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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 Bill GibronShort Ends & Leader Editor This filmic funhouse spins wildly out of controlWithout 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.
wow. couldn’t agree less with this review. while the admittedly spectacular special effects may have made sections of the film enjoyable enough, the script was awful, the ‘humour’ was puerile, and worst of all there was no logic or coherence to the plot whatsoever. i don’t go into a film about alien robots expecting it to be realistic, but when a plot takes nonsensical turns and is seemingly driven only by the desire to stage large explosive battles it just ruins the experience. better than the island, but that’s not saying much. Related articles
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I haven’t seen the film yet, and won’t comment on it right now. However, I’d like to point out that Michael Bay has directed some of the most idiotic, irritating films ever made. It’s insulting for Paul W. S. Anderson, who has made some rather edgy and definitely non-mainstream movies, to be mentioned in the same sentence with the guy.
Comment by festario from Joya — July 3, 2007 @ 5:51 pm