Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim is the first thing in a long time with Guillermo Del Toro's name on it that I really enjoyed.  Visually it was surprisingly beautiful. The action was kinetically charged. Funnily enough, the physics of it all felt a little too real for the style of action which ended up being immense, powerful, and momentous. While there wasn't much to say in praise of the characters, archetypical relationships, or even the plot, if you went in with expectations to the contrary you would find yourself in the wrong film. It was over-the-top squeal inducing fun which managed to make me go, "whoa." more times than I expected. It was uber-heavy giant robot on monster action with the occasional laugh (mostly courtesy of Charlie Day) and I loved every minute of it. The only real criticism I have about this movie is in regard to the sound which was often too overwhelming in the down moments to make out some of the dialogue and the soundtrack was basically one song repeated over and over and over. Otherwise, brilliant film. Beautiful entertainment. 8/10