Transformers The Reviews Thread

Well, I just got back from seeing it tonight.

First up, it's good.

The first half of the movie was excellent, and I couldn't flaw it except for one thing, Frenzy. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like silly characters like that. After the first half of the film (where the Autobots introduce themselves to Sam and Mikaela), things got more and more busy.
There was just a tiny bit more lameness than I would have liked to see in the Autobots and dialogue, but you're gonna get that when a movie is created to appeal to both a younger and older crowd.

They also may as well have just got Frank Welker to voice Megatron too. Firstly, it would have given us fans something else to enjoy, and secondly, he would have brought more to the sound than just a generic sounding evil leader voice. Hugo Weaving didn't bring anything iconic to Megatron's sound that Welker couldn't have done. However the character of Megs was quite true to the original. Kudos there.

Optimus was great, and we really got to see his true character in the film. Peter Cullen was the leading force behind all the nostalgia and flashbacks this film provides. Bumblebee was quite likeable, even though he can not speak. However this still gives us the impression that he is more like an intelligent robot dog than a super advanced alien robot.

Ironhide had a smaller role, but filled it good and we got to see him kick some ass and really get into his role as a bodyguard and soldier.

Starscream fans (including myself) will be massively dissapointed. He has one line of english speaking dialogue, yet zero character development. The only hint of his status as second-in-charge was when he gave an order for the Decepticons to gather to the location of the AllSpark. There is no showing of his desire to be leader of the Decepticons and his evil wishing to off Megatron and take command.

The rest of the Decepticons are for the most part characters for the Autobots and Earth Forces to fight with.

Jazz had more lines than I expected, but I didn't feel much for the character. His voice was well suited however.

Shia was awesome as Sam. His character was really likeable and kept a lot of the film grounded and down to earth. Megan fox is hot.

I could go on and on but I really can't be bothered.

For the sequel I would like to see Starscream take command of the Decepticons and gather more forces from Cybertron to Earth. Megatron will be
revived
somehow, because otherwise it just wouldn't be the same, and a new evil plot would be in the works.
 
Masut said:
Well, I just got back from seeing it tonight.

First up, it's good.

The first half of the movie was excellent, and I couldn't flaw it except for one thing, Frenzy. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like silly characters like that. After the first half of the film (where the Autobots introduce themselves to Sam and Mikaela), things got more and more busy.
There was just a tiny bit more lameness than I would have liked to see in the Autobots and dialogue, but you're gonna get that when a movie is created to appeal to both a younger and older crowd.

They also may as well have just got Frank Welker to voice Megatron too. Firstly, it would have given us fans something else to enjoy, and secondly, he would have brought more to the sound than just a generic sounding evil leader voice. Hugo Weaving didn't bring anything iconic to Megatron's sound that Welker couldn't have done. However the character of Megs was quite true to the original. Kudos there.

Optimus was great, and we really got to see his true character in the film. Peter Cullen was the leading force behind all the nostalgia and flashbacks this film provides. Bumblebee was quite likeable, even though he can not speak. However this still gives us the impression that he is more like an intelligent robot dog than a super advanced alien robot.

Ironhide had a smaller role, but filled it good and we got to see him kick some ass and really get into his role as a bodyguard and soldier.

Starscream fans (including myself) will be massively dissapointed. He has one line of english speaking dialogue, yet zero character development. The only hint of his status as second-in-charge was when he gave an order for the Decepticons to gather to the location of the AllSpark. There is no showing of his desire to be leader of the Decepticons and his evil wishing to off Megatron and take command.

The rest of the Decepticons are for the most part characters for the Autobots and Earth Forces to fight with.

Jazz had more lines than I expected, but I didn't feel much for the character. His voice was well suited however.

Shia was awesome as Sam. His character was really likeable and kept a lot of the film grounded and down to earth. Megan fox is hot.

I could go on and on but I really can't be bothered.

For the sequel I would like to see Starscream take command of the Decepticons and gather more forces from Cybertron to Earth. Megatron will be
revived
somehow, because otherwise it just wouldn't be the same, and a new evil plot would be in the works.
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Great review! Thanks.
 
I gotta say it was really weird seeing the Transformers as real beings interacting with humans. My first reaction was that it seemed so bogus! The first conversation we hear is between Barricade and Sam. It felt like a real life cartoon! But the human actors manage to keep the whole film grounded very very well.
 
I saw it yesterday night. That was really awesome. Is not flawless, but it's really great anyway.

