Transformers: Better Than You [Archive]

EvilEmpire

07-06-2007, 3:33 PM

Holy crap, coming from GA im going to believe it. I've always doubted transformers, will it suck like a normal movie made from comics (or what they call it) or will it really be the movie of summer 2007.

Now im sure. I will kill the people administrating local cinema. If they don't put it up until next Wednesday.

Zerg_eater

07-06-2007, 5:07 PM

5/5. Seriously, best movie release I've seen in years. Fun for everybody.
I saw it on the premiere, I laughed my butt off

Leosam096

07-07-2007, 2:06 AM

Funny, Full of Action, Funny, Alot of people running and screaming around. Helpless beings.

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." ~Optimus Prime

Awesome. Reminded me again to name my son Optimus Prime.

IrishDutchman

07-07-2007, 12:02 PM

Sensational, a fun ride. Saw it in the theater 2 days ago. Of course, it was over the top. Of course, it was cheesy. Of course, the script was lame. Of course, the plot has more holes than a hunk of Swiss cheese.
But hey, that's not what this movie is all about!

Great action scenes, amazing special effects and explosions. Lots of 'em. The makers really did what they do best. CGI was fabulous.

I wouldnt' give it a 5/5 though. Mebbe a 7.4/10

ClintonM

07-07-2007, 11:54 PM

I have to agree with the upper guys.

I went the the theater thinking it COULD be good and it COULD be very bad...

Lets just say it was EXCELLENT (something I didn't expect).

Hell, I don't even like the Transformers that much and I enjoyed it. There's PLENTY of teenage hilarious moments (remember in his bedroom?!?!? LMFAO you know what I'm talking about!)

Seriously, go out and see it IN theaters. Even if you're not a fan, it is worth EVERY penny (I'm probably going to see it at least ONE more time in theaters).

Galiant

07-08-2007, 12:19 AM

Just watched it with a friend yesterday.

Makes me want to play with my old transformer toys

Vhaeraun

07-08-2007, 12:36 AM

My favorite part was when Megatron flicked the guy. That made me laugh. Hard.

DarkMirror

07-08-2007, 12:45 AM

Yeah, it was a great movie. My only problem was it was too "End-game", if you know what I mean. Fro its end you cant realy connect it too any of the other series, mainly because Megatrons dead.

Zerg_eater

07-08-2007, 12:52 AM

I saw it on Premiere night :D I loved the movie and its comedy lol

GenocideAlive

07-08-2007, 1:13 AM

Sensational, a fun ride. Saw it in the theater 2 days ago. Of course, it was over the top. Of course, it was cheesy. Of course, the script was lame. Of course, the plot has more holes than a hunk of Swiss cheese.
Um, wow. It's a movie about giant feuding robots that copy and camoflauge based on indigenous machines. Could you please explain how that could be done "subtly?" It seems to me you were expecting some kind of neat sci-fi plot based on a deep, intricate storyline. It's Transformers, what do you want? I'm a critic, but I know when to shut up and have fun.

Biohazard

07-08-2007, 1:30 AM

If you read the wiki (though we all know how credible wiki is) it states that there are at least two sequels planned. Hyperlink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_%28film%29#Sequels).

Anyways, I'm torn on sequels though. The movie was so amazing that I'm unsure if they can top it and make the second one even better. With this one they had the element of surprise because no one was expecting what they saw (I sure wasn't).

The movie itself was, in my opinion, was the best film ever made. It literally changed my life. My friend I went with has a black mustang and we were hoping it would transform and destroy the guy that cut us off. I almost cried at the end (not because of the plot or anything, I don't cry because of that), I nearly cried because of how epic of a win that movie was.

Side note, anyone see that preview that looks like it might be Godzilla 2? Hyperlink 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield).

Vhaeraun

07-08-2007, 11:30 AM

Biohazard, I agree. I mean, what could they possibly do a sequel on now that Megatron is dead?

DarkMirror

07-08-2007, 11:46 AM

Yeah. My only probelm was, aagin, that it was too endgame.

Vhaeraun

07-08-2007, 11:50 AM

Side note, anyone see that preview that looks like it might be Godzilla 2? Hyperlink 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield).
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it. A friend of mine yelled out Godzilla in one of those fake japanese accents xD

DarkMirror

07-08-2007, 12:02 PM

Yeah, we all think its godzilla. Did anybody notice the huge object that crahsed down was the statue of libertys head?

