Pacific Rim (DVD)

Pacific Rim was released October 15, 2013 on DVD and Blu-Ray.^[1] All three physical releases (DVD, Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray 3D) are available for purchase on Amazon.com and other online retails stores.^[2] The 3D "Ultimate Edition" Blu-Ray was released on the same date as well.^[1]

Release Information[]

Prior to the film's release, Guillermo del Toro stated that there were over thirty minutes of deleted content that had been removed from the film. This content was to be released exclusively on Blu-Ray.^[3] During the theatrical run of the film, HighDefDigest.com announced the film was available for pre-order on Amazon.com.^[2]

In an later interview with del Toro, the director stated that there would be no director's cut. "This is my director’s cut. There will not be an extended cut right now, we’re not planning on it".^[4]. del Toro stated that because of the shrinking DVD and Blu-Ray market, the special features for Pacific Rim won't be as extravagant as his previous home video releases.^[4] "If you buy a Sideshow maquette or you buy a DVD or a Blu-ray, I can guarantee you I put many personal hours of effort into it. I didn’t delegate it, I supervised every piece of merchandising that is significant."^[4]

He originally planned on releasing the film on home video with multiple deleted and alternate scenes that included three different endings of the film.^[5]^[6] On October 1, 2013, Pacific Rim and its subsequent special features were released on iTunes.com for download.^[7] The following week, October 15, 2013, the film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

4K Blu-Ray Release[]

December 29, 2015, news regarding a 4K Blu-Ray release of Pacific Rim surfaced on Blu-ray.com.^[8]^[9] The Blu-Ray was released October 4, 2016.^[9]

Special Features[]

The following is a list of supplementary content featured on the home video release of Pacific Rim.^[1] Differences in the release are denoted below.

DVD[]

Disc One[]

Feature Film
Audio Commentary by Guillermo Del Toro

Disc Two[]

Focus Points:
- A Film by Guillermo del Toro
- A Primer on Kaiju and Jaegers
- Intricacy of Robot Design
- Honoring the Kaiju Tradition
- Goth-Tech
- Ranger Shatterdome Roll Call
- The Importance of Mass and Scale
- Jaegers Echo Human Grace
- Inside the Drift
- Mega Sized Sets
- Baby Kaiju Set Visit
- Tokyo Alley Set Visit
- Orchestral Sounds of the Anteverse
Drift Space
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

Blu-Ray[]

Disc One[]

Feature Film (3D)

Disc Two[]

Feature Film (2D)
- Audio Commentary by Guillermo Del Toro
Focus Points:
- A Primer On Kaiju & Jaegers
- Intricacy of Robot Design
- Honoring The Kaiju Tradition
- The Importance Of Mass And Scale
- Shatterdome Ranger Roll Call
- Jaegers Echo Human Grace
- Inside the Drift
- Goth-Tech
- Mega Sized Sets
- Baby Kaiju Set Visit
- Tokyo Alley Set Visit
- Orchestral Sounds From The Anteverse

Disc Three (Special Features)[]

The Director's Notebook" interactive feature
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim featurette
The Shatterdome design art archive
Deleted Scenes:
- "The Wall of Life/Rations"
- "Excuse Me"
- "Theft"
- "Catch You in the Drift, Dad"
Drift Space
Bloopers

Disc Four (DVD)[]

Feature Film

Asian Releases[]

The Chinese and Japanese releases of Pacific Rim differ slightly from the US and UK releases of the film, in that they feature two half hour behind the scenes featurettes that aren't available for purchase elsewhere or slightly different versions of the same featurettes released in the states.