- If you loved E.T. and Close encounters, you'll love the first half of the movie. It has a GREAT Spielberg feeling
- Autobot's characters and relationship being a squad are really really good and works reminding you exactly the g1 animated series
- Obviously, the CG is the best seen so far and action sequences are freakin awesome
- There's A LOT of tributes to TF world, including the weapons of Prime and Megatron (axe and chainball)
- The movie is very well balanced between the "feast for fans" and "summer hit for large audience"

Some weak points:
- Decepticon's relationship is not so brillant
- Some choices are odd (TF can change their shapes by themselves, the Allspark at the end transforms too many things)
- Some parts of story are not so clear and some humor is a little bit campy
- Some action is too much confused and some conflicts between robots goes in a too fast resolution

Anyway, that's a very great BEGINNING of the cinematic saga. The franchise was not easy to bring in a adult large audience and it worked very well.

CAN'T WAIT for DVD and SEQUEL! :trans: Tonight i'm gonna see it again.
 
This might seems like a stupid question how the F does thsi movie comes out overseas first before coming out in the country that made it. I am really pissed at that. That's like japan realeasing the playstation in north america then realeasing it in their own country later . JUST f*ing retarted
 
Well, technically it was made in Japan :)

But I'm guessing you mean the 2007 film, versus the original toyline.
 
no Im talking about the film being released overseas first then here in the us.they shot everything in L.A.
 
Cinemaman said:
How much bad reviews does we have?
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I haven't seen any really completely negative reviews from the critics yet. There has been some mixed reviews but still mostly positive. Unless I have missed something ? The only negatives ones I've seen so far have been from the non-critics and fans but there hasn't been that many. So things are looking pretty good right now with only 3 days away. I think this movie is going to be like the first Jurassic Park and the Matrix by setting some new standards to it's genre. I just hope the sequels will maintain quality and expand upon what worked in this first film and improve in areas that didn't work so well with general audience.
 
If there are sequels I hope they keep in all the mass deaths and explosions. That Bonecrusher was doing it like the 'goddamn Batman'. Boom! And that never gets boring. :)
 
Saw the movie last night, and wow did i enjoy it, sure some of the humor was over the top, but so is the concept. All in all I thought it worked really well. Nice to see after 20 years, the story still holds up.

4.5/5

What really has me excited is now that the "set-up" is out of the way, the sequels can focus on the peronalities and character developement of the transformers! I expect that the sequal will be 85% transformers, and 15% humans, as opposed to the 50/50 (maybe even less) split in this movie.

I actually expect the sequels to be better than the first which would be a rare occurence, it certainly has the potential to be. And does anybody else think we will see the Decepticons underwater base in the sequal, coming out of the depths of where Megatron is "buried"? Starscream assuming command only to be destroyed by Megatron for betraying him? The possibilites are endless, this is where it gets good!
 
Wouldn't want Starscream destroyed, but maybe have him smacked around a bit by Megatron. He's too critical to the storyline of the mythos.
 
i saw the movie




i loved the movie



if you are expecting the carton, just know you cannot translate that form to the big screen with live action.... but to some i hope you all like it... i enjoted it and loved it so much.... it was perfect.... its a tweaked and suitable version ot the cartoon... i loved it... it was awsome!





ps.
i went ot see it first session thursday morning (wedesday night for you yanks) and i went alone..... now i thought that was kinda sad to my half... but i say early 20's geeks, full on glasses, and pimple... your perfect stereotype... about 5-8 of them all going to see it with their mothers! i had to laugh lol


well yeah i loved it.... really did....



thats my word on it



8.5 / 10
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One of the fresh rotten tomato reviews: http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Transformers-2362.html

"For you adults and the kid inside who was there back in the 80s cheering Prime on, this movie is like a rallying cry to your inner child. You’ll want to leap through the screen to stand at Optimus Prime’s side to fight the good fight against Megatron. For your kids, to whom the Transformers are now entirely new, this will be without a doubt the greatest movie they have ever seen. Don’t let them miss it."


Even if you don't have kids, if that last line doesn't get you silly pumped up to see this movie then nothing will.
 
[Edit] Meant to be posted in another thread.
 
Latino Review's review (positive)
Reviewed by: Ryan 'The Rican with the Irish name' McLelland
06.28.07

Rating:A


I hadn’t been excited by the Michael Bay Transformers trailers at all. Take one of my most beloved cartoons and comic books and bring it to the big screen by the same guy who brought us Bad Boys (and Bad Boys 2!) wasn’t a big selling point for me. That was until the one trailer where a Transformer made that lil’ transformer noise. I heard that and turned into a seven-year-old again.

I even went out and bought the 20 Anniversary Edition of Transformers: The Movie. That’s right – I went old school back to when Optimus Prime finally kicked Megatron’s butt and then died. However I tried to watch the DVD twice and both times I fell asleep. Not because the movie was bad or because I was bored…I just did.

So that made me once again a little less excited again about Michael Bay’s Transformers. That was until the movie began and you hear Peter Cullen’s voice once again. Cullen did the voicework of Optimus in the TV show and he’s back again. Hearing his voice I was like… “Yeah…this could be decent. Maybe.”

I thought that until the first scene. It’s the desert, Qatar to be exact. A group of Army Special Forces guys (including Tyrese and Josh Duhamel) just get back from a mission and are chilling at a base when a mystery helicopter approaches. You didn’t have to see the fifty million trailers to know that he’s a bad guy – a Decepticon.

He comes to the base. Then a funny thing happens. He transforms. Well DUH…this is The Transformers, right? What did I expect?

Except that he really transforms. On that big screen. In all his glory. And he simply goes to town on the soldiers.

Suddenly I realize that I’m clapping in the theater. And shouting. And everyone else is as well. Suddenly, for the first time in years, I’m applauding something on screen. Because this giant helicopter transforms into this giant robot and you don’t have to a be a fan of the Transformers to buy into it. You buy it. It’s not just crappy CGI on a big screen. You buy that Blackout the helicopter transforms into this huge monster.

And this is when you know that you are seeing something special. Maybe not 1977 Star Wars special, but something unique has come to the big screen. Not horrible 28 Weeks Later zombie Dad. Not Bad-Bangs Peter Parker and Singing-Bad Mary Jane Watson. It hasn’t been done before and here it is in all its glory.

Enough gushing for the moment.

Move over to Sam ‘Spike’ Witwicky played by Shia LaBeouf. He’s not actually called Spike but he is the same kid who attaches himself right away to the Autobots. Sam is a dork but he’s quick witted and thus likeable from the start. Some have already scoffed at Shia becoming a movie star and landing roles like this and in Indy 4. But he really spreads his wings here. Shia really helps the movie because…well…we’ll get to that in a second.

You’ve seen the commercials and know that Shia buys Bumblebee. However the reason the Autobot has sought out the 11th grader is because of the AllSpark. It’s the McGuffin of the film – the device that landed on Earth and both the Autobots and Decepticons have been looking for. So not only did Bumblebee seek Shia out (and not the reverse) but the Decepticons are looking for him as well.

That’s the plot. Because in a movie like this there really isn’t a plot. And when they try to move along the movie with the human characters you just say to yourself, “Where’s Optimus Prime? Where’s Starscream? Let’s get some big honkin’ robots!” Shia helps when he is onscreen but when it isn’t him and we see the NSA or the hacker’s bedroom you kind of get bored. With CGI costs being the way they are we really can’t expect Transformers onscreen all the time, but it would be nice. Having no plot really didn’t bother me, but having some of the minimal characters on screen for too long was.

The characters. Jon Voight was very calm (for Jon Voight) as the Secretary of Defense. Bernie Mac was actually really good as a used car dealer and Anthony Anderson was not as a hacker living with Grandma. Tyrese and Josh Duhamel were awesome in the flick as the soliders who think about others first and themselves second. Megan Fox as the hot chick was great as…the hot chick. (Oh…what? She was HAWT! That was her job in the movie.) And, I hate to say this, but John Turturro was god-awful in a role as the field commander of secret Sector 7. I love Turturro. He is god in the Coen Brothers flick and the underappreciated Brain Donors. But he was just awful in this movie. When there were no robots and I had to look at Turturro it was almost time to lick gummy bears and throw them at the screen.

This is probably due to the fact that the movie was about 2 hours and fifteen minutes long, so you had the time to have other characters on screen. However with no plot they aren’t developed, so get back to the robots why don’t ya!?!?!?!

There are some amazing sequences in this movie that make you gasp. That make you cheer. By the time Megatron shows up and the Decepticons rally around him you are thrust right into a third act that doesn’t stop to catch its breath once. We just sit back and watch the robots battle each other, kick the crap out of the humans, and the crowd sitting in the theater clapping away. Oh and about those flames on Optimus Prime? I hate to say this but it’s easy to ***** about when you see the pictures on the web, but when you are watching the movie and everything is moving so quickly, you are glad to have the flames because it makes Optimus stand out.

Was the movie perfect? Far from it. Did it bring something original to the movies? Yes…and I’m glad for it. In a summer season full of bad-to-subpar sequelitis it was amazing to see the Transformers, especially since I was so on the fence about it. This movie will no doubt spawn a couple sequels, make the Transformers a household name like they were in the mid eighties, and make a superstar out of Shia LaBeouf.

It might not stay to true to the comic or the television show but it doesn’t matter. It’s fun and so quick that by the time its over you won’t have time to gripe. You’ll want to talk about all the great stuff you just saw up onscreen.
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Does the movie tie into generation 1 series cartoon? Like a sequel or prequel to the cartoon?
 
musclesforsupes said:
Does the movie tie into generation 1 series cartoon? Like a sequel or prequel to the cartoon?
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This is basically a reboot of the franchise itself, another version, like all those new TF cartoons are. It's just another universe, to an extent.
 
Reading the clips of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems like the critics "get" the movie, it's supposed to big and loud and that's not a bad thing. I know I'll be there on Tuesday after work to see this movie.
 
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