Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: ROTF User Review Thread

[Jake Cassidy]

I didn't think they were in the desert. Wasn't it just a plane graveyard?

 

[Octoberist]

well after seeing the museum in Night at the Museum 2, and how it's set up, it's pretty darn obvious that Michael Bay probably didn't give a crap.

 

[SuperJediHero]

Why can't so many people understand this movie? It's not incoherent in the least. If anything it's deceptively simple. I think a lot of people simply weren't paying attention.

Nah, a lot of people were expecting Dark Knight Part 2.

 

[SuperJediHero]

yea it may have been a toy line, but somewhere along the transition to the big screen it became about d**k jokes, robots with balls, stereotypes, dogs humping each other and the list goes on...

dont remember any of those things popping into mind while playing with the toys or watching the animated movie.

LIGHTEN UP then, A LOT of people in the audience Laughed really hard during Exactly those scenes... and Oh NOT kids, but Adults!!!

 

[Jake Cassidy]

I kinda liked Jetfire, but I would've loved to have seen a dog fight with him and Starscream.

 

[bullets]

I didn't know the whole movie was gonna be a joke. I know what people mean now about the last one but i thought that kept it's balanced. I'll know the truth tommorow when i see it but damn it's not sounding good.

 

[danoyse]

I don't mind their being a plane exhibit outside the Air and Space Museum. It doesn't really bother me. It is like seeing the Chicago signs in TDK...no one really cares.

Or the elevated subway track in the middle of Manhattan in Spiderman 2, which not only doesn't exist, it was clearly Chicago in several shots.

I haven't been to the Air & Space Museum in a long time, but I don't recall a jet graveyard. Oh well. I doubt this will bother me when I see the film.

 

[bullets]

Why does devastator have a nutsack ? I keep hearing all the reviews and i hope this movie doesn't just come down to a dirty joke.

 

[The Dark Defender]

I thought it was better than the first, but still really, really stupid.

Loaded with less, but still far too much idiotic "humor" and melodramatic, mushy Nickelodeon BS whenever LeBeaof or Fox are onscreen, the action scenes are tough to follow, half the time I couldn't even tell who was doing what to who, The Fallen gets a great build up for a whole lot of nothing (great voice performance by Tony Todd though)...

I did like how the film tried to promote sacrifice for the greater good, and I noticed more this time than in the first film that Bay's heart is in the right place, but he's just a terrible, terrible director.
I wish he'd stick to producing. If only Jackson or Spielburg had helmed these films it could've made for one of the most entertaining franchises ever instead of 2 and a half hours of bad jokes, after school special cliches, and headache-inducing, incoherent action scenes.

It's basically the same film as the first, only a bit darker, and a bit less stupid...but still incredibly stupid.

 

[dpbrave84]

Why does devastator have a nutsack ? I keep hearing all the reviews and i hope this movie doesn't just come down to a dirty joke.

it was like a 5 second scene in the movie...ppl are really exaggerating alot of the bad things in this film...like the twins, the movie is like 2 1/2 hours long they might of had maybe 10 minutes of dialogue if that much, and as far as them being racially offensive, they are robots!!!!! seems to me that everyone assumes what race these robots are portraying...kind of makes everyone else be racial

the movie was pure entertainment and it is what it is...like the first film it does not take it self serious and has fun...not to mention optimus fighting in the forest was better than any fight in the first! everyone is entitled to their opinions and these are just mine! i loved the film and enjoyed it very much because i knew what i was getting with micheal bay...i would watch it myself if i was you and just form your own opinion.

 

[kyuubijavi1]

Eh the movie was a joke and rather boring but the fight scenes where awesome as F***. So lets quickly sum it up OP is awesome, Jetfire is awesome, Megatron never really does anything other than beat the crap out of Starscream and Fallen well he shows up disappears then shows up again only to fail. If they would of cut off most if not all of the filler like Sam's mom, the chick at the dorm, the room mate, the twins and a few other stupid moments then the film would of been better and possibly an hour shorter.

