Transformers! (non-critical spoiler)
OK, so I just got back from seeing this movie on a whim. I must say as action-entertainment flicks go, it was totally awesome. The special effects/CGI were the best I've ever seen, hands down. Some truly incredible shots.
I wasn't too hyped for this movie, even though I was a fan of the cartoon as a kid. I was in disbelief that they made a live version. Anyway...some favorites:
--Optimus Prime is the man. He even has the same voice as in the cartoon. Two words: Light sword.
--There is a lot of humor. I'm talking some truly laugh out loud scenes.
--The script is actually decent. Not much on character development obviously, but the plot hangs together well.
Some things that I thought could have been improved:
--Character development of the one " female analyst" Maggie Madsen (Character name) and Army Sgt. Lennox.
--Not enough dialogue between the Decepticons.
--Megatron's voice (different actor).
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---Megatron doesn't turn into a gun!
Anyway...totally a great summer "blow shit up" movie. REALLY enjoyed it and highly recommend. The theatre started clapping at various points in the movie. Good times.
SDW
*I read Ebert's review...he gave it three stars. I agree with that and most of his comments as well.
I wasn't too hyped for this movie, even though I was a fan of the cartoon as a kid. I was in disbelief that they made a live version. Anyway...some favorites:
--Optimus Prime is the man. He even has the same voice as in the cartoon. Two words: Light sword.
--There is a lot of humor. I'm talking some truly laugh out loud scenes.
--The script is actually decent. Not much on character development obviously, but the plot hangs together well.
Some things that I thought could have been improved:
--Character development of the one " female analyst" Maggie Madsen (Character name) and Army Sgt. Lennox.
--Not enough dialogue between the Decepticons.
--Megatron's voice (different actor).
**********Non-Plot SPOILER***************
*********************************
**********************************
---Megatron doesn't turn into a gun!
Anyway...totally a great summer "blow shit up" movie. REALLY enjoyed it and highly recommend. The theatre started clapping at various points in the movie. Good times.
SDW
*I read Ebert's review...he gave it three stars. I agree with that and most of his comments as well.
Comments
OMG. Now it all makes sense to me. You're just a kid.
Yeah, because Im the only one who posts about stuff like this.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=70022
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=67322
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=66220
Fucking dork.
That's what your Mom calls my...
Yeah, because Im the only one who posts about stuff like this.
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=70022
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=67322
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=66220
Fucking dork.
You don't need to have seen the transformers to enjoy it - but it helps highten the enjoyment. Will not give things away, but you can hear lines from the TV show and 80's movie repeated. Very cool.
Not much on character development obviously
It's a Michael Bay Film. I think that absolutely no character development is a requirement of his.
The guy has made a career at making male adolescent action pornos.
Plot: The plot was mediocre, but it was enough to pull the whole story together. Considering they had 3 different plot lines, one strong, 2 secondary, it came together at the end pretty neatly for one kick ass action scene. The movie never paused, it was action to action to action with intermittent dialogue so you knew what was going on. It was pretty damn funny too. The theater I was in was erupting in laughter in the first half of the movie a lot. It was some good material for this type of movie.
CGI: Very well done. The robots were very human like in their mannerisms. However, some of the fight scenes looks like 2 mangled pieces of metal and it was hard to tell who was who.
Character development: Of the humans, the only person who got some serious char-dev was Sam, so you could really identify with him. i think it was a good decision to cast this kid for the lead human roll. M. Fox was hot (as a 17 year old? who are they kidding?) On the robot's side, the autobots showed their personalities more, unlike the decepticons with the exception of Megatron for a brief period at the end. You saw how truly evil this SOB was. I wish he was the protagonist for more of the movie. Or Starscream for that matter.
And Transformers isn't the only one. Even though our son LOVES Superman, we can't have him watch Superman Returns because it's rated PG-13 too! Was that marketed to kids, too? You bet.
Sure, the easy answer is "don't go watch it." The problem is that they market these movies to kids who have no business actually watching the movie.
