Pacific Rim (4K Ultra HD BD)

This movie broke even at the domestic box office (meaning no sequel) but did incredibly well overseas (hopefully meaning sequel). I was skeptical going in but as it starred my boy Jax from Sons of Anarchy (Charlie Hunnam), I gave it a shot. I was not disappointed. This movie is incredibly good. It features the best elements of what I liked about the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Godzilla franchises when I was a kid, then added in the badassness of Idris Elba and an action flick and blended it all together with the incredible visionary talents of Guillermo Del Toro. I mean, what did you expect? His name is Guillermo of the BULL. My wife hates sci-fi flicks, and she hates Godzilla as well as MMPR. I'm not really sure why I married her, now that I think about it. Anyways. She LOVED this movie as did I and everyone who saw it. I'm pretty sure the only people who hated this movie are the folks who showed up thinking Pacific Rim was a Jacques Cousteau underwater documentary. I won't give spoilers of any nature but the plot is essentially monsters rise from under the Pacific ocean. They kick our ass. The President of the US was a Power Rangers fan so he has a bunch of Megazords built. We put two pilots in each. Megazords then proceed to slug it out with Godzilla. Except Godzilla brought his friends Mechagodzilla, Mothra and Ghidorah. So the Megazord has to call in the Dragonzord and the UN of zords. Its robots slugging it out with giant monsters. It's SAMCRO piloting a robot slugging it out with monsters so bad that Godzilla has nightmares about them. What else do you need? And, honestly for you film critics who want plot, well it has a solid plot. I'm great at figuring out a plot before it's revealed. This one was too fun and too functional to do so. Very, very well written. The robots fighting monsters was just a perk of a well written, well directed, and incredibly visually stunning film. Give it a shot. Seriously, you won't be disappointed unless you're a fuddy dud.

The Film: The movie itself is absolutely fantastic. The characters and the narrative aren't earth-shattering, but they are well beyond the standard of typical summer blockbuster fare. There is a fair depth to the main protagonist that you don't typically see in an summer action flick, but the supporting characters are the ones that really steal the Show. Idris Elba's acting is phenomenal, as is the nature of his character. Rinko Kikuchi may as well be a second lead as once she arrives on screen she carries her performance near flawlessly. The action sequences are astounding, as are the visual effects. You can tell that Del Toro did not pull any stops, and the movie has that visual perfection of special effects that you can only get by blending top-quality digital effects and artfully crafted practical effects. The monsters and the jaegers both look and move with an authenticity that they may as well be real. The Blu Ray and DVD versions both look excellent. I have not tried the 3d version from this disk, but if it is anything like the 3d version from theaters, it's way better than most. The other content: The special content available on the discs is nice. The second bonus disc is content seems to take a wider view, a little more universe oriented and is great for fans looking for more information on the world of Pacific Rim. The special features on the movie disc itself are equally insightful, but generally focus more on the creative process of actually setting up and filming the movie, as well as generating the effects. Definitely worth a look. The packaging: The only element of this item that leaves a little bit to be desired is the case. Overall it's a pretty good idea, and unlike most similar collectors cases, it fits on a shelf and is about the same dimensions as a couple blu-ray disks together, so you don't need to find a special place for it. The only downside is the flip-back portion of the case that stores the disks. Its held up so far but I don't know if it will be durable enough to last a year from now, and perhaps more importantly, it's awkward getting disks out. I haven't dropped one but I've accidentally left a big ol' thumbprint on a disk more than once trying to switch out one for another or just even trying to take the movie out to play it.

