Pacific Rim
Two-Disc Special Edition
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Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5guMumPFBag
I know I'm gonna get flamed here for what I'm about to say regarding Pacific Rim. Did not like it for the most part. Sure, the FX looked great and the sets were amazing. But that's it. Even though the fight scenes looked good, they went on way too long and worst, the editing did the scenes a huge disservice because most of it was too 'close to the action' that you lose sense of where it's taking place. I found myself yawning through most of the movie, even during the fights. My biggest issue is that I hated every single "human" character in the movie. They were all boring as f*ck and cardboard cutouts of a certain "type" that needed to be inserted into the story. Both Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba were both wasted in their roles here and I'm a huge fan of both. What a shame as I went into this with very high expectations and pumped to see this.
I'm also a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro and love most of his movies, but I found that he leaned way too much on other films to make this one. He borrows heavily from obvious sources and not-so-obvious sources. As soon as you are able to shout out what movie such and such scene is derived from, you can pretty much see the plot coming a mile a way. Obviously the main influence is Godzilla. But there were plenty others as well from Blade Runner, Transformers / The Iron Giant and even Argmageddon gets some love here too.
The movie is a visual feast for sure. But that's all it has going for it. Like I said, I'm probably in the minority here, but I think the movie is overrated and then some. It's definitely a movie I will never watch again and I absolutely could care less about a sequel, which I'm sure is coming. Movie is worth a Rent to test out your Surround Sound System. Beyond that, it's boring. It hits all the tropes you'd expect from a popcorn flick. I just expect a whole lot more from Toro. The only scene that played fantastic for me was the Young Mako scene. It came across as real in her terror and I thought the little girls acting was fantastic.
Let the ripping begin. Flame on..........
Pacific Rim DVD Screencaps
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