 Writing for "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" in 2012, Kim Newman noted that Gordon's style gave the film "a pleasantly uncluttered comic-bookish look", while Haldeman's influences could be seen "in his distinctive blend of military-hardware expertise and anti-war attitudes".After the trailer for Guillermo del Toro's film "Pacific Rim" was released in December 2012, online critics and bloggers began to revisit the film, noting the similarities between the two films.