FORMAT: Blu-Ray (2 [Disc 1: Movie, Disc 2: Special Features]) UPC: 8-83929-25651-8 RELEASED: 2013-10-15 TITLE: Pacific Rim (2013) • PG-13 • 2:11:17 Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini Guillermo del Toro (Director) If you want a movie that you can just sit down and enjoy without having to think about it too much, then this action-packed, visually stunning, aurally pleasing, fun-filled science fiction flick is just what the doctor ordered! GIANT alien monsters, who come to our world through a GIANT inter-dimensional hole in the floor of the ocean, to fight with GIANT mind-linked robots equals GIANT fun for you and me! Guillermo del Toro does it again! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! See the other reviews for more detail and/or other opinions of the movie's plot. VIDEO: 1.78:1 • Color • 1080p • MPEG4 AVC (23.5 Mbps) The picture quality presented on this blu-ray is very nearly the best that you will see from the format! Overall, the images are sharp — with very good shadow detail, and possess a muted color-palette that works very well with the tone of the source material. Fine detail is evident in many of the close-ups of faces, hair-styles and machines — without any apparent edge-enhancement. Also, there are no specks, white dots or color fluctuations to mar the image. Nor, are there any of the wax-like featureless faces that usually denote excessive dynamic noise reduction (DNR). The only thing that prevents this presentation from being a 5.0 is a slight softness and the absence of very-fine detail in many scenes (which probably could be resolved with a higher bit-rate from the disc). Or, this softness and lack of very-fine detail may be a conscious choice on the part of the filmmakers, in which case, a 5.0 rating would be well deserved. AUDIO: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 7.1 (Both 48 KHz, 24-bit) The sound quality and mix of the DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack (the only one to which I listened) is DEFINITELY reference quality. If you want it, this soundtrack has it: very deep bass in ALL channels, very active and highly directional sounds in ALL surround channels, clear well-placed dialog, ambient sounds that effectively convey the location of the on-screen setting, well recorded music and much, much more! And, all of this is NOT just available in certain scenes, but it is located throughout the ENTIRE movie in loud, quiet and everything between scenes! This is a tour de force effort in sound design, and is therefore HIGHLY recommended! Heck, even if you don't like this movie buy it just to show off your surround-sound system to your friends and family. NOTE: The 7.1 soundtrack is NOT the default soundtrack for this disc — therefore, if you have a system that supports 7.1 audio, be sure to go to the 'Audio' entry of the 'Setup' menu and select the 7.1 version of the soundtrack BEFORE you start watching the movie. EXTRAS: Director's commentary Several interviews with Cast & Crew Several 'Making Of' videos None of the extras were reviewed.

I did enjoy this movie, but it truly requires you to ignore things like gravity, and common sense. If you can get past those things then you'll enjoy it, too. I have not purchased this blu-ray and have never seen this film on blu-ray. However, I did see the film in theaters and thought that it had its ups and downs. It's very similar to just about any anime that you've ever seen with mechs. Evangelion was the first to come to mind. I'm a fan of anime and have watched a number of series that are about mechs. They're entertaining and often stretch your imagination a bit. I walked into the theater with the knowledge that this (my interpretation) was likely an anime made into a movie with real people to appeal to a broader audience. I wasn't disappointed on this front. This movie is mechtastic. However, I feel like Del Toro missed something when he decided on how the mechs would battle (Semi Spoiler: there was a convenient scene that you'll wonder why something that would have been extremely useful during an entire battle wasn't used until the end). Things like this are what made me rate this a 3 star film. It's good, and I would happily watch it again, but IMO it's not worth $30 and it's not a great film that I'll be pondering for days, or going out of my way to rent/buy. I would consider paying $20 for it, but I wouldn't truly be interested until it dropped below that. Overall, it might be really cool in the home theater surround sound 3D experience, but these inconsistencies and convenient plot maneuvers make it feel more like anime lite. It's not the real thing, but it will do until something better comes along. I would certainly consider renting it from Redbox or Netflix if they had 3D films and will probably rent the 2D one anyways, but again, purchasing it for $30 seems bit steep. This is especially true when considering that I would probably only watch it a few times, and possibly use it to showcase my 3D and surround sound.. It's enjoyable and appeals to the younger more destructive kid in a lot of people, but it's not a movie that you want to look at too critically. Update: 10/21/13 After reading multiple reviews of the 3D blu-ray on multiple websites I decided to go against my better judgement and see if this movie was really as good as people said on blu-ray. The fact that I heard that this movie makes great use of rear surrounds and I had just purchased a new set was the deciding factor. First off, I owe an apology to anybody that did not purchase this movie on my account. If you have an HD/3D TV and/or a 5.1 - 7.1 sound system that can hold its own, then this movie is worth the money. In other words, the plot is still a bit cookie cutter and doesn't do a lot to surprise you, but it is a movie that is aware of what it wants to be, and really shines if that's what you're looking for. The picture, sound, and 3D quality are top notch. If you want to test the LFE on your subwoofer and see how well your sound system holds up then not 5 minutes into this movie you might be getting calls from your neighbors about the sound. The 3D is amazing. Simply put, it's very difficult to believe that it wasn't filmed using 3D cameras. The underwater, snow, and rain scenes are amazing and the sound effects make it feel like you're really there with very minimal, and very forgivable ghosting every now and then. I would strongly recommend this movie to someone that has a 3D TV and a capable surround sound system, but would be reluctant to do so without both. The 2D picture is amazing and someone with an HD TV (sans surround sound) would probably enjoy it, but they would be missing out on a lot of what this film has to offer. If you are in this group, then I would suggest renting it to make up your mind. It's a good movie if you are looking for something that looks beautiful, sounds great, and provides a real good vs evil beat 'em up style to it. However, if you are hoping for more depth to the story than that.. Well, you best just keep searching. This is a good movie with great visuals and sound. I upped my rating one more star due to these factors. I know that many owners of 3D TVs will purchase a movie solely for the picture, so if you're in that bucket then do yourself a favor and press the buy now button. This movie is up there with Avatar so far as the 3D goes. Again, I apologize to any readers that disregarded this film after reading my initial review. Hopefully this followup helps you out in your decision.

