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It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.
Ten years after the Kaiju attack on the world, humanity has rebuilt its Jaeger program. Jake Pentecost, a former promising Jaeger pilot, is now a black market scavenger. When a new, more dangerous Kaiju threat emerges, he is reluctantly drawn back into the fight alongside a new generation of pilots to defend the Earth.
Pacific Rim: Uprising received generally negative reviews from critics, with many finding it a step down from its predecessor. While the action sequences and visual effects were often praised, the plot was widely criticized for being derivative and lacking the emotional depth of the first film. Audience reception was mixed, with some enjoying the spectacle and others sharing the critics' sentiments about the story.
Praised for its spectacular action sequences and impressive visual effects.
Criticized for a weak, unoriginal plot that fails to build upon the first film.
Seen by some as a fun, popcorn-flick sequel, while others found it disappointing.
Google audience: Audiences found the movie to be an entertaining spectacle with impressive robot and monster fights. However, many felt the story was predictable and less engaging than the original, with some characters and dialogue being a letdown.
John Boyega, who plays Jake Pentecost, also served as a producer on the film.
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Reductive or not, there's a lot to be said for eye-candy, and luckily for Steven S. DeKnight he has recruited John Boyega and Scott Eastwood into this CGI-fest that picks up from the, dare I say, far superior enterprise from 2013. It's "Lam...
The only thing that went wrong with this movie was Charlie Day turned out to be the surprise villain! But....the none-stop action was very awesome.
Boyega makes for a slightly more engaging lead than Charlie Hunnam did in the original, (co-pilot Eastwood is merely **as** dull as Charlie Hunnam) but _Uprising_ has virtually the exact same ups and down as the first _Pacific Rim_. If you ...
This movie is, to me, a quite nice special effects extravaganza. In some ways I actually liked this movie more than the first one. Sure, the underlying story is totally ludicrous. Come one, fighting giant monster with big clumsy robots t...
Transformers with some thought actually put into it! Plus, the always scrumptious Scott Eastwood always welcome. Yowza!