Pacific Rim: The Best, Dumbest Movie - Movies with Mikey

Mikey takes a nuanced look at Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s love letter to the kaiju genre.
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[@tumest]

I was in Tokyo when Pacific Rim was released and I can not describe the joy of walking down a street in Shibuya and suddenly hearing parts of the score blared over loudspeakers to promote the movie.

[@keiichimorisato98]

The Pacific Rim theme is fucking awesome.

[@GregBreden]

@@keiichimorisato98 Possibly the only film theme since Jurassic Park that I could actually recall and sing back to someone. What happened to those days when films had an instantly recognisable and memorable theme? Now big action films all sound generic.

[@keiichimorisato98]

@@GregBreden by design, scenes are written shot and edited to specific pop songs, so the composer of the film is forced to make a royalty free version of that song. They dont allow their composer to be a part kf the film making process to present better music. At least Tim Burton has the sense to let Danny Elfman do his thing. Did you know that Danny Elfman did a couple Marvel movies? Well, you wouldnt know, because they didnt let him do his fucking job.

[@keiichimorisato98]

@@GregBreden watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bafJop6srLxlnNU

[@keiichimorisato98]

@@GregBreden and this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bafJop6srLxlnNU

[@sensibleGamer]

Ain't nothing dumb about Pacific Rim. Just genuine, unapologetic, sincere love for the genre!

[@thats4thebirds]

Nealer I mean.. it had some cheesy ass dumb dialogue. Dumb plot points. Dumb plans. But woooo boi it’s dumb fun!

[@jamestomato1744]

@@thats4thebirds It's the good kind of dumb, where you go in watch it, and come out thinking "I'm glad I watched that, it was AWESOME!". Not everything has to be super smart, and thought provoking. Sometimes, a little dumb fun is what we need in life.

[@thats4thebirds]

James Tomato I don’t know how we’re disagreeing here. I just refute the claim that it’s not dumb. It totally is but in a lot of the best ways. Doesn’t take itself too seriously in ways it shouldn’t. Plays goofy things straight when it should. Unapologetic in its vision.

[@jamestomato1744]

@@thats4thebirds Yea, I'm not disagreeing dude. I'm just adding onto what you're saying.

[@thats4thebirds]

James Tomato my b. Crossed wires! You right tho for sure.

[@mattfrank85]

As someone who has been SCREAMING about how important the kaiju genre is for the last 20 years, THANK YOU FOR THIS.

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

I never thought I would run into Matt Frank in the comments section of a video, but holy crap your art is inspiring and I'm a massive fan of yours!

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

@Ethan Lackey Mine or Matt's?

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

@Ethan Lackey I do but it's nowhere near as good lol. For Matt, just look up KaijuSamurai on Deviantart.

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

@Ethan Lackey There's only three things on here right now, but I'll probably add more later. I have a lot more art than what you see here: www.artstation.com/acevolts And thank you for the interest!

[@shingshongshamalama]

Pacific Rim is dumb as bricks one second and absolutely sincere the next. It's anime.

[@hugofazap8768]

Best review ever.

[@taureleafsilver]

I would argue it manages to be dumb and sincere simultaneously. So yeah, anime :D

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Bricks is what I thought for the salad question. And even _that_ was wrong!! 😮

[@flameconvoy7424]

I was wondering why it reminded me of the speed racer movie so much

[@heyguysiguessthatsit4610]

Its vetter then anime

[@devinfaux6987]

I have a pet theory about why the "weight" of the Jaegers in this makes them feel more real despite them being wholly unrealistic: Gravity. "Walking" is, ultimately, deliberately unbalancing yourself, allowing gravity to pull you forward and down, then catching yourself with your foot so you can do it all over again. It's a cycle of motion that is governed by the pull of gravity, which governs how quickly you will be pulled once unbalanced, and the the length of your leg, which determines how far you can let yourself fall before you have to complete the step. When you take the human form and scale it up to a couple hundred feet tall, one of those things changes and the other does not. A giant mecha can have a hundred-foot-long leg, but the force of gravity remains 32 feet per second per second. I have a hunch that the human brain is able to recognize this. Perhaps not the math and the geometry, but it realizes on a fundamental level that the taller something is, the longer it will take for gravity to pull it down. When it sees something that is intended to be huge being affected by gravity more like something much smaller would be, it rejects the apparent scale and insists that what it's seeing isn't actually that big. TL;DR: our brains can estimate how big something is by how fast it falls, so having "big" things fall too fast makes them look smaller.

