Many feared how Transformers would turn out in the hands of Michael Bay, but the end result is a high-octane action extravaganza of giant robots brawling sprinkled with a surprising amount of comedy.
I have not seen the movie.
From the old cartoons, I can tell which transformers came from planes, cars, etc.
From watching the Ads, the transformers look like they're made from garbage and scrap metal.
From people that seen the film, can you tell which transformers transfer to/from what?
thanks.
I was able to jump in on a pre screening of the movie and I have to agree with this review. Being a kid from the 80's I had high hopes this would be just like the cartoon I woke up to in grade school, and it didn't let me down one bit. Also being a 3D artist the CG was beyond spectacular and was far beyond what I could have ever dreamed.
Good Movie, good times, make a 2nd one already will ya....
I haven't seen the movie yet, but I definitly will. I downloaded the high-def preview, 2 minutes long, a month ago and was totally amaze at the quality of the animation. Now you just convinced me to get a go at it.
I have not seen the movie.
From the old cartoons, I can tell which transformers came from planes, cars, etc.
From watching the Ads, the transformers look like they're made from garbage and scrap metal.
From people that seen the film, can you tell which transformers transfer to/from what?
thanks.
Not as much as you could from the show, but I think it's still there. You can tell Blackout is a helicopter because he still has the rotor blades on his back (as well as wielding the tail rotor) and Starscream is all sharp angles and flat military coloring. They look a lot more like functioning alien robots in the movie than they did in the show and the transformations are a lot more complicated.
I caught a pre-screening with my wife and kids on Thursday.
I have to say, that this movie grabbed me with a sense of wonder in a way no other movie has since I went to see the original Star Wars as a kid. I couldn't tell you a damn thing about the plot because all I remember was thinking, and saying, "WOW" throughout the whole movie. I'm going to have to go see it again just to watch the plot, heh.
Before I saw it, I'd say the smart money would be on the new Potter flick for top dollar this summer, but frankly, I think this will blow that movie away, at least in the US. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes close to a billion before it comes out of theaters.
Definitely would agree with the review and heartily recommend the movie to anyone except younger children (I'd say nobody below maybe 8-10...it's fairly intense and might freak out the youngsters).
Little GIRLS feel cheated because Strawberry Shortcake and Holly Hobbie were not made into movies? no for you see all those items are little kids stuff and when they turn around the age of 8 they stop playing with all those toys, while men seem to keep playing with their toys well unto their... 20's, 30's, 40's, etc.
There are some fairly large logic jumps and technical improbabilities, but in a movie about outer space robots you really shouldn't be too concerned with issues regarding conservation of mass or information technology. The story is just there to connect the action sequences.
This is something I always have a problem with.
Both in small ways (like bogus explanations. Biggest example? The Mitochlora-whatever that the "Force" was supposed to come from.... Nice way to ruin a magical thing that really did not need explanation!) And in large (things not feeling real, like in the third Matrix, where neo flew around like superman, and solid objects all looked like foam rubber).
The hard part for this flik would have probably been making sure that robots of this size and weight effected the environment in step with their size.
The Hulk flopped on this in many facets, able to lift things, and jump without leaving marks where he did either (you lifet a tank, you should leave a mark in the ground, or sink).
You get a semi-tractor trailer skidding on blacktop, he better leave trails. You get a car on a narrow walkway, that walkway better bend. You get one of these guys build up momentum and hit another, you need to FEEL the impact, not just make it loud.
Some fliks get this right, and even with exaggeration make you forget you are watching a movie and slip into the impossibilities that, for some strange reason, don't seem so impossible.
That said, I don't thnik ANYONE was expecting a plot from this story. Like most kiddie cartoons from the 80's, it did not have a hell of a lot of depth. (When is GI Joe coming out?). The SE's look great from the previews, and I am looking forward to seeing it.
I just hope that little quote clip in the beginning indicates a few stupid attempts at science and not a theme for the entire flik.
The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys?
And price sometimes
I haven't seen it, but I'm going to, with my gf, may be this weekend. The trailer looked awesome, my heart is jumping with loud 'yay!'... usually, how long will the DVD come out :?: ...I'm going to buy it too...
Although I find it interesting that a cartoon makes it into a movie - along the same interesting lines that a computer game makes it to a movie - I am surprised that so many ppl are still in awe about movies like this. Yet another noisy action movie which can only be made thanks to SFX. To me it is just more-of-the-same. Good guys against bad guys with a lot of boom.
But then, I know I am old before my time. Good for you all that you still enjoy things like this.
The movie is awesome, I'd call myself a TF fanboy if I have to but I've been waiting for TF to make it to hollywood since I was in grade school.
However as I get older, I realized that maybe 5-10 yrs ago, hollywood at that time would probably be unable to realize the TFs and their battles in a real world setting in all its CG glory.
After watching this movie however, really for the first few minutes after barricade and bumblebee transformed and fought for the first time I feel like I was a 7 yr old all over again. You know how it is back then, the boys toys, sports cars and robots all in one which made me love TF ever since I was introduced to it.
Too many reviewers complained abt the plot, who cares much abt the plot, this is a movie for boys and men who were and are still boys in their heart LOL
Can't wait for the sequel, I hope there'll be more TF features (combiners, huge base/robots) in it 8)
Shouldn't the 'A' in Autobots and 'D' in Decepticons be capitalized? I know I tend to bash TwitchGuru, but this article just doesn't seem to get me pumped and possibly spoiled some parts I would have loved to seen firsthand. Oh well. This is what I get for reading TwitchGuru stuff on Tom's Hardware.
The plot is a little rough, but not bad considering we're talking about transforming alien robots.
Special effects are the best for any movie ever made... they leave Spiderman 3 in the dust. Transformations are spectacular. Fight scenes are really cool, up close and personal; this is a contender for biggest, baddest action movie ever made.
The movie takes some time to get going, but when it does it really takes off. Humor is pretty good... LeBeouf's dad looks out the window and somehow misses seeing the 5 transformed autobots in his front yard (they're hiding so hilariously well), and one of the autobots also pees on this one guy...
My biggest gripe is with the action sequences. Yes, they're spectacular and very very good, but I think Bay should have taken some far shots too. It's kind of hard making out whats happening when you have 4 robots duking it out on a narrow street with the camera 20 feet away. There is a sense of lack of style in the fights... like there is only one memorable slo mo when Optimus sucker punches Megatron in the chin. I would have liked to see more of that, and more clean hand-to-hand combat rather than just shooting or shoving each other around.
Overall, I think it's a very good film. Don't take my elaboration of its faults too hard... I'm not listing the good parts because they are too many.
