PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (Theatrical Release USA 2018)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

Pacific Rim: Uprising works like a movie that has no story and someone tries to piece something together to give reason for the lights on the screen. It’s okay and provides some interest until the last 20 minutes or so of the movie. Then it goes left field, falls irretrievably to the bottom of its barrel, and dies. At that point the film is almost hard to get through. This film ends the movie series. 

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Storyline 

The United States has shut down the production of Jaegers, but Jaeger enthusiasts look for parts on the black market to build the Jaegers. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Steven S. DeKnight for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Guillermo del Toro, John Boyega, Femi Oguns, Thomas Tull, and Jon Jashni. Cast includes:  John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeney, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Jing Tian, Jin Zhang, Adria Arjona, Rinko Kikuchi, Karan Brar, Wesley Wong, Ivana Sakhno, Mackenyu, and Lily Ji. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. The movie does not present a story on screen.

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Ben Meyers

PACIFIC RIM (Theatrical Release USA 2013)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Pacific Rim—better than most monster films—has some difficulty making sense at certain junctures of its story, but displays well on screen. Everything moves quickly in the movie. It’s good to see Charlie Hunnam, Edris Elba and Ron Perlman, and Rinko Kikuchi cast together in this movie. The movie works for the monster-movie fan. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

America is attacked by huge monsters from under the ocean. America responds by building machines called Jaegers to defend the coastline. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Guillermo del Toro for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Guillermo del Toro, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, and Mary Parent for making the film possible. Cast includes: Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Max Martini, Robert Kazinsky, Clifton Collins Jr. and Ron Perlman. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The film is one of the better monster movies on the market. Even though the special effects may not always be well defined, the basic story contains all the expected elements in a monster movie and becomes a good watch for that audience. The movie has a sequel:  Pacific Rim: Uprising. 

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Ben Meyers