Transformers The Reviews Thread

I watched the movie and I am itching to reveal spoilers! :D

And the movie was awesome! AWESOME!! :up::up:
 
Marvin said:
Objectively fans said they just wanted resemblance...

this guy
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There are other Optimus toys with more detail and still look very cool. Since this movie shows they can morph bodies, even change their vehicular appearance, the joint movement is very possible.
 
Oh, and STAY during the end-credits, please. There are three scenes in it.
 
For those who've seen this movie, I find the first two scenes during the end-credits were pure garbage. But the third one was... whoa!!
 
^^^I only saw the first credits scene because i got sick towards the end. After i returned from the bathroom my friend told me what i missed.:cmad:
 
nosebleed said:
Try again...the comics are much more fleshed out than the cartoons. Beast Wars is the only Transformer cartoon that comes close to being as story driven as the comics were. Did/do you even read the comics? And your other points don't make much sense.
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Oh really !?
Fine then... name me one "DEEP" story from the comicbook that isn't like a typical action movie plot.
No no... go ahead... I'm not gonna bash of anything... just come up with one that's NOT from the "WAR WITHIN" arc.
and yes I do know about BEAST WARS n MACHINES... I'm one of those fans who consideres them part of the original TF universe.
About my other point...
My basic other points were that most of the people who are arguing about character designs and stuff which in reality lasted only 2 - 4 years in the animation.
None of the TF animations later on had any of the old designs... infact the only ones that DID have the old designs were the comics and the toys.
And the toys werer nothing but rehashes... with more detail... that's it.
Live-action will never have the same stuff as animation regardless how CGI spectacularly detailed the animations were [TF: Cybertron].
They all looked like cartoonish 'cause of their faces and if you have seen them then I dont have to tell u how stiff their movements were because they followed the "Traditional" transformation style.
The movie is another envision of the TF which in all seriousness IS more realistic and actually doesn't have the "cheating transformations"
Everyone saw the sideswipe Transformation demo that ILM did. It didn't really look that great.
Neither did that G1 bumblebee fan CGI thing that was out few years back. It looked good yes... but not something you'd pay to watch it theaters.
 
star scream got bird legs and he's like the only tru flyer (sans the chopter and megaprotoformtron)
with wings i mean

a flyer with bird feet

the and blue wouldn't work...unlike cares...jets come in either white, black, camo....or grey
 
Retroman said:
^^^I only saw the first credits scene because i got sick towards the end. After i returned from the bathroom my friend told me what i missed.:cmad:
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Dude! You should've just swallowed your vomit and watch the end-credits! :mad:
 
Theweepeople said:
I would like to believe this however, I have my doubts about this considering that I've heard from multiple sources that Ironhide does not sound like Ironhide in the cartoon. How could Bay and Spielberg screw up my favorite character of the cartoons?:cmad:
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It doesn't really matter to me that he doesn't sound exactly like the cartoon version. Bay, Spielberg and crew really handled the robots and characters in this movie with lots of respect IMO.
 
Retroman said:
It doesn't really matter to me that he doesn't sound exactly like the cartoon version. Bay, Spielberg and crew really handled the robots and characters in this movie with lots of respect IMO.
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Word.
 
Danger Mouse said:
Dude! You should've just swallowed your vomit and watch the end-credits! :mad:
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lol I really couldn't stay any longer or else i would have passed out.I'm going to see it again soon though with my sis so i'll get to see it for myself.:o
 
Is Victoria Alexander the women famous for writting all the Romantic novels?
 
I'll copy and paste my "review" from Rottentomatoes.

Sure, the whole concept of Transformers is silly and overkill to begin with but Michael Bay simply cannot direct a scene of film without a stupid one-liners, sarcastic characters and big booming explosions.

This film was entertaining enough I suppose but it was so mindless I couldn't really engage with any of the characters. They were all so unlikeable and unlikely. Here's some points to highlight what I mean:

1. The characters don't react to the situation realistically. Take the scene where the kid (can't even remember his name) knocks Megan Fox (?) off her scooter. She just seems annoyed not furious or shaken up. In fact, the characters never seem all that shook up after almost dying. They just jump up and make a stupid one-liner. Compare this with the true awe that the characters display in Jurassic Park when they first see the dinosaurs.

2. The humour is so heavy handed I could barely look at the screen at times out of embarrassment. There's a scene where the army guy's wife tells him the baby has "his laugh". He responds, "you sure he didn't just fart?" Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :| The whole film is filled with dumb jokes like this ("were you *********ing?"). Again, why couldn't the film had some genuine laughs not this gutter humour that is better suited to a Faralley brothers movie where it might work.

3. The action was often incomprehensible. Standard Bay. Lots of quick cuts, close-ups and soooo much going on that you can't actually follow it. There was some great moments amongst mess.

4. Unrealistic characters. Again, it wouldn't be a standard Bay film unless every female lead looked like a supermodel. I love looking at beautiful women as much as the next guy but I can't suspend my belief when a stunning blonde is delivering terrible techno dialogue with a straight face. That said, nobody could say this dialogue without looking stupid.

5. Loose ends. So many characters don't show up at the end of the film (including some robots). What happened to them?

6. Unbelievable action. I am prepared to see some amazing survival in any film. I can tolerate Batman falling from a rooftop or McClane diving through windows. What I can't believe is that with all the buildings and cars blowing up, nobody so much as gets a scratch on them. They get a bit of soot in the face and pespiration.

Ok, I know most people will probably eat this movie up. It was mindless fun I guess and the audience clapped at the end of the film. But the only people who really deserve that applause are the computer wizards who actually brought this film to life. Michael Bay buried what could have been exciting with annoying characters and overkill...as usual.
 
