PACIFIC RIM (2013) MOVIE REACTION - GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S KAIJU BANGER - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW 

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Idris Elba could read the dictionary and make it sound like the most bad ass thing ever.

Wholesome fun fact: Guillermo Del Toro's name was too dificult to Mana Ashida, the little kid that portrays child Mako, to pronounce. So she asked Del Toro if she could call him “Totoro-san" 😭❤

the whole community heartedly said that there's no sequel

"We're drift compatible." "Is that what they're calling it now?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Del Toro understood EXACTLY what this movie was and what it needed. Truly a one of a kind experience.

I just love the movie’s no bullshit intro: “there are monsters, we have robots, they fight. Any questions? No? Ok, shut up and watch the movie now”

Fun little point about the sword Gypsy Danger uses, and why it was used so infrequently despite its effectiveness. In the opening its alluded to that Kaiju blood is incredibly toxic and dangerous to the enviromnent. So Jaegers largely used blunt/cauterizing weapons so minimise the longstanding collateral damage that could come from having Kaiju guts splattered across an entire city. When Gypsy uses the sword, its only in the most dire scenarios as a last resort (In Space/deep underwater at the breach)

Del Toro doesn’t miss when it comes to monster movies. Very talented guy.

YESSSS FINALLY! No other film has shown such pure, unironic love for the kaiju and mecha genres. Making them feel so real and believeable while also keeping the inherent wackiness of "anime-esque setting where giant monsters and robots fight". Also Charlie Day brightens any movie he's in. He and Burn Gorman have such perfect comedic chemistry. They oughtta be in more movies and shows together.

The Jaegers were inspired by American WWII military bombers and jets complete with nicknames, decorative artwork and that old-timey industrial look. The the cockpits were practical sets on hydraulics that really tossed the actors around.

Woke up and got myself a cup of coffee for breakfast, then came over to RU-vid for something to watch to start my day. Saw the thumbnail and immediately went and made me a bigger breakfast because no way was I gonna watch this awesomeness with only a cup of coffee in my stomach!

Just remember that this movie is a solo movie, there's never been a sequel ever, I promise :') (seriously though, I know with situations like The Thing (2011) the hate is unwarranted for the sequel but for Pacific Rim 2 the hate is 100% warranted... don't waste your time with it unless you genuinely just are curious how bad it is)

Fun fact: The soundtrack for Pacific Rim features Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine, he does guitar on a few tracks. The composer is Ramin Djawadi, who's worked on System Shock 2, Game of Thrones, this, and the new Fallout show. He also has synesthesia, the thing where people see sounds as colors.

That baby kaiju didn't seem like it had teeth. It basically was gumming Ron Pearlman XD At least, that's how I'm explaining him surviving.

A little fact: It was actually the media who claimed the Titanic was unsinkable, not White Star Line.

Perfect for 2am when I can't sleep

Pacific rim it's just a masterpiece. Epic fights. Epic kaijuus and yaegers. Epic characters and lines. Just epic

The scene in the end where Eureka Striker sacrifice himself, where they show the giga Atomic Explosion from deep sea POV will always make me remember this movie as a masterpiece. The whole explosion as the Yeager uses his sword to not fly away, looks like some Elden Ring, Dark souls thing, then the vacuum as fish fall from the sky and wind blows in deep sea, then the tsunami of ocean water coming back is just perfect👌

I remember watching this in theaters in 3D, felt every impact in my core.

Guillermo Del Toro is a huge anime fan and he got the inspiration from all sorts of Super Robot anime such as Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, Neon Genesis Evangelion, etc which features giant robots with fantastical weaponry destroying kaijus 🤘 And the way the Jaeger was piloted reminded me of an 80s American sci-fi/mecha movie called 'Robot Jox' 😂😂😂

The way that this movie conveys giant motion is one of the _best_ elements of how this communicates the absolute SCALE of the action.

The little girl in the memories is played by Mana Ashida, a Japanese actress/prodigy who's been stunningly good since she was six years old and was featured in a drama called "Mother".