[@gnarly_charley]

It did it very well. Sometimes the giant monsters move a little too fast but overall this film nails the size of the mechs and monsters

[@eliforeal5261]

Which is precisely why the monsters in Godzilla KOTM looked so godawful in most scenes, they moved like regular people despite their massive scale

[@TheChzoronzon]

Errrr...Galileo disagrees: heavy things fall as fast as light ones, only aerodynamics count for different speeds. Still, simulating faithfully inertia in the mech's movements helps a lot with realism, which is what I guess you were trying to say

[@TheChzoronzon]

@callmecatalyst I have absolutely no clue what your rant has to do with my post... but I have to admit I loved the bold tl;dr being bigger than the chunk of text it's suppossed to resume :D

[@badger297]

This is an awesome fucking comment ❤

[@Vorfalath]

I LOVE this movie, and have since I saw it in theatres, but always assumed I was loving it "in spite" of it being a "dumb, robot-punching-monsters" movie. I'd introduce it to people with the caveat of "so it's a dumb movie where giant monsters punch giant robots BUT IT IS GREAT" and everyone I showed it to just had such a laugh with the whole thing. Also, that theme song? *chef's kiss* Del Toro is so unbelievably wholesome and his love for Kaiju and monster movies is so infectious and delightful. Thank you so much for all the hard work again, the history of Kaiju was awesome to learn in this video!

[@eanna3781]

*Godzilla appears* Humans: "Cue the Music!" Godzilla: "uh oh." *Rock music begins* Godzilla: "Uh Oh." *ROCK MUSIC INTENSIFIES* Godzilla: "UH O-" *Gets punched in the face by a rocket propelled fist*

[@IchigoKurosakicool]

@@eanna3781 you do know that Godzilla is able to destory the jeagers with his sheer force?

[@eanna3781]

@@IchigoKurosakicool yeah. I only said Godzilla because I don't think everyone knows the name of the first kaiju in the movie (trespasser)

[@jamestomato1744]

@@IchigoKurosakicool It's a joke mah dude, jeez...

[@Velnore]

ramin djawadi

[@Avossk]

I LOVE Pacific Rim so much, shame it NEEEEEEEVER got a sequel right? No sequel at all? Doesn't exist? Nothin' sequel shaped around these parts thats for sure. Nope. Nah.

[@TheOneThreeFour]

Yeah I can't wait for a GOOD director to pick up the series and make a sequel for the best movie of all time! Like Del Toro! Whenever they do, I hope they never involve Star Wars, the troll song or robots fighting robots! On a completely unrelated note, the director of the Netflix Daredevil show shouldn't be allowed to make a film.

[@JasperJanssen]

There can only be one pacific rim.

[@chancepaladin]

the sequel was 10 times better.

[@Avossk]

Chance Paladin I know this is obvious bait but this is one of the single most personally offensive sentences I've ever read

[@BeardslapRadio]

Just like The Matrix, one perfect film and no sequels- weird.

[@seamuslikesmovies8748]

I was so glad you mentioned the purposeful camera work of the first film that was completely ignored by the second.

[@trashrat8365]

Del Toro: "No pop culture" Uprising: "How bout I do, anyway?"

[@mobiusblitz3470]

"Wai you're part of the League of Nations, you're not supposed to take over the world."

[@TheCallToAdventure]

Seriously fucked up the whole score, but whatever🤷‍♂️

[@theprideling]

I love what you said about expecting Drift Compatibility to result in D R A M A (TM) but what's beautiful is that there's a certain peace about taking a look at another person's entire life experience and going "Hey, you're human, like me. I get you. Now let's go punch this monster in the face together."

