Pacific Rim

Director Guillermo Del Toro's dazzling sci-fi actioner is set in a not-too-distant future where humanity is losing its war with giant monsters from an interdimensional portal in the Pacific Ocean. The only things standing in the creatures' way are high-tech battle mechas called Jaegers. Now, a washed-up Jaeger pilot (Charlie Hunnam) will attempt to destroy the portal with a nuclear blast in a last-ditch effort to save mankind. Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day also star. 131 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes.