Pacific Rim

Name: Pacific Rim
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: July 12, 2013
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi

2013

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 12, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi

Summary: When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in aWhen monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes-a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)-who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 131 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Jul 12, 2013

If I were nine years old, I would see the monsters-versus-robots adventure Pacific Rim 50 times. Because I'm in my forties and have two kids and two jobs, I'll have to be content with seeing it a couple more times in theaters and re-watching it on video. Read full review

Ty Burr

Jul 10, 2013

Pacific Rim is, hands down, the blockbuster event of the summer — a titanic sci-fi action fantasy that has been invested, against all expectations, with a heart, a brain, and something approximating a soul. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Jul 11, 2013

Of all this year’s loud, over-long summer action movies that, in various ways, simulate the experience of having a tin bucket placed over your head and being struck repeatedly with a stick, it must be said that Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is by far the most entertaining. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Jul 10, 2013

There’s no denying Pacific Rim is the best film of its kind. It remains to be seen whether the film’s epic clawing and clanking satisfies a pent-up demand equal to its ambitions. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Jul 10, 2013

Del Toro’s robots have weight and mass, and their epic, Hong Kong-smashing fights with the four and six-legged, clawed and horned monsters are visually coherent, unlike the messy blur of the “Transformers” movies. There’s a light, humorous feel to “Pacific Rim” because the science is silly and logic takes a flying leap. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Jul 15, 2013

It is possible to applaud Pacific Rim for the efficacy of its business model while deploring the tale that has been engendered — long, loud, dark, and very wet. You might as well watch the birth of an elephant. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jul 11, 2013

Laudable as its world-building is, the film drags not just in its interminable middle hour, but also during the redundant monster-on-mechawarrior smackdowns. Read full review

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