Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [Archive]

Blackshear

23rd June 2009, 23:08

Watched it twice at the cinemas.
Bootlegged some Vodka and bourbon into the first screenings, so not much point there. Watched the second time, bleck. Cool and shit, but way too much boomy stuff at the end. Looks bril in 1080p, though.

Elysium

24th June 2009, 04:50

Never beats the original cartoons of the 80s I say! :headbang:

Big Dave

24th June 2009, 11:20

I thought the first one was very interesting visually, and possibly the stupidest concept/plot ever, but it's a cartoon so that doesn't really matter.

EJK

24th June 2009, 11:35

Will be seeing it this evening.

I didn't really like the first one tbh, it was like.... a kids cartoon made with serious budget, graphics, guns and action.

Hope the plot is better.

NighthawkNZ

24th June 2009, 11:36

I didn't really like the first one tbh, it was like.... a kids cartoon made with serious budget, graphics, guns and action.

ummm it is a kids cartoon made with a serious budget ;)

PrincessBandit

24th June 2009, 13:32

They had the aussie girl who stars in it on Rove the other night. I hope the interview wasn't any indication of her acting ability. But then maybe that's not what people go to see ;)

Lissa

24th June 2009, 14:02

I think the Aussie girl was the one in the first movie (blonde) she annoyed me through the whole movie running around in highheels, I hope she is wearing more suitable footwear for fighting evil robots in the second movie. :D

Got to take my son to it Saturday Night, we are both looking forward to it. :yes:

Kendog

24th June 2009, 14:36

They had the aussie girl who stars in it on Rove the other night. I hope the interview wasn't any indication of her acting ability. But then maybe that's not what people go to see ;)

I think the Aussie girl was the one in the first movie (blonde) she annoyed me through the whole movie running around in highheels, I hope she is wearing more suitable footwear for fighting evil robots in the second movie. :D

Got to take my son to it Saturday Night, we are both looking forward to it. :yes:

If you girls are talking about Megan Fox, then no acting is required.

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/877/877685/meganfoxmidriff_1212093344.jpg

Headbanger

24th June 2009, 14:45

If she even tries to act I'd be disappointed.

Her role is to be the smokin hot skank.

Never heard of any blond Aussie chick in the movie?

Retch

24th June 2009, 14:47

I'm pretty sure its going to be awesome,

Going on Friday - should be mean.

sil3nt

24th June 2009, 16:41

They had the aussie girl who stars in it on Rove the other night. I hope the interview wasn't any indication of her acting ability. But then maybe that's not what people go to see ;)That interview was awful. She was duller than dishwater.

wysper

24th June 2009, 16:46

Hope the plot is better.

Plot! BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA

I don't think plot was on the list of requirements for the Transformer movies.

They got to

1. Megan Fox
2. See 1
3. Fancy visual effects and LOTS of them
4. See 1

Did anyone notice it wasn't my kind of movie??

EJK

24th June 2009, 17:01

Are IMDB reviewers just plain angry Americans or is the movie really that bad?
Oh well I'll find out at 7:30.

wysper

24th June 2009, 20:27

Are IMDB reviewers just plain angry Americans or is the movie really that bad?
Oh well I'll find out at 7:30.

www.rottentomatoes.com is a pretty good site.
I find it better as a rating guide for movies. But IMDB has more fun stuff ABOUT the movie... trivia, goofs etc.

Between the two sites you will get a pretty good idea if you will like the movie or not.

EJK

24th June 2009, 22:48

It was OK.

Goods
Lots and lots of machines, vehicles and military stuffs.
Again, there are some (lots!) sexual reference involved.
Lots of good vehicles (aircraft, bikes, and cars)

Bad
No plot?
No logic?
It's science fiction afterall! But still Harry Potter and Aliens Quadriology's got the logics and facts right!

In a nutshell
It's a kids movie made with serious budget but aimed for adults (again).

For me, personally, I should have waited 6 months for the movie to become recent released at the local video shop.

If I rate, I'll give 6.5/10

Kemet

24th June 2009, 22:54

I'm looking forward to it...

Maybe I'm as bad as the crew on Mythbusters

I like watching things go BOOM

what can I say?...

EJK

24th June 2009, 22:56

You will LOVE IT! :D

PirateJafa

25th June 2009, 00:41

Fucking rubbish movie. Avoid.

This is why I pirate movies. To make up for when Hollywood ASS-RAPES me for the $15 I just donated to their coffers.

It's as if they got the basic premise for a movie, and then told the writers to go and take the next two months off in the Bahamas.

It's like they realised "Oh shit, we can't afford a plot, continuity, character development or even a half-decent script... let's just add EVEN FOOKIN' MOAR robots fighting and hope they don't notice!

