Transformers The Reviews Thread

Kargo Warrior said:
Transformers is better than sex. I mean, I don't want to overhype it or anything, but I just got back from the screening, and if I had the chance to watch it again right now, or some hot woman would have sex with me if I went home with her, I can't think of a woman alive who would tempt me away from a repeat viewing. Jennifer Garner is usually my go-to babe, but not even her. And if there are any women out there who doubt this, I suggest you make me an offer and put me to the test.


10/10
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I would gladly go home with Megan Fox and wait another week before seeing it again. Hell I'd even pay for the cab ride.
 
JediXAngel said:
Is Victoria Alexander the women famous for writting all the Romantic novels?
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Lol.. I highly doubt it. Maybe she is known for writing the worst reviews ever. She likes movies like Evan Almighty, GhostRider, and Norbit :whatever:. And the way she writes her reviews has no real basis. It all seems based on her weird tastes rather than her on any critical standard and analysis. Right now there are more than 50 people who agree with me on this at Rotten Tomatoes. So right now I'm just avoiding that review and anything that critic writes in the future.
 
spideyo said:
Lol.. Yeah. I guess that says enough. Here are what the people at Rotten Tomatoes think about her comments :


http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=565956

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_movie/reviews_users_article.php?articleid=1643677
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I hate it when Misunderstood Critics misjudge movies by their crappy Biased opinions like her :|

She is calling Transformers, 'Hollywood ran out of ideas' movie, but she gave Norbit a good review?

See the Irony?

Don't get me wrong, Eddie Murphy is an ALL time favorite actor of mine, and Norbit isn't as bad as Critics all say (because it's appearant Eddie has amazing Talent), but Norbit is Redundant story of Nutty Professor, and NP 2, etc.

I mean, why doesn't she think Eddie Murphy has ran out of ideas, other than do movies like Nutty Professor over and over?

Frankly, The irony is Amusing, but in this case, I don't like Transformers rating not as good because of her poor review.
 
she's the reason TF isn't in the 90% right now?
 
Marvin said:
she's the reason TF isn't in the 90% right now?
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Yeah, but I'm sure that by the time there is a 100+ reviews, it'll be solidly in the 80's and her pathetic excuse of a review will be neglible.

Still, it is amazing she gets away with reviews like that.
 
Kargo Warrior said:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/blogs/shortends_post/43325/short-cuts-in-theaters-transformers-2007

Michael Bay may be one of the most misunderstood moviemakers in today’s Hollywood. This doesn’t mean he’s some manner of artist or auteur, nor is anyone suggesting that his track record is anything but scattershot. But he has helmed a couple of guilty popcorn pleasures (The Rock, Armageddon) that more or less balance out his exponential epics in concept extravagance (Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys 2). Yet he remains technically proficient and inherently energetic, filling his movies with the kind of excessive oomph that less successful action helmers like Bryan Singer and Mark Steven Johnson would die for. And still, he is considered on par with such motion picture pariahs as Uwe Boll and Paul W. S. Anderson. Frankly, it’s an unfair tag of talentlessness.

That being said, his latest turn behind the Panaflex, Transformers, is just terrific. Based on the Hasbro toy line from the ‘80s, it’s a bit brain dead in parts, a bit too married to said cartoon/geekoid origins. It also piles on the ancillary characters for what seems like purely demographic reasons. But at the end of the day, when all is said and done, this is the blockbuster destined to drive butts directly into the seat. It’s the most scrumptious of eye candy, the kind of overwhelming optical delight that only a big budget studio slamdunk can deliver. It’s loaded with humor, has startling setpieces to spare, and provides the perfect cinematic foundation for a gagillion sequels to come. For Bay, it’s a sort of redemption, a clever comeback from the disastrous dopiness of 2005’s Parts: The Clonus Horror – oops, sorry, The Island. It’s the kind of narrative that plays to all his strengths – steroided stuntwork, epic exaggeration, obvious characterization – while substantially reducing his tendency to trip over his own inflated mannerisms.

