I loved it. Growing up as a fan of Gozilla films shown late night on Channel 4 in the U.K. and Mecha anime like Robotech aka Macross there was a good chance I would enjoy it but not a certainty as the abysmal Transformers film showed. I'm also a fan of Guillermo del Toro and he is probably the reason why the film works so well. He brings an attention to detail, feeling and humour that makes this film incredibly enjoyable; it's a simple action film that harks back to something older like 'Top Gun' rather than a more modern 'Inception'. We see well worn places and machines giving a feeling of realism with minor details adding to this like logos on the jaegars inspired by those from World War 2 bombers. There are archetypal characters but these are ones I cared for like in Star Wars, we also have the odd cheesy line in there too; I enjoyed their minor arcs and in particular the actress playing the young Mako was fantastic with her scene reminiscent of those from GDT's Pan's Labyrinth. Whereas Michael Bay turned a childhood series into a sleazy nonsensical mess, even in the context of giant robot beings, GDT brings a genre to life to meet it's full potential.
Review by Nicky WanBlockedParent2013-07-15T08:02:43Z
I loved it. Growing up as a fan of Gozilla films shown late night on Channel 4 in the U.K. and Mecha anime like Robotech aka Macross there was a good chance I would enjoy it but not a certainty as the abysmal Transformers film showed. I'm also a fan of Guillermo del Toro and he is probably the reason why the film works so well. He brings an attention to detail, feeling and humour that makes this film incredibly enjoyable; it's a simple action film that harks back to something older like 'Top Gun' rather than a more modern 'Inception'. We see well worn places and machines giving a feeling of realism with minor details adding to this like logos on the jaegars inspired by those from World War 2 bombers. There are archetypal characters but these are ones I cared for like in Star Wars, we also have the odd cheesy line in there too; I enjoyed their minor arcs and in particular the actress playing the young Mako was fantastic with her scene reminiscent of those from GDT's Pan's Labyrinth. Whereas Michael Bay turned a childhood series into a sleazy nonsensical mess, even in the context of giant robot beings, GDT brings a genre to life to meet it's full potential.