Grade: B+
In “Pacific Rim,” director Guillermo del Toro basically accomplished everything Michael Bay was trying to pull off in “Transformers”: no sappy love story, no overly serious moments and most of all, awesome fight scenes where viewers could actually recognize what was going on. “Pacific Rim” tells the story of humanity’s fight against a number of Kaiju — building-sized monsters that attack Earth after arriving through a portal on the ocean floor. The humans, equipped with similarly sized robots called Jaegers, attempt to put an end to the attacks once and for all. Overall, the film was exactly what it was supposed to be. With cheesy dialogue, fantastic fight scenes and a fairly original plot, it accomplishes every goal of the “monster vs. machine” genre. If anyone is looking for a solid action film, this would definitely be one to try out.