[@feanaro2712]

Great video, Mikey. And an excellent re-enactment of a kaiju-jaeger fight. A+ and two thumbs up.

[@Minotaur1975]

The movie novelization actually fleshes out the movie a lot more, and does answer some of those nagging questions you probably have.

[@The_RedVIII]

Still want to hear you talk about Constantine. For some reason. Don't know. Just want to hear your opinion.

[@WalterPavlikII]

Constantine would be a solid movie to hear Mikie talk about! I second this request!

[@MuriloMielke]

[3]!

[@Nishki-v-Sharkata]

Yes! I support it too! This movie deserves more appreciation!

[@unrealrico]

YES PLEASE. Want to hear some appreciation for the music choices and not going hollywood with it

[@SirRebrl]

Yes! Do it! Please!

[@p0rq]

I love Pacific Rim, but I really don't think you got into it much at all, to explain anything about why the Drift Compatibility stuff works emotionally, or what the film actually takes seriously. I feel like there's a second half missing to this video.

[@timeneses]

p0rq I feel it’s made to start a conversation, not to finish it.

[@p0rq]

@@timeneses Aye. It's certainly a starter. It's just, and I mean, I'm a huge Pacific Rim fan, so obviously I'm biased here, but there's a lot to say. And I love Mikey's videos. Like, that Sunshine video I've watched over and over, and I always share with people to explain why it's such a good film. But he spent the majority of the time talking either about the behind-the-scenes work, or the context of the film, and not about the actual story, plot, characters, themes, or anything about what's really going on there. He teases it with the "drift compatibility" thing and then goes on to talk about how he used to dismiss it, never really saying anything about that idea.

[@ahmedamine24]

Agreed

[@LuisManuelLealDias]

@@p0rq welcome to movies with mikey

[@AlexChristian]

Because if he went down that road and started picking at every loose thread in this movie, you'd be left with a tattered mess. The history and creation is precisely what gives any meaning or value to this otherwise terrible movie.

[@gamercow517]

I've always described Pacific Rim as "Perfectly ridiculous", and this video sums that up.

[@PKton509]

Mikey! Mikey Mikey Mikey, Pacific Rim is my Favorite Movie of all time and a little part of me winces inside when people say it's dumb, I want to jump up in a table and holler IT'S NOT DUMB, IT'S SINCERE so when I herd you were making this video I was 90% thrilled because I love you and 10% worried because of the title. Now, having watched it, I am overJoyed by this video, I'm so glad someone with els in this world appreciates this movie as much as I do. My heart is all emotion swelly, I'm sorry I doubted you. Keep up the amazing work!

[@lmac40762]

I think it's a dumb movie in the way that building giant robots to fight giant monsters Is pretty impractical when you could just put a nuke/defences next to the hole for whenever a new monster comes through and building a world wide sea wall is way less efficient then say just filling in the pit containing the warp hole with concrete and stuff. Gypsy Danger uses a boat as a sword despite having a better sword built in. They cast Charlie Day as the head scientist! That being said I love this movie! The boat sword was awesome, I love Charlie Day, seeing giant robots fight giant monsters is unsurprisingly awesome. It's the best movie because you can see the care put into it and the love of the genre's that inspired it. It manages to take itself seriously while also embracing the silliness, it does everything so well. I think the best dumbest movie title fits but I don't think dumb has to be a negative.

[@MischievousMischief]

💯 love every second of it

[@antisora13]

Pacific Rim is the only time in history when America got giant monsters right.

[@MotleyStu-gv2tb]

Gray Taylor I think Guillermo del Toro is Mexican. So.... A Mexican got it right ;)

[@choo-choo4269]

@@MotleyStu-gv2tb and where's Mexico?

[@nicholascross3557]

Got a telegram here from 1933, apparently a gent by the name of Kong would like a word...

[@henryflores3602]

Godzilla 2014?

[@josharntt]

@@MotleyStu-gv2tb He is an American Citizen, he lives in the US and the movie was made there too.

