Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

**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

Originally Posted by EJK

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!

**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

Originally Posted by fatzx10r

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

Originally Posted by Genevieve

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

**Dirty_Harri** · 27th June 2009, 10:55

Originally Posted by fatzx10r

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

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

Originally Posted by EJK

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

)
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 is a very reliable indicator, and for in-depth reviews I like to read James Berardinelli.

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