There might be an edition difference, MadCap. The version I saw had a dedication to Ray Harryhuasen (Either that or IMDB is wrong, and you know that never ever happens ever)
Saw it today. The giant robots versus monsters was pretty damn epic, though I will agree in the chorus of disappointment that Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon didn't get to do much beyond asplode. (In fact, I'll say now that aesthetically Cherno was my fave of the robots. I loved the cooling tower head and the bulky headsets of the pilot). I did note rather conspicuously that almost all of the fights took place at night, in the rain or otherwise darkened conditions.
The design of the base itself was rather nice; I liked the worn industrial look of it all and it definitely felt real and lived-in which added a degree of beliveability to it all. It also had a great sense of scale, which is oft missing from CG settings.
With that being said, the characters were wretchedly shallow and uninteresting; a combination of bad writing and a less then stellar cast. None of the characters were even remotely compelling to me, and the actors, Perlman aside seemed to be going through the motions more then anything else. It didn't help that Our Hero and Aussie Guy were shockingly similar in appearance and blandness. Speaking of which, the so-called Australian accents made me wince.
SO all up, yes it was fun but it was no masterpiece