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cathyr19355 at 12:32pm on 18/09/2013 under movie review
cathyr19355 at 12:32pm on 18/09/2013 under movie reviewLast night, I finally watched "Pacific Rim" with esrblog after hearing a mutual friend say she enjoyed it.
Like most of the latest run of action movies, it blatantly (instead of subtly) disregards the laws of physics and chemistry. It telegraphs just about all plot developments at least 15 minutes in advance. It attempts to bring the visual tropes and storytelling values of anime and manga to the Hollywood screen.
And despite being based on a save-the-world plot (that's all I'm saying, to avoid spoilers, even though most of my readers who wanted to have probably seen it by now), the pace of the film is surprisingly slow, and many parts of it manage to be boring. But then, I've never been one to enjoy the resounding clash of special effects very much, and that's what happens in most of Pacific Rim.
On the other hand, it has a genuinely happy ending, and the last two movies I've seen didn't, so that's a Good Thing.
If you like anime and manga, Pacific Rim will at least amuse you. If not...well don't say I didn't warn you.
esrblog after hearing a mutual friend say she enjoyed it.Like most of the latest run of action movies, it blatantly (instead of subtly) disregards the laws of physics and chemistry. It telegraphs just about all plot developments at least 15 minutes in advance. It attempts to bring the visual tropes and storytelling values of anime and manga to the Hollywood screen.
And despite being based on a save-the-world plot (that's all I'm saying, to avoid spoilers, even though most of my readers who wanted to have probably seen it by now), the pace of the film is surprisingly slow, and many parts of it manage to be boring. But then, I've never been one to enjoy the resounding clash of special effects very much, and that's what happens in most of Pacific Rim.
On the other hand, it has a genuinely happy ending, and the last two movies I've seen didn't, so that's a Good Thing.
If you like anime and manga, Pacific Rim will at least amuse you. If not...well don't say I didn't warn you.