06-29-2011, 01:48 PM
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I thought it was awesome!!! Main reasons for me enjoying the movie:
1. I like Transformers
2. I like explosions
3. I LIKE TRANSFORMERS!!!!!
Honestly...go watch the cartoons again....and tell me they aren't crap! If you grew up watching the Transformers and playing with Optimus Prime then you will love the movie...except for maybe the crappy love side story.
If you like comic book movies, sci-fi flicks or 80's nostalgia flicks, you will enjoy the movie.
If you are some all high and mighty self declared movie critic that has yet to come to realization that people are entitled to their own opinions and have their own interests without caring for what other people think....then maybe just maybe you should probably skip this one.
I'm tired of everyone expecting this to be the nextt great movie...it is what it is, a movie made for Transformer fans.
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06-29-2011, 01:49 PM
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According to Rottentomatoes.com I like many "terrible movies". I find that site pretty much worthless TBH, I much prefer the consensus you get over at IMDB.com.
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06-29-2011, 02:17 PM
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I just saw the movie on Monday, and I am a big fan of the Transformers franchise. I liked one and two. I thought they were both pretty good. I know alot of people hated two but I enjoyed it. Now onto the new one.
The main problem that critics had with number two was the lack of story telling and more of just blowing stuff up. So they tried to create more of a back story for three. Which leads me to my review.
I think the first half hour was pretty cool, laying the frame work for the new movie and just giving us more of a back story rather than just cutting into fights. Then the biggest problem with the movie came for the next hour. They tried to develop the storyline which was a problem since alot of the characters are one sided and don't have much depth this part dragged out. I literally sat there and was like this is terrible, they are spending way too much time to develop characters that aren't even that interesting. They also tried too much to be funny, rather than the unintentional funny from the other movies.
Once they finally got through the story development came to the part that I liked. Where they started fighting and blowing stuff up. Which comprised basically the last 45 minutes. I really enjoyed this part of the movie because you can just turn your brain off and watch things explode which was really cool.
Overall I think this was the worst one out of the three, mainly for the fact where there was an hour of the movie where I thought of just leaving. It was still pretty good and it's a good movie to see at the theater. Will I watch it again, probably not, but I do not regret seeing it the one time in the theater.
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06-29-2011, 02:18 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by zamler
According to Rottentomatoes.com I like many "terrible movies". I find that site pretty much worthless TBH, I much prefer the consensus you get over at IMDB.com.
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The problem with RottenTomatoes is that you have a lot of people who aren't fans of the genre reviewing the movie. Also, RottenTomatoes, in general, is skewed towards art house films.
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06-29-2011, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Sliver
No, you're not a movie critic and your opinion isn't just as valid as theirs. You like terrible movies - you shouldn't be advising anybody on what to see and what not to see. Your little reviews are causing people to waste their money...if it took you three views to figure out what the rest of us knew in the first 30 minutes of watching Transformers 2, you have no credibility at all on this topic.
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That wasn't harsh at all.
What's the big deal about liking terrible movies? Like my god, I don't see why so many people on CP find it a crime to like bad films. Are people only supposed to like Oscar winning films like The King's Speech, etc.?
If the guy likes the Transformers movies, let him, why mock him over and over. I enjoy the films too, I realize they aren't good films and there is plenty of crap in them that annoy me, but I'm not going to be dick about it and rip the guy.
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06-29-2011, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Sliver
No, you're not a movie critic and your opinion isn't just as valid as theirs. You like terrible movies - you shouldn't be advising anybody on what to see and what not to see. Your little reviews are causing people to waste their money...if it took you three views to figure out what the rest of us knew in the first 30 minutes of watching Transformers 2, you have no credibility at all on this topic.
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Excuse me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?
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06-29-2011, 03:07 PM
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#67
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I like when people get mad over another persons choice in movies. Come to think of it...I think we should ban marriage for people that like the Transformers movie...
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06-29-2011, 05:05 PM
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I dunno, I doubt a lot of critics' tastes when garbage movies like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood (which is the worst POS movie I've ever watched) are supposedly critically aclaimed. I'd rather watch Revenge of the Fallen 10 times before watching either of those movies again.
So the conclusion I come to is, just because it's critically aclaimed doesn't mean it's a good movie. They shouldn't be dictating what I like and don't like.
