Comments on: Seriously?! Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Review

By: kat

kat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:06:15 +0000

you are a dork because the movie rocked people dont listen to this overly judgemental little kid that expects the movie to be just like the transformer cartoons he watches and completely over obsesses about. Your entitled to your opinion bout the movie but dont go on a complete rage because your corrupting other peoples heads with your crazy ideal way you think the movie should of turned out!!!!!

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:48:19 +0000

Andrew J: I can appreciate your “triumph of lowered expectations”. I’m hoping I’ll be able to enjoy the movie more on DVD, when I can just try to enjoy the action and forget about everything else. Or perhaps just enjoy it on a “so bad it’s good” level.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:12:08 +0000

I never saw the first one. I’m not a big action blockbuster fan…unless it involves either catostrophic natural disasters (see Twister or Day After Tomorrow) or giant monsters or crazy animals (see Cloverfield or Jurassic Park)…robots just never got me that aroused.

By: andrew j

andrew j — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:45:03 +0000

Okay, maybe this thread is about to expire, but I’ll go ahead and add my lone voice of “appreciation” for this movie…

(gulp)

I’ve seen this thing twice. It’s awful in pretty much all the ways folks have described, but dammit if I didn’t have fun anyway. Yes, it’s too long. Yes, everything groan-worthy in the first is one-and-a-half times present in this one. And yes, the writing’s bad, bad, bad. But I *still* had a good time.

I was initially disappointed with the first one, with my nerdy fanboy hopes so high, but it wasn’t a travesty, and I figured that if a live-action Transformers movie was going to be made in my lifetime, with Michael Bay at the helm, well, this is what I’m gonna get. Just take what I like, and *try* to disregard the multiple missteps, and have fun. Wisely (and perhaps pessimistically) I expected nothing different from this sequel, except more and better effects.

My enjoyment of this “film” is a triumph of lowered expectations. Would I have liked a better film? Of course! Will the next one be any better? Umm, I hope so, but well, hmm… I likes me some transforming alien robots.

Maybe next time the Powers That Be will treat the robots — all of them — like actual characters instead of just set pieces and elaborate effects (and gimmicky offensive racial stereotypes). We got glimpses of real characterization with the Megatron-Starscream bits and whatever we saw of Optimus Prime, but not enough. Too much “human” stuff was (ironically) misdirected toward the humans…

By: Michelle M.

Michelle M. — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:25:45 +0000

Haven’t seen it. Maybe on DVD.
The vines were awful, as was the refrigerator.

Jere – that’s just gross.

By: Jere

Jere — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:40:12 +0000

There is nothing from my 80s childhood that Hollywood isn't prepared to rape.

By: Javi

Javi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:25:31 +0000

Craig you point out my exact same criticism with the Transformers movies, too many humans! They are pretty much worthless and why an advanced alien race of sentient machines needs their help in the first place is beyond me. That is why Transformers Beast Wars was the best series, no dumb humans at all!

By: Enrico

Enrico — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:38:04 +0000

Plus, there’s a World of Warcraft movie in production.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:37:28 +0000

Let's not forget this glimmer of hope.

By: M. Nicodemus

M. Nicodemus — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:33:19 +0000

Jere: yes, there is hope.