The New Trailer for “Pacific Rim” – Did I Mention Monsters vs. Robots?

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The official WonderCon trailer for Pacific Rim has dropped and oh boy, talk about monster mashing goodness, this has Kaiju bashing in spades (and oil tankers). You’re either going to love giant robots vs. monster or not, I’m pretty sure there’s no middle ground. Maybe Guillermo del Toro can add a bit of depth to what otherwise looks like a giant summer blockbuster. We’ll see, but really, when you have Godzilla mixed with Neon Genesis Evangelion, do we really care? Wait, was that GLaDOS? It’s official, I don’t care if there’s any more to the story or not…
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The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s new film Pacific Rim has hit the streets. It’d officially called “Pacific Rim” but I have a feeling it will simply be known as Monsters vs. Robots.
The plot has been briefly described as:
When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
And really, what more needs to be said?
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