A look back at Guillermo Del Toro and Travis Beacham's 2013 kaiju vs mecha film Pacific Rim and the short-lived franchise it spawned. What were its influences? Where did it succeed or fail? Why was Pacific Rim: Uprising such doodoo? All this and a ranking of the series' mechs and kaiju!
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Sources:
https://the-artifice.com/pacific-rim-anime-influence/
https://web.archive.org/web/20130512184641/http://pacificrimbook.com/content/uploads/PacificRimSpread1.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCODo5NeJVU
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https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/why-guillermo-del-toro-did-not-direct-pacific-rim-sequel#:~:text=What%20were%20Guillermo%20del%20Toro's,planet%20through%20any%20means%20necessary.
https://www.syfy.com/guillermo-del-toro-shares-his-idea-for-pacific-rim-2
https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/63167
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2013/
https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/63167
