Ops,
looks like new recruits of the MRT ventured into the wrong ocean...
the real monsters are coming from the Pacific instead! Check out
monster / Kaiju sightings on this Crisis Map.
When
legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from
the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume
humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a
special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers,
which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are
locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly
defenceless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of
defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to
two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot and an untested
trainee - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete
Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope
against the mounting apocalypse.
Helmed
by acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro (Blade 2, Hellboy, Pan's
Labyrinth), Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam as veteran Jaeger pilot
Raleigh Becket teaming up with new recruit Mako Mori played by Rinko
Kikuchi. Leading the Pan Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC) is Stacker
Pentecost portrayed by Idris Elba, whilst Ron Perlman is cast as
Hannibal Chow, an opportunistic black marketeer of Kaiju organs. With
award winning special effects from ILM, Pacific Rim is highly
anticipated as THE Monster vs. Robot sci-fi movie of the era. The
apocalypse begins in Malaysia cinemas nationwide on 11 July 2013.
Check-out
spoiler free reviews from CinemaOnline plus not-a-review by blogger eyeris.
For more in-depth analysis, read-up badassdigest.com has to say.
When watching this epic sci-fi movie,
the Outpost MRT highly recommends to “Go Big or Go Extinct”,
namely to catch Pacific Rim in IMAX 3D! Watch this movie in TGV
cinemas and also receive a Limited Edition Pacific Rim Trading Card.
The trading card is also offers a
chance to win a brand new Samsung Galaxy MEGA smartphone plus Pacific
Rim memorabilia and IMAX tickets. Further details here:
More chances to win the Samsung Galaxy
MEGA smartphone from Warner Bros. Pictures Malaysia Facebook Page.
The hunt down the Kaiju, Outpost MRT designed our own customised
hunter robots with the Jaeger Designer. Upload your Jaeger design to
the WB Jeager Digital Contest then share to your Facebook friends to
Like to increase your chances to win. Artwork of your customised
Jaeger in various dramatic action poses can also be downloaded to
your desktop, phone and backgrounds.
“In order to fight
monsters, we created monsters of our own. We needed a new weapon. The Jaeger program was born.”
Stand a chance to win more official
Pacific Rim goodies from Cathay Cineplexes Facebook Page contest with
just a few clicks.
Increase your chances of scoring some
of these Pacific Rim merchance by also joining AXN's online contest.
Doing our bit to save the world, the
Outpost MRT signed up to join the PPDC at www.panpacificdefense.com.
After receiving our duty assignments, we also experienced fighting
Kaiju in the Jaeger Combat Simulator.
The simulator may require some serious
loading time but fortunately once activated it runs rather smoothly.
Pilot your Jaeger with keyboard and mouse similar to 1st-person
shooter games. The briefing room will probide some weapon choices
that will equip your Jaeger with special attacks in battle with the
Kaiju. Hint: press “ESC” to pause and show menu of function keys,
i.e. navigate using “w” and “s” for moving front and back
respectively while “a” and “d” is to sidestep left or right .
Meet key members of the PPDC and find
out more details of the Jaegers at the Shatterdome.
The Outpost MRT was hard pressed to
find any Pacific Rim geek collectibles in Malaysia. So we will have
to be content with drooling at these goodies:
NECA's first set of 3 Pacific Rim 6-8in
action figures include 2 Jaegers Gipsy Danger and Crimson Typhoon
plus 1 Kaiju Knifehead. More detailed photos available at GNN GeekNews Network.
Although we don't find miniatures of
Jaegers and Kaiju quite suited to the GIANT robots vs. monsters
theme, the Heroclix Pacific Rim Figures does provide rather good 3-D
visuals of these epic characters.
Collectors of premium limited edition
memorabilia can pre-order statues of a series of Jaegers and Kaiju
from Sideshow Collectibles, starting with Knifehead 17in tall model. However, it will be almost 1 year before
the actual products are delivered.
Since there seems to be none of the
above movie memorabilia out yet locally, the Outpost MRT will instead
by trying out hand combating monsters with a cheesy boardgame called
“Monsters Menace America!”
Oh, and if you trust Hannibal Chow, get
harvested Kaiju organs to remedy a whole variety of ailments like
cancer, insomnia, stroke, balding, erectile dysfunction, etc. We
wouldn't wager our $$$ on Hannibal's company stocks though!
“Today at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time. We have chosen to believe in each other! Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!”
Disclaimer: Pacific and its trademarks are copyright to Warner Bros. & their respective owners, referenced here for fan service announcements without intent to infringe.
