WEBmikey: Transformers : 4 of 5

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Transformers : 4 of 5
7.09.2007 8:42 PM \| Link	I was never totally into Transformers as a kid (since I preferred Micronauts!), but I still enjoyed the cartoon every now and then (and I even had fun watching the animated feature in my adulthood), so I knew this movie would be cool. Unfortunately, Michael Bay turned it into the typical cheesy Michael Bay movie, but the outstanding CGI effects outweigh his sappy directing to give this film a decent WEBmikey rating! To get the bad stuff out of the way, there are so many moments of manufactured, unreal emotion that it's unbelievable, and besides using the original voice of Optimus Prime, there are far too few fan moments, in direct contrast to movies such as Spider-Man, which was filled with fan details. It would have been so easy to keep the "wonk wonk" transforming sound (which I definitely missed), or let The Touch be heard on a radio for a few seconds, but I guess that wasn't considered important. But enough complaining - the effects are truly fantastic, and the battles are awesome! I especially enjoyed the Starscream scenes with their incredible aerobatics and mid-air transformations, and Optimus himself was majestic and powerful, especially when using his sword-arm. The acting is fine for this kind of movie, except for the over-the-top Sector 7 Agent Simmons who made me cringe (but I think it's more the fault of the script). Wow, I've said so many negative things, but Transformers is still a fun movie with some incredible geek-out sequences! Labels: movies


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