Transformers
This is just going to be a quick one.
Thursday night, I went to see “Transformers” with Joe. I kept hearing that the movie was awesome and I know Michael Bay can put some amazing action films onto the screen, so my expectations were high. I walked out of the theater with the movie exceeding my expectations, by far.
The action is incredible and the Transformers look amazing. Some people have complained that they don’t look like they did in the 80’s cartoon series, but it’s even been noted that they tried making the classic look work, but that it turned out looking cheap and fake, so they went with a more realistic and plausible “transformed” look. It’s absolutely breath taking to watch a car transform into a giant robot and then to leap into battle. To make things even better, they didn’t cheap out and try to hide bad graphics behind a dark rainy environment. Bay took a chance and put everything in the daylight and it worked beautifully.
The story and acting was also put together very well. The lead actor, Shia LaBeouf, has great comedic timing, yet also has the ability to make his action scenes work well. He looks like an average guy, like he one were one us, thrown into a situation where greatness is forced out.
All in all, the movie is awesome. If you’re a fan of the Transformers, you’ll enjoy the nostalgia. When Bumblebee and Barricade went head on in the first bot on bot battle, the audience gave a cheer because they all knew it was non stop from here on out. Optimus Prime managed to get two cheers for when he first appeared and for when he made it to the final battle. His opening and closing monologues also exhibit his classic nobility and honor. You’ll get chills if you know anything about the character.
Go see the damn movie, people.
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