A couple of years ago, I was trawling Wikipedia, as I was wont to do back before the days of Reddit, when i discovered an article for an upcoming film called “Pacific Rim”. It had two major ingredients that got me really excited: Firstly, that it was directed by Guillermo Del Toro, one of my favourite directors, and Secondly, that it was about Giant Monsters vs Giant Robots, based on the greatest of anime traditions. So I waited patiently, and when the opportunity came, I grabbed the chance to win tickets to the pre-screening so I could see this movie before anyone else. (Thanks M-Net Movies – whom I must commend on their very interesting social strategy – maybe worthy of another piece).
Pacific Rim is everything that I hoped it would be. An amazing visual spectacle, incredible action, awesome monsters fighting against awesome robots. The movie was chockful of moments that made me whisper “coooool” under breath and say “oh shit”, and to be honest, I haven’t had this much fun at the cinema since the Avengers – and that was a lot of fun. The whole film transported me back to when I would sit and watch Saturday Morning cartoons. A kid’s movie for adults!
I also appreciated the world building and this post apocalyptic world where these Jaegers and Kaiju live, but i would’ve appreciated a bit more effort in expanding the universe more. I would have liked to have seen more about how other parts of the world dealt with the Kaiju War. Also, sometimes the acting was a bit wooden, particularly Charlie Hunnam the male lead. But honestly, any criticism is just nitpicking – Pacific Rim is probably the most fun you will have at the cinema this year.
