Some years ago, I worked with a fella who had two kids.  He acted out the differences between one's first and second child like this:

Firstborn child drops their pacifier on the floor...

*waves arms while shouting* OMG What do we do?  We have to buy a new one!  Or maybe we can boil it?    We better call the pediatrician and ask.  OMG OMG OMG

Cut to: a few years later. Second child drops their pacifier on the floor...

*pantomimes picking it up, shaking it, sticking it back in the kid's mouth*

This weekend's box office may play a large role in this decision.

I know, weird, right?  I hate Transformers like Hitler but Pacific Rim bears just a superficial resemblence to Transformers.  And the last Godzilla-like movie was... what, Cloverfield maybe?  No robots in that one.

Meanwhile, I just read another early review that said Pacific Rim was dandy.  The word the review kept using was "fun" and I'm all for having a fun movie to watch, after sitting through drudge-fests like Man of Steel.

So we'll see.  My hopes are still up.