Kaiju variety is both fun and refreshing. The fact that nearly all the violence is of the Jaeger v.
Violence: In regard to deadly alien monsters, the action we see onscreen holds no surprises. So there’s also the matter of finding Raleigh Becket (our emotionally-scarred ex-Jaeger pilot hero) a suitable co-pilot-all while the attacking Kaiju continue to show up larger and more deadly by the week. This is necessary because “drifting” involves merging the pilots’ brains so that they can combine their brain processing power and run the Jaegers effectively (and without dying). The non-spoiler twist to the formula is the fact that two individuals are required to pilot the massive Jaegers, and the two pilots must be “drift-compatible” (e.g., they must have a natural flow and connection). “strange beasts”) that emerge from an extra-dimensional portal that mysteriously appeared years ago deep in the ocean. It’s up to him and a band of rogue heroes-led by the somewhat imposing, marginally mysterious Marshall Stacker Pentecost-to fend off an escalating global threat embodied in the form of massive Kaiju (a.k.a. giant “hunter” robot) pilot is called back into action when the world’s hope has reached its last few strands. But this particular film has a few tricks up its sleeve that actually succeed in keeping things interesting and (mostly) original.Ī physically and emotionally battle-scarred ex-Jaeger (a.k.a. After all, how many times have we seen massive creatures and robots hash out their issues on the crowded streets of Mega City X, Y, and/or Z? Initial viewings of its promotional content had me skeptical. If you saw the trailers for “Pacific Rim” and dismissed it as mindless action movie schlock, well, you can be forgiven.