Some of us were expecting 5 star reviews all around but sadly the critics were a bit divided on this one. We only have a handful of reviews so far we can expect some more to drop within the following days. Rotten Tomatoes have revealed that the film has a 79% rating from critics (based on 14 reviews). How do you guys feel 'bout
Pacific Rim? are you looking forward to it? Or will you wait on this one? Comment below and let me know!
The Guardian
Pacific Rim is entirely in keeping with much expensively-made effects-heavy cinema of the present time: it's put together with such artistry and such devotion that it can't help but be impressive as a visual spectacle. (Del Toro's devotion to Japanese monster movies is particularly evident.) But, like Man of Steel or The Dark Knight Returns, it can't quite bring itself to believe in its own pop-culture disposability and ends up paying the price. 3/5 Stars
The Telegraph
At first, watching Pacific Rim feels like rediscovering a favourite childhood cartoon – but del Toro has flooded the project with such affection and artistry that, rather than smiling nostalgically, you find yourself enchanted all over again. Whatever our ages, del Toro’s miraculous entertainment boosts us all up to its gleeful point of view, where cities become adventure playgrounds and oceans pools to paddle in. Giant robots, it turns out, can be great levellers. 5/5 Stars
Den Of Geek
The combination of larger-than-life characters, colourful, unusual production design and swirling, rivet-popping action gives Pacific Rim a bright, eccentric atmosphere that's unusual in today's landscape of serious, sometimes cynical summer movies. It may be lacking in depth and subtlety, but in terms of widescreen impact and sheer enthusiasm, Pacific Rim hits its
mark with a killer blow. 4/5 Stars.
Digital Spy
Unlike the plethora of recent reboots emerging from Hollywood, akin to the monsters being spewed out of the Pacific Rim, del Toro's effort is based on an original idea written for the big screen. No comic book, range of action figures or board game has been plundered. That fact - combined with an appealing cast and array of visceral thrills - compensates for the significant structural issues and ensures that this behemoth of a blockbuster provides enough entertainment and fun to stay afloat and merit your attention. 3/5 Stars
Hey U Guys
Technically the film succeeds on almost every level. The weight of the battles is masterfully conveyed and well choreographed and the important sense of scale is assisted greatly by the work from ILM and the production design of Andrew Neskoromny and Carol Spier. Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi do the best with their leading roles but they too suffer from the meagre depth to their characters. How much you enjoy the film will depend on the value you put on narrative engagement, there are some incredible scenes to behold (the Tokyo flashback sets a high mark for Legendary stablemate Godzilla to meet), the film strikes so few resonant notes that it ends up as an enjoyable ride, one which is forgotten relatively quickly. 3/5 Stars.
Variety
Of all the doom-laden fantasies the studios have rolled out this summer, “Pacific Rim” is the one pushing itself most aggressively as guilt-free entertainment, offering up an apocalyptic spectacle in a spirit of unpretentious, unapologetic fun. Which it will be, at least for those who measure fun primarily in terms of noise, chaos and bombast, or who can find continual novelty in the sight of giant monsters and robots doing battle for the better part of two hours. Viewers with less of an appetite for nonstop destruction should brace themselves for the squarest, clunkiest and certainly loudest movie of director Guillermo del Toro’s career, a crushed-metal orgy that plays like an extended 3D episode of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” on very expensive acid.
SFX Magazine
Giant robots battling it out with a variety of slavering, screeching, sizeable monsters, all wrangled by the man behind Hellboy and Cronos; if that’s exactly what you’re looking for from an apopcornalyptic movie, then Pacific Rim delivers in spades. Guillermo del Toro’s never one to shy away from feeding the fan within and powering projects with his passions, and this feels like him shovelling sugar down the gullet of his 12-year-old self and setting him loose with the biggest play set that ILM’s toymakers can bring to life. 3.5/5 Stars
Film.com
I really loved the parts of this movie I was supposed to love. There are dull patches, some rivalries and drama that kinda feel like stalling for time – but most of these scenes have at least one solid “oh, snap!” line. Nothing tops Idris Elba shouting “today we are canceling the apocalypse!” but I think you need to go back to “Henry V” to find anything better. And now that I’ve compared this movie to Shakespeare I’m going to go play with my toys. 8/10
When legions of 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.