John enjoyed it more than I did, but I still had an awfully good time. I agree on the visuals, I loved some of the characters and I liked the global feel of it. One of my favorite scenes was the arrival in Hong Kong, with the bays for the Jaegers. Cool. As was Mr. Elba*.

I thought it was fairly predictable (not necessarily in a bad way - more comforting), and I liked the kookiness of it. John thinks I'm silly on this, but I was disappointed that the Russian Jaeger and the Asian Jaeger went down so quickly. I suppose it IS silly, but these contraptions have been around for how long? And then they get wiped out in one scene. Just so Gypsy can look cooler. I do not like that sort of thing.

Eh, and I'm not sure I didn't miss this scene you mentioned. Was it at the END end? Or just after the initial section of credits? The one with the shoe?

*Funny story - I listened to an interview a few days back. Elba was complaining that they didn't have pee-flaps in those costumes. When they wanted to use the potty, it wasn't an easy feat.