Pacific Rim
2013
**
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Ron Perlman
In the near future, gargantuan sea-dwelling aliens known as Kaijus lay cities to waste around the Pacific Rim. Mankind responds to the threat by building Jaegers, skyscraper-sized robots co-piloted by two people whose minds work as one, who challenge the beasts in a one-on-one fist fight. The premise is moronic, but there is no denying that the robots + aliens x size scenario has great potential. Unfortunately the end result is just as stupid as it sounds. Although Guillermo Del Toro has a far more impressive CV than Michael Bay, there is ultimately very little difference between this science fiction action blockbuster and Transformers. Both films have incredibly formulaic scripts, bunch of characters I couldn't care less about, and action set pieces which are indecipherable, repetitive, and dull.
