Watched @pacificrimmovie 2 today: The Good: It was cool to see the world outside of the PPDC, and how a regular citizen thrives in a world of giant monsters. I thought they had some cool ideas, and I would’ve liked to see more ideas like that. John Boyega is always a treat. The Movie relies on him a bit too much, but he carries everything well. And he’s just so damn charming! The Jaegers and the Kaiju were still the biggest highlight! And to watch them fight is why this movie has any entertainment factor. The Bad: This Movie just doesn’t have the magic the first one had. The fights don’t feel as big and exciting as they did the first time. The characters aren’t near as interesting. Even the returning characters lose a bit of their charm. Granted the characters in the first one were fairly stereotypical, but they were interesting, cool and likable as hell! The movie feels like a watered down Michael Bay Movie at times. I think the director just told his cinematographer to watch Transformers and said “do that.” Save for a few interesting little moments, the plot isn’t anything overly exciting or original. Speaking of plot this movie, on the surface, is about robots and monsters fighting, right? Well, this movie kind of forgot that at times! Overall: I could go on, but I’ll just keep it simple. I didn’t really like this movie. It’s entertaining! I’ll give it that, but that’s All. I love the original to death! I was excited to hear they were finally gonna try and make a franchise, but if this is the best they can do? I’ll pass. I missed the touch Guillermo del Toro brought to the last movie. He made the movie exciting! Like a big spectacle! It was simple, it knew what it was and embraced that. Delivering pure entertainment with a slew of likable heroes and terrifying monsters. It felt like those classic summer blockbusters I grew up on. It was something I felt we were missing, and still kind of are, at the movies. This new one? I didn’t really feel that. Side note: No more daylight fight scenes. Don’t do it. #pacificrimuprising #pacificrim #stevendeknight #johnboyega #scotteastwood #charlieday @legendary @universalpictures #guillermodeltoro