Nerds That Geek Movie Review - 'Atlantic Rim: Resurrection'

Written by Scott Edwards

Throughout life you have met at least one person that prides themselves on being right all the time and while it can be annoying, it can also be true. Listening to these people may prove to be more valuable in the long run, since they seem to have a pretty good pulse on the world in which we live. Knowing what they do, most of these people are willing to share their insights and while they may seem a bit pompous when speaking to you, they may have a good message for you to follow. It can be difficult to put your ego aside and listen to one of these people, but in the long run it may help you out more than you will ever know.
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While out taking readings in the ocean, Andrus comes across a familiar signal that he never thought he would see again, so he gives a call to J.P. Roth, his longtime partner and former head of programming for the Armada project, to give him the heads up that he will need to be brought in. Knowing that he was right that these attacks could happen again, Roth jumps into action and is taken to Armada facility. With everything changed from his time there in the past, Roth is forced to work in high gear to get the programming back up to fighting levels before another city is lost to the Hedomorphs. 

With the training programs being built around his programming, Roth is able to get the Armadas back up to speed, but there is a problem in lag time between the brain and the robots that could cost the pilots their lives. With this being made very apparent, the general orders the pilots to head into battle regardless. With three simulator seasoned pilots at the helm, they face off against the largest Hedomorph that they have ever seen. After losing their leader in the fight, Bugs and Badger are able to take down the monster, but after the Hedomorph hits the ground, it unleashes a little surprise of its own.

With thousands of smaller spider looking Hedomorphs running around the city, Roth needs to get the Armada bots back to functioning while Dr. Horowitz looks to find a scientific way to eradicate the new threat. Trying to locate a straggler spider on the ground to see what really makes these creatures tick, a member of the ground crew is taken out, but the group is able to secure a sample. Seeing that these creatures are not of this planet, Dr. Horowitz is able to come up with an aerosol that should kill the creatures in one fell swoop, however there are more creatures coming out of the egg infested ocean and if the plan falls through, so does humanity.

Not going to lie here, I have been waiting to see this movie ever since it was announced and it did not disappoint in the slightest. I really have a weak spot in my heart for these Asylum movies overall and most of the time they hit the mark like this one did. The characters really drove this movie and the power struggle between Dr. Horowitz and Dr. Roth was not petty enough to keep them from working together to save the world. The young pilots were a fun addition to the story, even though it was pretty short lived in the scheme of things. With a game of Jenga, free drinks, inexperienced pilots, an ousted programmer, giant monsters, giant robots, explosions, large spiders and a need to find out where the creatures are coming from, this is just a fun movie overall. I know that I am not really one that likes to go to the beach very much and this movie has just made it apparent that I should not live in a coastal town altogether. Happy Viewing.

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