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06-29-2011, 05:13 PM
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I dunno, I doubt a lot of critics' tastes when garbage movies like No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood (which is the worst POS movie I've ever watched) are supposedly critically aclaimed. I'd rather watch Revenge of the Fallen 10 times before watching either of those movies again.
So the conclusion I come to is, just because it's critically aclaimed doesn't mean it's a good movie. They shouldn't be dictating what I like and don't like.
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Absolutely terrible movies.
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06-29-2011, 05:24 PM
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They shouldn't be dictating what I like and don't like.
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They're not.
No critic is telling you what you should or shouldn't like, only what they personally think is a well-crafted film or not. Sites like RottenTomatoes aggregate dozens of different reviews in one place so you can easily see the critical consensus. That said, there's a pretty good chance professional film critics are capable of forming more informed opinions about movies than you. Roger Ebert (who is himself an unabashed fan of action and sci-fi films when they're made properly) had this to say about people who enjoyed Transformers 2:
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I was indeed a snob, if you agree with this definition: 'A person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of other people.' I do believe that. Not superior to all other people, but to some, most probably including those who think Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is a great film. That is not simply ego on my part. It is a faith that after writing and teaching about films for more than 40 years, my tastes are more evolved than those of a fanboy.
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Note: Ebert gave Transformers 1 a "thumbs up" 3-star review, so he doesn't "hate" the genre.
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06-29-2011, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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Those are all cross-over type films who do well because they have other appeal. Transformers films are straight out action-fests and for transformers fans.
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06-29-2011, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by blankall
Those are all cross-over type films who do well because they have other appeal. Transformers films are straight out action-fests and for transformers fans.
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I know several people who were HUGE Transformers fans in the 80s who hate Michael Bay's films.
The unbolded portion of your quote doesn't really make sense. Terminator 2 seems pretty comparable to Transformers as the plots are loosely the same (science fiction films set on present-day Earth featuring sentient robots fighting each other with the assistance of a few human characters).
And what exactly is the cross-over appeal of a film like Die Hard? It's pretty much non-stop action after the first 15 minutes.
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06-29-2011, 06:07 PM
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#74
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Originally Posted by ClubFlames
Absolutely terrible movies.
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Shut your dirty whore mouth.
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06-29-2011, 06:11 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by blankall
Those are all cross-over type films who do well because they have other appeal. Transformers films are straight out action-fests and for transformers fans.
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How come I'm a Transformers fan and the only reason the first movie isn't the worst piece of garbage made is because Transformers 2 was released.
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06-29-2011, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
How come I'm a Transformers fan and the only reason the first movie isn't the worst piece of garbage made is because Transformers 2 was released.
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Obviously you're not a real Transformers fan.
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06-29-2011, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
And then there is the overall tone of the movie. A lot darker than the first two. You see the Decepticons finally do some truly bad ass stuff. You see a different side to Optimus. Shockwave was bad ass as well. The tone is what sets this one apart from the other ones IMO.
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Already I'm more excited now. When the first one was coming out, that's probably the most hyped I had been for a movie in years. But when I saw it, I HATED how jokey they made it, I wanted it to be intense (ya ya, its about 80's kid's toys. Still, I didn't want an action comedy, which is pretty much what it was). Didn't like the first one at all. But I thought in the commercials this new one looks more intense and serious, good to hear that's the case.
I almost wish I didn't read this now, seeing it tomorrow afternoon and was going in with very low expectations. They've been slightly raised now.
EDIT: One question, did it feel natural being 2.5hrs long, or did it feel stretched? Surprised to see its that long. I guess what I'm asking is, did it drag?
Last edited by Sainters7; 06-29-2011 at 08:40 PM.
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06-29-2011, 08:58 PM
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#78
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The guys I trust most, the Spill Crew, gave it a Some Ol' Bullsh**. Leon said it was as bad as the second, Co-host gave it a F*** You.
From what they said, it seems like the first hour and a half is complete garbage, not surprising, but the end battle scene is pretty cool.
I think I'll go see it next weekend.
Hopefully when they re-boot it, they get a competent director and retain Peter Cullen and Megatron.
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06-29-2011, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
How come I'm a Transformers fan and the only reason the first movie isn't the worst piece of garbage made is because Transformers 2 was released.
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Because you often transform into a d**che bag?
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06-29-2011, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike F
Because you often transform into a d**che bag?
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I don't know what to say, I'm speechless, that's one of the best insults I've ever seen on the forum. I ain't even mad.
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