To appreciate this film, you have to really be into the whole Japanese Mecha thing. Unfortunately, that doesn't include me, so I thought this was a bit overblown. It must have cost a small fortune in CGI, but outside the monster fights the film doesn't really exist, and neither does the acting. There are worse excuses for sitting in a dark, air-conditioned room for three hours on a hot, sweaty afternoon, but not many.
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Pacific Rim
Continuing the Summer of Cinema, I went to see the Guillermo del Toro Mecha-Monster movie:
To appreciate this film, you have to really be into the whole Japanese Mecha thing. Unfortunately, that doesn't include me, so I thought this was a bit overblown. It must have cost a small fortune in CGI, but outside the monster fights the film doesn't really exist, and neither does the acting. There are worse excuses for sitting in a dark, air-conditioned room for three hours on a hot, sweaty afternoon, but not many.
To appreciate this film, you have to really be into the whole Japanese Mecha thing. Unfortunately, that doesn't include me, so I thought this was a bit overblown. It must have cost a small fortune in CGI, but outside the monster fights the film doesn't really exist, and neither does the acting. There are worse excuses for sitting in a dark, air-conditioned room for three hours on a hot, sweaty afternoon, but not many.
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