[@umjackd]

I feel really embarrassed that I didn't realise the Kaiju in this movie are a metaphor for rising sea levels. A wall isn't enough, eh?

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Whoa.

[@Shrooblord]

Huh! Neat.

[@Ize19]

Nope, not nearly enough. Clearly we have to drop a nuke in the center of the ocean in order to disintegrate enough water to keep our continents from flooding! Del Toro is a true visionary!

[@jwoellhof]

Dont feel bad. We all know that the oceans are not rising. MSM and Hollywood can try to keep the lie alive, but those darn pacific islands just keep on peeking out of the ocean in spite of what the political grifters are telling us about fossil fuels. Oh, and New York is no closer to being under water today than it was 20 years ago.

[@fatexx544]

Pacific Rim is connected to Attack on Titan in my mind as two stories that showed me that sometimes, understanding the massive humanity-threatening monsters is not interesting. Both series did such an incredible job of showing humans up against truly existential threat and somehow making the conflict feel personal.

[@whathell6t]

fatexx544 Actually! The anime gatekeepers (weaboos’ rivals) liken Pacific Rim more towards to Evangelion than Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan), especially with a literal existential threat (psychological horror). To point, they claim that Pacific Rim is closest medium to be a Live-Action Evangelion film. Don’t get me wrong. Both Evangelion and Attack on Titan are a kaiju anime/manga, but Attack on Titan is not Tokusatsu-style and on it’s merit, a character-lore narrative plot.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

This is one of my favorite movies by far. It doesn’t have the best story, it doesn’t have the best acting, it doesn’t have the best visuals, but what it has in SPADES is craftsmanship and heart. You can absolutely tell that everybody working on this film loved what they were doing and went the extra mile to give it that little something more. Everything is so well thought out and realized into a living, breathing world that despite its ridiculousness felt real. I’ve never been much of a kaiju fan, but I’ve always adored mecha, and this is by far the best representation of giant robots I have ever seen. The way the Jaegers and Kaiju move gives such a sense of scale and power it really makes you feel tiny in comparison. They don’t look like human sized things moving slowly to try and appear larger, they look like enormous things moving at the right speed for their scale. It’s a feat that the second film failed to accomplish, and all the creatures and robots ended up looking like men in plastic armor.

[@Kaijutopia]

I've been waiting for Mikey to talk about the kaiju genre. But just when I thought he was cancelin' it like how Gipsy Danger canceled the apocalypse, we get this incredible video. Thank you for doing this. As a lifelong Godzilla fan, it's nice to see such a beloved yet misunderstood genre receive critical insight and respect.

[@loonar7960]

I was definitely in the same boat. I saw trailers for this before other movies I saw in theaters at the time and at first went "Oh shit, is this a live action Evangelion movie?!" Then when it wasn't I got all pouty and decided it wasn't worth my time. I saw it for the first time a couple years ago and loved it and regretted not seeing it in theaters. I misses out because of what it wasn't trying to be. On another point, I don't know how you talk about this movie without mentioning Ramin Djawadi's amazing score. It's one of my favorite soundtracks.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

"What Drives Our Drift Compatibility? Love, TARS, Love."

[@LuxInfinita]

The heart in this movie has always been what put it at the top of my favorites list. Every single detail and aspect of this film is filled with heart and it's a world that feels real and lived in.

[@TonyQuinn]

My favorite video essayist talking about one of my favorite movies ever? What a day! Seriously though, this is one of those movies that has a strong sentimental resonance with me. It hit me at the right time and even now speaks to me on a level that few films do. Imo it’s destined to be a classic.

[@laurencelikestopgun]

Del Toro also got Tom Cruise to start in At the Moutain of Madness, Universal still said no

[@Dorian_sapiens]

What a terrible loss. Maybe someday it will happen.

[@paraboo8994]

I just love Pacific Rim. It's the joy of getting to relive smashing your action figures together as a child, with the visuals provided by an amazing director and all the sincerity of child's play ❤

[@Kelthret]

Your Scooter is showing in this video Mikey, and I love it.

