Transformers! (Merged)

[Nephythys]

Ok Swank gang- this movie is amazing!

Go....see it...now.

Seriously!

I know some of you played with Transformers as kids (admit it )- and this movie is great fun!!!

So go...see it

[Kevy Baby]

A couple of cow orkers were wondering if it would be appropriate for 5 and 6 year olds?

[Nephythys]

hmmm....my 7 year old sat through it and loved it. Depends on their personal taste for their kids I guess...

There is some off color humor, robot violence of course-nothing that stands out to me but I am pretty liberal in what I let my kids watch.

[xharryb]

Plenty of action violence, but none of it gory. The two most questionable moments i would think, with regard to children seeing it, are the robot giving the middle finger and the seen where the mother asks if the teen has been masturbating.

I know children tend to react to things differently, so some would be fine with the film and excited about it while others might not sit throughn it so well. It's very loud and some younger children might be frightened by that. Each parent propbably knows their own children well enough to know if they'd be ok I suppose, though some may want to save it for the kids to watch at home where there's more control of the environment (volume levels, ability to stop if it's too much, etc).

Just my thoughts, but I don't have kids of my own so I'm probably not a good authority.

[Moonliner]

I rather gapped the entire transformer thing. I'm too old and the kids are too young.

Is there anything here for me or just those who know what the heck a decepticon is?

[xharryb]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I rather gapped the entire transformer thing. I'm too old and the kids are too young.

Is there anything here for me or just those who know what the heck a decepticon is?

If you go into it as a fun summer action flick, then I would say yes. Even as a Transformers fan, that's all I went in expecting, and they both met and exceeded my expectations. I've seen comments from several folks who went kicking and screaming into the film for the sake of their significant others and came away completely enjoying it.

[innerSpaceman]

I never played with transformers, and certainly never watched the cartoons. Just not of that generation.

But I've heard the movie is good ... and, believe it or not, want to see it for its qualities as a film. Heheh.

[Prudence]

It was actually better than I expected. Reminded me of the first Spiderman movie, in that it was enjoyable for those who really didn't know much about the franchise. Good amount of humor. Only a few moments that were sort of extra cartoon-y - where the script veered into dialogue reminiscent of Saturday morning cartoons. It was mostly when the Autobots were talking amongst themselves, I think.

Requires complete suspension of disbelief, obviously, but it wasn't horrific. I wouldn't insist that the channel be changed if someone were watching it on the telly.