Pacific Rim: Uprising-Kids’ Movie Review
It’s been 10 years since the horrific battle between the invading monsters (the “Kaiju”) and the man-made robots (the “Jaegers”). Pacific Rim: Uprising follows the life of Jake Pentecost, a former Jaeger pilot and the son of a Kaiju War hero. Jake’s life is a little different now as he’s abandoned his training as a pilot and now makes a living by stealing and selling Jaeger parts on the black market. However, things dramatically change for Jake when cities are threatened by an evil force and Jake is given a chance to try and save the world and follow his father’s legacy. Pacific Rim:Uprising is the sequel to 2013’s Pacific Rim.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 19, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Flirting – two men like the same woman. She kisses each of them on the cheek before they go off to battle.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- A lot robots vs. monsters violence throughout the film. There’s a lot of destruction which is very loud.
- We see the monsters and robots fighting with guns and electric swords/whips and various other weapons.
- Humans fight and punch each other.
- We see a character’s bloody hand.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “s–t,” “a–,” “bastard,” “son of a b–ch,” and “god—n.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see character’s drinking beer, and another one drinking an alcoholic beverage.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed a group of 10 to 12 year-olds. They thought it was a fun, sci-fi action film.
Overall this is an action packed film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.
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