American Jaeger Gipsy Danger, piloted by brothers Yancy (Diego Klattenhoff) and Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam), is torn to pieces by a particularly fearsome Kaiju. It seems the crisis has been averted.įebruary, 2020. The world celebrates, the Jaeger pilots become celebrities, the once fearsome Kaiju are reduced to variety show caricatures and late night show jokes. For several years, the Jaegers are successful, patrolling and protecting coastlines, killing any and every Kaiju that emerges through the portal. In response to three additional attacks, the superpowers of the world come together and develop Jaegers towering, heavily armed mechs operated by a pair of innately skilled and specially trained pilots whose minds are linked through a process known as The Drift. The destruction is unparalleled, tens of thousands of lives are lost, and the eventual military victory against the beast is a costly battle that drags on for days. Rising from the depths of the Pacific, the first of what will become known as Kaiju - vicious behemoths that spill through a dimensional rift at the bottom of the ocean - reaches land and attacks San Francisco. It's all at once fully del Toro and unlike anything the Hellboy-helmer has done before.īut for those whose eyes widen during every Kaiju attack, for those who grin uncontrollably with every Jaeger battle, for those who marvel at the film's sprawling cityscapes, dazzling destruction and massive bot-bunkers, and, more importantly, for all those faithful fans willing to let go and let del Toro, Pacific Rim will be something else entirely: an absolute blast.Īugust, 2013.
A few wayward del Toro fans may even shrug their shoulders altogether. Cinephiles may bemoan the cast's performances and the film's comicbook sensibilities. Critics may balk at the ham-fisted dialogue. He's crafted yet another fearless passion project in a career bursting at the seams with 'em, and it's one helluva a masterfully designed, visually enthralling crowd pleaser. Make no mistake, though: director Guillermo del Toro hasn't crafted a film for everyone. It's certainly one of the most unapologetically joyous genre-splosions in recent memory, and a film with aspirations as enormous as its scale. or a gigantic waste of time, depending on how willing you are to embrace it on its own terms. Pacific Rim might just be the most fun you'll have with a movie all year. There's also a time and a place to geek out, cast off adulthood, fully embrace the rock-em sock-em joy of a wildly entertaining and ludicrously action-packed summer spectacle, and laugh, clap and cheer like a ten-year-old fanboy attending his first Comic-Con and it's here and now. There is a time and a place for a frank but thoughtful critique of a veteran filmmaker's love letter to genre cinema. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, October 9, 2013 "Two thousand five hundred tons of awesome!"
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