I was actually feeling a little trepidation going into the movie since Transformers was one of my big favorites growing up in the 80s. I was satisfied with the movie and they did a great homage.
All I know is that my wife and I are both disappointed at the trend superhero/old-school action movies are taking. As parents of a 6-year old, we're appalled that Transformers is rated PG-13 yet marketed in kids meals at Burger King! Our son would be traumatized for months by how scary the movie is if he saw it, yet he wants to see it because he got a toy in his meal. Unbelievable.
And Transformers isn't the only one. Even though our son LOVES Superman, we can't have him watch Superman Returns because it's rated PG-13 too! Was that marketed to kids, too? You bet.
Sure, the easy answer is "don't go watch it." The problem is that they market these movies to kids who have no business actually watching the movie.
A little trauma never hurt. It will certainly give him the reason why you advise him not to see it. I was easily frightened as a kid, but that didn't stop my dad from watching sci-fi/horror movies on TV when I was around. I think he thought it was funny that I was so scared! Eventually, I learned to go do other things during sci-fi hour.
Moreover, I remember plenty of PG-13 movies that were marketed to kids in the 80's. There was a fair amount of stuff in the PG range, too, but I wouldn't complain so much since, thanks to Pixar, the PG movies from the past ten years are better than anything PG from the 80's. Except, possibly, for "Young Einstein."
As for new movies, I just saw Ratatouille and can recommend it to absolutely everyone. Fantastic movie in every sense of the word!
All I know is that my wife and I are both disappointed at the trend superhero/old-school action movies are taking. As parents of a 6-year old, we're appalled that Transformers is rated PG-13 yet marketed in kids meals at Burger King! Our son would be traumatized for months by how scary the movie is if he saw it, yet he wants to see it because he got a toy in his meal. Unbelievable.
And Transformers isn't the only one. Even though our son LOVES Superman, we can't have him watch Superman Returns because it's rated PG-13 too! Was that marketed to kids, too? You bet.
Sure, the easy answer is "don't go watch it." The problem is that they market these movies to kids who have no business actually watching the movie.
If your kid is hurt or traumatized by this movie than I suggest you go out and shoot him in the backyard or give him a lifetime supply of pain-killers. Real life is going to be a fucking Bitch for him if that craptastic movie is going to give him any problems. You might as well get it over with, because he will do it eventually on his own if you keep raising him in such a sheltered life.
A little trauma never hurt. It will certainly give him the reason why you advise him not to see it. I was easily frightened as a kid, but that didn't stop my dad from watching sci-fi/horror movies on TV when I was around. I think he thought it was funny that I was so scared! Eventually, I learned to go do other things during sci-fi hour.
Moreover, I remember plenty of PG-13 movies that were marketed to kids in the 80's. There was a fair amount of stuff in the PG range, too, but I wouldn't complain so much since, thanks to Pixar, the PG movies from the past ten years are better than anything PG from the 80's. Except, possibly, for "Young Einstein."
Speaking as a parent, 6 is way too young for this movie. It's too young for Superman too. Too much violence, even if it's fantasy violence. They don't need that in their minds at that age. I understand what Cosmo is saying. It began with Batman, in my opinion. Funny though...when that came out, there were people calling for an R rating. They weren't laughed at back then, either. Today those people would be called puritan fools.
If your kid is hurt or traumatized by this movie than I suggest you go out and shoot him in the backyard or give him a lifetime supply of pain-killers. Real life is going to be a fucking Bitch for him if that craptastic movie is going to give him any problems. You might as well get it over with, because he will do it eventually on his own if you keep raising him in such a sheltered life.
You are totally wrong and clearly not a parent. You have no idea what children should or shouldn't see, and no right to criticize him. Asshole.
Pretty awesome movie, despite some flaws.
Plot: The plot was mediocre, but it was enough to pull the whole story together. Considering they had 3 different plot lines, one strong, 2 secondary, it came together at the end pretty neatly for one kick ass action scene. The movie never paused, it was action to action to action with intermittent dialogue so you knew what was going on. It was pretty damn funny too. The theater I was in was erupting in laughter in the first half of the movie a lot. It was some good material for this type of movie.
