Today I will be reviewing "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" which is the sequel to last years "The Maze Runner" which I found to be surprisingly enjoyable due to strong acting, great action, and a great atmosphere. Before I get started, I'd like to give a shoutout to the Free Gamer's Alliance YouTube channel. Their videos cover everything from walkthroughs, glitches, easter eggs, and various amusing video game related content, all of which is delivered with some colorful commentary while they have buckets of fun doing it. Here is the link:
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Lets get this thing started! For those of you unfamiliar with this one, here is the trailer:
- The acting is very good, especially for a movie like this. The protagonists all have great chemistry with each other and all come off as very likeable. The villains, especially the one played by Aiden Gillen, really do come off as quite grimy.
- The action sequences in this movie are very good at keeping the audience on the edge of their seat.
- Visually, this movie is absolutely fantastic. This is especially impressive as this movie was made on a much smaller budget than most movies of this genre.
- There are some new characters that are introduced that are really easy to get invested in. In many cases with sequels like this, lots of new characters are introduced but often come off as one dimensional which is definitely not the case here.
- Finally, the soundtrack is excellent.
The Bad:
- The plot does feel quite convoluted at points which some people may find to be a bit frustrating.
- The climax of the movie feels really formulaic which is something that the last movie managed to avoid. It kind of feels a bit unsatisfying but I have to wonder if that is a side effect of being the second part of a trilogy.
The Verdict:
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" is a flawed yet enjoyable movie with a great cast and lots of great action. If you can overlook some minor narrative problems, I would say this is absolutely worth watching in theaters!
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