Transformers: Dark of The Moon Quick Review

by isaac on Jul.01, 2011, under Movies, Thoughts

Guess it’s time for me to put a quick review of the movie that forms the conclusion of the trilogy & the last Transformers live action movie by Michael Bay.

The Good Stuff:

1) Amazing action/battle scenes!!! You really have to give it to Bay for being able to envision & pull off the amazing action/battles sequences in this movie. Everyone’s favourite is the highway battle ending in a showdown. Great stuff!!!

2) Lots of Transformers G1 throwbacks. If you grew up watching Transformers G1 you’ll recognise these. Heck even the main plot is based on a few episodes from G1.

3) The special effects!!! The robots and Chicago in ruins are really the highlight of the special effects. They look so real you can’t tell at all it’s fake. No they didn’t destroy Chicago while filming but it certainly felt like that in the movie.

4) No dorky comedy, annoying robots and bad acting. Couldn’t stand the type of humor & annoying twins in the 2nd movie? They are all gone. The comedy is good & everyone had a good laugh when it happens. Also, the new girl is good, didn’t do badly or amazingly. I really enjoyed the story arc of Dylan Gould, played very well by Patrick Dempsey. That was perhaps the most satisfying story arc in the whole movie to me.

The Bad Stuff:

1) The storyline. It’s not well connected & feels hastily strung together. But then again, you’re not watching this for the story right?

2) New characters that were little used. Though there’s a few new characters plucked from Transformers G1 that were fan favorites, they were hardly developed & little used, including a very hyped up villain. Very disappointing.

3) The 3D. Well, it’s not that it’s bad, it’s just pretty non-existent to me. The only time i noticed it was during the Birdmen scenes, where soldiers jumped out of planes in wingsuits & fly around buildings with Decepticons shooting at them. Perhaps this has more to do with our local cinemas than with the 3D as in the USA, people have been reporting very impressive 3D. Oh well….

The Conclusion:

Go watch the movie!!! The special effects & actions sequences are more than enough to warrant watching this. Just remember to leave your brain & Transformers G1 expectations at the entrance & you’ll enjoy this spectacular Bayham movie at it’s best.

Transformers Dark of The Moon

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