There are three main storylines running through the movie’s first 90 minutes, a trio of tales destined to intersect and basically go boom for another hour afterward. Part one finds a group of US soldiers in Qatar battling a scorpion-like beastie and a transmogrifying helicopter. The slaughter leaves behind a ragtag group desperate to report the robotic enemy to the Pentagon. Meanwhile, in the LA suburbs, a teenage boy named Sam Witwicky (a brilliant Shia LaBeouf) is looking to buy his first car. He ends up with a dingy yellow Camero that actually houses the good guy automaton Bubblebee. Sam soon learns of the threat to life on planet Earth, and hooks up with the rest of the Autobots (including the heroic Optimus Prime) to take on and defeat the Decepticons. Finally, Sector 7 a government shadow agency similar to MIB or Area 51 are hoping to discover the purpose behind a massive extraterrestrial cube (known as the All Spark) as well as what the previously captured evil Megatron wants with is.

Naturally, this leads to all kinds of large scale battles between our mutating machines, and it has to be said that the combined efforts of Industrial Light and Magic and K.N.B. EFX are simply mindblowing. This is the kind of movie unimaginable 10 years ago, the level of sophistication making the real and the imaginary merge with almost seamless authenticity. During the last act war between Optimus Prime and Megatron, the streets of LA – along with several skyscrapers – become the backdrop for a robot battle royale, previously unthinkable images bouncing off buildings and scaling the skyline with awe-inspiring ease. Something similar happens when the good gear guys survey Hoover Dam from a distance. The way they blend into the real life setting, their hulky bodies moving with ease up and down the façade, makes us believe in their viability. Likewise, thanks to the power of computers, the many transformations feel organic and planned, not just some shapeshifting shtick.

While this kind of oversized adventure is not necessarily known to be a performer’s paradise, many in the cast make a significant impact. In what amounts to minor cameo roles, Bernie Mac and Anthony Anderson are all rim shots and rib ticklers. Indeed, they seem purposefully placed in the film to bring funny whenever the chaos gets too heavy. Equally odd is Jon Voight, reduced to a kind of drawling Donald Rumsfeld clone as the Secretary of Defense. He’s a plot device pure and simple, and yet something about the way he essays the Southern fried bureaucrat is extremely engaging. On the other end of the government gangster paradigm is John Tuturro. Chewing up the scenery with his evil efficiency, it’s a wonderful turn for the indie icon. But the film really belongs to LaBeouf. Like Matthew Broderick in Wargames, or Henry Thomas in E. T., he is the adolescent anchor that lets the audience into this world of way out wonders. Forging a bond with Bumblebee, as well as helping the rest of the Autobots achieve their ends, he’s part hero, part hapless, and destined for young adult superstardom.

Unlike recent large scale sci-fi spectacles – like say Executive Producer Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds – Transformers isn’t hiding some deeper social or political commentary. It’s not trying to represent our war on terror, or our failing fortunes in Iraq. True, many of the battle sequences have the feeling of actual armed conflict, but that has more to do with avoiding old school cartoon cock ups for the sake of some traditional cinematic combat. And Bay’s teens aren’t some high minded intellectuals. They are into beer and cars, girls and questions of cool. The only angst anyone feels occurs when LaBeouf’s Sam tries to avoid having his massive mechanical pals completely destroy his Dad’s carefully constructed garden. This is pure premised motion picture making, the full blown visual equivalent of the pitch line that reads “oversized robots fight for the fate of the Earth”. Thankfully, it was on Michael Bay’s watch that such a project was proposed.

Indeed, it may be time to give this maligned moviemaker his due. While some have argued over the film’s two plus hour running time and scrambled pace, Transformers needs this kind of extended rollercoaster rationale. It would not be cost (or future sequel) effective to have nothing but nonstop action, and the movie is based on a beloved animated series that was also known for its occasional quirkiness. So having passages where actual characters carry the story, to allow the downtime to emphasize the potency of the powerhouse material is all the work of Bay’s bravura behind the camera. He’s not out to merely make the celluloid equivalent of fireworks. He’s out for the whole package – the drama, the comedy, the suspense and the mental amusement park. Sure, you can sneer at all the product placement, or merchandising-mandated decisions, but this is an exhilarating thrill ride that actually steps up and delivers on its many predisposed promises.

