Pacific Rim

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

This was a straight up throwback summer blockbuster. Crazy special effects. Insane action scenes. It pretty much oozes testosterone. The futuristic story is developed enough that you are hooked. Sure there isn't much deep substance to the story at all and there are a bazillion cliches but you enjoy those things in a movie like this. The characters are totally developed enough and it was awesome to finally see Jax from Sons Of Anarchy (favorite show on tv, people!!!) in a movie. And Charlie Day was perfect in the Rick Moranis from Ghostbusters kind of role.

I enjoyed this movie very much. I think that some of the over the top hype that went nuts the week before it was released may have set expectations too high. But it was still a very entertaining and enjoyable summer blockbuster type of movie.