Pacific Rim (4K Ultra HD BD)

I'ma get this out of the way: The movie is ridiculous. The plot is predictable and full of brainless tropes, some of the acting is mediocre and the science fiction is actually quite bad. If you can move past those things or if they don't bother you while you're watching it's insane fun. Obviously fans of giant monster movies or mecha anime will find many of their sweet spots struck by the theme, but there's something different about getting it in live action from special effects wizards. I don't think we've ever seen sets and costumes like these actually made and populated with real people, certainly not this competently. The practical effects are fantastic and the action is legitimately thrilling. The monsters are horrifying, and the giant robot pace of the action gives your eyes all the time they need achieve maximum bulge as the Kaiju just brutalize the heroes and their surroundings. Because the monsters are so grotesque watching the heroes desperately brawl with them is harrowing. I'm not kidding. You'd think that because the movie has real flaws I couldn't honestly give it five stars without exaggerating. I'm a geek and I can get snooty at the writers over some of the plot conveniences or their confusion about how nuclear reactors work, but those things just don't make a difference against the jubilation of watching a titanic humanoid robot cold clock one of Del Toro's nightmare creatures. It is delightful and whatever the balance is on perks versus flaws this movie stuck with me as a fantastically good time, even over films that I'd have a harder time criticizing. And the music is wonderful. Start nodding your head to the hero's theme when you first see the pilots man the con. Feel the dread when the horns kick in as the monsters destroy them.

Pacific Rim is easily one of the best 3D Blu-ray experiences you can buy. The 3D is deep, immersive, and extremely well done, adding real scale and weight to the Jaegers and Kaiju without being gimmicky. This is the kind of movie that truly shows what 3D is capable of. Image quality is sharp with excellent contrast, and the darker scenes still retain strong detail. The audio is powerful and impactful, with massive bass and clear dialogue that really shines in a home theater or projector setup. If you have a 3D display or projector, this is essential viewing and absolutely worth owning.

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.

Great movie and a good seller 👍 The package came like new and works great. I'd highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a fun action film. It's one of the best out there!

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!!!

Che altro dire di questo film, è bellissimo, uno dei migliori del 2013, effetti speciali fantastici, storia semplice ma bella, vedere sti robottoni ENORMI prendere a mazzate e distruggere gli alieni e viceversa è uno spettacolo che vale il prezzo del Bluray !! Il 3D merita davvero !! finalmente è in 16/9 e con il mio videoproiettore si vede ENORME !!uno dei 3D migliori mai visti, lo metto vicino a Avatar, Titanic 3D, Transformers 3 3D e Hugo Cabret, la profondità è eccellente in tutte le scene, le immagini non sono mai troppo scure, anche con poca luce il 3D è sempre spettacolare e molto spinto. l' Audio purtroppo è un Dolby Digital 5.1, fa il suo dovere ma un dts HD sarebbe stato tutta un' altra cosa, ho dovuto mettere il volume dell' amplificatore quasi al massimo. Film : 9 video 3D : 10 Audio : 7,5 Lo consiglio vivamente a tutti gli amanti dei film d' azione, in 3D poi è davvero grandioso !!

Comprada la versión francesa 4K UHD porque la de España me querian sacar mas de 30€. Después de comprobarla está en PERFECTO CASTELLANO, así que comprar sin miedo, que se ve de "cine". No entiendo a la gente que en vez de valorar el artículo, la transacción con Amazon, etc... se ponen a valorar si la peli es buena o mala, como si esto fuese filmaffinity o algo así. Pelicula verificada en perfecto castellano la versión 4K francesa, (el bluray es lo que no he probado ; )

Tout est dans le titre!!! Le meilleur blockbuster de 2013!!! Même si on attend la suite du Hobbit avec impatience, on a affaire ici au spectacle le plus généreux que cette année nous a donné, en plus le scénario pour une fois est cohérent et pas complètement à la ramasse comme dans Transformers 3!!! Du cinéma vraiment spectaculaire, un vrai film d'action avec des effets spéciaux visuels absoluments magnifiques, des héros vraiment héroïques enfin vraiment tout ce que j'attend de ce genre de film quoi!!! De l'action, du spectaculaire, un truc à peu près cohérent, des héros que j'aime et surtout une vision artistique cohérente, et pour ça Del Toro est un des meilleurs réalisateurs vivants, le gage de qualité artistique absolu qu'on puisse donner à un film!!! Et là les amis il s'est vraiment laché!!! N'allez pas voir ce film en pensant au labyrinthe de Pan, pensez plutôt à Hell Boy 2... En fait j'ai envie de dire que ce film est a réserver à tout les vieux gamins (et ce n'est pas péjoratif) qui ont rêvé en voyant la Guerre des Etoiles et Jurrasik Parc, à ceux qui ont envie de l'aspect montagnes russes du cinéma populaire. Ce film est vraiment une réussite et on en a enfin pour son argent! Et ce n'est pas rien de le dire parce que ça fait un moment que j'attend de voir un truc qui m'épate en rentrant dans un cinéma!!! Pour ce qui est de la présente édition Blu-ray que dire sinon que l'image est vraiment superbe et que le son n'est pas en reste et que pour une fois la 3D n'est pas un gadget rajouté, les effets étant ici particulièrement bien intégrés au film (à la Titanic 3D). Un véritable bonheur! C'est probablement la meilleure édition francophone disponible pour le moment et je vous conseille vivement de vous jeter dessus.