In a summer that’s seen underperforming tre-quels and more than its fair share of warmed over sameness, Transformers is offering something similar, but in a much more exciting and evocative guise. It gives us the formulaic good vs. evil element, the team vs. individual ideal, the us vs. them/friend vs. foe foundation, and tweaks it all with technology only heard of a few years ago. Without the weight of an already formed franchise to pull it down, this filmic funhouse is allowed to spin wildly out of control. And like desperate devotees of Tinsel Town’s tricks, we simply sit back and enjoy the operatic ride.

8/10

http://www.canmag.com/nw/8190-transformers-review

Transformers is better than sex. I mean, I don't want to overhype it or anything, but I just got back from the screening, and if I had the chance to watch it again right now, or some hot woman would have sex with me if I went home with her, I can't think of a woman alive who would tempt me away from a repeat viewing. Jennifer Garner is usually my go-to babe, but not even her. And if there are any women out there who doubt this, I suggest you make me an offer and put me to the test.

10/10
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Wow, this pretty much sums up my view of the movie (having not seen the movie, though).
 
Anyone know what Victoria Alexander looks like? How old, etc?


Here is her review on Star Wars: Attack of The Clones anyway - Positive

George Lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension.


Episode II is visually breathtaking and delivers many thrilling action sequences. George Lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension.

Like it or not, we are all vested in STAR WARS. We're not "fans" in the commonplace sense - Lucas created a phenomenon that shaped all of us. In the distant future the STAR WARS SAGA will be a signifier in the pantheon of our culture. That's why the missteps in THE PHANTOM MENACE raised such a tremor. What would the Egyptian people have done if some high priest tried fiddling with the Orisis legend by adding a talking chicken?

Jar Jar Binks is back, regardless of the loud and justified hue and cry of the masses. In fact, he's all fancied up and hanging out with royalty and politicians. He even gets appointed by Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) as her senatorial representative! He gives a speech to the Federation! (So much for criticizing Lucas!)

My major disappointment with THE PHANTOM MENACE was the cavalier way in which little Anakin (Jake Lloyd) was taken from his mother, Shmi (Pernilla August). The Jedis didn't have enough money to buy his mother's freedom from slavery? (At least when the Buddhist lama hierarchy find the reincarnated Dalai Lama as a baby in some rural setting they take good care of not only his family, but the entire village benefits!) Off goes Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) with his special little student, la de da, with nary a thought about Mom's life as a slave. Lucas, who has raised his two adopted children as a single father, has fixed this insensitive, emotional plunder in Episode II.

But the outcome? Well, who needs mothers anyway?

Ten years have passed and Anakin is haunted by dreams of his mother. He doesn't know how things turned out for her. He's become powerful (at swinging a light saber and lifting objects with his mind), but still too poor to buy back Mom. The other Jedi Masters recognize his talents but do not foresee his character flaws. His dreams tell him his mother is in danger. Finally, he wants to go back and find her. (The troubling concept of slavery is not addressed.) Obviously, the Jedi rule dismiss all things love - parental love and sexual love. I still don't know what the Force is, but its not love. Love is forbidden to Jedis.

With the focus on Anakin (Hayden Christensen), Ewan McGregor seems more comfortable in his role as the legendary Obi Wan Kenobi. Thank God! McGregor seemed intimidated by the weight of his role in THE PHANTOM MENACE. Here he enjoys scolding his young Jedi apprentice. He's relaxed and confident. He delivers the film's only memorable line at a bar when approached by a "death" dealer. He uses The Jedi Mind Trick: "You want to go home and rethink your direction in life." He makes Kenobi his role and this scene seals it.

Christensen is given the brunt of difficult dialogue. Perhaps a more skilled actor would have softened the blow of Jedi-speak with a defiant wink to the audience; but Christensen certainly has that teenage pensive gaze so prevalent in headstrong young men. Christensen has the height, beauty, and determined stare that allows us to accept Anakin as a young man anxious to get out from under his Master's control. And we see the beginnings of his ruthless nature, though its strangely framed by his actions - he acts on violent impulse and then falls in love. Both are not allowed.
Before I end on a note that will enrage Yoda disciples, I will again hail Episode ll as visually stunning. Lucas has kept the best digital craftsmen for himself and the film resonates with artistic genius. We'll have to wait for Lucas to surpass himself - who else will?