Anyone remember this story from a year ago?

Transformers Teaser Trailer Bits
Source: Superhero Hype!
July 4, 2006​


Interesting items have appeared online about the new Transformers teaser trailer which you can now watch at the film's official website.

First up, Michael Bay cleared up a couple of items about the clip on his Blog:

BTW, for those of you asking:

1- None of the Mars story, launch footage, and rover footage is going to be in the movie.

2.- Yes, Bay did shoot the rover footage.
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http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=4462

Well it looks like Bay kind of told a lie because the teaser footage is in the movie. [BLACKOUT]One of the Sector 7 guys shows it to the Defense Secretary to let him know that they knew about the existence of the robots.[/BLACKOUT]

Oh and for some reason the hype boards froze up less than 4 hours ago when i was about to post this.:o
 
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
 
the_scream said:
I'll copy and paste my "review" from Rottentomatoes.

Sure, the whole concept of Transformers is silly and overkill to begin with but Michael Bay simply cannot direct a scene of film without a stupid one-liners, sarcastic characters and big booming explosions.

thats a wonderful contradiction...with a simple rebuttal of, it's called sticking to the source material in execution (which, if i remember correctly..is what ppl were b1tching about since day one

This film was entertaining enough I suppose but it was so mindless I couldn't really engage with any of the characters. They were all so unlikeable and unlikely. Here's some points to highlight what I mean:

1. The characters don't react to the situation realistically. Take the scene where the kid (can't even remember his name) u musta really been having a horrible time with this...u weren't engaged enough to retain his name...i hope u didn't block out anything else knocks Megan Fox (?) off her scooter. She just seems annoyed not furious or shaken up.some ppl are like that...unlikely? well...if u were going to make a list of unlikely things...u may as well start from the beginning..and that means THE OPENING SCENE...and that's just this movie In fact, the characters never seem all that shook up after almost dying. They just jump up and make a stupid one-liner. Compare this with the true awe that the characters display in Jurassic Park when they first see the dinosaurs.

every clip that has been shown has expelled nothing but awe from the characters...and theres all looking up

one reviewer here said something about most of the lines pretty much border around; "OH...............My.............(and then longer pause)........GOD"


2. The humour is so heavy handed I could barely look at the screen at times out of embarrassment. There's a scene where the army guy's wife tells him the baby has "his laugh". He responds, "you sure he didn't just fart?" Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :| The whole film is filled with dumb jokes like this ("were you *********ing?"). Again, why couldn't the film had some genuine laughs not this gutter humour that is better suited to a Faralley brothers movie where it might work.

so in a Faralley Bro..movie it's good humour...but in this gosford park remake here it's not "good humour" got it
Something About Marry can be super successful but when giant robots are attacking the earth....

3. The action was often incomprehensible. Standard Bay. Lots of quick cuts, close-ups and soooo much going on that you can't actually follow it. There was some great moments amongst mess.

Subjectively speaking ofcourse...considering "Standard Bay" action has been the "only" redeeming quality to his many confusingly successful films
and now this is being hailed in the 10 ten action of all time category..that kinda "bad" camera work is in the eye of the beholder...for plenty it works fine

4. Unrealistic characters. Again, it wouldn't be a standard Bay film unless every female lead looked like a supermodelever notice that just about every hollywood female star under the age of 50 is "beautiful" ?? there are teh exceptions...but dude, check out the red carpet next oscar season...it's a blockbuster movie, bankable leads and pretty faces (ahem let's go through the big movie list of ugly leads shall we. I love looking at beautiful women as much as the next guy but I can't suspend my belief when a stunning blonde is delivering terrible techno dialogue with a straight face. That said, nobody could say this dialogue without looking stupid.

yes cause all blondes are dumb...:whatever:

Raimi can have two beautiful leads...but Bay is...a...hack


5. Loose ends. So many characters don't show up at the end of the film (including some robots). What happened to them?

6. Unbelievable action. I am prepared to see some amazing survival in any film. I can tolerate Batman falling from a rooftop or McClane diving through windows. What I can't believe is that with all the buildings and cars blowing up, nobody so much as gets a scratch on them. They get a bit of soot in the face and pespiration.

I'll just have to see about that...not a single scratch eh?

u mean one of the 30 foot mecha aliens stepped on our stars and when it lifted it's foot, the actor was just standing there waving with a big smile and not a single scratch?

if they didn't get touched, then why would they be bleeding to death?
last i seen magatron was punching optimus in the face, not meagan fox

Ok, I know most people will probably eat this movie up. It was mindless fun I guess and the audience clapped at the end of the film.lol you guess But the only people who really deserve that applause are the computer wizards who actually brought this film to life. Michael Bay buried what could have been exciting with annoying characters and overkill...as usual.
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unlike u they must me dumb for eating this movie up...cause with all the flaws (and none of the assets) u pointed out, it's a gosh darn miracle that anyone let alone a full (clapping) theeAtor should have enjoyed this crap...

yes...if bay wasn't involved...it may have actually....
...been exciting...

thank god for ILM

next up maybe they'll single handedly save the next pirates movie

:trans:
 
didn't mean to single u out...but at this point, it's getting hard to let that sh1t pass


anyways...i'm sure this movie could have been more intellectually handled...but considering the demographic targeted...this is going to be a huge hit

ie...
most looking forward to summer movie by MTV voters...
my dads black friends who love bad boys
my 7 year old cousin
fans who whine about the days of 80 cartoon straight forwardness

to name a few...

keeping this ppl in mind, this movie is going to deliver in the most powerful way....and Speilberg knows it

-lest we forget the HULK
or even superman returns

i'm sure everyone came out of those "intelligent films" with the biggest (box office smashing) grins on their face
 
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