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Movies LYN Official TRANSFORMERS Movie Thread: V2, Next: Transformers 3 - July 1st, 2011

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post Jun 28 2009, 05:13 PM

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QUOTE(n00b13 @ Jun 28 2009, 04:39 PM)
I mentioned this in my review on my blog, but I'm raising it here, just to see what you guys think.

This is not a Transformers movie.

Remember Transformers? G1, or Beast Wars, or Armada, or any of the cartoons? Who were the characters? The robots. Who were the heroes? Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, etc. Who were the villains? Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, etc.

Who's the hero of this movie? Shia LaBeouf. Who is Bumblebee? He's the hero's car. Who is Megatron? Second fiddle to another robot. Who is Starscream? A robot who has a little more screen time than the others. Who is Optimus Prime? A hunk of metal for LaBeouf to stick a Plot Device into.

The robots are not characters. They're MacGuffins.

So no, this is not a Transformers movie. This is a Shia-LaBeouf-Megan-Fox-and-some-giant-robots movie.

And because I realized this, I managed to enjoy it.  biggrin.gif
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u do remember transformers G1 cartoons got spike witwicky rite?? human boy who knows those robots...which in the movie he's known as sam witwicky?

this's still transformers...the way they adapted it made it hard for hardcore fans to swallow (well...any series hardcore fans never does n never will)...

for me...it's still an entertaining movie...storyline kinda jumbled all over the place n the scenes was really chaotic at times...but the special effects was too awesome to bash this movie entirely...
3.8/5

special effects does not make a movie great...but it makes ROTF awesome n worth watching!!! whistling.gif

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post Jun 28 2009, 06:05 PM

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QUOTE(Stupidity Police @ Jun 28 2009, 05:50 PM)
a contradictory statement if i ever heard one
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contradictory yes...but agreeable...
mainly because the CGI itself is characters (aliens) that's not human/3D cartoons (as in pixar/dreamworks animated movies)...terminators in Terminator Salvation is MacGuffins cause the're robots...

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post Jun 29 2009, 12:25 AM

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they really should change the director...make micheal bay co-director specifically for explosions only...
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post Jun 29 2009, 07:17 AM

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QUOTE(pcm123 @ Jun 29 2009, 01:47 AM)
haha , come to think of it . The show really confused me . LOL

In some parts of the comedy , I didnt really laugh , although the whole cinema laughed , maybe the jokes doesnt suit me.( or is it pure Lame?)

I taught that the decepticons were wayyyyy stronger . To my surprise , dunno how Optimus and Bumble Bee were so strong.

Bout those mistakes I just read , lol . Really , the scenes was so fast and confusing that I refused to think and just really try to enjoy the effects and the coolness of the show. But then , the climax was just bad , nothing seems to be right , too many errors every here and there.

Worse of all , Optimus so easily took down The Fallen --> that was the last battle.. omg..........
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yeah...hope they release an extended edition on bluray/dvd with longer final battle n more robot scenes...plssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! notworthy.gif
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post Jun 29 2009, 11:11 AM

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autobots is powered by energon...at least the cartoon one does...n matrix is somewhat a living prophecies like Oracle in The Matrix...understand/connect-able only by the leader -- optimus prime...

but the movie seems to imply that energon=matrix=all spark??? yeah...bad writing...too many plot holes... doh.gif
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post Jun 30 2009, 09:26 AM

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ya...the dismemberment happen after the small robot revives megatron using the allspark...understanable if it gets cut tho...kinda disturbing...

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post Jul 1 2009, 05:02 PM

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couple of answers to those yahoo questions, not by me :
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post Dec 26 2018, 10:23 PM

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I love how this movie focus more on character developments -- and it works. It's better than Micheal Bay's for sure, but not in the over the top kind of way which I appreciate alot when it comes to this franchise. Best of all the actions and transformations sequence were well shot and you can see them clearly.

Highly recommended.

 

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