Pacific Rim: The Official Movie Novelization

First off, it'd probably be better to say that this is a novella rather than a novel. With that being said, I was very impressed with the book, as it was indeed faithful to the movie. One thing I really liked was how the author was able to tie in images and reports in a way that added value to the book. Many authors try to due this, and most fail. However, what I liked best about the book was that it answered some troubling questions I had, listed as follows (Note - SPOILERS!): 1 - Why did the world build Jaegers when they were able to take one down with tanks a missiles? - Answer: what isn't mentioned in the movie, is that the missiles used to take the Kaiju down were tactical nukes, and that the world was getting badly irradiated due to all the Nuclear strikes. 2 - Why did Pentacost know that he would die if he got into another Jaeger? - Answer: it wasn't just the radiation poising he suffered, it was the massive neural scarring he suffered by piloting his Jaeger, Coyote Tango, solo for three hours after his co-pilot dies on his last mission. As a side note, Raleigh suffers some neural damage at the end of the final fight, as well. 3 - Why were the Kaiju protecting the breach (other than waiting for the Class V to come out)? - Answer: When Gottlieb Drifted with the Kaiju, they learned of the plan to destroy the breach. 4 - Why were the Russian (Cherno Alpha), Chinese (Crimson Typhoon), and Australian (Striker Eureka) Jaegers so easy to beat by the two Kaiju (e.g. Leatherback & Otachi), but the American (Gypsy Danger) was able to pretty much rip through them both? - Answer: the Precursors (e.g. the Kaiju masters) kept evolving the Kaiju to handle the Jaeger capabilities. The two Kaiju they built for the attack on Hong Kong were specifically made to counter the three Jaegers. Gypsy was a total wildcard that they hadn't expected. Also, Raleigh's (and Mako's) tactics were unconventional, and the Kaiju weren't ready for them. 5 - What was the other side of the breach trying to depict? - Answer: called teh Anteverse. The dying planet where the Precursers and their soldiers (some of whom many times more massive than the Class V Kaiju) lived. The yellow circle in the back was the dying sun of their planetary system.

I watched the movie twice and loved it! I decided to buy the book for two reasons:First: I wanted to give my money to this awesome franchise.Second: I wanted to explore a little bit more about the story.And the second reason was really achieved.The book pretty much follows the same plotline of the movie, but it adds a TON of new things, like little explanations, little moments that were improved and things like that.The overall book is awesome and, if you loved the movie, you should buy right now this book, without a doubt. Even if you didn't liked! Because the book explains a LOT of things that the movie couldn't, like battle explanations and things like that.Besides this, it adds a lot of the character development because the book shows what characters are thinking, and it shows a lot of scenes that were not in the movie.There is only a few things I didn't liked: The kiss scene in the end, some battles are MUCH better in the movie, and others are MUCH better in the book (don't know why) and, finally, the pos-credit scene doesn't show up or is commented, which is a shame.Buy the book, it is amazing.

I am currently half way through this book and will review it with that in mind.After watching the movie I was pretty desperate for anything that would give me more insight into the lore and world set up by Guillermo Del Toro and Travis Beachman in Pacific Rim. I had ordered the Artbook and Movie Companion a while back, but the order had been delayed due to high demand and back-orders from the lowered price. Naturally, I redirected my attention to the novelization that accompanied the film's release.Alex Irvine does a respectable job recounting the scenes in the film and translating the internal dialogue onto print. Each chapter presents a substantial scene in the film giving more insight into the characters' internal dialogue, history, feelings, and observations. The novelization is fantastic in that it recounts the history of the Kaiju War via the characters' memories, as well as "official documents", newspaper clippings, interviews, personal files, etc of the characters in the film's universe. These segments are interpolated between the separate chapters offering a quick, but welcomed break between the story at hand. I found myself poring over these sections longer than the chapters because of my familiarity with the film material already.That being said, the novelization does get some of the film details wrong due to either it being based on an older script or liberties taken by the author himself. Nevertheless, the discrepancies aren't too jarring and are easily reconciled with the film. I have heard that some of the facts about the timeline of the Kaiju War are a bit off, but seeing as Irvine is obviously not Beachman and therefore, not the source of the material, it's easily forgiven. Similarly, most people aren't sticklers for such facts, but I will assume the opposite since those looking to read the novelization are obviously looking for more depth and more detail.All in all, it's an easy and quick read recounting the events of the film with added attention to internal monologue and character history. It gives insight into the history of the Jaeger program and the other Jaegers that precede the events of the film. It's a great time for fans of the series and those looking to immerse themselves deeper in the world of Pacific Rim. The novelization is also hilariously self aware in it's referencing to monster movies, mechs, and otaku culture.I will forever love Guillermo for bringing this love letter to life and am grateful for Alexander Irvine for translating it to page.

Arrived in excellent condition. The novelization gives a deeper insight into many moments in the movie, a great companion piece for folks who are a big fan of the movie

This book is amazing. Your probably not looking at if you or someone you know doesn’t love the film but it does a good job of taking what we see visually and adding extra detail and insight you can only get in written text. Being able to see what people are thinking as they do things we see on screen is just amazing.

Scritto bene, chiaro lineare. Riempie qualche buchetto di sceneggiatura dato forse dalla durata del film. Consigliato assolutamente sia a chi abbia visto il film sia - e forse anche di più - a chi il film non lo ha visto, ma vuole immergersi nel mondo - reso verosimile il più possibile - dei robot giganti e degli animali giganti alla Godzilla.Le condizioni del libro erano ottime.

J'avais adoré le film et j'ai voulu voir si on trouvait des informations supplémentaires dans le livre et effectivement c'est le cas, entre les différents chapitres on trouve des extraits des dossiers du personnel ou des mémos internes sur tel ou tel jaeger, c'est très sympa. Pour ceux qui souhaiteraient se plonger encore plus dans l'univers crée par Del Toro, je conseille aussi l'excellent "Pacific Rim - Man, Machines & Monsters" qui incorpore encore plus de dessins préparatoires et d'anecdotes sur le monde de Pacific Rim.

If you are a Pacific Rim fan, I mean a hardcore fan, this book will push your awestruck mind over the edge!!