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Loser Araysar
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Why werent coastal defenses used on any kaiju when they attacked cities then?
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The contractor who won the munitions contract could not deliver the required missiles, as the contract was a veteran disabled set aside and was auto awarded resulting in a crippling shortfall. Thus the real enemy is bureaucracy.
Oddly the part that bugged me the most about this movie was when the jaeger picked up shipping crates to use as weapons. Hollow, corrugated steel containers are more damaging than solid super-metal fist? Why not pick up a car with a really good crash test rating and slam it front-first while you're at it?
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You were witnessing the mech priming its phase shifting depleted uranium/steel hull technology which weakens the kaiju sensory organs during combat. The metal fists are specifically designed to activate the system in this way, and suffer only negligible damage during the priming process.
Because kaiju blood is toxic waste, so aerosolising it via bullets/explosions/etc is a stupendously dumb idea.
Pay attention.
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Oh, so is that why the most advanced, and effective, Jaeger used explosive rockets as weapons?
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And the same people complained about the plot holes in Prometheus.
Pacific Rim doesnt even pass the test of basic physics, let alone plot consistency. You could really just trim the whole film down to 25 minutes and just show the fights.
Pacific Rim doesnt even pass the test of basic physics, let alone plot consistency. You could really just trim the whole film down to 25 minutes and just show the fights.
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The rockets had stun in the designation of type. I think they were concussion meant to kill organs/brain not explode pieces of them all over the place.
Armaments:
Sting Blade carbon-nanotube-edged weapon, superheated (retractable)
Pulse Gauntlet, adjustable projectile launcher
AKM rocket battery, chest-mounted; K-Stunner ramjet rocket magazines (retractable)
Burst propulsor and gravity capacitor system, combat-class balance enhancement
Armaments:
Sting Blade carbon-nanotube-edged weapon, superheated (retractable)
Pulse Gauntlet, adjustable projectile launcher
AKM rocket battery, chest-mounted; K-Stunner ramjet rocket magazines (retractable)
Burst propulsor and gravity capacitor system, combat-class balance enhancement
Lithose
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It doesn't matter, Ary's point is it's a projectile weapons system that doesn't have to be mounted in a Jaeger. It can just sit on the big wall. Plasma Cannons, Chest Rockets, Motors (Coyote Tango used them)--all effective. Other than that, we saw, what? 3 Kaiju in the movies ripped open and their organs dumped out in the middle of a city. If toxic waste were a concern, no one gave a shit about it.
The best answer is: Big Robot Movie, not meant to make sense and it doesn't.
The best answer is: Big Robot Movie, not meant to make sense and it doesn't.
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that, honestly, was about my only actual complaint about the movie... they made a point to talk about kaiju blue and how toxic it is, and then they never talk about it again, excepting for a few guys with hazmat suits on... ron perlman even cut himself out of one after being eaten and didn't have a scratch on him. it was a fun scene, but if it's not going to be relevant to the plot, why bring it up? or if you want to point out that it's bad, call it radioactive waste instead of toxic... toxic waste eats through crap... radioactive waste has long term effects that isn't going to immediately kill you if you come in contact with it... /shrug
It was built to defend Australia. Kaiju blood is probably less dangerous than a random selection of native wildlife from that hellhole.
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the set up gets destroyed by the very first fight scene. Nevermind that there are set up that doesn't payoff (rivalry) and zero set up that pays off (Father and son departure). this movie is so fucking shit.
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Every petty complaint you raised was answered with perfect logic and science. Watch it again and maybe put down the bong this time, you might be able to keep up.