In the entire movie, there was only ONE line that even got a chuckle from the audience. The action scenes were so incredibly CGI it was just comical. The writers also failed to realise that whilst you can usually have a few scenes where the audiences can suspend their disbelief due to the sheer "awesomeness" of what is on screen, the only way to miss the stupidity throughout this movie is to reduce yourself to the level of your average American.

Let's face it guys - the best part of this movie is actually the trailers before it.

Morcs

25th June 2009, 07:59

I actually thought it was awesome.

I dont sit there and think about lack of plot etc if im actually engaged in watching a movie. Plus I cant make better so I dont act like I can.

fatzx10r

25th June 2009, 08:08

im going to watch transformers tomorrow, i hope it is better than the new terminator movie.

Dirty_Harri

27th June 2009, 01:28

im going to watch transformers tomorrow, i hope it is better than the new terminator movie.

MASSIVE cgi budget and lots of "things going BOOM", which I agree is all fu*king epic. However, it had nothing (IMHO) on the new Terminator movie.

fatzx10r

27th June 2009, 05:53

MASSIVE cgi budget and lots of "things going BOOM", which I agree is all fu*king epic. However, it had nothing (IMHO) on the new Terminator movie.

yeah well i thought both movies were crap, great special affects but thats it. who the fuck writes the scripts for these big budget movies :yawn:

Dirty_Harri

27th June 2009, 10:55

yeah well i thought both movies were crap, great special affects but thats it. who the fuck writes the scripts for these big budget movies :yawn:

Oh I totally agree with you. These movies have very poor story lines and most people know that when they go to watch a big budget movie, with hot but talentless actors. Maybe they need to write a disclaimer: 'WARNING the cgi you are about to see, is the only credible factor this film has to offer. Please enjoy'. Did you think the same of Wolverine??

EJK

27th June 2009, 15:35

Being a big fan of Terminator series, I quite liked the Terminator 4. It wasn't half bad.

PrincessBandit

27th June 2009, 15:43

Being a big fan of Terminator series, I quite liked the Terminator 4. It wasn't half bad.

Hahaha, and I loved the original looking Arnie terminator (complete with mysterious swirling smoke hiding all the potentially interesting bits :whistle:)
Haven't seen Revenge of the Fallen but son reckons it was great.

jrandom

27th June 2009, 15:50

Given that the average moviegoer is, as a presumably average specimen of humanity, an idiot, I prefer to rely on the word of critics whose tastes I've learned to trust.

The Rotten Tomatoes rating (http://au.rottentomatoes.com/) is a very reliable indicator, and for in-depth reviews I like to read James Berardinelli (http://www.reelviews.net/).

I'm looking forward to the Terminator movie, which I think deserves to be watched stoned.

jaymzw

27th June 2009, 15:59

Being a big fan of Terminator series, I quite liked the Terminator 4. It wasn't half bad.

How can you have a Terminator movie without Arnie???

As for Transformers. I liked it. Megan Fox:clap::lol::2thumbsup

There are a few bikes in the movie too...

PrincessBandit

27th June 2009, 16:49

How can you have a Terminator movie without Arnie???

There is an 'original' Arnie one, which fights with John Connor and the human hybrid. (Just no Schwarzenegger.....)

EJK

28th June 2009, 00:23

How can you have a Terminator movie without Arnie???

As for Transformers. I liked it. Megan Fox:clap::lol::2thumbsup

There are a few bikes in the movie too...

Seriously, does she HAVE to paint like that? Seriously? Shes gonna get a back strain.

TOTO

28th June 2009, 11:08

good movie - 7.5/10

loved the bike tranformers - Ducati 1098, Mv-Augusta F4, and Yamaha R1

Hated that the bikes werent more involved in the action, but oh well.

Robots fighting is always good :D

Kickaha

28th June 2009, 11:15

Average 2.5/5

Meanie

28th June 2009, 11:35

How can you have a Terminator movie without Arnie???

As for Transformers. I liked it. Megan Fox:clap::lol::2thumbsup

There are a few bikes in the movie too...

Took one of my kids to see it last night and that had to be the best scene of the lot, especialy on the big screen
Did enjoy it though

EJK

28th June 2009, 22:50

good movie - 7.5/10

loved the bike tranformers - Ducati 1098, Mv-Augusta F4, and Yamaha R1

Hated that the bikes werent more involved in the action, but oh well.

Robots fighting is always good :D

Suzuki B-King me thinks.

mynameis

28th June 2009, 23:04

I'd rather sit through a romantic commedy :lol:

tigertim20

28th June 2009, 23:09

tigertim20

28th June 2009, 23:11

Seriously, does she HAVE to paint like that? Seriously? Shes gonna get a back strain.