[@sebastianholzl5187]

10:16 "Tone Salad" Damn, Mikey, I laughed so hard at this

[@sonlen796]

Honestly, one thing that really embodies Pacific Rim's attitude towards its concept is the main theme, heard most notably in the scene where we meet Gipsy Danger for the first time. The theme is bold and most importantly unapologetic. It knows exactly what it is, and didn't compromise to make it more approachable to non-fans.

[@KrazyStargazer]

I consider myself kinda new to the Kaiju genre but I will say it's one of the most fun, Goofy, childish movies you will ever see. But also some of the most Ernest, passionate, and even thought provoking movies you will ever see.

[@Spookybluelights]

Pacific Rim is my favorite movie of all time, and you demonstrate the exact reasons why in this video, I feel heard, thank you so much Mikey. 💕

[@cantbeleveitsnotnaru]

I remember watching this in the theatre. I've never seen a movie that just PUMPED ME UP so much. I wanted to cheer during the fights. I couldn't believe how absolutely breathtaking and fun that movie was. And then to have a female and male lead that were just deep friends? Man I love this movie.

[@satyr_9]

RIP all of Guillermo del toro's film projects that never made it to screen. He is the one director whose films I always look forward to because he clearly loves what he does. When I saw Lindsay Ellis' video about the Hobbit, he seemed truly heartbroken that the studios did not let him finish and scrapped his pre-production.

[@chaaro]

i vividly remember seeing Pacrim for the first time in an almost empty theatre and seeing the robot fights being able to yell and jump up in excitement and get so into it. It truly is the best dumb movie and I love it so very much

[@TorahGonzalez]

From now on, I will use this video to explain why I love Pacific Rim. Thank you. Also, my cats are called Cherno and Alpha :)

[@TheSilence420i]

I like the message that we should stop forgetting the things we learned from World War 2, as a historically educated dude, this brings me alot of joy in just seeing I amn't the only one thinking this right now :)

[@Shrooblord]

How humanity could ever decide that forgetting such things is better than specifically remembering them lest they reoccur will always boggle my mind.

[@AT-mr8tz]

True

[@dougefresh2208]

I NEED Mikey to talk about Neon Genesis Evangelion now

[@lbplbp1]

I really really enjoyed this. This is a severely underrated channel. Pacific Rim is a live action anime. If you take it for what it is, it is fantastic. Speaking of live action anime's, please do a video for the original Man With The Iron Fist.

[@tidbit2190]

FilmJoy AND Pacific Rim? Together at last. This has made my day. Thank you, as always, for your work Mikey.

[@chrishanssen1980]

Why is sincerity, hope and simplicity always seen as dumb?

[@KKAkuoku]

In all honesty, I wasn't drawn to Pacific Rim the first time I saw it, because I was steadfast against ANY Kaiju movie that was A) CGI-dominant and B) produced anywhere outside of Japan. But along with Godzilla KOTM '19, this video has helped me realize that neither gripe really matters if the actual product is made with throbbing love and admiration for the genre.

[@scottjs5207]

well said!

[@zensuke2]

"Art connects us even when the world sucks" truly deserves to be plastered on motivational posters and memes. That's good shit right there.

[@jsc315]

Before Battle Angel Allita this was by far the most anime ass live action film to date in the best way. It has the plot and story directly from 80s campy direct to video adaptations and it's all amazing. Also, this is the closest version of Evangelion we will ever get when it comes to anything being successful in the states.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Darn, you last sentence made my cry: "Ya but it is the BEST dumb movie"

[@thegustbag]

Wooooooooo! Mikey's back in style! And great shoutout to Patrick there Also ooof that 3:52 little blurb there is too real

[@Crocogator]

I saw this movie when it came out while on a trip visiting my internet friend of (at the time, 13) years in Texas. I love when media can instantly connect you to an event or memory, because now I'm just thinking about how much fun that was.

[@douglascampbell9809]

I scoffed at Pacific Rim until I saw it. Now it's one of my favorite films.

[@Shrooblord]

That's the Pacific Rim guarrantee!

