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Alex · 07-08-2007, 09:33 PM

Haven't read today's posts to the thread, though I see iSm posted so I'll be curious but want to be untainted.

Saw it tonight.

Overall a bad movie but there was a lot of energy that kept me along with it for the most part.

1. I don't understand the orgasms people are having about the effects. To make the CGI look good they made the of the film look bad (dark, grainy, jerky camera movement).

2. The action sequences had no spatial existence. It was just motion on the screen with no ability, except in the one on one fights to know where things were in relation to each other. Sure, you can say it was an attempt to create the fog of war, but I just didn't find it very exciting.

3. Most of the comedy bits were completely flat. The dog peeing on one of them; Jazz's single line of dialogue (worse than anything Jar Jar ever did). The only attempt at humor that got even a smile from me was the part over the closing credits.

4. The actual story was beyond absurd. Not the fighting robots part but what they were fighting for, how they were going about that fight, and the motivations in general.

5.

Spoiler:

6. In general I don't have a huge problem with product placement but the product placement here was just annoying.

On the plus side, Shia LaBeouf continues to display charisma and has the makings of a big time superstar. The movie did have a lot of energy which tended to carry me through but at any pause (and once the movie was over) a feeling of being had immediately crept in.

I'm all in favor of mindless summer action (and did enjoy Live Free or Die Hard if I need to provide a bona fide) but I saw nothing entertaining in this particularly brain dead summer action.

07-08-2007, 09:33 PM	#67
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Haven't read today's posts to the thread, though I see iSm posted so I'll be curious but want to be untainted. Saw it tonight. Overall a bad movie but there was a lot of energy that kept me along with it for the most part. 1. I don't understand the orgasms people are having about the effects. To make the CGI look good they made the of the film look bad (dark, grainy, jerky camera movement). 2. The action sequences had no spatial existence. It was just motion on the screen with no ability, except in the one on one fights to know where things were in relation to each other. Sure, you can say it was an attempt to create the fog of war, but I just didn't find it very exciting. 3. Most of the comedy bits were completely flat. The dog peeing on one of them; Jazz's single line of dialogue (worse than anything Jar Jar ever did). The only attempt at humor that got even a smile from me was the part over the closing credits. 4. The actual story was beyond absurd. Not the fighting robots part but what they were fighting for, how they were going about that fight, and the motivations in general. 5. Spoiler: On top of everything else it is a minor detail but how did they get from Hoover Dam to downtown Los Angeles in about 40 minutes and, more importantly, why was the plan apparently to drive from Hoover Dam to downtown Los Angeles in order to have helicoptors fly in and pick up the cube. That just makes no sense at all, even in an otherwise ridiculous set up. 6. In general I don't have a huge problem with product placement but the product placement here was just annoying. On the plus side, Shia LaBeouf continues to display charisma and has the makings of a big time superstar. The movie did have a lot of energy which tended to carry me through but at any pause (and once the movie was over) a feeling of being had immediately crept in. I'm all in favor of mindless summer action (and did enjoy Live Free or Die Hard if I need to provide a bona fide) but I saw nothing entertaining in this particularly brain dead summer action.
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