I loved this movie. That's the first thing I'm going to say about it. It does have flaws, but it works excellently none the less. The effects and action sequences are certainly fantastic, but director Guillermo Del Toro never lets us forget about the human characters caught up in the action. Yes, people will certainly come for the giant robots slugging it out with giant monsters, but for me, and for others I'm sure, this movie is a classic case of Come for the X, Stay for the Y. The nicest surprise for me was that you actually care about whether or not main characters live or die. Especially the characters fighting at the breach. My biggest complaint is that the other Jaeger pilots are killed off too quickly. This is the kind of movie that Michael Bay wishes he could direct.
Pacific Rim: A big budget modern monster movie with heart
I loved this movie. That's the first thing I'm going to say about it. It does have flaws, but it works excellently none the less. The effects and action sequences are certainly fantastic, but director Guillermo Del Toro never lets us forget about the human characters caught up in the action. Yes, people will certainly come for the giant robots slugging it out with giant monsters, but for me, and for others I'm sure, this movie is a classic case of Come for the X, Stay for the Y. The nicest surprise for me was that you actually care about whether or not main characters live or die. Especially the characters fighting at the breach. My biggest complaint is that the other Jaeger pilots are killed off too quickly. This is the kind of movie that Michael Bay wishes he could direct.