Because trouble comes in all sizes.
Any opportunity to see giant robots battling monsters on the big screen is a good day. That’s pretty much the heart of the idea behind the 2013 movie blockbuster Pacific Rim. The sequel, scheduled to hit theaters February 23, 2018, promises to elevate the technological wizardry of the mechs.
Growing up, my friends and I often waged epic battles between monsters and robots. The stakes were high and the rewards intangible. Movies such as “Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla” set the creative standard for destructive mayhem, bad acting, and awful storyline inherent to the genre. A successful formula that connected with 12 year old boys worldwide. Inevitably after a successful string of hits for the genre, interest began to wane. The resurgence of the Transformers reignited the imagination of a new generation. Yet a proper story including Robots and Monsters remained conspicuously absent in the 21st century. Enter Director Guillermo Del Toro’s modern vision of the Robots vs. Monsters movie, “Pacific Rim.”