Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, 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.
Disc Release Date: 4 October 2016
3D adopters may never look back after having enjoyed the title in 4K
As much demo on the aural front as the video front, this is a reference disc through and through
Disappointingly, the 4K set omits the second Blu-ray disc of extras, so hold on to your old Blu-rays if you want more than just the Commentary and a few short Featurettes.
Whatever its faults - and it has its fair share - it makes up for them with punch, presence and sheer epic scale
This is the best giant robots vs. giant monsters summer blockbuster feature that anybody could have ever had any right to hope for
Pacific Rim's UHD release, even supposedly sourced from a 2K digital intermediate (via 5K native digital photography), improves upon the stellar, previously released 2015 Blu-ray in every way: textural...
Pacific Rim and Dolby Atmos. Enough said, really. But for the sake of filling in the space, a few highlights: commanding stage saturation, bass so intense it can be heard and felt throughout the house,...
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Warner Brothers' UHD release of 'Pacific Rim' practically embodies the word "reference," bursting onto the format with stellar, stout picture and incredible Atmos sound. There is a drawback, though; the...
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'Pacific Rim' has always been surround sound demo material, but this Dolby Atmos mix rises above the original Blu-ray's 7.1 offering (FYI -- the standard Blu-ray in this set retains that 7.1 mix).This...
Warner Bros has elected to only include the bonus materials that were on the original release's 2D Blu-ray. As such, I've dropped the score by two points. They are as follows:Audio Commentary by Guillermo...
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