Author Topic: Transformers: Less Than Meets the Eye (Read 6773 times)

Turtlekid1 · « **on:** June 29, 2009, 12:20:42 PM »

Transformers 2 is getting some pretty bad reviews right now; apparently the humor is overflowing with lame innuendos, the writing sucks, and the characters are annoying.

Has anyone seen it? Is it really as bad as all that?

If so, are there any redeeming qualities?

And how did the sequel sink so far below the first movie? Usually it takes at least two sequels to become that bad.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2009, 12:44:30 PM »

The first one already seemed pretty low to me...

No, I haven't seen this one, but it definitely looks like it's way less than meets the eye (which isn't much).

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2009, 12:52:29 PM »

Don't even bother seeing it and wasting your money if it has reviews like this. Otherwise you're just fueling a less than deserving movie's gross.

No, I have not seen it. No, I don't plan to. The previews are bad enough.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:14:42 PM »

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is better than Transformers in almost every conceivable way. I was only mildly entertained by the first one, but the second one was much much awesomer and more fun. It is not excellent filmmaking by any stretch of the imagination but it is a fun movie to watch. Don't listen to the reviews; they don't know what they're talking about.
There are still some jokes that make it clear that Michael Bay is 12 years old, unfortunately.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:35:06 PM »

Now that we've got two Transformers movies and a G.I. Joe one on the way, I'm just holding out for the Hot Wheels high-stakes racing flick and the Sex and the City clone that will be the Barbie movie.

Reading · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:46:44 PM »

It's getting bad reviews? Gee, really goes to show how much I (don't) pay attention to the media. I thought it would be getting good reviews after I saw it.

Yes, there are some pretty unnecessary raunchy jokes, and a little too much swearing for my tastes, but if you can tune all that out, it's a great movie, in my opinion. It gets more tolerable after the first half. I would recommend seeing it.

Plus, obviously, it has giant robots beating each other up. It would take some very bad writing to negate that sheer awesome factor in my book.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:48:01 PM »

Brian, those are Mattel properties, not Hasbro.
Plus Transformers and G.I. Joe have a semblance of story to work with already.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2009, 02:40:38 PM »

Thread Recap

3 people have not seen the movie and all say it's bad.

2 people have seen the movie and all say it's good.

superstarMASIAH · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2009, 03:21:50 PM »

I liked the GI Joe cartoon better anyways...

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2009, 03:48:39 PM »

Quote from: Chupperson Weird on June 29, 2009, 01:48:01 PM

those are Mattel properties, not Hasbro.

I wasn't really intending for them to be any particular property.

Quote from: Lizard Dude on June 29, 2009, 02:40:38 PM

Thread Recap

3 people have not seen the movie and all say it's bad.

2 people have seen the movie and all say it's good.

And 1 person is implying...?

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:35:13 PM »

You shouldn't rely on reviews.

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:37:59 PM »

Quote from: Lizard Dude on June 29, 2009, 02:40:38 PM

3 people have not seen the movie and all say it's bad.

2 people have seen the movie and all say it's good.

2 people is not an accurate statistical sample. ;)

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #12 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:42:56 PM »

You're right. Everyone carry on bashing a movie you have not seen.

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:46:46 PM »

For the record, I haven't bashed or praised it yet.

Captain Jim · « **Reply #14 on:** June 29, 2009, 06:50:10 PM »

No one I've talked to has called it bad. They've just said that it's like a seven-year-old smashing his action figures together for an hour and a half, then making softcore porn with his sister's Barbie and Ken for another half hour.

Their biggest gripe is they said it feels like they made up the plot as they went along.