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The release of both 'Pacific Rim' and 'Grown Ups 2' this past weekend and their respective box office intake raises a growing concern on the current state of not just the film industry, but on those who keep it alive: us.

In a summer where most of the big, event movies have been overly cheerless, 'Pacific Rim' arrives like a titan to defend moviegoers from the gloom of monster blockbusters. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the strength to prevent a' barrage of clichés from beating it down.