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JD · 06-24-2009, 10:48 PM

I just saw it too. I enjoyed it, and the guys I went with absolutely loved it.

But I can tell why some would hate it. It's hard to follow, even for us diehard fans. Tough to know who's who and even who's fighting on which side. The story is kinda weak and in a lot of ways the parallel of the first movie.

But the action, the thrills, some of the comedic relief, the awesome sights, all good stuff. Lots of nods to old Transformer lore and lots of new additions to it all, some welcome, some not.

I thought Devastator was pretty damn cool.

I hated what they did with Megatron, he seemed so subservient to the Fallen. Megatron was always my favourite because he was the ultimate leader of the Decepticons. Anyone who challenged his authority was challenged right back. Even when it was Unicron. But there were some good examples of the Decepticons' infallible loyalty to him... save for Starscream, which of course can't be any other way.

Hated to see how effective human weapons have become against the robots. Takes away the feeling of awe when one is attacking.

For me, overall it was a good enjoyable movie. But I can completely see how the majority would be rolling their eyes for about 2.5 hours straight.

06-24-2009, 10:48 PM	#115
JD First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Not Abu Dhabi Exp:	I just saw it too. I enjoyed it, and the guys I went with absolutely loved it. But I can tell why some would hate it. It's hard to follow, even for us diehard fans. Tough to know who's who and even who's fighting on which side. The story is kinda weak and in a lot of ways the parallel of the first movie. But the action, the thrills, some of the comedic relief, the awesome sights, all good stuff. Lots of nods to old Transformer lore and lots of new additions to it all, some welcome, some not. I thought Devastator was pretty damn cool. I hated what they did with Megatron, he seemed so subservient to the Fallen. Megatron was always my favourite because he was the ultimate leader of the Decepticons. Anyone who challenged his authority was challenged right back. Even when it was Unicron. But there were some good examples of the Decepticons' infallible loyalty to him... save for Starscream, which of course can't be any other way. Hated to see how effective human weapons have become against the robots. Takes away the feeling of awe when one is attacking. For me, overall it was a good enjoyable movie. But I can completely see how the majority would be rolling their eyes for about 2.5 hours straight.