Language - English
Director - Guillermo del Toro
Run Time - 2 hours, 12 minutes
Genre - Action/Sci-Fi
Great idea. Not so great execution. This is what happened to this movie, and anyway after Transformers already somewhat explored the idea of giant robots/aliens fighting to save the world, this seems a let down after we've watched Michael Bay's extravagant movies.
But if you do not compare it, this is a pretty decent movie. The action is spectacular, but the thinly characterised humans who pilot the robots in mind-synched pairs inevitably get dwarfed. And without vivid heroes to root for, after a while Robots lose their impact. The problem with this movie is that it is focused too much on science fiction scenario, rather than the emotional scenario, to which most people associate with. And the fact that we've seen one too many 'world destruction + alien race + giant fighting robots' movies, it makes this seem like another monotonous affair.
The plot is as follows - We are in the future, where aliens beings called Kaijus who are arriving from a portal in the Pacific ocean [the only innovative feature about this movie]. The Pacific Rim has built giant robots called Jaegers to battle them. But the Kaijus are getting stronger with every attack and the Pacific Rim has to find a permanent solution. Are the Jaegers able to win the war? Does Earth survive?
If you're a hard core action and science fiction lover, you can give this movie a go. But personally, I would not recommend watching it.
My Rating - 6.2/10
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