Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Gemini Cricket]

Wow. I mean, just wow.
So, I got Transformers used on DVD for $5. Watched it. And I'm stunned for several reasons:

1. Some of the best visual effects I have ever seen. Truly fantastic. This film's going to win a Best Visual Effects Oscar. Without a doubt.

2. Shia LeBouf is really good. Very likable. I can see why he was picked for Indy 4.

3. With 1 & 2 being said, this is a crap film. Horrible dialog, bad acting everywhere, too much cheese and just stunningly bad performances from Voight and Tuturro.

4. Michael Bay should be forced to retire. Yuck. This film was exactly like Armageddon. Bleh. Cookie cutter romance, car chases, and other dreck.

5. Okay, LeBouf and his family were funny. But, hello, the mom saying, "Are you masturbating?" American Pie, anyone?

It was worth the $5 I paid. And a whole heck of a lot of work went into making this flick... but geez... what a piece of garbage.

Not to mention that half of the film was this weird orange/bronze color. Bleh.

Oh well, curiosity got the best of me. I'm glad I saw it. Loved the battle through the building shot. Nice stuff...