[Movie] Transformers Movie (07-04-07)

Originally Posted by Six Machine

Things I'm hoping are in the sequel(s):

Spoiler:

- More Starscream (probably my favorite character)
- Starscream/Megatron banter if they ressurect Megatron, which would be super easy
- Soundwave
- Constructicons
- Ultra Magnus
- Astrotrain or some other triple changer, though this seems unlikely

I'd like to add this to the list, if I could:
-A new director who actually likes the Transformers.

I went to see this last night and I couldn't stand all the Michael Bay-isms that it was loaded with. The whole "oh shit there's a lot of explosions and fighting going on, let's get some close ups of our main heroes who are also accidental lovers" thing really got old fast.

But I enjoyed the movie. It's the best summer blockbuster so far this year.
The realism in the transforming was a sight to behold, and the plot wasn't bad at all--especially when you consider typical Transformers story lines.
And amazingly Hugo Weaving did a good job voicing Megatron, even if I felt like I was watching Agent V Smithatron during some of his speaking parts.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Bay shoots close ups of the bystanders (in Transfomers: Sam and Mackaylah) while all the cool stuff that's going on is being missed by the audience entirely.

Remember that part:

Spoiler:

Where the Transformers are fighting in the city near the end? A lot of stuff is going on in the fight between Ratchet/Ironhide and the Decepticons, lots of explosions, etc. Instead of seeing ANY of it, Bay chooses to show us close ups of the lovers looking at each other in between looking at the fight in awe.

It's a cock tease of the cinema kind, and it annoyed the hell out of me during that fight sequence. WHATS SO FUCKING HARD TO UNDERSTAND?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Hantei

Was anyone else surprised that the Transformers Theme didn't even make into the movie, not even the credits (stuck around to see if there were any more additional scenes after the credits themselves, none unfortunately)? Like the soundtrack came with Mutemath's cover of the theme song (which was ok, though does grow on you), but even that didn't make it in.

Since I'm on about the music, anyone else slightly disappointed by the score? I mean it sound epic a times, but there was definitely nothing memorable about it. I kinda wish Bay had hired Zimmer to score the movie instead of Jablonsky.

Yeah, I was really expecting to hear the theme song during the end credits. When I heard Linkin Park instead I was kinda bummed out.

As far as the score itself goes, it was alright. If it had some undertones of the TF theme it would've been better IMO.

I have to give it some props for beating the animated TF movie's music though.
No Weird Al music during the fight scenes = win.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Divest

Dude, That blond bitch with the fake accent was ANNOYING AS HELL (the "hacker" or whatever the fuck)

Everytime she talked I wanted to punch the person sitting next to me in the face

She was hot though.

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Reminds me of the original series when they'd have human drama I honestly wouldn't give a shit about. AKA Spike and his crew. Really I'm just amused by the people who think the movie is crap when it's basically spot on with the original (especially the first movie), robots battling + plot full of holes + commercialism.

Yeah. Well I went to see it again yesterday and I actually liked it better. I knew what to expect this time around with the plot revolving around the humans living through the Transformers' civil war, not a fanservice ode to cool robots. And I think it's better all-around movie that way.

Did anyone think it's kind of weird how the Decepticons have their own little language of crazy symbols until Megatron wakes up? I wonder why they decided to switch? I mean, besides the obvious "no one wants to read subtitles during action sequences because it detracts from the action."

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