YES SHE DOES besides, I would give her a back rub afterwards if she was sore anyway...

Dirty_Harri

29th June 2009, 11:28

I liked the first, and thought the second was even better. it was definitely worth seeing.
plusses for me
megan fox
megan fox in her bra
megan fox on an r1 or r6
megan fox on a chopper
megan fox bending over
great special effects
bit of humour
megan fox
megan fox
megan fox

downsides.
sometimes them big robotty things get in the way of looking at megan fox.

I have to agree, Megan Fox is a hottie (if not a little porn starish) and I thought a hot chick riding a R1 was cool until I read this: "I am supposed to ride one in the movie but I can’t actually ride one so they are going to have someone push me on it into the frame. We did that already but I think we are going to have to re-shoot it because it did not look very realistic," Fox said in an interview.

1vanvan1

29th June 2009, 12:31

I thought a hot chick riding a R1

I am sure the bike she is riding is an aprillia rs150 or rs125 or rs250. Definitely sounded 2 stroke.

But this one i found is the rsv1000r

http://blog.motorcycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/megan-shia-on-aprilia.jpg

Dirty_Harri

29th June 2009, 12:33

I am sure the bike she is riding is an aprillia rs150 or rs125.

:Oops: ..either way she's not riding..

1vanvan1

29th June 2009, 12:44

:Oops: ..either way she's not riding..

Not going to argue there.

Surely they had enough time to teach her to ride. how hard can it be to teach someone to ride into the scene. Lazy bastards. Girls riding bikes is hot :D

Dirty_Harri

29th June 2009, 12:50

Not going to argue there.

Surely they had enough time to teach her to ride. how hard can it be to teach someone to ride into the scene. Lazy bastards. Girls riding bikes is hot :D

Exactly my thoughts! Could have been a case of not wanting to break a nail.
:whistle:

marioc

29th June 2009, 12:55

Unless you are a 15 year old boy it is very average

Qkchk

29th June 2009, 18:46

Suzuki B-King me thinks.
You would be correct and she has a name - Chromia (see pic 1). The other two bikes are a MV Augusta and a 1098. (See pics 2 & 3) A Buell Firebolt was intended to be one but was dropped. (Piccy 4)

megan fox on an r1 or r6

Im picking an RS125, certainly wasnt a bike larger than 250cc

I am sure the bike she is riding is an aprillia rs150 or rs125 or rs250. Definitely sounded 2 stroke.

But this one i found is the rsv1000r

Picture is of a RS125 - too thin for anything else above 250cc and only has a single front disc.

What did I think of the movie? Hmm not bad if youre into awesome CGI! Didnt mind the 2-1/4hr eye candy...

Grumpy Gnomb

29th June 2009, 19:41

PirateJafa

29th June 2009, 19:45

saw the movie yesterday and thought it was good but if you read the review in the NZ Herald on the weekend you would have 2nd thoughts about going. guess that means people who do any sort of review no diddly squat about what they are talking about and go and make your own mind up about things
No, the reason that most reviews about this movie rate it poorly is because reviewers do not cater solely for the lowest common denominator of the movie-watching classes.

simikiel

29th June 2009, 19:49

Meh. Plotline :whocares: Bah. There's no need for that! There's robots, shooting, explosions and hot chics. What else could you want???

1vanvan1

29th June 2009, 21:47

I don't understand how people say it doesn't have a plot line?

There are bad robots trying to get a hold of the key to start that big machine. good robots are trying to stop them. There is a beginning a middle and a end. What else do you need.

I grew up watching transformers and playing with the toys etc so I guess that made it even more appealing to me.

Everyone seems to be bad mouth it for having a bad plot ... That is what i don't understand.

A-Plot is a cinema and television term referring to the plotline that drives the story. This doesn't necessarily mean it's the most important, but rather the one that forces most of the action.

If you were awake the whole movie, or didn't walk out, the plot line obviously wasn't that bad. Get off your high horse.

JMemonic

30th June 2009, 11:13

I have not seen the movie but did find this thread and then this web comic (http://spudcomics.com/2009/06/26/more-than-meets-the-lid/)

Good for a laugh

hayd3n

2nd July 2009, 21:48

they tried the norton commando but it was goin for a ride on the day
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barty5

3rd July 2009, 07:24

It rock saw it last night awsome.

Lissa

3rd July 2009, 10:05

Saw it on Saturday with my Son. Okay I didnt like it as much as the first, but it was still pretty good. It did what it intended and that was to entertain. Now I have to go see it again with my son who has been collecting all the newspaper articles about the movie. :blink: At least he is back playing with his Bumble Bee toy that I brought him a few years ago that cost me an arm and a leg!