Kaiju destroys office building! Boss: You're still coming in to work tomorrow right? 🤣

FINNALY PACIFIC RIM 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 Funfact: godzilla is 2.4X taller than every Jaeger/kaiju in Pacific rim

Saw this in IMAX 3d when it first released. Was so awestruck I walked out of the theater and bought another ticket to go see it again. XD. I’ve yet to see another film that captures scale as well as this movie, and I think it has to do with how things move. The inertia of massive objects is so hard to truly capture on film because small things don’t follow the same movement arcs as large things and you can usually tell when something’s a miniature because of this lack of inertia. Del Toro managed to get it right, and it works so well!

I can watch this movie hundreds of times over and over one of my favorite childhood movies growing up everything about this movie was perfect. The soundtrack visuals, action, human elements everything. and them boys were really cooking in the studio with the soundtracks

When pilots merge their minds they see each other's lives and memories. The pilots for Striker Eureka are father and son.

When a movie is beyond our comprehension, in terms of " monsters and robotics" , it takes a good director to " suck us in". This was well done. The concept is really well executed, and all in all- a good ride .

To be fair, regardless of Elba's personal bias, "Because I said so" is the concept that armies, paramilitary organizations, businesses, schools and parents use for control, coordination and cohesion - aka "authority".

16:56 The thing about this guy is that he represents how Raleigh was before he lost his brother. The relationship between him and his dad is an exaggerated version of the relationship between Raleigh and his brother. This connection is made a number of times, especially when they call their partner "old man"

The way Idris says the word ''Jaeger'' has lived rent free i my head since his film, and if i ever do an impression f him, its just e saying YAYGA in a deep cockney accent. lol.

One of my favorite movies. When this movie came out my daughter was 11 and her favorite Yager was Cherno Alpha and drew it, it came out very good.

I personally love that they didn’t do the expected heroes kiss at the end. Whether you ship Mako and Raleigh or not, there’s no need for that overt physical declaration of love (platonic or romantic), because they were in each others heads. Like Chuck said to his father: No need to say anything, I know.

OST goes so hard

GLADoS just casually chilling there - the voice of the Gipsy Danger's AI is Ellen McLain

It took jets, Tanks and missiles to take it down 6 days and 35 miles later.Love that line

The first attacks take place in 2013. The knifehead fight at the beginning takes place in 2020. The rest of the film is 2025. We're a few years behind on the kaiju war.

I find it interesting to compare this film to the Monsterverse movies, especially the first three. Those movies are told from the perspective of humans "looking up" at the giant monsters, which makes us feel very small and helpless against them. Pacific Rim uses the Jaegers to scale us humans up to the monsters' level, empowering us to literally look them eye-to-eye. As Raleigh says, "In a Jaeger you can fight the hurricane. You can win."

I saw my first Godzilla film when I was a little girl in the 60s. My dad loved creature features (and sci-fi) and loved sharing them with his daughters. We saw it in a drive in theater. I had Godzilla nightmares and The Blob nightmares for decades. But I love creature features and sci fi to this day. I can’t tell you how much I love this film.

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A must watch is The Day The Earth Stood Still. both the original and the remake are EXCELLENT movies. This move was great as well.

I recommend Pan's Labyrinth (2006). It's not only Guillermo Del Toro's best film but also one of the greatest fantasy movies of all time.

So Marshal Stacker Pentecost is the only other pilot to operate a Jaeger solo. He was one of the pilots of Coyote Tango, a Mk I Jaeger, and as you heard, the Mk I's were rushed into production to combat the imminent threat, and so they did not have adequate reactor shielding. Both he and his co-pilot were exposed to some severe radiation, and during their fight with Onibaba (the kaiju that was chasing little Mako), Pentecost's co-pilot blacked out from radiation poisoning, leaving him to defeat the monster alone, which he did, but at a terrible cost. His body was severely weakened by the radiation and the strain of piloting solo, which is why he said that if he went in one again, that'd be the last time he did. Also, when Charlie Day drifted with that bit of brain, he learned they're a hive mind... and that connection goes both ways. The Precursors took knowledge of Earth animals from him, which is why the next two kaiju they made are not actually sea creatures: Leatherback (the gorilla), and Otachi (the flyer). They'd also gained knowledge of how the Jaegers worked from him, which is why the EMP and acid abilities are such potent weapons against them. If you like this type of mecha, you'd LOVE The Big O, an anime that is half film-noir, half rock'em-sock'em robot monster fighting, with a very heavy Batman: The Animated series art influence. TOP tier anime, highly recommend, best episode is definitely the one with the fight between Big O and Big Duo.

