Virag's Movie Reviews: Pacific Rim (2013)

Giant robots fighting giant Godzilla monsters.  A big wet kiss to mecha and kaiju movies.  The loudest fucking kids' movie ever.  Yes, yes, and yes.  Also well worth seeing in the theater instead of on your tee vee or laptop.  Essentially a very well-done giant robots vs. aliens movie with a story and characterization you've seen a bazillion times before, Pacific Rim sure as shit does its job.  None of it makes any sense, but who cares.  Giant robots are probably the dumbest idea for mind-controlled weapons, but without the giant robots you wouldn't have giant robots battling giant alien monsters.  Somehow the whole planet joins together to spend all of its wealth on giant robots but then gives up and shuts down the weapons and research program?  Really?  I mean, the whole world joining together to fight an existential threat as one is laughable on its face, but shutting it all down is beyond ludicrous and just serves the plot (like all the rest of the movie: two pilots needed; each giant robot is a unique design--Henry Fucking Ford would be pissed; brothers and sons and potential lovers fighting together). But, seriously, who cares?  This flick also kinda feels like Episode IV, but this time the first movie of the original kaiju attack(s) would be pretty cool on its own, while the next couple of movies, building the Jaegers and developing the technologies and strategies sounds good to me for number 2 and the big 7-year-long war for number 3 fulfilling our desire for 2-3 hours of non-stop Jaeger vs. Kaiju action, could have served as a nice intro to the story in Pacific Rim where the monsters start winning and prepare to destroy human civilization once an for all.  Anyway, it's not a big deal; the film is pretty okay and fun.  Michael Bay's gotta be hella pissed.