Review of Pacific Rim (2013) by Peter B — 14 Aug 2014

Probably the best action movie of all time.

This review of Pacific Rim (2013) was written by Peter B on 14 Aug 2014.

Pacific Rim has generally received positive reviews.

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By Erikthecritic (117) on 26 Sep 2018

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By Nathan L (332) on 18 Aug 2018

(63/100) Pacific Rim is an ok movie, nothing special, just ok. Charlie Hunnam's American accent is bad, let me just get that out of the way…

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By Annalee Newitz (110) for io9.com (258) on 22 May 2018

Pacific Rim is a brilliant surprise…

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By Sarah P (975) on 12 Sep 2018

Action-packed, standard Guillermo del Toro-level weirdness. Not everyone's cup of tea…

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By Luke H (627) on 26 Nov 2018

A fun and somewhat original movie, Pacific Rim is a blast from beginning to end and full of charm…

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By Felix A (65) on 30 Mar 2018

To this day, it's my favorite sci-fi film I've seen, probably because my 11 year old self still loves giant f***ing robots…

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By Kaleb R (195) on 15 Jul 2018

Brainless action flick meant for brainless entertainment...but it embraces that…

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By Huey_Kratos (5) on 11 Jun 2019

Let's be honest here .... when you come to watch this you know what you are getting. A giant mecha movie of humans fighting giant monsters…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 24 Dec 2018

It became one of my personal favorites almost instantly…

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