I should say that I'm not a huge fan of science fiction (my experience is pretty limited to Firefly and a handful of other shows that don't quite count as science fiction), nor have I seen any del Toro films until Pacific Rim. I'm a film studies major though, so when a friend recommended it to me, I rented it. I watched it once and knew what I was going to get my dad for Christmas. I watched it again, and knew what I wanted for Christmas. Here's the gist: it's 2025 and the world (specifically the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean) has been ravaged by attacks from monsters, Kaijus, that are coming from a breach in the Pacific Ocean to inhabit Earth because we've "terraformed" it for them with our pollution (the film does NOT focus on that idea, though). People designed huge machines, Jaegers, to combat them and they were doing pretty well up until the monsters started adapting to their fight methods. The Jaeger program is on the fritz. Basically, all signs are pointing to everyone winding up Kaiju snacks. I usually try to avoid films that point towards apocalypse - I didn't watch Armageddon for years because of it - but Pacific Rim is different. It does exactly what a film is supposed to do. It establishes the world and the situation well, and there is tension in every scene - from Raleigh and Yancy vs. Knifehead to Herc and Chuck's argument in the Jaeger. Every character is established well just by their first appearance and the film doesn't stray from their characterization (I'm a big stickler for continuity, especially about characters, so I loved this). They aren't crude, either (save for maybe Chuck but he's the lovable jerk...right?), which is awesome. The sole female character (save for the female Kaidonovsky) is a badass and she's never looked at as a sexual object, she's viewed as a person. When Stacker won't let her pilot a Jaeger, it's not because she's a woman and she might not be able to handle it, or because she's weak, it's because she has a motive that could threaten the whole mission. Okay, I could write whole books about Mako, so I'll stop there, but she's amazing. In terms of plot, characters, and theme, it surprised me how well it did for a sci-fi film. I wouldn't say it's character-driven, but the characters are certainly a plus (did I mention Charlie Hunnam's shirtless? A lot? Charlie Hunnam's shirtless a lot.). As for how it's directed, it doesn't get distracting with any strange camera angles or Michael Bay-esque explosions. There are a few sequences that I had trouble focusing on, simply because it's dark and there are many things going on. The special effects are, of course, amazing. The Kaijus are intricately designed yet terrifying, and the Jaegers are awesome (wait till you find out how they work, it's cool and also curiously sentimental). The special effects give a look into the designing of the Jaegers and the Kaijus, and you can see just how devoted del Toro was to this project. There are only a handful of deleted scenes, which was somewhat disappointing to me. However, the other special insights in the interviews and features on the second disc are definitely worth it for anyone interested in the world of Pacific Rim. In a nutshell, this is probably one of the best films I've watched in a while. Had I known I would love it so much, I would have gone to see it in 3D.

If you do not enjoy Japanese giant monsters and anime robots, this is not the film for you; but if you do enjoy that sort of thing, you're in for a real treat. Director Guillermo Del Toro is really in his element here! "Pacific Rim" is wall-to-wall, non-stop fun with excellent acting and production values. The plot is as simple as can be; incredibly nasty (and completely implausible, scientifically impossible) aliens invade and humans respond by inventing incredibly powerful (and unlikely) machines. Although the human's machines are armed with guns, missiles, and plasma cannons, all the battles are essentially hand-to-hand combat between gigantic samurai. None of that silliness matters and in fact it might be part of the fun; this is a comic-book fantasy and it is relentless in its delivery of the genre. The leading actors all deliver convincingly sensitive performances, and Ron Pearlman is priceless as the reprobate dealing in illicit monster parts. The CGI work is excellent, though quite cartoonish as befits the genre. Hint: Keep watching after the credit crawl begins. There's a bit more waiting for you. Some fun background: You might be aware that Guillermo Del Toro was originally hired by Peter Jackson to direct the Hobbit films, and in fact Del Toro is credited as one of the writers of those films. After two years of waiting for a go-ahead on those films with no assurance that they would ever see the green light from Hollywood, he gave up on went home to work on his own projects (which led to Jackson eventually picking up the wand and directing those films). This is Del Toro's first major film after The Hobbit, and really his first big-budget production. (In the interim had had written a couple of novels and launched Mirada Studios.) We can only speculate how different things would have been if the Hollywood companies had been able to settle their copyright and bankruptcy problems faster so that Del Toro could have directed the Hobbit movies, but I suspect that we would have seen a lot more emphasis on action and less on character development and performance, to the detriment of both the Hobbit and the Pacific Rim stories.

