Review of Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) by Jon L — 30 Mar 2018

"That was supposed to be epic, but it wasn't." Yup. Just about sums it up.

This review of Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) was written by Jon L on 30 Mar 2018.

Pacific Rim: Uprising has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 31 Oct 2018

What it lacks in originality it makes up for in charm and fun, so it's ultimately up to you if that's enough…

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By Jd R (17) on 26 Dec 2018

Great. A perfect mix between action and discussion to keep the watcher entertained…

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Basically: Godzilla, but garbage. This movie is the same unimpressive **** that Hollywood has been pumping out these past few years…

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By Johnny Gayzmonic (188) for Fanboys of the Universe (188) on 30 Oct 2018

Even by the standards of escapist cinema, it's tedious, flat, and relentlessly dumb. Maybe next time, we should just let the kaiju win…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 24 Oct 2018

The CGI clashes have just become mind-numbing, no matter how much Uprising tries to remain light…

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By Amfcritic (12) on 15 Nov 2018

It seems more a bad copy of the first than a sequel, taking everything great and overexploiting it so much that it is no longer great. 4…

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By John Hanlon (483) for John Hanlon Reviews (327) on 24 Nov 2018

A lackluster follow-up that offers a lot of special effects but little character development…

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By Ken L (247) on 03 Dec 2018

60 as a movie but 100 as a video game display averages out to 80. The plot unfolded so rapidly that I had a hard time keeping up…

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By Atzilla (1) on 13 Nov 2020

This is a terrible movie which feels nothing like the original. Was very disappointed…

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By Lalizel (1) on 13 Jun 2019

Disappointing, between little kaiju action and mostly interpersonal conflicts, the difference in quality between the original Pacific Rim and…

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