"As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse".
My Thoughts
This was one of my most anticipated films for the year, first off I am a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro films and I have always wanted to see giant robots facing off against monsters on an epic scale and this is what the doctor ordered. Sadly the film didn't play out on the screen the way, I thought it would play out at all. I will say the CGI and the fighting scenes where top notch and some of the best I have ever seen (Only Avatar I would rate above it). First off the acting (besides Idris Elba and Ron Pearlman who where the only standout), I especially want to single Charlie Hunnam his role as the main character of this film was way below par, he walked around with what i felt was a smug factor and to me it rubbed me the wrong way his portray of his character ruined the film for me. out was below par to say the least all of the actors in this film gave forgettable performances. The pacing of the film was decent. I felt it flowed well and the movie while over two hours long did not feel as long which is indicative of good pacing and setting for the film. Now on to my biggest problem with the film which really killed my score which was the predictability of this film anyone who sees this film will be bale to find all of the cliches in this film and it makes the film not entertaining and was not enjoyable to watch as you know what is going to happen and when it happens it is just, there was not one shock for me in this film and the ending was utterly predictable and not surprising it sets up a potential sequel which is fine but I wish some of the scenes where done in a different way. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film 72% saying "It may sport more style than substance, but Pacific Rim is a solid modern creature feature bolstered by fantastical imagery and an irresistible sense of fun". I agree with what they said and the score is not far off from what I feel the movie felt like. Overall this film had huge expectations from me and failed to reach them, the planned sequel I hope will do something different and from what Mr. Del Toro has said it may be completely different which is something I would look forward to.
Rating
I liked the idea of the film, Disappointing in the end on the execution front 7.2/10!!!!!!!!!!
The Second and final movie for the month of July is "The Conjuring" Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Lili Taylor.
"Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives".
My Thoughts
I must admit this film only crossed my radar only recently (before two months ago had no inclination to see this film), I am very happy that I decided to see this film. It was one of the best films I have seen this year and easily joins "Insidious", "Sinister" and "Mama" as one of the best horror films I have seen in recent memory. I want to start out by saying this film was expertly executed, I am not one who is fearful or jumps when watching a horror film (and that remained the case in this film) but I did not ice a decent amount of jolts from the row behind me and the row in back of me, which is a sing that there are some scars in this film. The acting in this film was very good for the genre of film from the children to the parents of the haunted family to the paranormal investigators played expertly by Patrick Wilson and Lili Taylor this was a solid acting job by the entire cast overall. There was no huge amount of CG in this film which I always welcome, the less use of Cg to me the better it displays that the director still wants to have some sense of "purity" in the film. I could go on and on about how well this film was done but I will leave it with this if you are a fan of horror movies and actually want tot see one that was executed well by the directed and acted out well by the cast this is the film for you to see. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 85% saying "Extremely well-crafted and gleefully creepy, The Conjuring ratchets up the dread with a series of smartly delivered, terribly effective old-school scares", I agree this film it did a very well job at what it tried to accomplish, this was a very good movie that I almost completely missed out on.
Rating
One of the best of the year I have seen so far, you will not be disappointed 8.5/10!!!!!