 

[rashad]

I saw ROTF earlier today. My review on my initial viewing is a 7.5/10. Despite the flaws and elements that underwhelmed me.

Pros
*Opening backstory.
*Optimus Prime was the badass he should've been in TF1.
*Bumblebee.
*Megan Fox & Isabelle Lucas.
*Sam's parents had some hilarious moments early on. (nearly overkill though)
*Forest Battle.
*Megatron & Starscream relationship.
*Easter Eggs, i.e, Bad Boys 2 poster homage, Frenzy head etc.
*Set design, The Tomb of the Primes was one of my favs.
*The serious, and more dramatic moments (

Spoiler

aftermath of Optimus & Sam dying (even if the later comes off as predictable and chessy.

).

Cons
*Simmons arse shot
* LOL at the random insertion of Jolt in like 2 scenes. Speaking of random, Skorponok comes out of no fricking where.
*The overuse of Skids and Mudflap, underuse of Ironhide, Rachet, Sideswipe, Arcee Bots.
* Alot of the comedy gags were too much (the dogs and Wheelie humping).
* Movie dragged a bit in that 3rd Act. Pretty bad pacing.
*Continuity errors, especially with Constructicons.
*Devastator taken out so easily, although his only real purpose was to uncover the Sun machine in the pyramid.
*Prime & Fallen end fight wasn't as epic as I had expected. I felt Megatron was the stronger villain in TF1. The Fallen appeared to be dumbed down after Prime got his upgrade.

 

[bullets]

it was like a 5 second scene in the movie...ppl are really exaggerating alot of the bad things in this film...like the twins, the movie is like 2 1/2 hours long they might of had maybe 10 minutes of dialogue if that much, and as far as them being racially offensive, they are robots!!!!! seems to me that everyone assumes what race these robots are portraying...kind of makes everyone else be racial

...i would watch it myself if i was you and just form your own opinion.

I was hoping it was an exaggeration . i think shia's swinging on vines with monkeys sequence in I. J. gets blown out of proportion . So hopefully thats all it is.


I'll see the movie regardless though.

 

[dpbrave84]

I was hoping it was an exaggeration . i think shia's swinging on vines with monkeys sequence in I. J. gets blown out of proportion . So hopefully thats all it is.


I'll see the movie regardless though.

yea thats the best way to go about it...if you enjoyed the first one i dont see why you wouldnt enjoy this one...

 

[The Apocalypse]

Kind of really sucks to hear that a lot of the attention is on the twins.

Just curious, how are they racist anyways?

They aren't racist..people are just way to sensitive.


I loved this movie just like I did the first one. I usually cringe at cheesy, over the top, action flicks but for some reason Transformers and Transformers ROTF I found to be great. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was his mother. She kept going on and on and on.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Overall I enjoyed the film it was basically a Action Packed Summer blockbuster film . Since This is a Michael Bay film , I really didn't expected great storytelling or Oscar worthy preformance acting . I got exactly what I wanted Badass Optimus Prime kicking Decepticons ass , Megatron Reborn, Bumblebee vs. Ravage, The Matrix Of Leadership, an expanded detailed history of the Children of Primus (Cybertronian history) Devastaor, Jetfire & Soundwave . Their were certain moments of the film that weren't really necessary, The Comedy factor could have been towned down a bit so could all the sexual material (Then again as my father says Sex sells ). I'm glad that their was a vast improvement on the visual effects with the Transformers . I could actually see the battles much clear now than in the first film . The Battle between The Autobots & Decepticons totally owned the first film climacted battle . The Story was avarage at best nothing earth shattering but still enetertaining .

 

[Watson]

I was really pumped for this film. I loved TF. I saw it twice in theatres. Maybe that's why I was so disapointed. But this truly was a bloated mess of a film. They could have easily cut at least an hour of the film. And why did Sam's annoying as hell parents have more screen time then Ratchet, Ironhide, Arcee, and the new Corvette one put together? And why did some robots randomly disappear (the little "Italian gangster" one, the twins? Did I miss where they died?). And where did all those [BLACKOUT]Decepticons[/BLACKOUT] come from at the end? The plotholes were so big you could drive Optimus through them.