[@patrickbilling3203]

Is Clifford the big red dog a kaiju though?

[@penguinwarcry]

Side note, I think the theme music from Pacific Rim should be up there in the pantheon of great music moments in films. If you don't get jazzed up whenever it plays and you see giant robots going in to fight you're a little dead inside.

[@AgentHeroic]

Thank you so much for this, this encapsulates everything I love about Pacific Rim. After seeing the second movie, I was left legit shocked that it was SO bad, so thank you for reminding us of the good.

[@karid9041]

My heart leapt out of my chest when I saw you made this. Pacific Rim is my favorite movie of all time and, you're right, it's possible to talk for hours about this movie, but I'm glad you got to the heart of the matter: this movie is a work of love.

[@paulb4334]

Everytime I see Pacific Rim I am reminded that Mako Mori should have been The Major in Ghost in the Shell instead of Black (white?) Widow...

[@FrostbyteFreeman]

Wild Thing by Tone Loc playing at the start of the tone salad segment is empirical proof of Mikey's genius.

[@theTariray]

Thanks so much Mikey!!!!!! thank you so much for respecting the beauty of draft compatibility (there's so much more to it and the 'more' has everything to do with GDT's joy and the way he looks at people). Thank you for showing my movie dad Guillermo as the wonderful genius he is (I'm sure you already know this but Ashida Mana, the child actress playing chibi Mako would call GDT 'Totoro-san' on set because - well, look at him. And you showed that clip of him petting her head like an actual Totoro and my heart exploded). Pacific Rim meant so much to me when I watched it and means so much to me still (that and all of my great movie father's oeuvre means so much to me) and I'm so glad that you share that love. So much so, I actually cried watching your movie because I was just happy to know you understood what a joyful and beautiful movie this is. I don't like cosplay in general (but respect those who do it) - but the only time i've ever cosplayed was as Cherno Alpha. That is how much i love this movie.

[@LesbianWitchAcademia]

Pacific Rim still, to this day, remains my favorite movie of all time. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for "Dumb, Punch a Monster" movies. Del Toro loved this movie, and it really does show. For something that very, very obviously could and would never be possible, this is so believable. The movie is absolutely beautiful. The Jaegers look ten million times better than any bayformer. The Kaijus are so terrifying. The characters are real people. I really do love everything about this movie.

[@CervantesVI]

Movies with Mikey *and* Pacific Rim in one video? What more could we ask for?

[@floraposteschild4184]

When it came out, I got into an online argument with someone who hated PR, because it was "not realistic". Yep, the robots punching monsters movie is not realistic; shocker. Anyway, he thought it was the worst ever. Then I asked what movie he was comparing it to, thinking it might be another kaiju movie. There was a five minute pause, and then "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Can someone please explain to me how Indiana Jones is realistic, let alone comparable to Pacific Rim?

[@jamestomato1744]

I can't, because it isn't comparable. Not even in the slightest, and neither are truly realistic. One deals with fictitious archaeological artifacts that don't exist (or probably don't exist) and an archaeologist who is also a professor doing non archaeologist things and having non archaeologist skills while the other is larger than life robots punching the shit out of equally larger than life monsters. Both of which make scientists often question the existence of the laws of physics.

[@floraposteschild4184]

@@jamestomato1744 Exactly. He later added that IJ "had better characters", and I have heard similar gripes from other people. But again, a robots v. monsters movie is not where you usually seek deep characterization. I think him seeing this movie at all was just a mistake.

[@davidgibbs912]

can someone tell me how superhero genre , star wars , star trek , doctor who , harry potter, lord of the rings , anything in fiction its so call realistic

[@pikalex88]

I put off watching this until now because of the title... and so I'm particularly emotional over how you talk about it in the end, haha, and feeling a bit silly for waiting so long. I've grown up on kaiju films and when Pacific Rim came out, it immediately hit me that this was now my favourite film - but it took me longer to figure out why I connected to viscerally. I wish you'd had time to get further into the film itself, but I'm glad you didn't repeat the same thing so many people say of oh it's *just* a dumb fun movie, and that you provided the kaiju history context so many people are lacking. Thanks for giving it a chance

[@JINORU_]

ha, jokes on you, I and many others have been using "dumb" to mean flawed but earnest and endearing for a long time now. :)

[@Shrooblord]

Same here. My friends and I call this a "dumb, stupid movie" and we fracking love it to death.