CGI: Very well done. The robots were very human like in their mannerisms. However, some of the fight scenes looks like 2 mangled pieces of metal and it was hard to tell who was who.
Character development: Of the humans, the only person who got some serious char-dev was Sam, so you could really identify with him. i think it was a good decision to cast this kid for the lead human roll. M. Fox was hot (as a 17 year old? who are they kidding?) On the robot's side, the autobots showed their personalities more, unlike the decepticons with the exception of Megatron for a brief period at the end. You saw how truly evil this SOB was. I wish he was the protagonist for more of the movie. Or Starscream for that matter.
Totally agree with your analysis. Totally. I had forgotten about the combat scenes kind of "running together" as it were...like so much was happening you couldn't tell what was actually going on. Also...the humor: This was one of funniest movies I've seen in a long time. It was almost more of a comedy. I would also have like to seen Megatron play a more prominent role...same with Starscream.
he will do it eventually on his own if you keep raising him in such a sheltered life.
We're not "sheltering" him. I'd love to go see it with him but I know he'd quite possibly have nightmares for days.
This is the extent to which being scared affects him: Several months ago he went to see some kids movie where a trailer for Monster House was shown ahead of time. The trailer scared him so much that when we went to see Ratatouille this Sunday, he covered his ears during ALL of the trailers because he was expecting to be scared by them.
We have stopped watching The Muppet Show on DVD at home because, even though he likes watching it at the time, he later conjures up visions of monsters in his mind when he's changing his clothes, brushing his teeth, etc. They scare him.
Believe me, we're NOT sheltering him. If anything, we try to expose him to things that might seem scary at first but then end up not being so. Case and point: Night at the Museum. He was very afraid at first to watch it with us, but once he saw that all the characters are okay and weren't going to hurt anyone, we could barely get him to stop asking to watch the movie again.
We're not "sheltering" him. I'd love to go see it with him but I know he'd quite possibly have nightmares for days.
This is the extent to which being scared affects him: Several months ago he went to see some kids movie where a trailer for Monster House was shown ahead of time. The trailer scared him so much that when we went to see Ratatouille this Sunday, he covered his ears during ALL of the trailers because he was expecting to be scared by them.
We have stopped watching The Muppet Show on DVD at home because, even though he likes watching it at the time, he later conjures up visions of monsters in his mind when he's changing his clothes, brushing his teeth, etc. They scare him.
Believe me, we're NOT sheltering him. If anything, we try to expose him to things that might seem scary at first but then end up not being so. Case and point: Night at the Museum. He was very afraid at first to watch it with us, but once he saw that all the characters are okay and weren't going to hurt anyone, we could barely get him to stop asking to watch the movie again.
You don't have to defend yourself to him. He's an asshole for saying what he did. He's clearly and utterly clueless.
My daughter has similar fear issues. She gets scared by several scenes in Little Mermaid (the witch) and some in Toy Story 2 as well. She's getting better, but she requests fast forward for certain parts. Until kids hit 7 or 8, they are very impressionable with movies and TV. I was allowed to see rated R stuff at about 10 or 11, but those ages are different.
You don't have to defend yourself to him. He's an asshole for saying what he did. He's clearly and utterly clueless.
My daughter has similar fear issues. She gets scared by several scenes in Little Mermaid (the witch) and some in Toy Story 2 as well. She's getting better, but she requests fast forward for certain parts. Until kids hit 7 or 8, they are very impressionable with movies and TV. I was allowed to see rated R stuff at about 10 or 11, but those ages are different.
First R-rated movie I saw was the original Alien. Had nightmares for weeks about the "chestburster".
First R-rated movie I saw was the original Alien. Had nightmares for weeks about the "chestburster".
I think that was the name of the first porno I saw. No...wait...that was "something-else"-buster.
I think that was the name of the first porno I saw. No...wait...that was "something-else"-buster.
Buster Nut?