The only saving grace of this film for me was getting to see Bumblebee actually kick some but, and all the Megatron/Starscream scenes. Those were awesome.

EDIT: And the absolute worst had to be that stupid [blackout]near death experience dream Sam had[/blackout]. Me and my friend looked at each other and burst out laughing.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I thought this film was awesome! I lied the first one a little better, but this one really good as well. Loved the comedy, and overall, this film blew me away. I'll write my full review later, but for right now, I'll tell you my score.

8.5/10.

 

[Gracen1]

He said it's on par with IM and ST, better than I4...


Wrong on both accounts though. ST is the best of the four, followed by IM then I4 then waaaay last T2

star trek had the silliest plot of them all. by the way, is nero still waiting for spock on a hunch that he will someday show up. waisting over 20 years waiting for someone that might not come when his advanced ship can rule the universe.......epic fail. the plot made nero look like a total dumbass. T2>ST.as for indy 4, any indy fan that actually knows something about the indy franchise will tell you indy 4 sucked devastator's scrotem.

 

[DemonicFoil]

Just saw the film and for me it had that epic feel too it and the humor actually had me laughing out loud instead of rolling my eyes this time. The twins weren't that annoying and the whole devastator having balls thing was really not that bad.

 

[The Guard]

Nah, a lot of people were expecting Dark Knight Part 2.

Which was also pretty damn rambling and "convenient" as a plot. It just didn't involve such far out ideas.

 

[SodaPop]

Freakin Loved this! All you haters, please lighten up.

 

[DopdBrd]

I going to go out on a limb and give it a 9/10. The only thing I found wrong with the movie was the lack of character development in the new Transformers. I would have liked to see them have more interaction with each other. After hearing all the *****ing and complaining on here I started to get a little worried. But after seeing the movie I will say that I really enjoyed it.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I going to go out on a limb and give it a 9/10. The only thing I found wrong with the movie was the lack of character development in the new Transformers. I would have liked to see them have more interaction with each other. After hearing all the *****ing and complaining on here I started to get a little worried. But after seeing the movie I will say that I really enjoyed it.

I actually felt the same way too after reading all the negative posts here and there but I just saw the movie and I really enjoyed it as well. I loved the first and I loved this one. The only things I wish there was more of were Ironhide and Rachet. Less mom going over the top. Though I admit her scenes were kinda funny but still... it was a tad too much. The scene with Wheelie humping Megan's leg wasn't necessary even though it was funny. I thought Leo was a little annoying.

Those are my little gripes. The theater that I was at the audience were laughing at the right moments and at the end, there was clapping.

Since I rated T1 an 8/10, I give this one a solid 9/10.

 

[UltimateComix]

No.

G1 was based on a toy line.

This movie was loosely based on the comics and cartoons. Bay openly stated he didn't want to do some "*****ing movie about toys" ........

Yeah, I'm not trying to downplay the awesome universe that was created by the comics and cartoons. But I'm saying since that source material was essentially a big advertisement for Hasbro turned into a 22 minute cartoon (as awesome as it was), it still wasn't anything deep or emotional, and the movie follows the same tone as the already established universe.

There it is again fellas...........that same ol' stale argument. It's the go-to for all the fan boys. Even though none of us expected riveting plot.

I thought the plot was a lot more interesting than the first one. And really, I'm not sure how so many people are saying the plot was "incoherent" or whatever. I didn't really notice any plotholes, and I didn't have trouble following the events at all. Maybe some of you guys missed stuff because you saw it at midnight and were tired :P

Its cool if people want to complain about some of their favorite Transformers not getting enough screentime (like Arceus), or complain about annoying characters like Leo. But I just don't know how people are saying they are disappointed with the overall movie because of the "acting" (even though Shia is great, and Megan Fox is so hot that it doesn't matter that she's a terrible actress) and the ho hum plot (which was so much more engaging than the first)