We are fans of the big-budget creature vs robots feature Pacific Rim so when the sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising came out, it was a no-brainer we would go see it. The sequel sadly for us was a major disappointment. Set 10 years after the events of the first film, troubled Jake (John Boyega) son of the Idris Elba ' Stacker' character of the first film is now stealing the … [Read more...]
BMAF Revisit Pacific Rim Ahead of its Sequel
With Pacific Rim Uprising opening soon, we decided to revisit the original from acclaimed director, Guillermo Del Toro Pacific Rim takes parts of Transformers and Godzilla in this big-budget creature feature which sees Earth having to create large robots called Jaegers, operated by 2 pilots, to fight the onslaught of large Kaiju, monstrous sea creatures. The film opens … [Read more...]
The Lego Movie, Everything Is Awesome…Maybe?
We at BMAF are planning on seeing The Lego Batman Movie soon, so decided to get ready for it by watching The Lego Movie. From the directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who brought us 21 and 22 Jump Street, as well as the previous animated success, Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, this film follows Emmet Brickowoski (voiced by Chris Pratt) a Lego construction … [Read more...]