Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILERS) - Page 2

timothy · June 28 2011, 06:06 AM

why only an hour and half why not a 3 hr movie like the other two?

Dream · June 28 2011, 06:07 AM

timothy wrote:

why only an hour and half why not a 3 hr movie like the other two?

This movie is going to be 2 hours and 33 minutes long.

timothy · June 28 2011, 11:22 AM

thanks for that I saw 99 miniuets and thought it was an hour and a half my bad.

ElimParra · June 28 2011, 01:01 PM

I know a friend (he is a massive TF fan) who is seeing it in a few hours at Sydney's IMAX, but I'm gonna see it sometime tomorrow most likely. Heard a few reviews, and what I heard from Julie White, when she was in Australia for a con a few weeks ago. Hopefully I'll pick a later session.

Agent Richard07 · June 28 2011, 04:05 PM

It is a shame Megan Fox isn't in the movie. And as I said in the anticipation thread, Camilla Belle is one of the few people I can think of who could have replaced Megan Fox...

As for the other big draw - selection of autobots and decepticons - I've been mostly spoiler free, so I expect a few surprise appearances. What few names I have seen though haven't impressed me.

davejames · June 28 2011, 05:23 PM

Dream wrote:

This movie is going to be 2 hours and 33 minutes long.

Man, this is going to be a real endurance test.

BenRoethig · June 28 2011, 06:05 PM

A good 2.5hr movie feels shorter than a crappy 90 min affair.

Samurai8472 · June 28 2011, 06:13 PM

All the action sequences will make the movie fly by.

Trekker4747 · June 28 2011, 06:17 PM

Dream wrote:

Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810159115/info

The movie comes out early on Tuesday night (6/28) with previews at 9PM. Hopefully, this is better than ROTF.

Ugh, that looks like an Asylum poster.

This movie I'm going to see just out of going to see a movie but I suspect it's going to give me a splitting headache.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · June 28 2011, 06:39 PM

ebert gave it a star.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110629981

Allyn Gibson · June 28 2011, 06:45 PM

Samurai8472 wrote:

All the action sequences will make the movie fly by.

I saw it last night. The first hour is exposition and plot, the last ninety minutes is like Saving Private Ryan's first half hour, but with giant robots beating the ever-living shit out of each other.

Gep Malakai · June 28 2011, 06:47 PM

Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote:

ebert gave it a star.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110629981

Ouch. I have to say, I've liked all the clips and footage that've been released so far, but the reviews are so dire I'm beginning to worry. His review here reminds me of what he said about Battle: LA, which I also disliked for the same reasons he did.

Trekker4747 · June 28 2011, 06:53 PM

Samurai8472 wrote:

All the action sequences will make the movie fly by.

I fell asleep during the second movie's overly long, nonsensical, stupid climatic/ending battle sequence which consisted of explosions, crashes, and Shia shouting nonsensically. Oh, and Devastator t-bagging me.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 28 2011, 07:06 PM

Flying Spaghetti Monster wrote:

ebert gave it a star.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110629981

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is a visually ugly film with an incoherent plot, wooden characters and inane dialog. It provided me with one of the more unpleasant experiences I've had at the movies.

The series exists to show gigantic and hideous robots hammering one another. So it does.

God bless Roger Ebert.

These movies are worthless, unutterably stupid beyond redemption.

It doesn't really matter who the female is in these films; she's just there as T&A.

Obiwanshinobi · June 28 2011, 07:10 PM

So if you already know what to expect, why even bother? It's probably just going to be even more nonsensical. Hopefully reeled back a little bit, but nonsensical nonetheless.

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June 28 2011, 06:06 AM	#16
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE why only an hour and half why not a 3 hr movie like the other two? __________________ I am currently reading star trek the weight of worlds by greg cox currently watching continuum, being human, lost girl, Arrow, supernatural, grimm, Once upon a time, the walking dead, the vampire diaries, revolution, merlin

June 28 2011, 11:22 AM	#18
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE thanks for that I saw 99 miniuets and thought it was an hour and a half my bad. __________________ I am currently reading star trek the weight of worlds by greg cox currently watching continuum, being human, lost girl, Arrow, supernatural, grimm, Once upon a time, the walking dead, the vampire diaries, revolution, merlin

June 28 2011, 01:01 PM	#19
ElimParra Fleet Admiral Location: Newcastle, Australia	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE I know a friend (he is a massive TF fan) who is seeing it in a few hours at Sydney's IMAX, but I'm gonna see it sometime tomorrow most likely. Heard a few reviews, and what I heard from Julie White, when she was in Australia for a con a few weeks ago. Hopefully I'll pick a later session.

June 28 2011, 04:05 PM	#20
Agent Richard07 The Tim Burton Version Location: Defying Logic	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE It is a shame Megan Fox isn't in the movie. And as I said in the anticipation thread, Camilla Belle is one of the few people I can think of who could have replaced Megan Fox... As for the other big draw - selection of autobots and decepticons - I've been mostly spoiler free, so I expect a few surprise appearances. What few names I have seen though haven't impressed me.

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June 28 2011, 06:05 PM	#22
BenRoethig Fleet Captain Location: Dubuque, IA	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE A good 2.5hr movie feels shorter than a crappy 90 min affair.

June 28 2011, 06:13 PM	#23
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE All the action sequences will make the movie fly by. __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

June 28 2011, 06:39 PM	#25
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE ebert gave it a star. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...IEWS/110629981 __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.

June 28 2011, 07:10 PM	#30
Obiwanshinobi Rear Admiral Location: ObiWanShinobi	Re: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Discuss, Grading, Reviews (SPOILE So if you already know what to expect, why even bother? It's probably just going to be even more nonsensical. Hopefully reeled back a little bit, but nonsensical nonetheless.