I loved everything about this movie, except Yoda as a kung fu fighter against the villainous Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). Unfortunately, Dooku is no Darth Maul. I screamed with horror! It was absolutely hilarious. Yoda made faces! (Yoda must have gotten a new agent who demanded his client get his own light saber and action sequence). Yoda - I can't wait for you go to the swamp. Live peacefully until Luke stumbles on to you. Have some dignity at your age and stay put!
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Vicky's at it again? The woman's an absolute moron. I don't care that she didn't like the movie, but all of her reviews are terrible.
 
spideyo said:
Lol.. Yeah. I guess that says enough. Here are what the people at Rotten Tomatoes think about her comments :


http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=565956

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_movie/reviews_users_article.php?articleid=1643677
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I like the comment one user left saying this shows woman need to stay in the kitchen. While I don't fully agree with that statment since im not sexist but I liked it in the sense it was being used towards her dumb ass.

I don't mind negative reviews of movies I like, or ones that I haven't seen yet but know I will like. That's if their critisism is intelligent and well thought out. She clearly doesn't like these type of movies and is more proof that they need to follow my idea.

My idea is to not allow people who only like certain types of films, review the kinds that they hate or don't have an interest in. At least on a professional website or paper. When someone reviews a movie that's in a genre they don't like it will always be at least a little biased.
 
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Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum.
What might be right for you, may not be right for some....
 
The tomatometer is now at 88% There are 2 new reviews in both are 10/10

For sci-fi excitement and escapist, fast-paced action, you can't beat this. It's spectacularly loud, fun-filled and wicked cool. Click to learn more... Susan Granger’s review of “Transformers” (DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures) For sci-fi excitement and escapist, fast-paced action, you can’t beat “Transformers.” According to Cybertron mythology, two races of alien robots – the ‘good’ Autobots’ and the ‘evil’ Decepticons – have been fighting for centuries. When their battle comes to Earth, the only person who can save humanity is suburban teenager Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), who’s psyche’d when his dad buys him his first car. It’s a beat-up 1976 yellow Chevy Camaro, which turns out to be Bumblebee, an Autobot in disguise, who helps Sam steer an adventurous classmate, Mikaela (Megan Fox), into the passenger seat. It seems that Sam has unwittingly posted on e-Bay his Arctic explorer grandfather’s eyeglasses on which is scratched the code to finding the Autobots’ life source, a cube called the “Allspark,” coveted by the predatory Decepticons, which have already attacked U.S. troops (Josh Dihamel, Tyrese Gibson, Amaury Nolasco, Zack Ward) in Qatar. Meanwhile, a dishy Aussie computer analyst (Rachael Taylor) and her hacker guru (Anthony Anderson) try to convince a disbelieving Secretary of Defense (Jon Voight) of the peril – and there’s this strange government agent (John Turturro) lurks around. In the plot conceived by John Rogers, written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by adrenaline-pumping Michael Bay (“Armageddon”), the humans’ and robots’ stories intertwine: “There’s more to them than meets the eye.” As Hasbro’s iconic toys come to CGI life, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Jazz, Ratchet, Ironhide, Starscream, Barricade, Bonecrusher and Frenzy shape-shift into aggressive, ultra-slick, combative cars. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, “Transformers” is a spectacularly loud, fun-filled, wicked cool 10. It’s awesome! Trivia Note: Orson Welles’ (“Citizen Kane”) final film was the bizarre, rarely-seen 1986 animated “Transformers: The Movie,” in which he voiced Unicron, an evil shape-shifting planet moon.


One of the few summer blockbusters to live up to its hype. .