40:10 - backstory: Hansen family lived in Australia when Kaiju appeared. This was before Jaegers and the only way to bring down Kaiju was a nuke. Hansen was at an army base when order for nuke strike came through and he had access to a chopper. He could go home and pick up his wife or go the school and pick up his son, there was only time enough for one. This obviously affected father son relationship.

one of the major things I liked about this movie was how, during the fights or just how the jaegers and kaiju move. you can FEEl the weight of it all. each impact, the straining of metal, the cracking of concrete etc. you can just feel how big and heavy these giants are. also love how kinda thought out it was. (maybe I'm over analyzing) but notice how the jaegers started failing after Gypsy danger fell. cause they kaiju learned that they need to target the cockpit. which is when the jaegers started failing. then. the only jaegers who were left were jaegers who left were the ones who were incredibly unique. cherno alpha (the russian one) actually lacked a head. and its body was HEAVILY armoured. making it hard to get into the cockpit. Crimson (the chinese one) has 3 arms, making him unique and different. he's fast, and far more different than many jaegers. And of course. Striker eureka, he's new, with anti kaiju missles, and faster than most of the jaegers, so the kaiju hadn't adapted yet. but then. in hong kong, cause of newt, the kaiju were specific to go against the remaining jaegers. otatchi, with the clawed tail, that let it counter crimson's 3 arms. and it's acid to rip through cherno's armour. also, the wings, cause no jaeger can fly. (also able to give birth to bring new kaiju into the fray if otatchi lived) while also, leatherback, a large tanky kaiju. able to match cherno's strength and brawler style of fighting and also the weight class. while cherno was nuclear, leatherback could likely still match him in a physical fight. while also the emp to go against Striker's electricity and also (if crimson survived when leatherback arrived), to effect crimson's electric power as well. then slattern (the hammer head and tentacles one) was more sea creature based than above water combat. which makes sense if they wanted him to only defend the breach. along with raiju (the crocodile with the split head) being a fast swimmer. (scunner is one I'm not so sure about though. he was tanky. maybe the precusers planned to keep scunner as backup, so it would be raijin's speed and scunners strength. (slightly fun yet morbid fact about cherno alpha. there was NO ESCAPE POD built into him. meaning. if the jaeger was to die, so would the pilots. going down with their jaeger)

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I’m guessing you both never saw the awesome biker series called Sons of Anarchy then? Because the two biggest actors Charlie Hunnum and Ron Pearlmon are in this movie

Fun fact godzilla weighs 164,000 tons he weighs more than 20 of these kaiju combined so he would shred through these things like they were made of paper. I loved the first Pacific rim film and... Some aspects of the sequel i wish they coulda kept the momentum with these movies we very well could have seen the burth of a new kaiju universe but sadly PR after its Netflix anime which wasnt bad has went silent. Hopefully they can regroup and pull this awesome franchise out of the dark and do something incredible.

They didn’t use the sword earlier because it would have covered the area in Kaiju blood, which is toxic. Their plasma canon cauterizes wounds so it was safer to use in a populated area

Hey mediaknights, the reason why they didn't use the sword the whole entire time, because it would splattered the kaiju's blue blood everywhere in the city and the kaiju's blue blood is.. like toxic and could kill anyone near them...

Y'all always react to the best movies and also give the best commentary. I'm glad I found this channel.

If you like this actor, you should watch him in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. It's another amazing fantasy style film.

Best part of this movie how well they portrayed the WEIGHT of the Kaiju and the Jaegers. You can really feel the force of Gipsy's fist when it is rocket punching the shit out of giant monsters.

I like how we see Riley as a brash hothead at the beginning, but we see after the time skip how his character changes in those years after losing his brother. He breaks thr stereotype usually used for this type of character role. He was such a good mentor to Mako.

