Review of Pacific Rim (2013) by Shane M — 07 Jul 2014

Godzilla meets Transformers in this fun, action extravaganza. If you're looking for a giant robots battling movie, this will do the trick. Is there cheesy dialogue? Over the top bravura? Absolutely! But you expect this going in and the movie doesn't take itself too seriously. Unlike Olympus Has Fallen (another action film I saw around this time), it knows it's a big, dumb action movie and doesn't pretend otherwise (which I found kind of refreshing).

While the performances aren't Oscar worthy, they're good enough to make you invested the characters and the story isn't overly complicated. There are *fantastic* special effects (it was a travesty this didn't win the Visual Effects Oscar) and some really epic, entertaining action scenes. This is one of the most purely fun movies I've ever seen. Check your brain at the door, crank up the volume and get ready to be entertained!