Today I'm in New Jersey, living it up. I got in on the 4th of July, just in time to watch the fireworks display from Manhattan on TV. The day didn't start off that well, I missed my flight. It's alright though because they had me on such a long layover in Phoenix that I was able to take the next flight (1h30mins later) and still make the original connecting flight. The rest of the day was uneventful, with me getting in roughly around 7:30pm.
With the formalities out of the way, I'll give my very first review: Transformers.
I wanted to give some sort of substance to my reviews since I hate looking at Yahoo reviews that say "THAT MOVIES SUX!!!1 IHATE MICHALE BAY! In that, I have developed a couple of categories: Story, Character Development, Visuals, and Direction. There are other categories that may influence such as Soundtrack.
On to the review:
Story- Almost non-existent, but not missed. More will be discussed in the visuals section
Character Development- Mostly strong. The main characters Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes were pretty well developed, except the "past" of Mikaela. It seemed thrown in, to add depth to a character that was pretty much the eye candy for dominantly male audience. The whole sub story of the "signals analysts AKA hackers" could have been left out of the movie, since they also seemed to be squeezed in as filler. The Transformers themselves got plenty of (expensive) screen time. The pace of the movie added to the need to leave out the backgrounds of the robots.
Visuals- The moneymaker, by far! Every special effect, every transformation, every 200mph fight, taxes your senses. It's almost overwhelming. At several points during the movie, I truly felt like a kid again. The lack of story was completely a non-factor here, since the visuals truly told the story.
Direction- Michael Bay. That's all I have to say about that. If you've seen Armageddon, Independence Day, or any other BOOM movie by Michael Bay, you know what I'm talking about. If not, see above.
That's all for now. If any thing cool happens, you all will be the first to know.
Peace,
Tony
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