Transformers: Dumb, but entertaining (possible mild spoilers)

It was good. Probably the best movie I've seen this summer.
Though I have my gripes.
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Jazz is killed off yet he had the most personality and trueness to his G1 character. Shit, in the original movie he's the lone OG who lives! I knew he was going to get whacked but I figured it would have been in a better way. Why not kill off Ratchet..that way it opens the door for Wheeljack in the sequel.

And what the fuck is up with human weapons being able to harm the Transformers. Good fucking grief.

Waaaaaaaay too much screen time for the humans. Could have scratched the hackers and really gave less time to the soldiers.

Calling Brawl Devestator was retarded. Good job Bay, you fucking idiot, you just ruined one of the best arcs in Transformers: The Concstructicons. There are some rumors that they'll be in the sequel but some of the names will have to be different. Hell Bonecrusher is freaking dead...even though it isn't the same Bonecrusher.

For some Pros.
If you didn't look closely or for that matter pay much attention to the battle royal, you might have missed Starscream shooting at Megatron when Megs is squaring off with Prime. The shots were blue-ish, like the plasma shots he was shooting throughout the movie. He didn't have many lines, I think two (?) but the just the simple fact that Starscream did that, and was not seen in most of the battle shows his true character.

Optimus and Cullen were great. No trailer for the rig but I can deal.

Action scenes were fantaaaaaastic.


So it looks like we could potentially get Starscream running wild on Cybertron, Soundwave going to Earth to revive Megatron yet creates Galvatron, and a hint of Unicron towards the end. I'd love to see Shockwave, Thundercracker, Skywarp, the Constructicons and maybe the insecticons for the Decepticons. For the Autobots, gotta have Prowl, Cliffjumper, maybe Mirage, Ultra Magnus, and the Dinobots.

One last thing, god damn was Megs huge. Jazz looked like a human in size comparison. That's one thing that irked me, was how BB and Jazz were so small.

 

This movie was awesome. From the first 5 minutes on I had a smile on my face. When I first heard they were making a Tranformers live action movie, I said it was a stupid idea. When I saw the trailer I thought it looked badass. When I left the theater I was blown away.

I quickly got over Bumblebee being a Camaro, largely because the character brought a lot to the movie and the car is fucking awesome.

Megan Fox is amazing. I thought Shia Labuff was hilarious. Basically, if you weren't pinned back in your seat by the action, you were laughing at the jokes. I had no idea the movie went on as long as it did.

I was also disappointed when my Barricade didn't turn into a robot when I left the theater. It is fun to drive a Decepticon, though.

 

Almost forgot ... Why all the hate for Michael Bay? The man can direct a helluva action flick. The Island was awful. I didn't mind Pearl Harbor, though I understand most of the criticism.

But movies like Bad Boys 1 and 2, The Rock, Armageddon and Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall were all entertaining as hell (Yes, I had to look up that last one IMDB).

Plot is optional with a Bay flick, but you can always count on great action and a really cool looking movie with some jaw-dropping special effects (The Island notwithstanding).

 

It's just that every scene is this perfectly balletic, explosively golden and scenic visual that would never happen in reality -- even when someone is posing as he reaches ... to ... answer the phone. One or two scenes? Breathtaking. The whole movie? Every movie? Tiresome.

 

Always worth digging out of the archives:

 

OK, just got back from watching it. I had low expectations going in. I was too old to play with Transformers when they came out, so I don't know all their names or history, good guys, bad guys, etc.

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Overall, I liked it. I'd give it a 7 out of 10. As I was watching it, I was comparing it to Spider-Man 3. I'd say it's a push only because I'm a comic geek.

MY LIKES:
- The action is outstanding. Sometimes too frantic, too fast, but the battle royale at the end is great.
- The "look" of the film is sharp. I'm no Bay-hater like some. "Armagedon" is a guilty pleasure movie for me.
- Shia was better than I thought he'd be. Pretty good.
- The concept Camaro was awesome. I want one. ;D
- The movie was funnier than I thought it would be. There's a few laughs in there. Not toward the end, of course.
- Bernie Mac, though his part is small, was good.

MY DISLIKES:
- TOOOOOOOO FUCKIN' LOOOOOOOOOONG!
- The little boombox critter got on my nerves.
- Megan Fox is hot, but too hot for a junior in high school. She looked like a porn star to me.
- The blonde analyst (Rachel Taylor) I didn't buy. Reminded me of Denise Richards in the Bond movie.
- It seemed to me when the vehicles transformed they became exceptionally larger than what they should be.
- When the Nokia phone transformed and started shooting in the box ... STOOOPID!

I dunno. I probably have more, but that's enough for now.

 

Took in the 11:30 a.m. matinee today. The best way to sum it up, as my friend did on the way back to the car, is this: It was a Michael Bay movie. It was no more or no less than what was expected.

It was dumb, full of holes in the plot (where, exactly, did Optimus Prime go before making his dramatic appearance in the final battle?) and hard to clearly delineate what was happening when the Transformers were fighting hand-to-hand, but I never stopped smiling and I look forward to the DVD release.

And holy shit is Megan Fox smokin' effin' hot. A cross between Evangeline Lilly and this girl I see out at the bars on occasion.

 

Saw it tonight. Entertaining. If Independence Day had been interesting with somewhat fleshed-out bad guys, it would have been this movie. A couple of things:

- Megan Fox is damn hot, but not necessarily "attractive." Agree that she looks like a porn star.
- A lot of scenes dragged on, especially the one where Shia is in the house trying to get the glasses. Loved the mom's line though; it woke me up.
- Shia was mediocre, and his character wasn't funny. Had a couple of nice moments, but that's all. Plus, dude has no jaw. How is he the flavor of the week right now?
- Too many extraneous human characters, especially blonde analyst chick and Anthony Anderson. Cut those two out, and you have the same movie, just a bit shorter. Wanted more development with the robots.
- Very clever with the whole Dam thing.
- Nice sequel setup.
- Like Independence Day, it took a while to kick the audience's ass. Almost too long.

Wouldn't have minded a nod to the old cartoon, maybe something in the end credits song. Oh well.

 

I agree about the blonde analyst... If we're supposed to believe she's something other than a stripper, that's a colossal reach...

 

It should also be noted that Die Hard 4 is about 1,000 times better than this movie...

 

I agree that the blonde analyst was a totally unneeded character, and not believable. Not sure who was a more ridiculous "hacker" -- her or the fat black guy.

As for Megan Fox, sure she looks like a stripper. And that's a bad thing? I enjoyed her, and the movie, for what it is. The movie never took itself too seriously, and if you viewed it on that level, it was fun. I thought her interaction with the main character was a tongue-in-cheek riff on the typical "nerd-gets-hot-chick" teen movies we've seen many times before.