This is a nerdy post. :) I love Pacific Rim. I've always been a fan of the kaiju genre. For those who are unaware of what that means in Japanese it means "strange beast". Other translations include monster, or giant monster and so on.
Godzilla is the most famous example of kaiju. Most widely known by the general public. Others include Mothra, King Kong (to some), Gamera, etc. Of course there are a lot of sentai shows like Ultraman who fight kaiju monsters.
When I first saw the trailer for this film my jaw dropped. I was instantly intrigued. This movie seemed to combined the mecha genre (giant robots) and the kaiju film. Guillermo del Toro is a fantastic director and story teller. I knew I would love this film.
And I do. It's been out since Friday and I've seen it twice. The first time I saw it in 3D IMAX, and it was good in 3D, but I got a headache. But it was so visually amazing. Storyline was good, not uber strong, but still good. I love the characters, the acting, the monsters, EVERYTHING! :)
My best friend and her husband invited me to go with them last night and I was the third wheel. I had a friend who said the music was good. But truthfully I think I was so visually stimulated that I didn't notice the music the first time. I made sure to take note and I did. Music is awesome for most scenes. Really like the music when Gipsy Danger is walking through Hong Kong. Sounded very wild wild west gunslinger like.
The Kaiju
There is a definite assorted cast of kaiju.
My favorite is Otachi. She's a bad bad girl who is very very ill tempered. I loved her. She kicked King Ghidorah out of 3rd spot of favorite kaiju. (Number 1 and 2 are Godzilla and Mothra).
I'm definitely going to see this movie again and again and again...