Gotta love some PACIFIC RIM BIG ROBOT JAGER STUFF 😂❤

I discovered this channel yesterday looking for a great kaiju movie reaction and instead found the funniest movie commentary channel:)

"Godzilla Minus One" FINALLY comes out in May (hopefully). Can't wait for you guys to see it! 😊

When I first heard about this movie I didn't think it would be good. "Godzilla meets Evangelion" is what I thought when I saw the trailer. Bout it when it came out on blu ray for the hell of it and I LOVED IT! A year later my nephew watched it and was into it pretty much all of 2014 then the next year we watched Evangelion 1.11 and he loved that too!

The verisimilitude of the Pacific Rim movie is amazing. It feels like it could be real.

I was 13 when I saw this movie for the first time In theater. You can imagine how a teenager would feel about it 😅 Also in 3D! I still absolutely love it

Yes you guys finally are watching my favorite kaiju film. This movie was so good when i saw it in theaters with my father.

When everyone went to see this on opening day, pretty much everyone thought it'd just be a cheesy but otherwise cookie cutter monster movie - then after 30 minutes everyone collectively thought "...wait... this is actually pretty sick" and by the end of it everyone left with genuine smiles at how awesome this movie was. Once of the best kaiju movies every made. Such a shame they only ever made one of these...yep - just one... no sequel that completely missed the mark on what made this great was EVER made...........

It's sad they never made a second part. Well maybe thats for the better.

Pacific Rim! Was obssessed with this when it came out. Still have my Jaeger action figs on display.

NICE! One of my favorite Kaiju movies! Pacific Rim 2: Uprising was not well received by critics or fans and a third film in the franchise was cancelled due to the film's poor box office.

This is just an all-around incredible movie. It was well written, well directed, and the actors did a fantastic job. Guillermo Del Toro really is a master of cinema.

I forgot the sites but when this movies comes out they have site that give us the lore of each Jaeger. For ex. Cherno Alpha might be the oldest but he was one of the baddest. Cherno Alpha doesnt have escape pod. So everytime they go to fight Kaiju. The pilot was ready to die. Bcs its was either win or die for them. No escape.

Finally ❤❤❤❤ my two favourite guys watching one of my favourite movies

By the way, James Cameron is listed in the credits of the film, I never found information, maybe he somehow helped in creating visual effects or something else.

This movie is actually so freaking cool Too bad they never made a second one

The scene where Gipsy Danger uses a freighter ship as a sword is one of the most iconic scenes in Kaiju movie history. When the first trailer for Pacific Rim was released, that was easily the most anticipated scene in the entire film!

I've been waiting for you guys to react to this film! 🤣 This is such a great movie! I love the angel that was taken with this one! Awesome reaction Guys! ❤❤❤ I'm still considering the "speed run for dating" comment. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

They operate by Voltron rules. Don't use the most effective weapon until last.

Important info- The reason why Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon and Stryker Eureka were taken down so easily because of Newt drifting with the kaiju brain. Since the neural link is connected both ways the kaiju master's learned the weaknesses of the Jaegers and made Kaiju's specifically to kill them such as Crimson Typhoon having vulnerable head hence taken down by tail claw, Cherno Alpha by acid melting and Stryker Eureka by EMP blast since its a digital machine. Also the Kaiju's didn't knew about Gypsy because it wasn't deployed as Active yet so it must have went out of Newt's mind that it even existed.

38:49 that sword is the BEST part of all pacific rim franchise. aaah it's soo good

Remember there's no sequel. NO SEQUEL!!

Pacific rim is one of those movies that you can watch 1000 times and never get bored. but sadly i have rather distaste towards it's sequel. :\

anyone who's got a cat or a small pet can relate to that feeling of greatness when walking around them. I can totally hear the main theme every time I feed my cat.

