June 24th, 2009, 02:23 PM | #1 |
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Transformers 2
so i caught the midnight showing..
and if i were to give it a 1-10..id probably only give it a 7 and a *nod* >.>; it wasn't bad, but..it wasn't all too great either..i cant really explain it , you guys have to go see. definitely worth a watch..but don't go in with super high expectations like most people did. It had a good effects..and the cars were really badass. They even had bikes(which i thought was pretty dope lol). Normally i love action movies..but i didnt think i could see so many explosions in a 2 1/2 hour long movie lol. after a while it gets old u know? Some people might love the movie to death..but some may be dissapointed, if ur a transformers fanboy ull love the movie i think. |
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June 24th, 2009, 02:49 PM | #2 |
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I thought the first one was crap, so I can't imagine the second one being any better!
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June 24th, 2009, 02:55 PM | #3 |
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I went yesterday at midnight as well. I decided I'd go about an hour beforehand, lol. I actually hadn't seen the first one, and I was pretty tired, so I went in with no idea what to expect and, quite honestly, low expectations. I thought it was a pretty good movie. Certainly decent. You can't walk into the theater to see an action flick looking for anything besides...well...action. All things considered, it was worth the watch and lack of sleep. It got me interested enough to try and find the first one.
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June 24th, 2009, 03:03 PM | #4 |
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There is one good reason to see both of these movies- Megan Fox.
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June 24th, 2009, 05:04 PM | #5 | |
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But all and all, I was also disappointed with this movie. There were a few parts that were thrown in there to be funny but seemed very unnecessary and immature. That and they didn't bother really introducing all the new transformers and give us new characters.. Blah, I could go on and on. |
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June 24th, 2009, 06:43 PM | #6 | |
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In all seriousness though, I am familiar with the workings of Michael Bay and typically know what to expect of him. I haven't seen this yet, but I hope I'm not as badly disappointed with this movie as I was with terminator |
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June 24th, 2009, 06:44 PM | #7 |
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I said see- I didn't say she could act.
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June 24th, 2009, 07:14 PM | #8 |
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i really liked it - mostly because I grew up with transformers, but i agree that there was alot of needless - inappropriate style humor - 8 out of 10 for me
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June 24th, 2009, 08:43 PM | #9 |
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Dissappointing. I'm going to go watch it again but there were too damn many unnecessary characters and action sequences. The forest scene and the Egypt finale are worth the price of admission alone though. I wrote a review about it in my sig. 3/5
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June 25th, 2009, 12:45 AM | #10 |
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Just came out on Wednesday over here, can't wait to watch it. One of the main reasons is Megan Fox.
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June 25th, 2009, 02:35 AM | #11 |
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Some of you are starting to remind me of movie critics and why I never listen to them. Everyone is looking for the perfect artistic movie that has the perfect balance of everything: action, comedy, drama, special effects, story, etc etc. Just look at the Oscars for example that are riddled with movies that virtually no ordinary person has heard of let alone seen.
I don't understand it when people go to see an action movie and are disappointed when it doesn't have a top notch script or over the top acting. It's a bloody ACTION film, did it have action? Well, yes. Was the action large and exciting? Well, yes. Did the movie have enough of a plot/storyline to tie the action together? Well, yes. THEN QUIT YOUR B****ING!! Personally, I loved the movie. The action was great without using too much CGI to make them work. The acting was just fine, it's an action movie and no one is trying to be Shakespeare here. The problem people have with following story lines in action films like these is that they get so absorbed into the big action sequences that they fail to pick up on smaller details that help tell the story. |
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June 25th, 2009, 06:26 AM | #12 |
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I'm with Sombo all the way. Theres a bunch of stuff I could critique, but its a great action film about my favorite childhood toys.
The unnecissary comedy bits usual dont get me, but I was giggling to every one of them this time...even the 'bling bling' bots which I thought were too much the first time I saw them, then through the movie they just grew on me! It needed more devistator action IMO though. and really, if a 50 foot robot was on the other side of a mud/plasterish wall trying to kill you...wouldnt you be scared shitless? |
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June 25th, 2009, 07:49 AM | #13 |
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I have tickets to go see it in IMAX on Sunday...unfortunately Sunday isn't coming fast enough. I just saw the first one last week and enjoyed it, so I'm ready to see number 2.
There are very few movies I don't enjoy, so I know I'll like it. I don't go to a movie to critique it, I go to sit back and relax, and just about every movie allows me to do that (unless it is exceedingly stupid). So I tend to like most movies.
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June 25th, 2009, 07:50 AM | #14 |
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I thought it was pretty decent but all the sexual jokes about penises and testicles were annoying.
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June 25th, 2009, 08:00 AM | #15 |
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I thought the "bling bling" bots were sterotypical, and annoying. Overall, I thought the movie was pretty bad.
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My biggest gripe with Michael Bay is that he seems to just throw **** in his movies for the cool factor, it makes for a great summer blockbuster but that's really about it. I agree that action flicks don't have to be smart movies but come on, Ive seen plenty of action movies that have decent storyline and flesh out their characters better. |
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June 26th, 2009, 05:23 AM | #17 |
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That's the one thing that didn't make sense to me and plenty of others as it appears... why all the "extra content?" Our old school kid friendly Transformers no longer seem too much kid friendly... Quote:
For the action sequnces alone this will be an incredible film to see in IMAX!
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June 26th, 2009, 07:39 AM | #19 |
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I really enjoyed this movie. The only parts I was highly disappointed in was the "college humor" scenes... as you could say.
