Pacific Rim could have easily been your generic 'Robot vs. Giant monster' summer schlockfest. It could have turned out like transformers or Terminator: Salvation. It did not. It is por far the best summer movie of recent memory. Basically, think this; Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam, the whole genre of Japanese giant monster movies, a genius filmmaker, and put all that into a blender. Today we're cancelling the apocalypse. Pacific Rim baby.
Before you ask, no this is not like del Toro's other films. Those are great films, but they're dark, cynical, and often high octane nightmare fuel. Pacific...
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