Movie review: Transformers
Directed by: Michael Bay
Well let me start with: wow!
I’m a skeptic and not a fan of action films in general. So I probably wasn’t the most keen person in the world to see this. But being a fan of the old tv show and in fact wanting desperately to see the effects I decided to go. (I’m also a rare theater goer).
This film was in fact more than meets the eye for me. Perhaps it was my doubtful mood upon entry that made this film so good. That’s usually the case in my experience.
What can I say, without giving too much away. The film had great CG effects which are important if your main character is going to be all CG. Did it look real? Not always, the glowing eyes were a little fake etc. but it was more than enough to convince the casual moviegoer. I have one friend who will no doubt contest this…
The size of the robots was done well with respect to scale. They weren’t just robots running around buildings. You got a similar feel to that of War of the World (the newest version). Where the robots were large and towering. They dwarfed the common man (you included) and it was brought across well. This made me feel all that much more in the action. I think that’s important to an action film as they generally don’t have much to go on to begin with.
The acting was perfect for the film. It was a film that didn’t take itself too seriously and was humours. The movie didn’t bother trying to explain everything. What’s the all spark (or allspark?) who knows, who cares? No one bothers really explaining it overly and that’s just fine and it fits well, after all you have talking robots from another planet that turn into cars!
It’s a Michael Bay film so its going to be big, everyone knows that, or should before going to see one of his flicks. If you’re not a fan of those kinds of films don’t see this one as its got a lot of explosions and light shows. Big robots fighting on earth in places like military bases and big cities, you’d better be ready for lots of “stuff” all over the place.
Well worth the money and well worth the time if you have any connection to the old tv show. If not, I can imagine that maybe you might feel a little lost. On top of that the old moral of the story is beautiful. I’m one who’s not ashamed to say that if I don’t agree with what a film tries to put across I will bash it. I’m not an individual who sees beauty in everything and who accept everything because its there, I call it like I see it. Transformers ended on a lovely note and leaving the theater with that was pleasant.
I enjoyed it thoroughly. I hope you do as well.