Ouch - Review of Transformers

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 10:28pm

From a review for Transformersark Of The Moon

Zero stars :

"There's is something very wrong when Bill O Reilly , in a cameo of himself, delivers the best performance in this egregious sequel

That is cold

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:31pm

Thanks for citing the source.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:33pm

I'm sure if you use The Google you can find it.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:43am

Still, apparently it's better than the last one.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:38am

Zero stars in Rolling Stone. If you support this ****, you deserve **** like this.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:32am

You mean this movie sucks???

Where's that Blanche Deveraux "I'm stunned" clip?

[James885]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:53am

It is indeed better than the last one, but that's not saying much.

However Michael Bay and Paramount are laughing right to the bank - the movie's on track to make as much as $150 million this weekend.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:14pm

Well, hooray for money and sheep.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:37pm

io9, who have done 'crack pot' movie reviews on a lot of summer fare (with their Revenge of the Fallen review as the site's magnum opus, imo) basically called the movie a refined version of the second movie with Michael Bay being super conscious in more ways in one. But, the movie once again has the movie's namesake take a back seat to a bunch of irrelevant side and central characters.



Michael Bay wants to be appreciated Updated On: 7/2/11 at 12:37 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:52pm

Some very funny lines in that review, sg, thanks for posting.

[romantico]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:23pm

These are the worst films ever!!!! I saw the first one in the theater and was bored out of my skull. The effects just got boring after a while and could care less who lived or died.

I was dragged to the second one where I thought I was just gonna snap.I've never been so uncomfortable and bored with a movie like the sequel. Again, the effects put me to sleep.

The trailer to this third one looks like the other two. A friend of mine who saw the midnight screening said,"This was the best Transformer movie out of them all". I just laughed at him.

A trilogy of films based on a toy. Yes,this is what Hollywood has become. I am aware Spielberg is attached but these films are just eye candy for the video game era audience who will sit through anything. These movies have no creativity,originality,or interesting characters or even interesting plots.

So, bad reviews do not matter. Has any of Michael Bay's films received positive reviews? Only film of his I enjoyed was THE ROCK. More than likely it was Sean Connery who made that film enjoyable but Bay is a James Cameron wannabe. The films will make a ton of $$$ and that what they are suppose to do. I am staying away from the theaters this week because they are overcrowded with people who will see this piece of crap.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 2:17pm

Thanks, Namo. I love that site and show their stuff off whenever I can.

"A trilogy of films based on a toy. Yes,this is what Hollywood has become. I am aware Spielberg is attached but these films are just eye candy for the video game era audience who will sit through anything. These movies have no creativity,originality,or interesting characters or even interesting plots."

I actually think the Transformers movies could have worked at some point in development. For one thing, make it about the robots. Screw the random humans, especially Shia LaBeouf (I am still trying to figure out what Spielberg, making him Indy's son and also producing Eagle Eye, sees in him). I used to be into video games but I really see no appeal to the Transformers movies, even as somebody who saw the animated shows/movies and used to play with the action figures.

Edgar Wright movies fit more of the video game generation and his movies are well-made and enjoyable. Jason Statham movies appeal to the 'blow 'em up' crowd and know exactly what they are as movies. Hell, it seems that the Fast and the Furious franchise movies finally figured out the formula, begun to know what it is as a franchise film, and not offend all of my movie-viewing senses.

The Transformers movies are a bore and nearly all of the characters are either an enraging stereotype or a cardboard cutout. What is probably the worst offense is you have no idea what is going on when the Transformers do appear. Poor editing and glacial pacing with the characters getting the majority of the screen-time that are in actuality throw-away characters are not my idea of a good time at the movies.

Updated On: 7/2/11 at 02:17 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 3:12pm

"A trilogy of films based on a toy. Yes,this is what Hollywood has become."

To be more exact,it's a continuation of a franchise based off of a toy. The Transformers have had a number of successful cartoons since their creation in the 80s.

But there is no question that every single aspect of the franchise is to drive toy sales. They were toys initially, and every subsequent cartoon series or movie was created to sell them. The Transformers are probably the best example of this sort of thing. It's a machine designed to rake in money.

[romantico]

Posted: 7/2/11 at 3:48pm

I am convinced "Captain Crunch: The Search For Lucky Charms Gold" and "STARBUCKS:The MOTION PICTURE" is coming before too long. Speedy Alkaseltzer. Green Giant. Quisp. Frankenberry vs. Count Chocula.Pillsbury Dough Boy. Why have these not yet been made into family friendly summertime popcorn movies yet? C'mon Hollywood! Let's get with the program!!!

