Could be why I enjoyed it more... paid nothing, well £13.50 a month, and I've seen about 8 films this month, so next to nothing.
Hurrah for Cineworld...
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Grading & Discussion
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Hurrah for Cineworld...
I should also mention that he scammed the parking authority out of 3 quid.
i thought it was awesome. i did wonder though, why it was US/UK and no one else, but then i remembered, it's cuz we're so awesome the Americans didn't need anyone else.
Just saw this last night and I have to say that the film really has some great story ideas, but unfortunately they're undermined by a lot of out-of-place humor bits. After the lights came up, two of my friends said they enjoyed it, but they wish they had introduced the characters and I agree. The robots generally just appeared and did a scene and then did little cameos later. Only the "big players" such as The Fallen, Jetfire and Optimus really got good screen time. I think giving the robots a bit more identity would have helped the story immensely.
That said, visually this movie was amazing. Bay really knows what he's doing with battles and explosions. The sheer amount of military hardware should make any geek happy and the CGI on the robots was spectacular. Devastator was just an amazing sight to behold and Sideswipe is pure awesomeness. I was happy to see a lot more daylight interaction between the robots, giving us a much clearer look at them.
Overall I gave it an "Above Average" thanks to the stunning visuals and the core story, which I think does a good job of deepening the Transformers movie mythos.
That said, visually this movie was amazing. Bay really knows what he's doing with battles and explosions. The sheer amount of military hardware should make any geek happy and the CGI on the robots was spectacular. Devastator was just an amazing sight to behold and Sideswipe is pure awesomeness. I was happy to see a lot more daylight interaction between the robots, giving us a much clearer look at them.
Overall I gave it an "Above Average" thanks to the stunning visuals and the core story, which I think does a good job of deepening the Transformers movie mythos.
Just saw it this afternoon.
Just boring really. No soul, no heart, no story, no point. Just felt like a remake of the first one
Shia shennagins, army guys shouting and firing guns a lot, planes whooping about, incredibly unfunny pratfalls, actors hamming it up, complete CGI mess, no clue what the hells going in the battle with who's fighting who or why I should care, it ending all of a sudden, Prime giving some final speech, ending with a Linkin Park song, etc
The whole part of Sam's mum accidentally taking drugs at college and doing some shit shtick... god I almost had to close my eyes, and thought about walking out. Just awful
Also when the films called Transformers, I'd like to see some Transformers please. What was the point of having these new Autobots like Arcee when they appear on screen for about 4 seconds? You might as well not even have the Autobots in the films at all, and just have it be soldiers vs Decepticons, because that's all it was
Overall it wasn't terrible, there were some good bits, but in the end I just didn't care really
Just boring really. No soul, no heart, no story, no point. Just felt like a remake of the first one
Shia shennagins, army guys shouting and firing guns a lot, planes whooping about, incredibly unfunny pratfalls, actors hamming it up, complete CGI mess, no clue what the hells going in the battle with who's fighting who or why I should care, it ending all of a sudden, Prime giving some final speech, ending with a Linkin Park song, etc
The whole part of Sam's mum accidentally taking drugs at college and doing some shit shtick... god I almost had to close my eyes, and thought about walking out. Just awful
Also when the films called Transformers, I'd like to see some Transformers please. What was the point of having these new Autobots like Arcee when they appear on screen for about 4 seconds? You might as well not even have the Autobots in the films at all, and just have it be soldiers vs Decepticons, because that's all it was
Overall it wasn't terrible, there were some good bits, but in the end I just didn't care really
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It wasn't a great film by any stretch, and despite how irritating he was in the first film, John Turturro pretty much saved it, especially with his killer line I am now beneath the Decepticon scrotum.
Oh, and lots of shots of Megan Fox running in slow motion in front of a dark orange sunset pretty much kept me awake.
I enjoyed Star Trek an awful lot more. I think Bay needs to hand over the reins to another director as he seems fresh out of ideas. Many of the scenes were just rehashed from the first film.
Oh, and lots of shots of Megan Fox running in slow motion in front of a dark orange sunset pretty much kept me awake.
I enjoyed Star Trek an awful lot more. I think Bay needs to hand over the reins to another director as he seems fresh out of ideas. Many of the scenes were just rehashed from the first film.
I noticed they reused the shot of the predator aerial drone from behind. What else was there?
The SAS no yes - I believe I saw the regimental badge there.
SAS are renowned worldwide as badasses, good for Michael Bay!!
yes, Graeme, the Matthew Marsden character wore a sand beret and an SAS badge.
Ebert, who LIKED the first movie, gives Revenge of the Fallen ONE STAR.
He also mistakes Jetfire for Starscream.
He also mistakes Jetfire for Starscream.
You don't want to go to tonight's midnight showings?
'doh! you're right, I got my dates confused! they got 2 showings tonight, at 12:01am and 12:20am, maybe I will go tonight then
Best line:
God bless Roger Ebert.
God bless Roger Ebert.
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