I'll be honest, when I first heard of this movie I thought it was going to be a failure. I mean "Transformers taking on an army of Godzilla(s)" is like something out of a crossover comic book. But once I heard that Guillermo del Toro was the director of this movie, I was convinced that it was going to be good. And wow was I wrong. This was better than good! I loved every minute of this movie! The robots are amazingly done and the monsters are wickedly cool! The characters are done very nicely! Heck, there is even a lot of emotion and dialogue in this movie. Even the idea of the Pacific being a portal between worlds is actually a pretty clever and also very classic idea. The robots are done very great. I love how it has two humans controlling it and that both of the humans need to have a powerful connection to each other. I can feel that a lot of science and hard work was put into the idea of this. Even the monsters are greatly done as well. The smallest detail can really tell us that these monsters were drawn and then made on computers. The characters are also done amazingly as well. Charlie Hunnam is one of my favorite actors, especially for his work in "Sons of Anarchy". I love how he does his actors and also manages a connection between his character and Mako. Idris Elba played a great character as well. I love how we can tell that he is under a lot of pressure and yet also see that he manages to have authority over others as well. Others actors like Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, and even Max Martini were great in this movie as well. There is tons of emotion inside this movie. We even get to see a lot of father-daughter, brother-brother, father-son, and also friend-friend side storylines in this movie. Heck, even Mako has a backstory that really explains who she is and why she does what she does. But most of all, the action is just awesome! The fight scenes between the robots and the monsters are the best scenes so far. Some are actually pretty clever and pretty intense. Even the final fight scene is awesome. I love this movie and I'm going to say that anyone into this kind of stuff is going to love it as well. Buy it and watch it!

Item was well packed and arrived in good condition and as advertised. Great movie

Para empezar, la presentación de esta edición es chulisima. Lo que edita Warner España es feisimo. No entiendo porque esas dobles caratulas en las que al darle la vuelta no puedes ver: duración de la pelicula, audios disponibles, si contiene o no extras...aparte la funda en la que viene esta edición UK tiene dos ilustraciones muy conseguidas que cambian al moverla. Respecto al contenido, 3 discos: la peli en 3D, 2D y un disco de extras. Aclarar que me la compré porque habia leido que Warner España no iba a editar aquí la pelicula con el disco de extras. Luego ha resultado que si, pero de igual forma, por el precio que me ha costado, tengo una edición mejor y más bonita, que la fea que tenemos en nuestras tierras. Una vez puestos los discos, los menus están en inglés, pero las peliculas tienen audio en castellano de España, tranquilos que no es latino, y el disco de extras tiene los subtitulos en castellano, así que no me lo pensaría para hacerme con esta palomitera pelicula de Guillermo Del Toro en esta edición Uk. Compra recomendada.

This is one of the coolest monster movies in years. This movie is directed by the visionary director, Guillermo Del torro (HellBoy, Blade 2). The movie has tons of special effects, visual effects and monster sets that will take your breath away and is a lot bigger than Transformers.Every giant robot has been designed uniquely suiting to the different countries. Excellent detailing has been taken care for the animated Robots and the Kaiju monsters. Charlie Hunnam, Idris elba give some sparkling performances in the film and some comic relief from actors Charlie day, Burn Gorman and Ron Perlman. As for the DVD package it has two DVDs inside; One has the movie itself which is a DVD-9 disc and the other disc which is a DVD-5 contains a host of special features including the making of the film and lots more. The movie disc packs an excellent Audio/Video and has a great quality ideal for home theatre applications. Thanks to Amazon for the great packing and extremely fast delivery as always!!Good work Amazon!!!

