I haven’t done a Top 10 list since Christmas, but I have to
intervene at this moment in history. As
I write this,
Pacific Rim (which, as
you saw on Wednesday, really disappointed me) is tracking 15 points better on
Rotten Tomatoes than
Man of Steel
(which, side by side with
Iron Man 3,
is a strong contender for “Best Summer Movie”), and I’ve read several reviews
that agree with this consensus. In fact,
my first thought as the credits rolled on
Pacific
Rim was, “There are people in this world who liked that better than
Man of Steel”?
My intention here isn’t to put
Man of Steel on a pedestal or tear down
Pacific Rim as the worst movie ever; I wouldn’t do either in any
circumstance. But I do think it bears
further explanation why I preferred one over the other. So without further ado, I give you: “The Top 10 Reasons
Man of Steel Is Better Than
Pacific
Rim”!
(Spoilers, definitely.)
