Pacific Rim Film Review

Release Date: 12/07/2013
Date watched: 10/07/2013

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi

Plot:
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.

Review:GO BIG. OR GO EXTINCT. - The tagline which the film actually lives up to! Two hours and Eleven minutes of pure sci-fi robot smashing, alien ass kicking glory!

When Guillermo Del Toro stated at the European premiere of this film “There has never been a movie of this size and scope" and I do have to agree with him. After 2 hours of haggling to watch this film on the big screen of the cinema, I can safely say it was well worth it! The sound is just so immense and it really does grip you! I haven’t had an experience like that since The Dark Knight Rises in IMAX!
Combined with the Visual Effects the film is just huge!

Performance wise, I was satisfied. Each character was very distinct in their role, the main part of the characters is how well they interact with others, and theres a broad range of character types. There is just so much detail, which is vital to the progression of the narrative.
I think my favourite performance was Idris Elba. He knew that person inside and out and it is clearly shown.

The visual effects were tight for about 99% of the film. There was the occasional wide shot were it was obviously fake, but it just looks as if Warner Bros. offered a blank cheque to VFX companies.
Because of the scale and how huge everything is, you can literally get lost in the film, that was probably the winning factor for me. I felt like a big kid watching these super cool robots kicking the crap out of aliens!
There was a moment where I was so impressed, I was literally sat there going “okay, where does the set end and the green screen start" - Do not have the mentality, it destroys the escapism.

Pacific Rim is such a good film, I really would advise you all to watch it! I really hope it does well! I think it will in the U.S. but people may opt against it because its opening up against Monsters University.

The Internship Film Review

Release Date: 04/07/2013
Date watched: 02/07/2013

Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson

Plot:
Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.

Review:
Think of The Social Network with less geekiness, more humour, lots of silliness, many meaningful speeches and hilarity of adults trying to use technology. 
I wasn’t particularly looking forward to this film when I saw it was starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Usually I despise their films (The Break-up, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree to name a few), but they did both surprise me in this. It has the right amount of comedy and seriousness that doesn’t end up with you disliking them.

The film had some very nice cinematography and good editing to entice you to a LA life.

The performances of the main group of characters were brilliant! They’re all very distinct but gel very well together! The supporting cast were very good in their roles!

The film is essentially a massive advert for Google and there is so much product placement for Samsung and Apple! But i guess you can’t have a techy film without that.

The Internship gives it's audience the ideologies of chasing your dreams and not giving up no matter what, which is very inspirational to younger audiences and will resonate with older audience members.
Got to be honest, it is a very good film! Would definitely recommend watching it. It may not appeal to everyone, but I think it will appeal to a wide age range of audiences. It has something for everyone.

★★★☆☆