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TransformersDirector: Michael BayCast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, John Turturro(DreamWorks/Paramount, 2007) Rated: PG-13 US DVD release date: 16 October 2007 (Dreamworks) [3 July 2007] by Cynthia FuchsPopMatters Film and TV Editor Transformers Brings the NoiseThe point here is excess. For 144 minutes, the film pummels and pounds, delivering explosions, combat troops, speeding vehicles, computer codes, giant robots -- and more explosions.
this review has no concept of the history of the franchise. it sounds like what an old out of touch crank would have said about star wars when it came out in the 70’s. Comment by dirk pitt from paris — July 9, 2007 @ 3:09 pm Related articles
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Review: Transformers (2007)Bill Gibron03.Jul.07 Without the weight of an already formed franchise to pull it down, this filmic funhouse is allowed to spin wildly out of control. We simply sit back and enjoy the operatic ride.
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For a summer popcorn action movie, the reviewer seemed to have a hard time following it.
“Just how the robots have selected earth as a destination is unclear”
The cube flew off into space and happened to land on Earth. The “bad” robots followed the cube, the “good” robots followed the bad.
“Sam provides commentary on the action (following an Autobons versus Decepticons battle, he gasps, “This is easily 100 times cooler than Armageddon!")”
He doesn’t say that. It’s said by a bystander when the Autobots first enter earth (encased in asteroids). There is no battle at that point.
Comment by The Bus from USA — July 3, 2007 @ 3:01 pm