[@Sklabah]

You guys manipulate my emotions so well. I mean, it doesn't take much to make me tear up, but those slow motion shots turn everything into meaningful nostalgia, just the way my heart remembers it...and it gets me. Every. Time. Also, I like this movie, but don't love it. And I don't know why. Because I wanted to love it? Maybe.

[@surturervin1755]

that intro made me miss Scooter even more

[@JunkratJoules]

I absolutely love that there is no mentions of Pacific Rim II : Uprising whatsoever in this video. :-D

[@shanm8282]

i almost didn't watch this video because of the title but im really glad i clicked on the video and watched til the end to see a beautiful and thoughtful analysis of this film i love so much

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

...and when the monsters are stalking you, and the children cry in terror, their tears mixing with the dust and the rain in a shadowy blasted hellscape, you raise your eyes to the sun and.... There stands Idris Elba, and everything is alright again...

[@ingonyama70]

I'm only halfway through and I'm frankly blown away by how good the music selections are for this video. I find myself kind of jamming out to each track.

[@vovabelikov232]

I love that you included Debussy‘s Clair de Lune. I feel patriotic feelings that Russian guy - Michael Afanasyev - composed this particular version which was used in official trailer of Godzilla: King of Mobsters. And this track was so astonishingly appropriate and beautiful that I bought the most expensive tickets in nearest IMAX on this movie solely to support this Russian guy. For some reason I’m so proud for him although I don’t even know anything about him. I’m so glad that his independent record studio “Imagine Music” works with huge film companies and his work has such huge audience in movie theaters. That’s so cool when Russia is not trying to screw other countries up, but helps provide soundtrack for the real deal - fighting with kaiju in order to save the world.

[@selonianth]

I feel like while making drift compatibility, and specifically the point after you've first drifted a point of drama could have been a good thing... I also feel that somewhat ironically, *being* drift compatible with someone actually lessens the likelihood of any drama developing from whatever you see or feel in the drift. You're compatible because you are capable of understanding each other. Being capable of understanding each other means that whatever you learn, whatever you see, you can *understand*. You aren't drift compatible with someone you can't understand. The only way I could see it being an actual source of drama is if everything about the person is a lie, and you in fact cannot understand them at all. Not even when given exact and direct emotional context, literally feeling the way they do.

[@darmansbar7900]

Mikey quoted EVA as a Kaiju series I already love this video

[@CeltTim]

Thanks, Mike. PacRim is my go-to movie when I crave mindless entertainment or when I just want something playing in the background while I focus elsewhere. I love it. So much. You did it proud.

[@ThatTravGuy]

Pacific Rim is one of my favorite action movies of all time, and it's always been hard for me to sell why that's the case to friends who otherwise know nothing about it. You've done a great job at being able to say what I haven't been able to! Cudos, you've earned my sub.

[@gnarly_charley]

I actually think this movie is really smart. Watch some of the behind the scenes, del Toro made sure everything worked for the style he was going for. And he nailed it. It takes a lot of effort to choreograph A damn fun monster mech apocalypse movie with some of the best big screen fights you will ever experience.

[@phildias]

This video actually got me emotional. This is amazing. Stay awesome, Mikey. Stay awesome.

[@uptown3636]

Mikey, your videos never fail to delight. Your brand of retro goofiness is as singular as it is endearing.

[@tennawan]

Mikey you mad genius. I was already sold on the video and then you added in the candy quote.

[@rickc2102]

"Candy doesn't have to have a point. That's why it's candy." This was an exceptional video, dude!

[@Konsolenrocker88]

thank you for this great video, i had tears in my eyes and have never respect your honesty and art more than now. thanks again, you're doing an amazing job.

[@timeneses]

MikoGee I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one who cried at the end of this one.