If Silly Putty, Battleship,Monopoly,Ouija Board,and Stretch Armstrong can be made into movies then how long before we see 'Lean Cuisine' 'Campbell's Soup'and 'Doritos' get made into movies? Seriously, ANYTHING can be made into a movie nowadays.

Nostalgia and name recognition is all that matters.

Updated On: 7/2/11 at 03:48 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 7/3/11 at 8:49pm

A funny and well-written good (????) review from Salon.com

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 1:52am

But there is no question that every single aspect of the franchise is to drive toy sales. They were toys initially, and every subsequent cartoon series or movie was created to sell them. The Transformers are probably the best example of this sort of thing. It's a machine designed to rake in money.

That is exactly what anything outside of the toys are and it has been acknowledged as such since the 80s. Same thing with Power Rangers (or it's Japanese creator Super Sentai) they're half hour toy commercials. Sure some of them may be very well written or a lot of fun to watch, but they are without a doubt toy commercials.

[bethnor]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 7:07am

Well, hooray for money and sheep.

i don't get it. it's just brainless entertainment. why trash this but then have all the excitement on this board for the narnia series, which is WELL-KNOWN to be christian propaganda, which it doesn't even make an attempt to disguise (i.e., only if we have FAITH in aslan can we win. how far from this is it to say aslan can help you pray the gay away)? better children watch an overgrown toy commercial than inculcating them into a religion that codifies homophobia.

[bethnor]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 7:14am

glitch. Updated On: 7/4/11 at 07:14 AM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 9:29am

Isn't this movie supposed to be for kids? As long as the kids like it who cares what a bunch of reviewers think? Personally, I'm taking my son to see Cars 2 on the next rainy day because that is more our thing.

[nygrl232]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 9:41am

I've never seen any of the movies. I do watch the Rifftrax clips on youtube, though.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 12:13pm

"why trash this but then have all the excitement on this board for the narnia series"

I think it might have something to do with all that "mythical storytelling" and "attempts at wonder" nonsense.

I have found the Christian allegories of the Narnia series to be very take-it-or-leave-it...just skip THE LAST BATTLE and yer fine.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 12:43pm

Maybe when I was a kid, at least it seemed, that storytelling was taken into account. Special effects had their limitations, so the stories had to be developed. I like to think (and maybe Im being naive) that the Star Wars movies, the Gremlins movies, the Indiana Jones movies,the Back To The Future movies and a few other franchises were actually well-made films.

Remember when films actually sold out and weren't playing on 10 screens in one multiplex.

Today it seems like these big films are just effect after effect and completely void of storytelling and narrative. It seems like entertainment is going the way of mind-numbing mindlessness with less care on story.

The same can be said of Broadway and TV-producers looking for shows that are a brand or a franchise. Cross-marketing.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 1:04pm

"Isn't this movie supposed to be for kids? As long as the kids like it who cares what a bunch of reviewers think? Personally, I'm taking my son to see Cars 2 on the next rainy day because that is more our thing."

The last movie had endless masturbation jokes, a dog humping Megan Fox's leg, showed John Turturro's butt, autobots that seemed straight out of a minstrel show, and was 2 1/2 hours long. This movie is a little longer and supposedly has many of the same things with exception to the racist autobots.

[bethnor]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 4:07pm

I think it might have something to do with all that "mythical storytelling" and "attempts at wonder" nonsense.

I have found the Christian allegories of the Narnia series to be very take-it-or-leave-it...just skip THE LAST BATTLE and yer fine.

i still don't get it. while you may leave it, there are definitely those who will take it. this is precisely why the narnia series is endorsed by christian activist groups. nothing like multi-million dollar special effects laden propaganda series, right? and while you may take it as mythology, there are really children who grow up to think it's all REAL, who REALLY think there is a REAL supervening entity that REALLY dislikes homosexuality and that this is the basis for making REAL laws trying to punish "sinful" behavior. in the US, we quarrel about stuff that is comparatively mild, like proposition 8, but there are REAL parts of the REAL world where you would come out at the REAL risk of your ONLY life. even amongst the more liberal christians who it will recruit, it needlessly obfuscates the truth: that homosexuality exists in nature, not a perversion or temptation from an evil entity.

and by saying leave out the LAST BATTLE... do you mean, the same way christians leave out the bits about giving away their possessions, taking no thought for the morrow, but emphasize the parts condemning homosexuality?

This movie is a little longer and supposedly has many of the same things with exception to the racist autobots.

again, it may be mindless drivel, but no one is saying gay people can't get married, can't serve in the military, can be fired from their jobs, or be stoned to death because they are the children of megatron and optimus prime disapproves.

Updated On: 7/4/11 at 04:07 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/4/11 at 4:23pm

$181 million in its first week and counting!

The lemmings have spoken!