Pacific Rim Review (Spoiler Free) #PACIFICRIM

Directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy).

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman.

 

Story

Giant monsters (Kaiju). Giant human controlled robots (Jaeger). That’s all you need to know.

Alphas

1. 100% pure, industrial strength movie going awesomeness.

2. What a summer blockbuster should be. Colossal. Humungous. Epic. Gargantuan. Brobdingnagian.
Yes….I used the word “brobdingnagian.” It means “marked by tremendous size.”

3. I never thought I would write these words, but it is a must see on IMAX 3D. Hollywood unnecessarily adds the 3D effects to many movies it’s pumping out to generate more revenue, but in the case of this film? Worth the extra few dollars.

4. It can literally be said the star of this film is the CGI/special effects. And that’s a good thing.

5. Idris Elba shines in his role. Gives one of the best inspirational speeches since Shakespeare’s Henry V.

6. For diehard gamers, listen for GLaDOS’ voice!

7. Perfect geeky comedic relief is given by the “science team” of Charlie Day and Burn Gorman.

8. Nothing in this film caused eye-rolling incredulity and the script was solid (considering the genre.)

9. Unparalleled monster vs. robot battles.

10. THE SWOOOORRRRRRDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!! (You’ll understand.)

Deltas

1. Although a concrete script that actually tries to explain everything, could’ve used a little editing of scenes that were most likely there to add to that thing called “plot line.” Really not necessary.

2. Although the Charlie Hannum didn’t do anything poorly while portraying the main protagonist, he still came across as a Hollywood, cookie-cutter pretty boy. An actor with greater capacity for subtlety and intensity would’ve been better. But again, no harm, no foul.

3. At times, the action was so epic and frenetic, dialogue was hard to follow. But hey. Dialogue is not ultimately why you’re going to see this film, right.

For the average movie goer looking for a fun summer blockbuster, this film would get four out of five Arnolds. But since you’re reading this review on a site called Action A Go Go, there’s no hesitation in putting forth that this film gets….

 

 

 

Five out of Five Arnolds!

 

Stephen Sumner is the sci-fi columnist for Action A Go Go. This review was a brief first impression. For more in-depth reviews, check back for thoughts and insights from other members of the amazing AAGG team.