TRANSFORMERS

This has been a very disappointing summer blockbuster season. None of the supposed 'hits' have lived up to their billing, with the possible exception of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". To that short list, you can safely add TRANSFORMERS. This movie is exactly why you go to the theatres; two and a half hours of entertaining escapism. Many of my peers and colleagues told me not to bother with this one, claiming Michael Bay would find a way to destroy a franchise before it begins. They couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, I had so much fun watching TRANSFORMERS that I am awarding it the first recipient of the coveted FIST OF FIORE AWARD for 2007, exemplifying excellence in film as entertainment. Let's not make any assumptions of nobility when it comes to TRANSFORMERS. This was originally a cartoon created to sell toys. Bay takes the commercialized concept and attempts to make a decent sci-fi flick from what was originally a promotional endeavor. The basic concept is bizarre; battling robots and a magical, powerful cube, but if we eliminated the impractical there would be no sci-fi flicks, nor any Democratic Presidential candidates. The movie stars Shia Labeouf, who is gaining more notoriety in Tinsel Town than should be allowed, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Dugamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachel Taylor, Jon Voight and John Turturro. KEY SCENES TO LOOK FOR:
1. THE CAR RADIO SCENE
2. THE ATTACK ON THE BASE
3. THE 'BOT BATTLE IN THE STREETS
4. THE SCORPION ROBOT

TRANSFORMERS has a great mix of action and humor, though sometimes the scenes are overdone. For example: the scene with the lawn at the house, while funny, is like a joke that takes too long to get to the punch line. Of its current length, easily 35-40 minutes could have been trimmed. But, editing for storytelling seems to be a lost art in Hollywood. Now, if money was spent on a sequence, it goes in regardless of pacing. That's not necessarily good movie-making. And, finally, I have found a use for those annoying close-up action sequences. While they look stupid and amateurish for actors, they look just fine for fighting robots. There is also a non-liberal political commentary running through TRANSFORMERS. At least six times, people complain vehemently about others not speaking English. When the liberal Hollywood elite begin spouting a message in their films, you know the problem has to be epidemic. TRANSFORMERS never takes itself too seriously (really, how could it?) and manages to encapsulate the robotic legend. No need for more episodes, though the door is open at the film's conclusion. Perfect for a summer escape, TRANSFORMERS is the type of movie you can watch repeatedly and still have fun. This is one you'll want to add to your home video collection.
THE RATING FOR TRANSFORMERS = A
BFCA RATING = 10/10
WINNER FIST OF FIORE AWARD.
 
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Vicky, You Ignorant ****.

Screw her. I read her other reviews on RT and they are just terrible. Who cares what she thinks. Worrisome as a Cloudy Day.
 
CFlash said:
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Thanks for stating the obvious. :whatever: I know everyone has different tastes and different likes and dislikes. That's what makes us all different....duh.

That idea of mine I figured would make it a little more accurate and fair when reading a review. So if someone say gives a horror movie a bad review and they are in fact a big horror fan it will hold alittle, maybe not a lot, but alittle bit more weight to to the review for most.

As apposed to someone who hates horror films giving one a review that most likely will be negative since they don't like horror films to begin with.
 
FigmanJ said:
Thanks for stating the obvious. :whatever: I know everyone has different tastes and different likes and dislikes. That's what makes us all different....duh.

That idea of mine I figured would make it a little more accurate and fair when reading a review. So if someone say gives a horror movie a bad review and they are in fact a big horror fan it will hold alittle, maybe not a lot, but alittle bit more weight to to the review for most.

As apposed to someone who hates horror films giving one a review that most likely will be negative since they don't like horror films to begin with.
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You didn't get the joke.
 
Another awesome review!!!

A movie about giant toy robots shouldn't be anywhere near this much fun, really. I mean, c'mon. When I heard there was going to be a live-action Transformers movie, I pictured a debacle. Was Hollywood officially out of ideas? What's next, "My Little Pony: The Motion Picture"?

I take it all back. Transformers, it turns out, is the most sure-fire bombastic entertainment we've had in a summer of worn-out sequels. It's brainless, of course, but it's effortlessly good popcorn movie fun with some of the most dazzling special effects I've seen in years. And let me just repeat: Giant robots. Fighting other giant robots. If that doesn't set the 12-year-old boy in one's heart a-quivering, I don't know what will.
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/06/30/133741.php
 
I have to agree about Hollywood running out of ideas, but, Superheroes were touched on and now there's that mad rush to find such properties.
Turtles, Speed Racer to name a couple toons from the past also I can't wait and see.
 
After transformers there will be an invasion of the mech movies: Gundam and Macross?
 
Ita-KalEl said:
After transformers there will be an invasion of the mech movies: Gundam and Macross?
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Oh lord, if they do a Gundam film, please, please, PLEASE make sure if they're going to adapt the original series/films then do it faithfully.
 
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