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Science Fiction

TransitJohn

(6,932 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 07:59 AM Jul 2013

Pacific Rim was a lot of fun.

I'm rooting for it to succeed in a big way, as it's the first independent story to get a chance in a long time. So sick of getting reboots, sequels, and other dreck from established 'franchises'.

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Pacific Rim was a lot of fun. (Original Post) TransitJohn Jul 2013 OP

It's my favorite film Cheap_Trick Jul 2013 #1

It's definitely nice to see a genre film that isn't just a franchise adaptation Posteritatis Jul 2013 #2

Cheap_Trick

(3,918 posts)

1. It's my favorite film

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 08:48 AM

Jul 2013

of the year so far. I saw it Thursday night in IMAX 3D.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

2. It's definitely nice to see a genre film that isn't just a franchise adaptation