Pacific Rim: Jaegerbomb Edition

Decided to have a double feature of giant monsters with Rangerkris' Pacific Rim and Godzilla.

I am a big fan of the original release. It was a refreshingly fun movie about heroes and monsters.

So I was curious what Kris had in mind for a movie I felt was already a great roller coaster ride.

There are some smart/clever cuts throughout... I really liked that Mako's two flashbacks were combined into one. The new opening credits sets the perfect heroic tone for the movie.

The removal of my two favourite bickering scientists (and good old Ron Perlman) is mixed for me. Their removal has minimal impact on the actual direct plot but I missed the technobabble explanation about the Kaiju and their motivations. Also, it seemed to me, the bunker scene should have been cut too.

All in all, another fun edit by Kris which I think many will enjoy.

Thumbs up.

I skipped Pacific Rim in the theaters, in fact this edit was my first viewing (BD sits unopened in my boxes). I can't comment on how this compares to the theatrical, but by itself it was a pretty kick-ass robots vs monsters blockbuster. While one could cut more, I don't think anything further is really needed. Definitely recommend checking out this cut.

I have a couple nitpicks though. Video quality was really nice, with just a little artifacting at times. There were instances of audio clipping (as noted by an earlier reviewer) and one or two audio transitions that stood out. And now I'm going to get really nitpicky, but the cinema nerd inside couldn't help but feel irked... the opening titles you re-jiggered from the end titles were nice, but out of order. Writers and Producers come after the production crew (effects, costumes, editing, etc.) and right before the Director. Of course, when opening credits are put at the end, they're in backward sequence, and it was obvious to me you just switched the Cast and Director credits and left the rest the way they were. Again, super nerd nitpick, but small details like that stand out to me. Also, speeding up the end credits looked kinda ugly, don't do that.

Regardless of the above, a very enjoyable flick!

Loved it!
The pace is great and no time wasted on mediocre humor. The cuts have left a few inconsistencies, blood on Raleigh's face after Mako's meltdown in the Jaeger for example and no real explanation of the mean looks between Raleigh and Rob, sorry I mean Chuck. But this doesn't really detract from the action.
I agree that the bunker scene seemed out of place, no explanation of why everyone backed away from him and why the Kaiju would be trying to get him, I feel it could have been cut with no detriment to the story.
The video quality was excellent but the audio seemed a bit overblown in a few places earlier in the movie, both on my tablet and on my PC.
Overall though a good edit and one I'll return to in the future.