Release Date
July 12, 2013
DVD Release Date
October 15, 2013 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Writer
Travis Beacham
Cast
Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Willem Dafoe, Robert Kazinsky, Clifton Collins Jr., Diego Klattenhoff
Studio
Running Time
131 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief language
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
When you have a sword, use a sword. When you have a ray-blasting weapon, use a ray-blasting weapon. But for God's sake, why oh why would you try to defeat city-destroying mutant monsters from another universe with only your fists? That's just one of the many ridiculous things in the ridiculous Pacific Rim, a mildly entertaining but surprisingly mediocre effort from director Guillermo del Toro.
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