When I saw the trailer for Pacific Rim, the little kid inside was giggling with excitement. I've always been a fan of Godzilla, Voltron, Ultraman, etc. And it's been a while since I saw a monster vs robot film. The movie was directed by Guillermo Del Toro. And he did an amazing job that satisfied my inner-child.
The movie is about a huge epidemic where large monsters called Kaiju, have been appearing out of the Pacific Ocean and destroying cities all around the World. All the countries have decided to put any animosity aside, and join forces to take on the Kaijus. They build these giant robots called Jaeger, to fight the Kaijus. In order to control the jaegers, they need two pilots and share their minds. Sadly the Kaijus have become more stronger, that the Jaegers were no longer a match.
Two brothers who control the The Gypsy, from the U.S., get a call to take out a Kaiju. Things were going well, but the Kaiju ended up taking out one of the Gypsy pilot. The last pilot made it out alive, but left the Jaeger program. Six years later. he is asked to rejoin. He gets a new co-pilot and is joined by other Jaegers pilots. The plan is to close the bridge underwater, that unleashes the Kaijus, by throwing a nuke inside. Well it was a battle and AWESOME!
I can understand why people will choose Despicable Me 2 over this, but what's really sad is that Grown Ups 2 was also higher than Pacific Rim at the Box Office. If you're a fan of Kaiju monsters or Monsters vs Robots, Then Pacific Rim is for you. Great action and stunning effect. Out of all of Del Toro's American-made films, this is my favorite one. It's also great to see Ron Perlman in this flick, too. For sure the whole family will enjoy Pacific Rim.
