Transformers: Age of Explosions..... err...... Extinction
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I saw it late THursday night. Worst movie ever. The dialog is so so bad. Optimus Prime would never tell a human he's going to kill them. Never.
Those other auto bots were just awful. They barely even did anything with Bumblebee.
Bunch of rough critics here! I thought it was bad ***. I don't go to these movies looking for great deep dialogue and a thought provoking plot. I want to see we stuff get blown up and be entertained for a few hours. All of these movies have done exactly that. Guess I'm just looking for something different when I go to a movie. A+ from me...Ill see if a couple more times while it's still in theaters.
I'm as guilty of taking in a little eye candy every now and then as the next person, but Bay goes overboard with it. I mean, several of the fight/chase scenes in the first three movies leave me scratching my head. Absolutely nothing suggests that hundreds of people get killed, even though the Transformers will absolutely decimate busy highways and office buildings during the course of the fight/chase. At least in some of his other movies, that kind of thing is addressed. But it gets completely ignored in these films, which is one reason why it goes beyond being jam packed with action and turns into mindless crap.
If any franchise or property actually needs a complete reboot, it's Transformers. Sure, I enjoyed the first movie, but 2 and 3 were beyond awful.
I grew up with Transformers in the 80's during Generation 1 and even saw the '86 movie in theaters. Bay's movies are so far removed from the original source material that I don't even recognize it. The made the movies more about the lame human characters instead of giving us actual Transformers with personalities.
And the robot designs are still terrible, over-designed messes.
I grew up with Transformers in the 80's during Generation 1 and even saw the '86 movie in theaters. Bay's movies are so far removed from the original source material that I don't even recognize it. The made the movies more about the lame human characters instead of giving us actual Transformers with personalities.
And the robot designs are still terrible, over-designed messes.
I can't believe people weren't outraged at the first one…it's like the intentionally tried to have the most stupid plot ever. Why anyone watches a transformers movie over watching a Marvel movie for the eighth or ninth time I'll never know…and I have great nostalgia for the property.
That's the problem. Complete lack of knowledge of the source material. Prime said the same thing in the 3rd movie about killing all of the Decepticons. He'd never say anything like that. Sure they got Peter Cullen to do the voice and he even says some of Prime's old catch-phrases, but it's not Prime.
If you're going to this movie looking for a quality plot, witty dialogue, or a faithful reimagining of the cartoons you're doing it wrong.
That's what I mean…who has watched all 287 recent superhero, scifi, and action movies that have at least a D grade story and needs to go watch these?
I feel like even if I didn't have a job or family I'd never watch so many action/adventure/hero/scifi movies that I'd be far enough on my watch list to see a 3rd or 4th transformers movie after the first two were among the worst I've ever seen.
I do appreciate how the promos for this have just dropped all reference to sequels and subtitles and simply say "Transformers". At least it's the first of these new over franchising properties to just be honest like…eh…it's another summer…it's another transformers, no need to bother telling you a number or subtitle. Transformers, in theaters.
I am actually a Michael Bay junkie. I love his high action movies. I go to the movies for stuff like big explosions. I don't really care how great the story line is. I am not a movie critic. Pretty much like the plannet of the apes new movie. My son and I were watching the previews and there were apes, on horses, with AK47's. We were both excited. I hate hate hate movies where people are trying to win awards. I like to go in and just have two hours of good action.
I like all that stuff too (I have planet of the apes on freaking laserdisc), but I've seen hundreds of movies with insane premises that still keep me interested in a story. I was bored within 30 minutes of watching effects the first two transformers movies…I happened to see lots of the third one being filmed but couldn't bring myself to watch it.
I just don't get how someone can watch the better marvel movies (almost dozens by now) or the new star trek movies and then still be interested in transformers.
Hey you go enjoy the Kings Speach. I am going to watch robots fight each other and I am not affraid to admit it.
Hey, I'm on board too. Explosions and excitement is all I care about with summer blockbusters. I've seen all of the major movies so far and this one sucks so bad it's not even funny.
