Giant Robots vs. Giant Monsters with some badass lines (cancelling the apocalypse, anyone?) Got it. Apparently-good visual effects.
Anything else (plot, characters) is a bonus. Anything that's so okay it's average meets/exceeds my expectations.
Thus, characters who I related to at all whether it was to initially dislike them (Stacker, Chuck) or say "Wow, your life sucks" (Raleigh, Mako) meant there was more than just monsters/machines.
Sure, TV Tropes meant I could predict most of the plot elements, but again, since I was expecting this, I wasn't bothered. What I was surprised by came from the LACK of a romance that took up a good chunk of the movie/existed just to have romance (sex scene optional)—even on this very wiki, it's not known for sure whether it's Platonic Life Partners, Battle Couple, Brother-Sister... The last scene in the ocean had me waiting for the kiss—and it never happened. The movie was better off for it.
The movie's pacing was also good given the type of movie this is. If an action movie leave you saying "Wait, that was only 1.5 hours? Felt like 3!" then obviously, there were too many slow parts. This one left my friend and I saying "That was two hours? Felt much shorter!"
The CGI wasn't too conspicuous, and apparently the control rooms for the giant robots were real (four-story-tall) sets with some enforced method acting.
As long as you go into the film knowing what you're going to get, you won't be disappointed.
Exactly What I Expected
I saw the previews.
Giant Robots vs. Giant Monsters with some badass lines (cancelling the apocalypse, anyone?) Got it. Apparently-good visual effects.
Anything else (plot, characters) is a bonus. Anything that's so okay it's average meets/exceeds my expectations.
Thus, characters who I related to at all whether it was to initially dislike them (Stacker, Chuck) or say "Wow, your life sucks" (Raleigh, Mako) meant there was more than just monsters/machines.
Sure, TV Tropes meant I could predict most of the plot elements, but again, since I was expecting this, I wasn't bothered. What I was surprised by came from the LACK of a romance that took up a good chunk of the movie/existed just to have romance (sex scene optional)—even on this very wiki, it's not known for sure whether it's Platonic Life Partners, Battle Couple, Brother-Sister... The last scene in the ocean had me waiting for the kiss—and it never happened. The movie was better off for it.
The movie's pacing was also good given the type of movie this is. If an action movie leave you saying "Wait, that was only 1.5 hours? Felt like 3!" then obviously, there were too many slow parts. This one left my friend and I saying "That was two hours? Felt much shorter!"
The CGI wasn't too conspicuous, and apparently the control rooms for the giant robots were real (four-story-tall) sets with some enforced method acting.
As long as you go into the film knowing what you're going to get, you won't be disappointed.