Transformers! (Merged)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Babette

Go see it! (Well GD and CP will hate it if I like it!)

We're /this/ close to seeing it, but now that I read this review, I don't know...

[Babette]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We're /this/ close to seeing it, but now that I read this review, I don't know...

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We're /this/ close to seeing it, but now that I read this review, I don't know...

Go expecting nothing more than shiny robots blowing stuff up.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

shiny robots blowing stuff up.

*sniff* *sniff* is that a whiff of Oscar I detect?

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Go expecting nothing more than shiny robots blowing stuff up.

"Stuff" like hundreds of innocent people.

Expect none of the campiness of Godzilla, none of the retro tongue-in-cheek of Mars Attacks.

Expect to see Jon Voight as a Rumsfeldian cool-thinking hero.

Technically, there was nothing wrong with the movie, but its moral bankruptcy was unnerving and ultimately frightening.

We left the theater more 'bummed out' than exhilarated.

Just my .02.

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by mousepod

"Stuff" like hundreds of innocent people.

Expect none of the campiness of Godzilla, none of the retro tongue-in-cheek of Mars Attacks.

Expect to see Jon Voight as a Rumsfeldian cool-thinking hero.

Technically, there was nothing wrong with the movie, but its moral bankruptcy was unnerving and ultimately frightening.

We left the theater more 'bummed out' than exhilarated.

Just my .02.

I have yet to see the film, however, while I had no thought toward camp or tongue-in-cheekiness, the other stuff is somewhat of a given, in my opinion.


As the story goes, and those familiar with Transformers from the 1980s would well be aware of this, the Decepticons are baddies that are looking to take Earth's energy at all costs. I presume that includes innocent lives. If taken into the context of "imagine giant evil robots" I'd be surprised if the human toll didn't go into the millions - the Decepticons wouldn't be worth their salt if they weren't bad enough to take out at least thousands lives. They're evil.

Of course, this is my assumption and opinion based on seeing the cartoons and playing with the toys as a kid. As for Jon Voight being Rumsfeld-like, perhaps it's just a reflection of the times.

I'll reserve my opinion on the cheesy teen story I suspect is a part of it until I see it. And I very well could hate the violence, though I doubt it. It's what the Transformers were about... well, that and selling a bunch of toys.