This is how good of a movie it was in my opinion. Not once did I think "I've been here almost 3 hours?" No, I thought to myself when it was over. "Ahhh, go home and relax for a few. What?! It's after 2am?? Holy ****!" My show started at 11:15pm. This movie is definately worth it IMO.
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Is it really that much to ask for movies that are not perfect, but have interesting original stories with some decent acting?
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June 27th, 2009, 01:26 PM | #22 |
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Great - I'm an artist and I didn't even know it!
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I for one think that is a very limited view on what a good movie is. I think your generalizing too much and saying that movies that win oscars are too artistic and boring? I mean dont get me wrong...I love movies like Transformers, X-Men, and the Hangover...but there are also times when I want to see a movie thats not just funny cause its stupid and not to just watch things blow up. I saw slumdog millionaire, im a 21 year old mail and I loved it. I understand that your going by the numbers and how much movies make...but the numbers dont say it all and just cause more people have seen a movie doesnt mean its a good movie(or that those people enjoyed it)...it more likely means it had enough explosions in the commercials and had a good marketing team. |
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Most people go to the movies to watch something entertaining to help forget about how bad the real world is becoming. Make a movie reflecting the way the world is today and you won't get many people interested. People want to feel excited about spending that $8-$10 on a movie. I too like to watch some dramas on occasion. But why, for the past 10 or so years are those the only ones the Oscars seem to care about? Most people are switching over to watching the Screen Actors Guild Awards. I've seen some of the Oscar winners and couldn't understand how they won over someone/thing that wasn't even mentioned. Yet when you watch SAGA, the one that most of the public liked usually wins. The Oscars in my opinion is for the movie critics (which I never agree with cause their taste in movies sucks hardcore) and the SAGA is the awards for the general public. |
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June 27th, 2009, 10:00 PM | #26 |
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Overly long plotless low-brow humor and constant panning slow motion fail IMO.
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Well now that I have seen it, I can fully give my input.
As I said, I go to sit back, relax, and enjoy a movie, and this movie did just that. I thought it was pretty good. I won't give it a movie of the year award, but in my opinion, if you liked the first one, then it is definitely worth seeing.
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i think if your worried about the cinematic quality and dramatic on screen portrayal of life then your probably not the type that can think back at how awesomely ludicrous the cartoon Transformers and toys were. i mean come on - the movie was awesome cause it was real action representation of the giant cars/robots duking it out on screen that I played with as a kid. it kinda takes you back a bit and you can appreciate it for what it is
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I personally felt the movie was excellent and I think that it can never have enough action and even after the 2.5 hours I wanted more. I like the way the transformers interacted with the people and to me thats interesting enough that they can make 5 more transformers and each one will be better than the one before. As for the jokes gold teeth etc well could have been left out but I wasnt offended by it or disgruntled at all while seeing the movie
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Finally saw the movie last night in IMAX. Now before I give my opinion I would like to say a few things. I have the original Optimus Prime still in the box...and one that I played with like crazy...actually missing the front part of it. I loved Beast Wars and watched all the seasons in 3 weeks in my sophomore year of college. I also thoroughly enjoyed the first movie.
As for this movie...not so much. I wasnt expecting a great drama...just an action movie with a decent story line. The acting in the movie I thought was actually pretty good. As for the story line...it was lacking. Yes, there was a story line but for a movie deserving of the name Transformers I expected more. Maybe its cause its a seqel and they were just trying to think of anything but it seemed like they just made stuff up that really didn't go with what past Transformers have been about. Now I don't mind change...but atleast take the time to build a story line...dont just throw it all together with some big explosions, Megan Fox's beautiful body, and the name Autobots and Decepticons, and some beat story line and expect to have a great movie. For those who say "People dont go see an action movie to see a good movie, they go to see action" and whatnot...I disagree. It was the balance of action and a great story line that made Iron Man, the 2nd Hulk, and Xmen such great movies. I give it a 6.673 |
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IMO, I thought this movie was very entertaining with the jokes and how it was action packed. Maybe the story wasn't the best, but the action was just intense and I has hanging on to my seat. Optimus is a bad-a$$ in this movie and the twin cars played a good comic relief.
I actually went back to see it in IMAX 2 days later and it was a greater experience. I recommend. Can I also say this was a nice little scene in the movie |
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No one's here to judge anyone's parenting but like I said in my first post I don't think this movie is "kid friendly" at all.
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I like it alot! IMO its just as good as the first one!
My only dislike with the movie, is how they made Devasator LOOK!!! Geez why didnt they make him alil like he was on the 85-87' cartoons Man! At least they couldve made him Bipedal, not a lame 'Core-Beast' World of Warcraft plugcrawling around like a Turtle! |
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Yeah, I won't lie either, but as a parent I would not let my child watch this movie.
I think the reason parents did bring their kids because they didn't know it would contain the kind of content it did. It was pretty borderline for PG-13 and R in my opinion. |
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Here in good ol' michigan, i see my movies at MJR theathers, and ONLY go to the Early Sat-Sun morning shows from 10am-11:50am cuz its ONLY $4 /ticket also too early for annoying teenagers and kids, well just Hardly Anyone goes to the Early shows... so its like watching your movie at home on your Uber HUGE plasma... no ppl talking, or that Fat ass next to you Eating like a Cow, or ppl Texting or talking on Cell phones... the list goes on! Nice and Quite during those early morning movie times... if im lucky, no one Else at all is in there sometimes! |
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+1 I think you're exactly right. I went on opening night and there was a family of four sitting next to me (they had two young boys who were both pretty young). You could totally tell that they were not expecting some of the content that was in that movie.
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