Pacific Rim!

[tilivenn]

A number of people on my friends-list have seen and enjoyed Pacific Rim. I more or less agree with everything they all have to say; it's really good, it totally succeeds at the admirable action-movie goals it sets for itself, it's about communal effort rather than individual heroism. But my Pacific Rim review is going to be a little different. (No

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[picklepikkl]

Fellow averse-to-violence fistbump. In my case, it mostly takes the form of a number of video games I've played ten minutes of and will never touch again because the violence therein depicted is just too much for me. People keep telling me these games are masterpieces of creative work that truly exemplify how interactive media makes fellow-artists out of the audience, and that may be true, but I DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE BEATEN TO DEATH WITH WRENCHES. Similarly, I made the mistake of watching Watchmen in theaters because I'd loved the graphic novel, and the scene in the prison block where the bad guys needed access to the lock gave me literal nightmares.

I've already seen Pacific Rim, but your review gives me a wonderful feeling of solidarity. May we find more fun action movies that don't set off squeamishness! (Preferably ones that pass the Bechdel test, but that's another discussion)

[cosmicharuspex]

Oh hey I know which game you're talking about.
Would you kindly tell me if I'm right? :P