VG Cats Begs The Question: Why Did Transformers Suck So Much?
If anyone saw the Transformers movie and absolutely loved it, then you're not gonna be happy with me. Because I think it sucked. Not just a little bit. I think it was the worst so-called "blockbuster" to come out of Hollywood this summer. The only thing that saved it from utter Pirate Prince opinion annhiliation was the extremeley dreamy Shia Labeouf who has enough charisma and comic timing to make an empty dumpster seem interesting. But I digress...
I'm not alone. VG Cats creator obviously was just as disappointed, and dedicated his latest webcomic to the main problems. First off, there just wasn't enough Transformers action. Most of it was focused on the giant cast of humans, which although often funny, just should not have been as important. Why, Michael Bay, show us extra footage of the kid's parents during the credits? Did I pay good money to see "ma and pa's comedy shtick?" No, I paid to see Transformers change and destroy. As many times as humanly possible. It was also too long, and by the time the big battle came around at the end, I was pretty much bored with slow motion shots of the porny love interest girl and ready to leave (and use the urinal).
Check it out: VG Cats #236 Darkest Hour. And be warned--if you haven't seen it, spoilers abound.
Pirate Prince
Posted to Movies-DVDs, Video Games, Webcomic on 31 July 2007
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I'm sorry, but I have no idea what version of this movie you and Scott were watching. The one I saw had Transformers in it for at least a good 3/4 of the film. That said, I'm actually glad they put a focus on the humans, for several reasons:
1. The humans were hot. Shia is becoming quite the handsome young man.
2. The plot didn't suck as much as it would have had it been like the cartoon show. Nostalgia can only carry something for so long, and two hours is just way too much.
3. This movie was made to appeal to a wide audience, not just Transformers fans. Being the former, I'm glad for this. That being the case, they needed the main characters to be relatable humans, not robots from a faraway planet waging a war over a gigantic cube.
Here here Prince. I hated almost every frame of this "movie."
As a fan of the Transformers, I actually thought I was going to walk out of the theater during the movie (and I would've, but was giving a few people a ride home).
It. Was. Terrible.
I loved the movie, so did everyone i know, maybe 1 or two people with slight "not so much", but i have yet to meet a person in the flesh who will say they didnt like it.
I viewed the Transformers movie as thus: An alternate universe featuring familiar characters and hints of canon plot scattered here and there, so it's easy to take it with a grain of salt and a bit of enthusiasm.
Kinda like the X-men movies.
But we don't talk about those.
Ever.
Thank god I'm finally starting to find people who disliked the movie. Before I saw it all I heard was how mind-blowing it is.
It was easily the worst movie I'd seen in a long long time.
I enjoyed the movie but went into it knowing it wasn't going to top AFI's best film list. What was absolutely terrible was the amount of time I spent watching that horrid original movie from the 80s.
Back to the new movie, the plot smelt like a bit of cheese, yes. Anyone who knew this was being directed by Michael Bay had to have expected that along with the soundtrack that could have easily been inserted into The Rock, National Treasure, etc. without any problem. However, I was very pleased that the story didn't focus on the humans nearly as much as I expected it to and I thought there was plenty of death/destruction to go around. All in all...I felt it was a 'fun' movie, just what summer blockbusters should be.
I detested this movie from opening frame to ending credits, and if I ever meet Michael Bay in person I'm going to kick him in the balls...twice.
The movie was wretched, riddled with plot holes, badly done action scenes that were filmed from inside a paint mixer, and the robots were hideous in the extreme.
It needed less humans, there was too much screen time given to them and not enough to the Transformers. There was no character development for Jazz, which I hated up and down because he was an amusing little Autobot in the cartoon. Starscream should have talked more and what is up with him not taking the perfect oppertunity to shoot Megatron in the back! I mean, it was a clear shot. The whiney Starscream I knew would have taken it.
Prime is about the only Transformer that stayed pretty loyal to the cartoons and had somewhat decent character development.
I personally enjoyed it. I felt that it delivered what it promised: non-stop robot action. I went in there with expectations sort of deflated and walked away pleasantly surprised. I even got goosebumps during the action sequences. The only problem I had with the entire move was the scene at Spike's parents house where they were trying to sneak around. That took away so much from the Transformers' mystique.
Other than that, it was a great movie. Not the best of the year, but certainly nowhere near the bottom of the pile for me. It was geekasm after geekasm.
This movie sucked. It's not often that I can leave the cinema bored after a movie that should be full of blockbuster action. My expecations really weren't high either.
Frankly, although it was standard Hollywood muck, it wasn't anywhere near as BORING as Spider-Man 3 or either of the Pirate's sequels. And it had Transformers, which was pretty much what I paid for. I dont care if their appearence has been changed from G1, I've already seen them mangled many times, usually by the Japanese (Armada Megatron, anyone?).
Don't get me wrong, it was a awful in many ways -It had the misogyny I've come to expect from big-budget-crap (When the love interest said 'I guess I'm shallow' I thought Christ, he's just out to SHAG her, HE'S SHALLOW!), and as for the scene in a little village in Qatar- Considering the terrible international reputation of US Troops, I find it bizzare the guys with guns didn't open fire or run away as soon as they saw five Americans, waving they're weapons running towards them.
Worse still was the fact the filmakers made deals with some of the most EVIL corporations in the world in order to obtain permission to use their fancy planes and cars in the movie...
BUT the you could level similar accusations at any peice of Hollywood tripe that comes out. This movie promised big robots fighting, and that's what we got. Anything else that was any good, like John Turturro, was a bonus.
More importantly, didn't anyone else giggle when Megatron said to Shea 'Perhaps I'll allow you to live... As my PET!'... I had an image of Megs with Shia on a leash...
Well its got Shia LaBeouf and Josh Duhamel so who cares about the plot. I guess I'M SHALLOW!
I'm glad that they made this into a dawson's creek-ish kinda rip-off... otherwise I couldn't get anybody to watch it with me. *grin
and my boyfriend loved it, so did all of my friends... then again, they didn't watch transformers when they were young. (but if they did a thundercats movie and fucked that up, then hear them roar.)
myself, I agree that the bots hadn't enough screentime. maybe in the next one we'll see more of them and less of the humans... unless they transform (headmaster anyone?) and also that the whole autobots in the garden scene was totally out of place and stupid.
otherwise it was pretty good, the action was solid, optimus was cool and shia & josh were nice eyecandy.
but I still didn't like the fact that bumblebee was a camaro... vw beetle ftw! like seriously!
I enjoyed the movie a lot, but for the whole beginning half I was left wondering, "Where the hell are the Autobots?!"
Also, what the hell was with the design for Megatron? He looked as if he was made when a heap of scrap metal was pulled together haphazardly with an giant magnet.
I'd probably give it a 3.5 out of 5.
If there had been MORE HOT ROBOT ACTION, it could have gotten a 4.5 or maybe even a 5 out of 5. The less human drama the better.
Sorry, loved it! Loved every minute of it!
What is your problem with it, anyway?
I mean, what the hell were you expecting? It's a movie based off of an 80's cartoon about shape-changing robots from another planet, for chrisssake!
Hello!!??
Can anyone say 'cheese'? You leave your brain at the door and just go with it! It's simple, loud, over-the-top summer fluff.
And in that, it accomplished EXACTLY what it set out for. If you hoping the moving my reveal some inner meaning or change your outlook on world affairs, CLEARLY, you were at the wrong movie.
Just my 2 cents. . .