Anyway look at it this way. If the Transformers continue to grow in popularity (and I think they have nowhere to go but up – Transformers toys – I mean the ones actually based on the movie, not these weird Star Wars-Transformers hybrid toys – are still selling like hotcakes) you may eventually get a film that is more like the one you want.

I’d rather blow my brains out than watch any showing of this piece of trash. (My apologies to trash everywhere for the insult.)

Jersycajun, it’s nice to see I’m not alone in my outright hate for the first Bayformers.

“I for one enjoyed The first movie because i grew up with the Transformers and it was cool to see them in live action.”

I also grew up with Transformers, and I’m still waiting to see a Transformers movie. Despite the title Bay’s attaching to these wastes of film, they’re not Transformers.

Vic

As for the images – I wonder how much money they could of saved by not filming in Egypt and spending in a more efficient way.

Looking forward to it though!

dude… what are you ON!?

Most of the action up to that point was fine but with too many cuts and fast takes making it hard to follow and appreciate.

Check.

Vehicles being launched into the air, also probably in slo-mo…

Check.

Another Michael Bay craptacular on it’s way to soil theaters with senseless, incoherent, action with zero point-of-reference, sense of location and relative position, zero acting ability or charisma (with the possible wasted talent of Shia LaBoeuf – wish he’d take on some roles with greater depth – he seems capable of delivering those if he’d just take different projects. He’s getting the wrong kind of stereotyped rep because of these roles he’s taking. He’s a big enough name now he doesn’t have to take every blockbuster offered to him.)

Anyway, where was I? Oh it doesn’t matter. The only way I’ll end up watching this is if it’s on one of the free channels a few years from now and I’ve got nothing better to do, than say, watch my toenails grow.

Bitter, you say? Against a movie that actively had me squirming in vitriolic hate because they felt like sending me the message that “you’re an idiot, so here’s some quick moving objects and sounds resembling dialog for you to be entertained with”?

I can take movies that play as dumb. What I can’t take is pseudo half-hearted attempts to make a dumb movie and try to pull it off as being a sincere attempt at pathos with tongue clearly not planted in cheek.

If they had just played it strictly as parody, taken it clearly in that direction by design, it could have been genuinely entertaining – a goof of a movie. Unfortunately, I doubt Bay has the knack or understanding needed to pull it off with success.

/rant.

I’m goin’ to bed.

Yeah, I’m not a fan of the first film at all, but giant battling robots between Egyptian pyramids could be at least visually cool.

Vic