Pacific Rim was a film which told a story of giant robots vs giant monsters - effectively, Transformers vs. Godzilla. It was successful enough tp spawn a sequel. But that sequel was not Atlantic Rim despite the fact that said movie has been identified as such from time to time. No, Atlantic Rim is produced by The Asylum and, as any connoisseur of bad films worth his salt knows, The Asylum specialises in films which capitalise on box office hits by tweaking a name and having a minuscule budget. Voila - Atlantic Rim.
The story is familiar. The script is poor. The cast of unknowns act from adequate downwards. The special effects, often avoided by concentrating on cast members looking at something out of shot, would have been poor 10 years ago.
I'll give this credit for two things.. One is baby bugs, a nice and unexpected touch. The other is that it is surprisingly effective at giving a good, if superficial, impression of decent production values.
The story is familiar. The script is poor. The cast of unknowns act from adequate downwards. The special effects, often avoided by concentrating on cast members looking at something out of shot, would have been poor 10 years ago.
I'll give this credit for two things.. One is baby bugs, a nice and unexpected touch. The other is that it is surprisingly effective at giving a good, if superficial, impression of decent production values.