Dark of the Moon OFFICIAL Dark of the Moon REVIEW THREAD

[def28]

When that shot came up, I said outloud: "Yup. DEFINITELY BETTER THAN MEGAN FOX." t:

Haha It was a perfect introduction for the character!

 

[CelticPredator]

So, how did he finally get down?

The autobots got him down...forgot which one's. I was too distracted by talkers in the theater.

 

[LostSon88]

Dude that was one of the worst parts of the flick for me. WTF Prime.

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Seems they just wanted to give Sam and co. Some time without autobots around to save the day. So they suspend Prime in wires.

Seriously the whole time throughout most of the battle I was thinking

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"Where the hell is Optimus?!" "Oh, there he is...upside down and stuck. "

however they did kind of redeem it when

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he finally got down and wiped out 6-8 Decepticons in one swoop until finally taking out Sentinel Prime and Megatron.

 

[def28]

So, how did he finally get down?

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The Wreckers

 

[CelticPredator]

But hey....it's an action movie. You have to find ways to create those kind of moments. They've pretty much done everything else up to that point....

Couldnt kill him again, couldnt fake kill him again, couldnt knock him out again.....so tie that ****er up!

 

[def28]

I still think the Bumblebee/Sam stuff has a lot of heart. Everytime those two were on screen, I couldnt help but feel something. Especially when they "left".

I felt it. I knew obviously that they were hiding or some ****, that they didnt die...but I thought what if....and I still felt it.

Maybe i'm just forcing it, but I do care about these characters.

The Bee Sam stuff always plays well. I can tell the crowds always eating it up.

Couldnt kill him again, couldnt fake kill him again, couldnt knock him out again.....so tie that ****er up!

Hahaha This is very true. Only so many ways to take him out of the picture for so long.

I think it was the fact that...

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He just ****ed up a giant decepticon that took out a building that made it a bit more lame. Wires stops a prime but not a gigantic Ill take down skyskrapers decepticon?

 

[J.Howlett]

This will be the only Transformers film where I literally fast forward to the action bits instead of actually watching the film.

I love part 1. I give part 2 a pass, just based on the behind the scenes issues that film has, yet it's still entertaining as hell. This film is only entertaining in its action bits. Everything else is either flat or doesn't make sense.

And Rosie's not as good as Megan. She's just not. He's basically a lapdog the whole film. At least Megan's character was given something to do in the first two films.

I'm the biggest Bay apologist in the world but this film pissed me off because on the one hand, Bay gets it right with the stakes and the tone. But on the second hand, he totally throws out what came before it and for what?

Damn frustrating.

 

[J.Howlett]

The freeway sequence that leads to the NEST HQ action sequence that leads to one of our lead Autobots death?

Best action sequence in the film....BAR NONE.

 

[def28]

The freeway sequence that leads to the NEST HQ action sequence that leads to one of our lead Autobots death?

Best action sequence in the film....BAR NONE.

The Sideswipe an Ironhide VS The SUV Decpeticons showdown was awesome. My favorite part. Wanted more of that in the film.

 

[CelticPredator]

The Bee Sam stuff always plays well. I can tell the crowds always eating it up.



Hahaha This is very true. Only so many ways to take him out of the picture for so long.

I think it was the fact that...

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He just ****ed up a giant decepticon that took out a building that made it a bit more lame. Wires stops a prime but not a gigantic Ill take down skyskrapers decepticon?

I do agree with you though. Kinda stupid.

 

[Crockett]

Saw it, it's the second best in the series after the first one. The action scenes in this was outstanding and it was more easier to follow, although the battle in Chicago was dragging on a bit. Sam had an interesting arc in this one and Huntington-Whiteley did good, I like her more than Fox. The humor was ok, at least it was more toned down than ROTF. There's not much to say than for a summer movie, I enjoyed it and was entertained throughout the whole movie.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I really dug this installment. The only two problems I found, was the random appearance of all these new transformers. I know late in the film they said a second wave of transformers came, but none of them really had a introduction. I mean, wtf was that weird thing with Megatron? I didn't even catch the name of the red transformer with the spanish accent. I also didn't like how every human character came off as whacky and insane.

I loved the effects. ILM out did themselves again. The action was insane. I cared more about the characters this time around. Sam had a good arc. Optimus was a badass mother****er.

 

[Ipodman]

Just saw it. One of the best movies I've seen in my life! Definitely better than ROTF, on par with the first TF.

When Sentinel said [blackout]the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few[/blackout], HOLY FRAK.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

I haven't seen it but I'm confused.

What's the deal with Dempsey's character?

 

[Crimson King]

I defended the first movie to detractors. I even tried to make excuses for the ROTF debacle.

But this movie...

To say it has plot holes is to say Bay "kind of" likes the military. Seriously, someone please tell me why Shockwave was in this movie. Megatron and Sentinel ignored his presence. He had one line (to spout Optimus' name) and then spent the rest of the movie popping up randomly.

Also, why is Optimus late to every fight? Don't tell me it's for dramatic effect, because that might only work once, not each time there's a battle across three different movies.

Other atrocities:
1. The total and complete re-write of Optimus' character. Gone is the noble war hero, replaced by a murdering psychopath.
2. Laserbeak has dialog.
3. Ironhide's death has zero weight. The Autobots ignore it, so why should we care?
4. There is a fat Autobot.
5. The twins aren't gone, they're simply named Wheelie and Brains now.
6. How is it that NO PLANES can get into Chicago, but some helicopters can fly right in?

