In 7 words or less: Badly behaved robots (and film) in disguise
Best bits? pass
Did it make you think thoughts? Michael Bay told me that he was fully aware of the crapness that was Transformers 2 and that he would rectify this by taking the latest installment back to what the fans wanted, namely big god-damn robots beating the holy hell out of each other. Never trust Hollywood. Here's what I learnt. Two and a half hours is waaay too long for a special effects laden summer (supposed) blockbuster. The lead chick is woeful, surely in line for a razzie. The story takes apart actual Transformer lore and rewrites history. Bay told me that he would cut out the comedy but every second line is a dud of a zinger. The story doesn't make sense, SPOILER ALERT.....The evil 'bots are attempting to teleport Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere. Surely these highly intelligent beings are aware of science and physics and the repercussions of having two planets next to each other? Lastly the actual transforming cgi is really bad in some places and how much slo-mo do we really need?
Would you watch it again? You're kidding right? How can a movie with Turturro, McDormand and Malkovich be this bad. It made number 2 look good and that is some feat. I have a massive urge to stick on a certain 1986 classic for a true Transformers experience.
Rating (out of 100%): A Unicronic 20%
Rating (out of 100%): A Unicronic 20%
