Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim First Trailer

**Ernsty** · 12-13-2012

The first trailer for the piloted mecha/giant robot film Pacific Rim from director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) is live.

Fun facts:
- One of the robot's AIs is voiced by Ellen McClain (Portal's GlaDOS).
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Charlie Day is in the film.

**Blacksite** · 12-13-2012

I don't care how overused CGI is in movies. This looks fucking awesome.

Also, because we probably won't be getting a Cloverfield sequel, and the Godzilla reboot is slated for 2014, this is the next best thing.

And yes, I also recognized the voice of the A.I.

**Yuuichi** · 12-13-2012

F YEAH!!!!! Better be Imax

**RedDragon7** · 12-13-2012

Originally Posted by Blacksite

I don't care how overused CGI is in movies. This looks fucking awesome.

I remember when Guillermo was talking about the movie at Comic-con. I knew this was going to be cheesy and CGI-stuffed, but I enjoyed his enthusiasm for "the best giant fucking robots fighting giant fucking monsters movie". Ok, that's not an exact quote, it was 6 months ago... but it was damn close to that.

Yuuichi- I don't think actual IMAX, probably just converted. But it'll still be bigger than regular screens.

**DarkVincent07** · 12-13-2012

Not sure how I feel about it. Looks pretty average, the armour designs are straight out of a generic FPS. But it could be cool

**THUGGEDOUT** · 12-13-2012

Looks pretty good, with the voice over it was like..giant monsters invade Charming?

**bigCman123** · 12-13-2012

I think this can be awesome. Also I see they actually have some good actors in there. I hope this movie is awesome, that trailer was pretty badass.

**THUGGEDOUT** · 12-13-2012

I hope this film does well, I really like Del Toro. Now that he is more established, I would hope the studio heads give him more free reign in making the film the way he wants it done and not like what happened to him with Mimic.

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**rokubota** · 12-13-2012

Originally Posted by Ernsty

hahahaha This looks so f..g terrible OMG. I was expecting something like Neo Genesis Evangelion and what I got was Power Rangers, the designs are so bad and ugly and I mean Real Steel and Bayformers levels of bad.

Hey del Toro next time you should call to Shoji Kawamori for help.

**brebaz** · 12-13-2012

This looks great.

**Rapture** · 12-13-2012

This looks like excellent junk food for my brain. Watching giant mechs fight giant alien monsters is usually pretty fun.

**Cybertox** · 12-13-2012

That trailer was sick! Looking forward to see the movie. Gotta love how all those monsters and big machinery were designed gorgeously.

Thanks for sharing.

**HellsJester** · 12-13-2012

Looks great!
So far the only thing i see wrong with it is that Charlie Day is in it.

**Blacksite** · 12-13-2012

Originally Posted by rokubota

hahahaha This looks so f..g terrible OMG. I was expecting something like Neo Genesis Evangelion and what I got was Power Rangers, the designs are so bad and ugly and I mean Real Steel and Bayformers levels of bad.

Hey del Toro next time you should call to Shoji Kawamori for help.

I don't get what's wrong with the designs. They're more realistic than anything out of Neon Genesis Evangelion or Power Rangers. And unlike Michael Bay's Transformers trilogy, Guillermo del Toro isn't obligated to follow any source material for a pre-existing franchise.

**shingi70** · 12-13-2012

That's the point dude was expecting the design to look like an Eva unit or even a Gundam.

I like the realstic look but wish they had a tad bit more flair.

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**Blacksite** · 12-13-2012

I think basing it off those Japanese designs would only serve to make it unoriginal.

**Yuuichi** · 12-13-2012

Originally Posted by Blacksite

I think basing it off those Japanese designs would only serve to make it unoriginal.

I agree. As fan of those Mecha Animes I do not want a live action sort of like them, I would want a live action Exactly like them. The portal robot voice is a very nice touch. I do not think del Toro is much into mecha anime so I doubt we will see "in the know jokes" as much as I would like that.

**Blacksite** · 12-13-2012

Originally Posted by Yuuichi

I agree. As fan of those Mecha Animes I do not want a live action sort of like them, I would want a live action Exactly like them. The portal robot voice is a very nice touch. I do not think del Toro is much into mecha anime so I doubt we will see "in the know jokes" as much as I would like that.

From what I've read, Pacific Rim is supposed to be a homage to the giant monster (kaiju) movies so if there are any inside jokes or easter eggs, it will likely be for that specific genre. I could be wrong though. I don't know how many of them featured giant robots.

**DreDayDetox** · 12-14-2012

This looks fucking awesome. I have complete faith in Guillermo Del Toro. Since when did CGI dictate whether the movie is gonna suck or not? It's really what the director does with it, and also the studio if it's not independently funded. Come on, you other doubters, this is Guillermo Del Toro we're talking about there. The guy who made the awesomeness that was Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy 2. And even Blade 2, but that's just cause I'm a Blade fan.

**Ernsty** · 12-14-2012

The mecha designs remind me of the older Japanese mech designs that you see in Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor) or even Big O.

Personally, I have mixed opinions about what has been show of the film and am still wary about getting to excited. I have liked Guillermo del Toro's films so far.

Plus, if Pacific Rim does well, hopefully it will encourage development of other live-action mecha films. Perhaps maybe pushing the live-action Evangelion adaptation out of development hell and into production. I was really excited when I heard WETA was interested in Eva and had a little pre-production work done as well (that was nearly 10 years ago).