20251203:
I was going to rewatch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
, because my blog entry said I just kind of watched it. However, I first checked if I had seen the first movie, Transformers. Unfortunately, my blogging and movie record started in December 2009 - in fact Revenge of the Fallen is among the first entries to my blog. As such, with no record or memory of having seen the first movie, I decided to start with it, and will be trying to watch the entire series which is currently on Netflix (many titles are leaving 20251224).
Overall, I feel like characters are weak and superficial. At one point the Defense Secretary (Jon Voight) asks the signal expert, Maggie Madsen (Rachael Taylor), to be his advisor and she brings her friend, Glen Whitmann (Atnhony Anderson). At some point their utility comes in sending a message using morse code, but its lame because it ignores their original expertise. For example, Megan Fox's background actually came into play with her hot wiring the tow truck. With that being said, generally I felt the movie had more bad lines than I would care for and action that was hard to follow because often too much was going on.
Throughout the film, I also found it hard to adjust to the complex design of the Transformers in the film as compared to that of the original TV cartoon series. In particular, I feel there was a greater visual connection between the object form and non-object form.
Rating: 2.6/5
[20251203][20251206 Edit]
20251206 Comment:
After writing the post above, I found references to the movie in two of my posts (The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Tron: Legacy) implying that I did already watch the movie.
Instant Comments:
What was megan fox in before this movie and/or after this movie. [her wiki page says she debuted in 2001 and this film was her breakout role]
(at this chase sceen between police car and camaro) I'd say this movie so far is pretty cool
unbelievable... big transformer took a bunch of bullets earlier and she hacks the head off with simple toolshop saw? [20251206: after watching the first three movies, there is a lot of inconsistency and just based on what the story needs]
hehe nice copied another csr. wait so they all can just imitate? that small robot had become a phone
interesting how they all chose a form and they keep that form when they transform and somehow their transformations connected to their choice of transform
he's definitely gonna break on his own
a very long scene that I guess is supposed to be humorous to break tension? [seems needlessly long]
how weird. there's this scene he asks for her juvie record to dusappear. so then it cuts to a closeup of her. in this closeup she looks different from the scrne befkr. playing it back looks like maybe the closeup lacks makeup
(we see a frozen Megatron) why didn't they just leave Megatron in the north pole where it would be naturally frozen instead of expending energy to keep it frozen
Megatron waking from cryo. why would he announce himself? Wouldn't he just think about the last thing he was doing before he got frozen?
I missed commenting earlier in the movie. is marking real? how does it work? [Yes, the marking is done by laser, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_designator]
how weird. kissing on top of Bumblebee and in front of the other Autobots.
1=20251203
Watched once before.
Watched 20251203 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20251224)
Transformers (2007) Michael Bay. 144 min
Relevant Links:
Transformers (IMDb.com)
Transformers (RottenTomatoes.com)
Transformers (Wikipedia.org)
I was going to rewatch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
, because my blog entry said I just kind of watched it. However, I first checked if I had seen the first movie, Transformers. Unfortunately, my blogging and movie record started in December 2009 - in fact Revenge of the Fallen is among the first entries to my blog. As such, with no record or memory of having seen the first movie, I decided to start with it, and will be trying to watch the entire series which is currently on Netflix (many titles are leaving 20251224).
Overall, I feel like characters are weak and superficial. At one point the Defense Secretary (Jon Voight) asks the signal expert, Maggie Madsen (Rachael Taylor), to be his advisor and she brings her friend, Glen Whitmann (Atnhony Anderson). At some point their utility comes in sending a message using morse code, but its lame because it ignores their original expertise. For example, Megan Fox's background actually came into play with her hot wiring the tow truck. With that being said, generally I felt the movie had more bad lines than I would care for and action that was hard to follow because often too much was going on.
Throughout the film, I also found it hard to adjust to the complex design of the Transformers in the film as compared to that of the original TV cartoon series. In particular, I feel there was a greater visual connection between the object form and non-object form.
Rating: 2.6/5
[20251203][20251206 Edit]
20251206 Comment:
After writing the post above, I found references to the movie in two of my posts (The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Tron: Legacy) implying that I did already watch the movie.
Instant Comments:
What was megan fox in before this movie and/or after this movie. [her wiki page says she debuted in 2001 and this film was her breakout role]
(at this chase sceen between police car and camaro) I'd say this movie so far is pretty cool
unbelievable... big transformer took a bunch of bullets earlier and she hacks the head off with simple toolshop saw? [20251206: after watching the first three movies, there is a lot of inconsistency and just based on what the story needs]
hehe nice copied another csr. wait so they all can just imitate? that small robot had become a phone
interesting how they all chose a form and they keep that form when they transform and somehow their transformations connected to their choice of transform
he's definitely gonna break on his own
a very long scene that I guess is supposed to be humorous to break tension? [seems needlessly long]
how weird. there's this scene he asks for her juvie record to dusappear. so then it cuts to a closeup of her. in this closeup she looks different from the scrne befkr. playing it back looks like maybe the closeup lacks makeup
(we see a frozen Megatron) why didn't they just leave Megatron in the north pole where it would be naturally frozen instead of expending energy to keep it frozen
Megatron waking from cryo. why would he announce himself? Wouldn't he just think about the last thing he was doing before he got frozen?
I missed commenting earlier in the movie. is marking real? how does it work? [Yes, the marking is done by laser, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_designator]
how weird. kissing on top of Bumblebee and in front of the other Autobots.
1=20251203
Watched once before.
Watched 20251203 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20251224)
Transformers (2007) Michael Bay. 144 min
Relevant Links:
Transformers (IMDb.com)
Transformers (RottenTomatoes.com)
Transformers (Wikipedia.org)
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