Okay. So I watched Pacific Rim and allowed my brain to overcome the fanboy giddyness to give my thoughts semi-coherently.

It is an AWESOME movie. The visual effects were EXACTLY how they should have been. it IS real-life anime, down to the last detail.

My few peeves: one, you're practically THRUST into the story with little explanation. All the backstory is done in FIVE minutes before the title. "Rift opens - monsters attack - we build giant robots."

Two - I would have liked other mech than the titular two to have more screen time. The moment they get onscreen they get wrecked. I kinda liked Cherno Alpha

Plus, old Jaeger flashbacks would have been awesome. Imagine SEEING Onibaba vs. Pentecost and his Guncannon.

I won't complain about the characters: some would say they're one-dimensional and shallow, and yes they are. The key point here, IMHO, is suspending the disbelief. They're not to be seen as "movie characters".

They're ANIME characters given flash, and therefore tropes.

Plus, I fell in love with Mako Mori as soon as I saw her. K once told me that moe cannot be explained. You have to feel it, and thanks to Rinko Kikuchi now I know. <3

The mech-vs-monster battles are just perfect, and the plot that ties them together, though simplistic, follows the footsteps of anime perfectly, down to the final scene.

I was kinda hoping Gipsy Tango would have a REAL rocket punch, but the elbow thruster was enough. And it had BRESTO FAIA <3

(and a chainsword )

In the end, I give it 9 out of 10 and will get the DVD when it comes out

manila is covered in kaiju shit. apparently, a cubic meter has enough phospherous to fertilize a field. WE CAN NOW FEED ASIA.

The movie has a million-billion faults, and a flat main protagonist, 5 out of 5.