劇場公開時は見過ごしていたので見てみたら相当に面白かった。劇場でも見ればよかったと思う作品。まぁ男の子の好きとカッコイイが散りばめられた素晴らしい作品だと思います。

Die Story: Nach Jahren des Krieges gegen die Kaiju-Monster, die durch ein Portal zwischen den Dimensionen in unsere Welt gelangt sind, haben die Überlebenden sich zusammengeschlossen und das Jäger-Programm gestartet. Es wurden Kampfroboter entwickelt, die mit zwei Piloten gesteuert werden, die neuronal miteinander vernetzt sind. Die Hauptpersonen sind Raleigh und Mako, die sich mit drei weiteren Teams einen Kampf gegen die Kaiju leisten und versuchen, die Apokalypse zu stoppen. Guillermo del Toros der für sehr gute Monsterfilme bekannt ist ( Pans Labyrinth [Blu-ray ], Hellboy (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray ]) hat sich mit "Pacific Rim" einen Kindheitswunsch erfüllt und liefert uns einen spektakulären Monsterfilm. Die Story gibt schon mehr her als zum Beispiel bei Transformers [Blu-ray ] aber dennoch kein Vergleich zu den o.g. beiden Filmen. Mir persönlich hat das Design, Charaktere, Schauspieler und Musik super gefallen! 4 Sterne Das 3D-Bild: Hierbei handelt es sich um einen konvertierten Film, was man überhaupt nicht mitbekommt. Im Kino war ich vom 3D nicht sonderlich begeistert aber die Heimauswertung kann sich sehen lassen. In meinen Augen gehört dieses 3D zu den Besten, was ich dieses Jahr gesehen habe. Die 3D-Effekte sind sehr gut gelungen, die Tiefenwirkung ist riesig. Der Schärfe- und Detailgrad sind ebenso ohne Beanstandung. Der Kontrast ist super und die Farben sind sehr kräftig gehalten. Der Schwarzwert kann vollkommen überzeugen. Als Pop-Outs gibt es eigentlich nur den Regen. Für mich war kein Ghosting oder Ähnliches zu erkennen. 5 Sterne Der 3D-Ton: Dieser liegt in Dolby True HD 7.1 in Deutsch vor sowie DTS HD 5.1 in Englisch und DD 5.1 Italienisch und Spanisch. Der Sound ist wie schon das Bild perfekt. Die Abmischung zwischen Dialogen und den Soundeffekten ist sehr gut gelungen. In den vielen Actionszenen sind die Boxen sehr gefordert, ohne störend zu wirken und bringt das komplette Wohnzimmer - evtl. die komplette Wohnung - zum Beben. Das der Sound einiges bietet, merkt man schon von Anfang an und der Score erledigt den Rest. Für mich persönlich Referenz. 5 Sterne Extras: Sind keine auf der 3D-Disc vorhanden. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Das 2D-Bild: Das Bild in 2D ist ebenso super geworden. Der Kontrast und der Schwarzwert sind sehr gut aufeinander abgestimmt. Das Bild ist kristallklar und bietet einen perfekten Detailgrad. Man sieht jedes kleinste Detail. Die Farben sind ebenso kräftig und wirken keine Sekunde störend. Filmkörnung oder Ähnliches konnte ich nicht feststellen. 5 Sterne Der 2D-Ton: Dieser liegt in Dolby True HD 7.1 in Deutsch vor sowie DTS HD 5.1 in Englisch und DD 5.1 Italienisch und Spanisch. Der Sound ist wie schon das Bild perfekt. Die Abmischung zwischen Dialogen und den Soundeffekten ist sehr gut gelungen. In den vielen Actionszenen sind die Boxen sehr gefordert, ohne störend zu wirken und bringt das komplette Wohnzimmer - evtl. die komplette Wohnung - zum Beben. Das der Sound einiges bietet, merkt man schon von Anfang an und der Score erledigt den Rest. Für mich persönlich Referenz. 5 Sterne Die Extras: Das 3-Disc-Set liegt hier in einem schönen Steelbook mit 4 Blaupausen (kleine Kärtchen) der Roboter vor. Schlicht gehalten ohne Prägung und FSK-Logo aber mit Innendruck und sehr stabil. Die Extras findet man auf der 2.+3. Disc. Man findet ein Feature (Disc 2.), das in 13 Kapitel aufgeteilt ist. Hier gibt es Einblicke in die Produktion ein, Design der Kreaturen und der Roboter, Tokjo, Inside the Drift, musikalische Untermalung u.s.w.. Zudem liegt hier auch noch ein Audiokommentar vor. Auf der 3. Disc findet man das Notizbuch vom Regisseur, Konzeptzeichnungen, Zusammenfassung der Drift-Sequenzen, Bericht über die Umsetzung der Effekte des Films mit näheren Infos zu den Kaijus und den Jägern. Sehr lustig sind wieder die verpatzten Szenen und auch die nicht verwendeten Szenen sind nicht schlecht. "Shatterdome" bietet eine große Auswahl an Videos, Galerien mit Konzeptzeichnungen sowie Kostüm- und Umgebungsdesign. 5 Sterne

Super Film in erstklassiger Qualität