I’m going to keep this one pretty brief – primarily because it doesn’t really deserve much thought. Yes – I saw the movie – I see almost all Science Fiction / Fantasy related movie releases. Yes – I enjoyed it – it was mindlessly entertaining. No – it was not a good movie. With the exception of John Boyega, the acting was mediocre at best. The story was silly. The ending was contrived. Still – I had fun.
You have to place that in context – I think the first Pacific Rim represents one of those odd, unexpected B Movie classics. How they got Idris Elba to make that move, I don’t know – but if gave it a measure of respectability that it otherwise might not have had. I’ve seen it 3 or 4 times and if I see it listed as a late night option on my cable service when I’m surfing, I’ll click on it and watch it again.
It was therefore inevitable that I’d see the movie. Combine that with the fact that I’ve been a HUUUGE Kaiju – Godzilla / Rhodan / Mothra / Ghidorah / Gamera – fan since I was a very young kid and it was also inevitable that I’d have fun at the movie.
Given all that, my unemotional, educated, sophisticated me will admit that this is a dumb movie and it’s one that would be better seen you’re home alone at 12:05 AM Sunday morning after Saturday Night live but you’re just not ready to call it a night. Yeesh – guilty pleasures. 😉
I enjoyed the first one enough that I’ve got a digital copy on ultraviolet.com (or wherever I have to go through now).
This one though, I suspect it’s going to be a “wait til it’s on Prime” before I ever watch it.
Roger that!