Product Description
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Sci-fi action feature directed and co-written by Guillermo del
Toro. Gigantic monsters known as Kaiju rise up from the Pacific
Ocean and invade Earth. As they rage war, killing millions in the
process, the human race defend their planet with the use of
special robots called Jaegers which are controlled neurally by
their pilots. However, even these magnificent machines have
trouble defeating the Kaiju. With their armed forces dwindling,
mankind puts its faith in ex-pilot Raleigh Becket (Charlie
Hunnam) and trainee Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi). Together they must
control an early Jaeger model in one last attempt to save Earth.
Extra Content
All extra content is in 2D on the Blu-ray disc
• A Film By Guillermo Del Toro
• A Primer On Kaijus & Jaegers
• Intricacy of Robot Design
• Honoring The Kaiju Tradition
• The Importance Of Mass And Scale
• Shatterdome Ranger Roll Call
• Jaegers Echo Human Grace
• Inside the Drift
• Goth-Tech
• Mega Sized Sets
• Baby Kaiju Set Visit
• Tokyo Alley Set Visit
• Orchestral Sounds From The Anteverse
• Audio Commentary by Guillermo Del Toro
• The Director's .
• Drift Space
• The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
• The Shatterdome (Production Database)
• The Wall of Life/Rations
• Excuse Me
• Theft
• "Catch You In The Drift, Dad"
• Blooper Reel
Language Info
3D disc
* Subtitles: English, Castillian, Danish, Finnish, German,
Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
* Dubbed: German, Castillian, Italian
* Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English, German, Italian
* Audio Description: English
2D disc
* Subtitles: English, Indonesian, Cantonese Chinese, Castillian,
Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Italian,
Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai
* Dubbed: French, Castillian, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Thai
* Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English, Italian
* Audio Description: English
.co.uk Review
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If the prospect of two-plus hours of 250-foot mechanical men
pummeling enormous alien creatures from another dimension is just
what you've been waiting for, oh, boy, does Guillermo del Toro
have a treat for you. The celebrated director--one might even say
visionary--has pulled off the most elaborate B-movie heist ever
with this huge-budget special effects extravaganza that revels in
catchphrase cliché dialogue, a howlingly obvious script, and the
most breathtaking homage to Japanese monster and mecha cinema,
manga, and comic tradition. It's all by design, of course, and is
a stunning spectacle that also acts as antidote to the bloated,
self-important superhero genre and typical bombastic Hollywood
tent-pole fare. Pacific Rim has plenty of bloat and bombast, mind
you. But it's in the service of a wondrously geeky story that
throws all logic and seriousness to the wind, transporting the
viewer to a realm of childlike popcorn escapism no matter their
age. A dense and breathless prologue dumps us into the
near-future global warfare of Kaiju vs. Jaeger. Kaiju are
reptilian monstrosities that emerge from deep in the sea through
a portal that leads to a world where Kaijus are systematically
bred to destroy. They annihilate coastal cities and cl
millions of lives before the world's citizens band together to
fight back. The humans build fantastic robots called Jaegers
(German for fighters) that are able to vanquish the early Kaiju
enemies by employing "pilots" who drive the mechanized behemoths
in pairs, joining minds in a process known as the Drift. But as
the years go by, the war has taken a toll on the humans and the
Jaegers, both of whom are nearly defeated. From beginning to end
there's really no point in asking questions or trying to
calculate details about the outrageous goings-on in the world of
Pacific Rim. This is a pure thrill ride ruled by del Toro, the
wild visual flair of his artistry and his sheer delight for
wallowing in tropes and genre chestnuts leading at full volume.
The cast is mainly window dressing for the astounding computer
images. The pilots Charlie Hunnam, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, and
Rinko Kikuchi are merely types. The same goes for Idris Elba, but
his glowering presence as the unwavering commander is the best
real-life thing about Pacific Rim. A pair of nerdy scientists
(Charlie Day and Burn Gorman) add to the plot (simple as it is),
though their primary purpose is wacky comic . Del Toro
favorite and Hellboy himself, Ron Perelman steals his few short
scenes as a bootlegger in Kaiju corpses. His character says a lot
about the movie's self-effacing attitude. Pacific Rim is deeply
in cahoots with itself over the ridiculousness of the story, but
also delights in the awesomeness of its invention. The action is
both coherent and mind-blowing, which is why most people will
find it such a kick. Just like driving a Jaeger, throw your head
into the battle and hang on. --Ted Fry