Transformers is here!
A lame script, some dodgy acting and a flimsy plot won’t stop Transformers being one of the films of the year. From the cartoon to the highly successful toy line, Transformers have played a starring role in many children’s lives.
There was always that one boy at school who had the Optimus Prime toy, and he was revered among all his peers. Imagine being a child again and bringing to life the fierce battles between the machines. Now imagine if that fantasy could be projected up on the big screen. That’s Transformers, the movie.
Having Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay behind a movie gives it both credibility and quality. The film is based around student Sam Witwicky, whose newly bought car turns out to be the Autobot Bumblebee. Bumblebee protects Sam and his love interest from a group of evil Decepticons, devoted to Megatron, who arrive on earth in search of the Allspark cube, the life source of Transformers. A pair of glasses owned by Sam’s great-great grandfather contains a map to the Allspark. A battle between good and bad robots begins and all hell breaks lose.
The special effects are intense. I have never seen a movie like Transformers. All logic is thrown out of the window in anticipation of the incredible final battle sequence. Transformers is pure mindless entertainment at its very best. The transforming sequences when the robots change forms are breathtaking.
There isn’t much more to say. Transformers is about huge robots fighting – that’s really it. But that’s all it needs to be. Transformers successfully bridges the gap between what children and adults want from an action movie. Go and see it!
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Matt,
Who would win a fight between He-Man and Optimus?
Oooh! Can't wait to see it! Went to see Fantastic Four the other night – cheesy but fab – superheroes – what more could a girl want?
I think I'll pass….. LOL
Peace,
~Chani
I didn't think much of Silver Surfer. I don't rate FF as good superheroes on the big screen.
As for He-man, well, I'd have to side with Optimus Prime, but such a clash between two do-gooders might result in the end of the universe anyway.
I was annoyed throughout the movie by the persistent advertising. Panasonic, Google, Yahoo, Ebay… Sitting in a theater to watch ads, I should get pay for that.
I wish this would have come out when I was 13; it would have been the greatest movie in the world to me then. Now I'm just feel really worn out from watching what looked like an extended General Motors commercial and by the Michael Bay-ness of it all.
I've seen it twice now. I can't remember the models of any of the cars used, but I remember references to Ebay and a scene outside Burger King. Otherwise I was just there for the robots. Product placement is in every movie, and with one this big, it wasn't that shocking.
Anyway, the robots were huge and they were fighting. That was all I was bothered about. Not going to read too much into it.
I like the transformers movie.
Jared