A Transformers Movie Review
Aug. 8th, 2007 10:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wolfsbrideOkay, firstly, the director... I believe that's Michael Bay, needs to be shot into space. I found the action scenes annoying because the camera keeps rolling around the shot. I suppose the effect they wanted was a roller coaster type ride view, which it does give one, but it also makes it nearly impossible to actually see the scene because the camera is whizzing around so bloody fast. Joining Mr. Bay in space is the person who felt the film needed to be 2.5 hours long. There should be a law that you have to get special dispensations in order to make a movie over 2 hours. A bit of judicious pruning would have left a trim tighter movie.
But what to prune? Well, as I expected, the girl was really superfluous. They could have left her out and there would have been no damage to the movie.I wouldn't have minded if they would have beefed her role up and really made her part of the movie. However, my feelings about her may stem from the fact that I really felt it was rude to be making out on top of your robot car. I'm pretty sure she's there to cancel out the 'I'm so gay for my car' vibe the lead has going on.
I give the transformers two thumbs up. Ten out of ten. The transformers have more personality that 99% of the actors. I still don't like the fact that they look NOTHING like the 80s Transformers but the new forms work because the robots are doing much more actiony things than the cartoons ever did. However, it REALLY weirded me out to see Optimus without his face plate. He looked almost naked without it. So while I don't like the new forms as much as the retro transformers, I can see why Mr.Bay chose to update them. The other weird thing was that Shia, who plays the lead, kept transforming himself from geeky 17 yr old to hunky 21yr old. It was sort of disconcerting to watch :-)
So over all:
10/10 for special effects. No big surprise there.
5/10 for plot. Also no big surprise I'm sure.
Basically, if you like big explosions go see a cheap matinee. If you don't .... skip this movie. If you're a die hard Transformers fan... curl up in a ball and cry for the raping of your childhood.
But what to prune? Well, as I expected, the girl was really superfluous. They could have left her out and there would have been no damage to the movie.I wouldn't have minded if they would have beefed her role up and really made her part of the movie. However, my feelings about her may stem from the fact that I really felt it was rude to be making out on top of your robot car. I'm pretty sure she's there to cancel out the 'I'm so gay for my car' vibe the lead has going on.
I give the transformers two thumbs up. Ten out of ten. The transformers have more personality that 99% of the actors. I still don't like the fact that they look NOTHING like the 80s Transformers but the new forms work because the robots are doing much more actiony things than the cartoons ever did. However, it REALLY weirded me out to see Optimus without his face plate. He looked almost naked without it. So while I don't like the new forms as much as the retro transformers, I can see why Mr.Bay chose to update them. The other weird thing was that Shia, who plays the lead, kept transforming himself from geeky 17 yr old to hunky 21yr old. It was sort of disconcerting to watch :-)
So over all:
10/10 for special effects. No big surprise there.
5/10 for plot. Also no big surprise I'm sure.
Basically, if you like big explosions go see a cheap matinee. If you don't .... skip this movie. If you're a die hard Transformers fan... curl up in a ball and cry for the raping of your childhood.
