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2h 6min
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Synopsis:
When legions of monstrous alien creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a deadly war began. To combat them, humans devised massive robots called Jaegers as weapons. Controlled simultaneously by two pilots, even the Jaegers proved nearly defenseless against the Kaiju. Now on the verge of defeat, mankind must turn to a washed-up former pilot and an untested trainee teamed in a seemingly obsolete Jaeger. These unlikely heroes are the last hope against a mounting apocalypse.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Jon J. Jashni, Mary Parent, Thomas Tull, Guillermo Del Toro
Voiced By:
Ellen McLain
Writers:
Travis Beacham, Guillermo Del Toro
Others:
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
Studio:
Warner
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Collections:
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BBFC:
Release Date:
11/11/2013
Run Time:
126 minutes
Languages:
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Castillian, Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Audio Commentary by Guillermo del Toro
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/11/2013
Run Time:
131 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Bahasa Indonesian, Bahasa Malaysian, Cantonese, Castillian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • 14 Featurettes provide in-depth looks at Kaijus, Jaegers, sets, stunts, sounds, effects, and the mythology and making of the film
  • The Director's Notebook
  • The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
  • Trailer
  • An Audio Commentary and more!
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/11/2013
Run Time:
131 minutes
Languages:
Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Castillian, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Icelandic, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • 14 Featurettes provide in-depth looks at Kaijus, Jaegers, sets, stunts, sounds, effects, and the mythology and making of the film
  • The Director's Notebook
  • The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
  • Trailer
  • An Audio Commentary and more!
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/10/2016
Run Time:
131 minutes
Languages:
Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, French DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Turkish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Arabic, Brazilian, Cantonese, Castillian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German Hard of Hearing, Hebrew, Italian Hard of Hearing, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • 13 Featurettes provide in-depth looks at Kaijus, Jaegers, sets, stunts, sounds, effects, and the mythology and making of the film
  • An Audio Commentary and more!

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Reviews (4) of Pacific Rim

Robots Punching Monsters - Pacific Rim review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
14/11/2013

Was really looking forward to watching this film but to be honest was disappointed.

The special effects are amazing but that's all that's good here - the acting and script is dreadful and very 'cliche' you have the guy with the troubled past, his love interest and the 'maverick'

None of this is very good to watch and the actors seem to shout at one another which is a pity because if this had a good writing team then it would have been one of my favourite monster films

But if you want a popcorn movie with little else then this is for you as the fighting scenes are incredible

3 out of 4 members found this review helpful.

So bad its BAD - Pacific Rim review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
08/09/2014

I thought this was going to be a fun homage to B Movies. How wrong I was . It was similar to something that they would show on the SYFI channel.

Bad acting, bad script and it seems to go on for ever.

Seriously what is that ending all about ?

AVOID !!!

2 out of 4 members found this review helpful.

Definitely one for the boys - don't think too much, just sit back and enjoy the epic scale - Pacific Rim review by RP

Spoiler Alert
09/12/2013

Huge Robots v Huge Sea Monsters. Err, that's it.

Great special effects, plenty of crash-bang-wallop, wooden acting, poor script. Think of Godzilla v Transformers and that's about it. Definitely one for the boys - most 12 year olds will love it.

And yet I liked it. I appreciate Guillermo del Toro's work - especially 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Devil's Backbone' - so I started to watch this with high expectations. Certainly there is consistency in the characters, there aren't too many of them, and the plot is pretty easy to follow. The action sequences are excellent (helped by much CGI of course) but it does boil down to fisticuffs between robots and monsters.

There are a couple of unfunny 'comedy' scientists, the rousing speeches don't rouse, the macho posing is a bit too much for me, there's too much shouting - but at least the female lead is there for her fighting qualities rather than her body. As for the storyline, it has clearly been 'borrowed' from Japanese mecha anime - but that's no bad thing.

Watch it on the biggest screen you can, don't think too much, just sit back and enjoy the epic scale. 4/5 stars.

1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Critic review

Pacific Rim review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso

When Stephen Spielberg’s Jurassic Park come out in 1998 it was trendsetting cinema that showed that huge creatures and action on a giant scale could be captured on film, something that has affected a huge number of action films ever since and Pacific Rim is no different as it uses the same principles to create something grander and more visually stunning, but is still somehow let down by its story and characters.

Pacific Rim tells the story of Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) and his return to a futuristic defense force tasked with protecting the world from massive creatures called Kaiju with equally gigantic robot fighters called Jaegers. As the Kaiju get stronger Raleigh and the people who operate the Jaegers prepare for one last ditch effort to finally rid the world of the threat these creatures pose.

Director and co writer Guillermo Del Toro brings his own signature flair to this world of monsters and mechs but his voice and vision seem to have been drowned out by a story that thinks its a lot more impressive than it actually is. Rim plays like a Godzilla rehash and while looking superb it never really feels like a serious film despite the characters insistence that the world they know is ending.

Unsure of what it really wants to be, Pacific Rim straddles the boundary between a B movie monster film and a big budget action film. Del Toro puts almost all his efforts into making every fight seamless while neglecting the many characters this story has to service. While Hunnam is the hero, most of the films time is spent with Stacker (Idris Elba), the leader of the Jaeger program and Raleigh’s superior officer.

Elba is excellent as always and ultimately he feels like the real main character with Raleigh feeling like a footnote in Stacker’s life story as he proves to be a much more interesting hero to follow as he acts the way a hero should instead of Raleigh who spends a large portion of the film acting like a self entitled jackass.

It’s unconventional in its commitment to a story taking place in a world where mankind are like pawns on a chess board but ultimately its just an action film, a good looking yet badly thought out story that can be breathtaking but never something you find yourself invested in

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