[@nslater1388]

Hats off sir. I almost didn’t watch the video because of the title since I love this film so much! Thank you for this.

[@okashi10]

The beautiful thing about Drift Compatibility is the idea that you can find true trust and love in another person, and that relationship could be with a sibling, parent, child, lover... ... and together, you can pilot a giant robot and kick giant monster ass.

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

>Robot Jox DEEP CUTS MIKEY HELL YES

[@Q269]

I got this movie for Christmas, I think I'll actually watch it this year.

[@TigerDan04]

Mikey, I love ALL of your MwM series! I realized I selfishly forgot to like the videos, so just want you to know I’m pausing, going back to like them all, then resuming my daily watch. Patreon is next stop. Thanks, bud.

[@shingshongshamalama]

Oh also the central character conflict of the entire movie is all about Our Hero, Grizzled Old White Boy starting to deal with his survivor's guilt over the death of his brother by sharing that experience with The Actual Hero Noriko and they find common ground by sharing in a deeply personal and unique experience of vulnerability and support and encourage one another to become the best that they can be and then you get to the end of the film and Brodude ejects Noriko and you think "ah dammit Brodude don't be a cliche" but then he doesn't do the cliche "sacrifice myself to save you" thing and that was good well done Ozzy Boy good job finding motivation to go on living.

[@mylindagrim5982]

Thank you Mikey. Thank you for being you. Your videos have carried me(and continue to carry me) through some pretty dark times in my personal life. Keep doing what you do. You Rock.

[@lizzyrbits1283]

On the KZbin channel whose updates I MOST look forward to, this is the best video! I don't know how to emphasize my sincerity enough.

[@neshapink17]

This Intro was just absolutely amazing👏

[@jamestomato1744]

Got to love the building that has the words "I am a building" printed on it.

[@kellenboyle86]

Every time I watch one of your videos I just want to go out and create. You’re my halftime speech.

[@NukeMarine]

I'm waiting for the day this man takes on Agents of SHIELD and The Expanse. He has viewpoint that makes me want to re-look at a movie to see all that I missed.

[@anthonymarinucci325]

Great episode as always! Now I'm really looking forward to the Skyfall episode...i LOVE that movie so much. For so many reasons.

[@bornjusticerule5764]

the use of music to introduce different sections of these videos is magnificently genius. well done team FilmJoy

[@asofnow4]

Don't think I didn't notice Skyfall for August Mikey

[@Zapdos7471]

I can’t leave a discussion about giant robots and lovingly made art without mentioning the operatic love letter that is Giant Robo : the day the earth stood still.

[@iangardiner6995]

How the frick do u only have 253k subscribers? Best video essay I’ve ever seen. I fully agree.

[@devilrv89]

Holy hell Mikey!!! That intro has to be the best one you have done so far!!!

[@StachMan]

New Fan here. LOVE YOU MIKEY! Ive watched almost all of the back catalog.

[@nicholascross3557]

Guillermo Del Toro tells fairy tales. But not the nice, safe, singing mice Disney style fairy tales. Oh no. He does the fairy tales that make you scared to put a foot out from under the blankets in case the thing under the bed gets you. It's OK though, there will be a happy ending... just maybe not _quite_ what you expected.

[@eldo4rent]

My adult daughter and I would squee about the trailer before this came out. When GD brings that ship around and uses it like a club against Otachi we would lose it. She would randomly just stop and look at me and say... 'But dad, dat boat!' When I saw this movie in theatres I teared up when the helicopters dropped GD into the sea outside Hong Kong. That horn blared and I leaned over to my wife and said 'this is exactly what I wanted.' I have been an avid kaiju fan since the 70s and this movie was a love letter to my fandom. I appreciated it very much. I still call this my favorite movie.

[@katieraciborski4314]

so glad you are back and super glad to see this film joy :D

[@Amontadillo]

Hey thanks for the little real talk intermission there. 👍

[@itsme924]

I think a cool feature of the pacific rim universe is each Kaiju is named and accounted for almost like hurricanes, and they’re treated the same as natural disasters