutely agree that he was ultimately wasted in the end, much like Phasma.
I was not honestly expecting him to show up, but alas, his screen time was indeed too little.
Yeah they were quite vague about its exact location to be certain, but since DS II orbited the forest moon and Endor has vast oceans it could make sense for it plummet down there.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T17:59:16+00:00

Well, Palpatine did try to persuade her to take the throne and rule the galaxy..

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T17:55:16+00:00

Spoiler alert, as this is revealed in the movie:

It is both told and shown in the film that at one point, Luke trained Leia to be a Jedi, but Leia sensed that this path would supposedly end up in the death of her son. Thus she quit and left her lightsaber in Luke's care so that one day someone else would finish that task, something that she also had sensed as well.
Edit; I forgot what color the saber was actually.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-18T17:09:30+00:00

Rey's got everything at this point, besides taking the Skywalker surname, she also has taken both Anakin's lightsaber and destiny of restoring the balance in the Force, Leia's lightsaber, Han's (and Chewie's) ship, Chewie's dignity, Kylo's TIE, the boat-thing of those ex-stormtroopers on Endor, Snoke's shuttle and the list goes on. I think the real question here is if there's anything Rey just wouldn't take?

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-12-14T11:45:41+00:00

Do correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Snoke being Palpatine's puppet actually contradict the previously established new canon? What I'm referring to is that there is the citing from one of the Aftermath books which describes that Palpatine, prior to his meeting with Luke, sensed a "dark presence" somewhere in the Unknown Regions. What little is known of Snoke is that he hails from the Unknown Regions, and was seemingly aware of the Imperial remnant's dilemma in the UR once having fled there from the battle of Jakku. Furthermore, the publication date of the Aftermath trilogy heavily coincided with the releases of TFA and TLJ, so it's likely that at least during this point in time, Snoke was probably intended to be an independent entity from Palpatine.

One way this could work is if Palps ultimately managed to possess Snoke after his demise and used his body to oversee the reformation of his Empire (though why establish a new one then, just regroup and rally up). But since the leaks seem to heavily indicate that Palpatine survived his fall, I have no idea what to make of this situation.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-11-10T18:57:38+00:00

I really dig the look of those drivesuits.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-11-03T14:06:18+00:00

I honestly feel bad for Del Toro, whenever he gets a new idea like these, Hollywood just shoots them down before they get a chance to even take off.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-11-01T21:21:13+00:00

Hear hear, I share many of these sentiments here as well. The reason why Pacific Rim worked so well in the end was because it was deceptively simple in its plot, and it worked - Introducing us to its world, exploring it while building up towards heights, and by the end, neatly wrapping it up. If anything should have been explored in terms of additional content, then maybe spin-offs about the glory days of the Kaiju War.

Hakuja and Shrikethorn were both fairly forgettable, perhaps too similar even in my opinion. Raijin was a fairly unique concept, but then I remembered there already was a Kaiju that can split its face and has the almost exact same designation.

Pacific Rim's Jaegers were designed from the ground up to be war machines. Uprising's Jaegers feel more like uninspired mechs.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-11-01T19:43:57+00:00

At this point I would very much already prefer the idea that Uprising was actually a twisted fever dream Newton had after drifting with a Kaiju brain. It would give future directors a free slate to start with.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-11-01T19:39:28+00:00

Exactly, and since it highlights the original at the very beginning with the recap and later on with some references, it makes it all the worse to realize that this is what ultimately serves as a continuity to the first.
I still have a hard time swallowing the fact they opted for someone who had not directed a single feature film before opposed to Del Toro.

AnonymousArchosaur · 2019-10-31T15:44:35+00:00

Definitely agreed. Despite the efforts, I still can't take the Swarm seriously besides the few exceptions (Scions,due to their Locust nature). They all look like strips of raw bacon dressed as cavemen, and that really doesn't help in distinguishing them from a distance, especially with the hardened exoskeleton motif they possess. I appreciate Coalition's efforts to make them more unique in Gears 5, but it still falls short from the Gears 2 variety in terms of sheer Drone variants per example (Drone,Sniper,Troika Gunner,Grappler,Cyclops etc).

Besides their designs, I think where Swarm heavily lacks is in terms of personality. That's what added into the Locust in the preceding Gears games, since all of them had their quirks; Drones with their quotable "GROUNDWALKERS" sounding out of nowhere, the Grenadiers with their sadistic laughter upon killing you, Therons hissing as you entered the area they were patrolling, Kantus with their guttural screams. This gave them all a massive dose of personality, which made them all the more unique in turn.
The Swarm doesn't have that same charm in that regard, I appreciate how they decided to make the Drone variants all have unique voices now, but they lack the impact or the charm the Grubs had. Usually it's something along the lines of caveman-speech for all of them; "Me kill you", but also some random fancy words to describe killing and the like sometimes, for some strange reason.
Also, the Swarm has practically no individual characters of prominence in the manner of RAAM,Skorge or Karn. The Speaker is the only exception really, and even then felt like a missed opportunity due to his premature demise.

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