Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:24:10 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
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Subject: [WSFA] Pacific Rim
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Well, we just got back from seeing it. First thing, we wound up seeing the
3-D version, and it was ok, no headache, but I didn't care for that - there
was no real reason, and more, during the fight scenes, it was really, really
hard at time to figure out what was happening - too many layers in front of me.

On the other hand, that was a fine monster movie... well, actually, I think
the Guardian was close, where they said, when the trailer came out, that it
looked like a mashup of Godzilla, Transformers, and Independence Day
(including the scene at the end for the latter).

Afterwards, my wife, and stepson, and his friend, were criticizing, and I
was wondering where the A-10s were, or why they didn't put the same rocket
launchers that were in Stryker's chest along the seacoasts.

Then I thought of larger guns, say, B-52's carpet bombing, or a
constantly-replenished minefield around the breach.

Then I thought of battleships.

By that point, the mashup idea is good, but actually, it's *straight* manga.
Which combined with the last thought, and I realize the weapon humans
*should* have used.

What's that, you ask?

Why, the Yamoto, of course. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers>

Leading to memories, many years ago, of being at a Philly-area relaxacon,
watching Last Yamato, with the 'translation" done by Phil Foligio and Nick
Pollotta, who retitled it, "You Say Yamato", and I'll leave the rest to your
imagination.

mark
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The one true ultimate weapon: the general strike.