Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

20091225:
I fell asleep during a small part of this movie, but I'm sure I didn't miss anything, because all the fight sequences in the movie seem exactly the same. Unlike well-choreographed kung fu movies, fight sequences here are just a bunch of huge robots bashing each other.

The movie also lacks a dramatic escape sequence like in an action movie.

In other words, the movie is just a bunch of missiles that constantly miss the protagonist and instead hit objects that cause a lot of flying pieces to launch in every which direction, like a helicopter.

Consequently, it was boring to watch the good guys defeat the bad guys. In fact, I only assumed the good guys were winning, because most of the time I couldn't tell which Transformers were Pretacons and which were Decepticons. Half the time, I just watched a bunch of robots fighting and dying. Speaking of which, it's strange to have Transformers dying like flies. I guess it makes them more realistic, compared to the cartoon where both parties tend to live to battle another day.

Here's an example of boring: Optimus Prime gets a temporary upgrade, but there's no fancy battle, just a straightforward win.

So the movie sums up to be 1) A couple of hot scenes with Megan Fox, 2) A lot of short action sequences where many missiles are fired and things explode, 3) Shia LeBeouf sees symbols everywhere, which to me seemed irrelevant.

Bleh.

[20091225][20101223 Edited][20130830 Edited]

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20251204:
Overall, I think this movie was particularly flawed in its objectification of women. I liked the action in this movie better than that of the first movie. However, sometimes the story was noticeably cut together funny.

Rating: 3.4/5

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Instant Comments:
2: why have humans as part of the strike force against Decepticons?
2: I think what I dislike is with the complexity of the transformation: there is no concept of actually seeing it. maybe its inconsistent; just like animated to be convenient
2: hehe "what if we leave and you're wrong." "that's a glod question" it is
2: hehe hogwarts
2: huh I thought being high would be more chill. she seemed acting drunk
2: how strange Bee didn't think anything of the kitchen appiances and Sam never reported the extra piece of Allspark
2: whats with this girl?
2: oh of course [earlier when Bee vomitted on her I thought she would be revealed]
2: how does the robot take human body though?
2: this is the first decent fight. Optimus vs several Decepticond. and his defeat
2: I'm guessing Sam holds the key and could revive Optimus
2: lol what? they were surprised that it was a Deciticon? what were they thinking it would be?
2: ha interesting its old age. what happened without the spark though... it somehow went dormant?
2: hehe stay still or you'll die
2: I don't get it. how does the Fallen know where the tomb is?
2: Sam questions the energy source to reactivate Optimus
2: why hold hands while running like this. what does it help?
2: why not just shoot the machine. easy way to stop the Fallen's plan. (Fallen is flying towards it)
2: aww... I guess Jetfire was old anyways but... actually curious why he can't give parts while alive.
2=20251205

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Watched 20091225 (DVD)
Watched 20251204 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20251224)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Michael Bay. 149 min

Relevant Links:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (IMDb.com)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (RottenTomatoes.com)

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I don't remember the movie that well, but needless to say, this HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) episode is undoubtedly a good representation of the movie.

[20101223]