I could go on, but it's pointless. Bay is gone from the franchise and the best thing I can look forward to is the eventual reboot.

 

[KenK]

Also, why is Optimus late to every fight? Don't tell me it's for dramatic effect, because that might only work once, not each time there's a battle across three different movies. Does it really matter when he's been there to say the day by the end of every film?

Other atrocities:
1. The total and complete re-write of Optimus' character. Gone is the noble war hero, replaced by a murdering psychopath. Would you rather he try to reason with the Decepticons, who were disintegrating humans with reckless abandon for like a good fifteen minutes in the third act?
2. Laserbeak has dialog. SERIOUSLY?!?!
3. Ironhide's death has zero weight. The Autobots ignore it, so why should we care? I'm sorry there wasn't a proper memorial scene to dwell on Ironhide's death, but I'd sooner write that off as the urgency of the situation not really making that possible.
4. There is a fat Autobot. That you say in his robot form for like a combined minute of screentime, tops.
5. The twins aren't gone, they're simply named Wheelie and Brains now. Who actually proved far more useful than the Twins, anyway.
6. How is it that NO PLANES can get into Chicago, but some helicopters can fly right in? AAAAAAANNNNND those helicopters were attacked and destroyed anyway, so what's the problem?

Half of this is just fanboy nitpicking.

 

[Crimson King]

Half of this is just fanboy nitpicking.

Fanboy nitpicking? Sorry, but no. The points are valid arguments. Ironhide's death is IGNORED. Of course I don't think there needs to be a funeral in the middle of a fight, but come on, man. There should be reactions.

Michael Bay has no talent for telling a story. He has no talent for creating non-superficial characters.

Also, to answer some of the points you added to my post, yes it matters that Optimus is always late. Yes, Laserbeak's dialog was cringe-worthy. Yes, Optimus can kill Decepticons, but is "KILL THEM ALL" and "NOW YOU DIE" something Optimus Prime would say? No. And the new twins have no more effect than the old twins. The first took down Devastator. The second set took out a ship. No difference.

 

[marvelman2006]

Small complaints:

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- What the heck was Megatron doing literally sitting in the ailey hiding during the last 20 minutes? Also after hundreds of years hating optimus all it takes is a human blonde chick to call him a ***** and suddenly he saves Optimus.
- Why did megatron literally get dropped by Optimus in under a minute?
- Why did the movie feel like entire scenes were cut that could have tied other stuff together?
- Why cant Bay introduce the new autobots to us and let us actually look at them? case in point the nascar bots, the only clear shot I ever saw of them was set photos.
- Sentinel betraying the Autobots did nothing but try to add drama and made no sense on the story.
- I thought shockwave was the main villian this time? given he was named the main villian by bay and all of the posters and banners and trailers.

 

[marvelman2006]

I think the best way Bay would ever be a great director is if he is brought in just to direct action sequences and leave the rest of the movie to another director.

 

[Chewy]

It was really stupid but I sort of liked it in places. First one is still by far the best. Second one is still by far the worst.

That's my review.

 

[Rocker22]

This is close to being hands down the best of the 3. I would say it's Bays best work yet, Nimoy was great as Sentinel.

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I loved the foreshadowing at the beginning where Wheelie goes "Oh this is the episode where Spock goes crazy"

But why could that not call Dino and Q by their true names! The 3D was really well done, as good if not better than Avatar.

Seems like they really tried to wrap everything up since Bay doesnt plan on doing another one...

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I liked the ending in the novelization better, Optimus lets Megatron and the rest of the Decepticons leave earth to head back for Cybertron

Loved it.

 

[KenK]

Also, to answer some of the points you added to my post, yes it matters that Optimus is always late.

Why?

Yes, Laserbeak's dialog was cringe-worthy.

See, your original complaint was just that the character had dialogue in the first place. You said nothing about the quality of the dialogue, which I have to say I disagree with you on about it being cringe-worthy. I actually thought it was just fine, and actually made the character that much creepier and threatening.

Yes, Optimus can kill Decepticons, but is "KILL THEM ALL" and "NOW YOU DIE" something Optimus Prime would say? No.

See, that is nitpicking! Last time I checked, this was combat! And why should anything he says detract from the fact that he's still killing the mess outta Decepticons, which you have no problem with! Your logic is based on the idea that you can kill as many enemies as you want, just don't talk about it?

And the new twins have no more effect than the old twins. The first took down Devastator. The second set took out a ship. No difference.

No, Devastator got taken out by a railgun shot from an aircraft carrier. The twins shot at Devastator, distracting him for a brief moment, and that whole exchange ended in one twin shooting the other one in the face! At least Brains served as an intelligence component in one scene, and could actually provide the humans with some degree of useful information. Not to mention even Wheelie in the second film was the one who knew anything about the language of the Primes and seekers, and led Sam and the others to Jetfire in the first place.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Laserbeak has dialogue?

 

[KenK]

See, this is why I can't respect a lot of Transformers fans. You're complaining about tertiary characters and whether or not they have dialogue?!? Do some of you actually think before you complain about something?

 

[roach]

Laserbeak has dialogue?

why is this facepalm worthy....OMG its not like the cartoon...Bay raped my childhood