So I just watched Transformers 2...
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I really did not like that film. Besides the point it had no regard for the fans of the series it is just poorly made.
The plot is nonsensical for such a LONG movie due to problems behind the scenes (so the final act in the desert comes out of nowhere), for such a large cast there are only about 3 characters who aren't comic relief, it is poorly acted, the robot designs are uninspired (the thin T-1000 robot was ok), there are plot canyons you could fly Astrotrain down, and many other issues.
The plot is nonsensical for such a LONG movie due to problems behind the scenes (so the final act in the desert comes out of nowhere), for such a large cast there are only about 3 characters who aren't comic relief, it is poorly acted, the robot designs are uninspired (the thin T-1000 robot was ok), there are plot canyons you could fly Astrotrain down, and many other issues.
I thought Holocaust denial was a very serious crime in Germany. We need to learn from these movies not forget about them.Judas Iscariot said:
Sure it was bad, but I'd rather watch it five times than see The Informant!, The American, or The International again. Come to think of it, maybe I should just avoid movies starting with "The" in the future.
I saw Transformers 2 for my birthday and was disappointed. I kind of liked the first one. The second one was pretty bad, but ok for a largish group of people to see and then laugh at afterwards.
Edit: Oh, also, I didn't give a damn about Transformers as a kid. Sure they were cool and I watched the show a few times, but I didn't watch much TV to begin with. I was a Lego kid. If Michael Bay made a Lego movie and messed it up, I'd be pissed, too, so I get where you're coming from.
I saw Transformers 2 for my birthday and was disappointed. I kind of liked the first one. The second one was pretty bad, but ok for a largish group of people to see and then laugh at afterwards.
Edit: Oh, also, I didn't give a damn about Transformers as a kid. Sure they were cool and I watched the show a few times, but I didn't watch much TV to begin with. I was a Lego kid. If Michael Bay made a Lego movie and messed it up, I'd be pissed, too, so I get where you're coming from.
I saw both films back-to-back yesterday, and I have to say I was actually surprised by how much I liked it. After hearing so many people bash it and hate on it, I almost thought I was watching something completely different. Shia LaBeouf wasn't that terrible, but there were times that Megan Fox had bad lines/poor execution, however it didn't detract from my overall experience.
My honest opinion is that people should watch the first one definitely, and maybe the second one. The second story was a little weaker, but I don't think either of them are the worst films evar!
I enjoy films for what they are -- Entertainment. At least with Transformers, the plot actually dealt with heroes vs. villains -- unlike The Dark Knight which forgot what its purpose was. In the end I came out of Transformers happy and triumphant, and The Dark Knight I came out with bitter hatred of humanity.
I guess my tastes will always be at odds with the world, and that's alright with me.
My honest opinion is that people should watch the first one definitely, and maybe the second one. The second story was a little weaker, but I don't think either of them are the worst films evar!
I enjoy films for what they are -- Entertainment. At least with Transformers, the plot actually dealt with heroes vs. villains -- unlike The Dark Knight which forgot what its purpose was. In the end I came out of Transformers happy and triumphant, and The Dark Knight I came out with bitter hatred of humanity.
I guess my tastes will always be at odds with the world, and that's alright with me.
That.SalamanderJoe said:
To think they're making another one is human tragedy. This one doesn't even have Megan Fox. It'll be like watching a series of car crashes.
Ha HA!Ubermetalhed said:
It most certainly isn't. That honor goes to a little movie called Plan 9 From Outer Space.
That movie makes Transformers 2 look like a fucking masterpiece.
Hahahahaha.....Worst movie of all time.....Kids these days.....
(That was a joke. Seriously though. Plan 9 is way worse.)
I have seen it.Frozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
I'm well versed in the best and worst of cinema and planet 9 was nowhere near a disgrace to film-making than Transformers 2.
Michael Bay has made the most intellectually insulting, pointless, stupid, crude, overly-long abortion of what I hate to call a film. I was literally fuming about that movie for weeks and I have never reacted that way over a film.
Planet 9 was just badly made with a low budget and it is the more hilarious for it. At least Ed Wood genuinely did want to make good films but he just wasn't good at it.
Bay is the big budget Uwe Boll. Nuff said.
Hey, John Landis can make a series of car crashes into a fucking awesome movie.Programmed_For_Damage said:
Anyway, yes, the Transformers movies are shit, the squishies are annoying (I know there have to be squishies, but they could write less annoying ones), and the robots have no character except when they're being annoying.
And even worse, they basically killed Transformers: Animated when it was getting awesome so they could sell more shitty movie toys (did I mention the toys are shitty as well, especially compared to the TF: Animated ones, which basically commit actual witchcraft in getting show accuracy, because surely the laws of physics should have prevented them.)
I actually liked the 1st Transformers film, though I did think it was a lil rushed near the end.
The second started off okay but died very quickly.
The second started off okay but died very quickly.
Same here. although, Sari technically isn't a human so i guess she may be ruled out.Baron von Blitztank said:
The "Bayformer" films are more about annoying humans and showing off military crap than the title characters themselves. I only watched the original with Rifftrax, and I will only rent the sequal when I get round to getting the Rifftrax for it.
i talked to a few people right after i saw it, and this girl said "That movie was so unrealistic." to which i replied
"Because of the giant robots?"
"No" she said "Because Megan Fox is running around for half the movie, without a bra, and her boobs don't pop out!"
I thought it was good, except the stupid autobot twins. I liked the fact that Half the movie was in slow motion, and half that time Megan Fox was running around. There was some plot holes, like how they had to travel across the world to bring Optimus back, even tho Megatron was brought back very easily.
"Because of the giant robots?"
"No" she said "Because Megan Fox is running around for half the movie, without a bra, and her boobs don't pop out!"
I thought it was good, except the stupid autobot twins. I liked the fact that Half the movie was in slow motion, and half that time Megan Fox was running around. There was some plot holes, like how they had to travel across the world to bring Optimus back, even tho Megatron was brought back very easily.
To be quite honest I loved it. I am not saying this just to be opposite of the general opinion, but some of my dearest memories of my childhood are bound to the Transformers cartoon. So making it movie was a dream come true, and I had no expectations of it but to be exactly what it was. So... I loved both parts. And I don't think Michael Bay is stupid. There are far worse stories, movies, directing and everything in the movie industry.