This is one of my all-time favorite movies because I love both Monsters and Mecha, and this movie has both in absolute spades, on top of a lot of action blended in with both heart-warming and heart-wrenching moments. All reasons why I adore it so much. Great reaction.

wait this isnt cloverfield paradox

„Wait. I think this guy's dead. But let's check for a pulse.“ „Okay.“ [They turn the Jaeger around and fire the plasma cannon into the Kaiju four more times, exploding its chest] „No pulse.“

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In the novelization, it's said the brain power it takes to pilot a Jaeger solo is so severe that you have to focus on controlling normally involuntarily bodily functions. Like imagine piloting the Jaeger to shore and on top of controlling, walking and balancing a massive swaying giant robot, you have to remember to breathe and will your heart to beat. Also, you notice the Kaiju began to adapt to the Jaegers and humanity. They got bigger of course, but they also say... developed a hardened horn to punch through armor or walls. Or fly over walls to give birth deep inland. Or disable the electrically powered Jaegers after the nuclear powered ones were destroyed or decommissioned. Jaeger pilots were also selected based on close familiar ties to give the best results for drift compatibility, which is why so many of them were siblings or parent and child. With twins/triplets be the best case scenario. Which just goes to show how strong the bond is with Raleigh and Mako and the Kaidonovskys (who were married). I highly recommend reading the lore and watching the BTS and making of Pacific Rim. But I cannot reccomend the sequel. While the first film was very clearly a passion project made by people who love the Mecha and Kaiju genre, the second film was very clearly not so.

The next one has to be LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2024), easily the best horror film of the year, creative, fun and with great performances, you're going to love it.

i forgot this was Guillermo Del tTorro. he has so many good films, love Hellboy, and the new Pinocchio he did is amazing. Plus his likeness gets used in Death Stranding which i played for the first time a few months back and loved. Guys a legend

so happy you guys enjoyed and reacted to this movie. the monster as well as the mech design is just amazing. I love the battles between the two. thank you guys again for everything you guys do. hope you have an amazing day. can't wait for the next. 🤘

They did an absolutely phenomenal job making you feel the size and weight of these things. That's not easy to do with something digital, but they nailed it. Just a hell of a fun action film.

yes! I'm so glad you guys watched this! I was so hoping you would, it's so great. This was one of the few movies I saw in theaters that we loved so much that after the movie ended me and my husband just looked at each other, nodded, and turned around to get tickets for the next available showing.

I like that this movie apply the rule of “show, not tell” The reason cherno alpha and crimson typhoon lose so easily because the two kaijus they fought was their counter. Cherno has thick armor so normal attack cannot really damage it, but acid can melt it. Meanwhile, typhoon is agile and strong in close quarter combat, that’s why otachi use the tail so it can strike from distance. Not to mention the gorilla kaiju has emp to counter striker eureka. And all the reason for this is because newt made a connection with kaiju brain. The alien knows what the weakness of the jaeger

I am massive kaiju jaeger movie fans, I really like that cockpit scene where the two jaeger pilots enter and then the head part of the Jaeger slide down to the main body, it feels like watching Japanese anime movie but in real time, Love the gypsy danger design , but my favorite is always Striker Eureka 😊😊

I'm so glad you took our suggestions to watch this to heart! I was hoping it would be just as much for you as it was for me. Check out any of del Toro's interviews about creating this... you can see that he had a lot of fun. His description of the monster design of the kajui is mint.

I like your positive and high-tempo analysis of movies, and the way you gave comments during the video. Most creative Kaiju design/animation and best large robot design and concept to me. Nothing has matched this from everything I've watched. The robots here moved more realistically than the Transformers.

I liked the idea that the demential rift was beneath the ocean and that in order to enter the breach, you needed a kaiju to enter was an interesting concept

I saw the trailer for this and had no choice but to take my three nephews to the cinema the following weekend 8'10&11 years old they were cheering and screaming with excitement all through the film they made me feel like I was a kid too. Del Toro knew exacly what he was making and who his audience was.

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I remember this being in theaters and being on the fence about paying to go to the theater. My friend went to see it and when I asked him if he thought I'd like it he said, "Dude, you'll be kicking yourself if you wait. Go watch it today." I went later that day, and he was completely 100% right.

Great reaction guys. What really elevated this movie for me is that you can FEEL the sheer weight and size of the jaegers and the kaijus.

Perfect timing, was just looking for setting to watch. Great movie, love the reaction.

YES! one of my favorite movies!!! :) cant wait to watch y'all's reaction ♥️