Monday, June 29, 2009
considering that it was the most anticipated movie of the year, i easily got pulled into the "must-watch-transformers 2" bandwagon. not that that was a difficult feat, i rather enjoyed the first transformers movie and anything with shia labeouf in it is worth watching in theatres.
on one hand, transformers 2 was visually captivating and truly action-packed. the effects were staggering, and there was almost no dull moment in the 3 hours that it ran. there was enough decent humor to somehow temper the amount of action the movie was spewing out. and of course there was enough megan fox to satisfy the male viewers. however, it might have been too much of the spectacular visuals that lead transformers 2 into bad-review hell. michael bay probably focused too much on showing the audience with the special effects he can blind you with. little thought has been put on the story itself (tsktsktsk, roberto orci, LOL), that it gets really really tedious by the 2nd hour. there wasn't enough room for character development because of all the testosterone-activating action. the story was chaotic and all-over the place, and i hated that the bland resolution was built up for 3 whole hours and when it finally got there, the only thing i could say was "THAT'S IT?!". the mess of a plot didnt sit too well with many critics, sometimes it indeed felt like michael bay was trying to pull the wool over their eyes with all the razzle dazzle.
a number of inexplicable plotholes and character developments also made me go wtf. sam's mom with the pot brownies? random shards of the all-spark? leo? and why does the all-spark only make decepticons? prime ghosties with magical healing powers!!? WTF?!
i had a feeling that transformers 2 was going to be one overrated blockbuster sequel, so one tip i'm gonna give to people who havent watched it is this: take it with a grain of salt. i guess making a film like this really is hard, you'd have to properly balance the sensory attacks and the storyline. the film appreciator in me is really gonna hate me for saying this, but i sort of liked it. i dont know, maybe john turturro salvaged the whole movie for me. :)) but i'm thinking transformers 2 was made to ENTERTAIN, not please critics or be deep. if michael bay was given $200m to make this film he's expected to make a huge spectacle of it, and he certainly did just that, with all the unnecessary explosions and megan fox-ness.
so for now, i'm gonna say it's worth watching. :))
P.S i love that linkin park and hans zimmer collaborated to make the musical score. too much awesome in one track! :)
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