IrishDutchman

07-08-2007, 12:57 PM

Um, wow. It's a movie about giant feuding robots that copy and camoflauge based on indigenous machines. Could you please explain how that could be done "subtly?" It seems to me you were expecting some kind of neat sci-fi plot based on a deep, intricate storyline. It's Transformers, what do you want? I'm a critic, but I know when to shut up and have fun.

I was building up to that:

But hey, that's not what this movie is all about!

Great action scenes, amazing special effects and explosions. Lots of 'em. The makers really did what they do best. CGI was fabulous.

;)

Vhaeraun

07-08-2007, 1:28 PM

Yeah, we all think its godzilla. Did anybody notice the huge object that crahsed down was the statue of libertys head?
It was? I didn't see the resemblance...

-.-

SilverCrusader

07-08-2007, 1:40 PM

lol, yeah it was, that was a great movie, it had really good motion blur, making the special effects top notch. This movie goes right next to 300.

GrassDragon

07-08-2007, 2:10 PM

I thought Transformers was a really entertaining movie. There were some loose strings at the end, and it was a little cheesy, but we're talking about Transformers here. What do you expect? I'd watch it again in a month or so.

ClintonM

07-08-2007, 3:32 PM

Serban

07-08-2007, 7:24 PM

I didn't think it was cheesy at all, and where were there holes in the storyline?

People are digging too deep into the movie to enjoy it, the storyline is simple and there are NO holes at all. Everything is explained and the script is excellent (how was anything done/said cheesy?).

"Hey Mammy!"

... OMFG you know what I'm talking about ;). That part was hillarious! ^^

My brother and I are going to go see it again soon!

Dude, I agree it is fun to watch ONCE: effects are great, fast-paced action... Sure...
But, you just have to admit: the idea of "Megatron, leader of the Decepticons from planet Cybertron is fighting an epic battle with Optimus Prime and his allied Autobots" just sounds perfect... for an audience of MAX 10-year-olds.

ecyor0

07-09-2007, 5:34 AM

Biohazard, I agree. I mean, what could they possibly do a sequel on now that Megatron is dead?

Unicron perhaps?

Darmago

07-09-2007, 8:28 AM

All I have to say to add to this subject is that they filmed two of the three coolest airplanes ever within the first hour... Made my day

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Thunderbolt_II_flight_above.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/V-22_Osprey_tiltrotor_aircraft.jpg

If only they had used an SR-71 instead of a predator, then they'dve had all three
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg/250px-Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg

Although I do remember will smith playing golf off one in one of the previews.

Dusty

07-09-2007, 9:30 AM

Did anybody else notice when the soldiers ran into the Middle Eastren Village a bunch of people ran out of the mosque with AK-47s and RPGs? :P Seriously its right up there with Live Free or Die Hard with the best movie of the Summer. But 300 still owns it :P

Biohazard

07-09-2007, 2:38 PM

For a sequel they could probably use constructicons, also on the wikipedia it says that Bay was envisioning aircraft carrier transformers. That would definitely be a win.

I want starscream to come back and do that thing where he switches sides, haha. That would be an interesting plot if you included the constructicons.

As for "Cloverfield" I heard it was about a giant alien thing. But I really, really want it to be Godzilla 2. The first movie wasn't great, but (almost like transformers) it wasn't really about the plot, it was about a giant dinosaur thing that destroys a big city. Also the whole movie is going to be shot through the home video camera things, so perhaps if you get motion sickness, this movie isn't for you ;-)

OboeGuru

07-09-2007, 2:59 PM

Yeah, it was a great movie. My only problem was it was too "End-game", if you know what I mean. Fro its end you cant realy connect it too any of the other series, mainly because Megatrons dead.

It wasn't meant to be in canon with any of the cartoon series, or was that not blatantly obvious?

As for Megatron being dead, let us not forget that at the end of the very first (three-part) episode of the original cartoon series, everyone thought Megatron and his minions were dead, too. We all know how that turned out.

DarkMirror

07-09-2007, 3:13 PM

I dont. How will he get out of the deepest, coldest part of earths oceans?
By the way, it is still about the rest of the series, in a way. And if it was going to be realy good, then they would have a few things link up with the orignle series.

Jimmy_the_saint

07-11-2007, 5:42 AM

It was the best!!! Transformers FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5/5

Case_in_point

07-11-2007, 2:58 PM

Am I the only one that went out and actually bought a transformer after seeing the movie?

Took me like 25 minutes to figure out how the damn thing worked.

VigilanteV

07-12-2007, 4:08 PM

they never killed starscream...hmm...

Case_in_point

07-13-2007, 9:32 PM

they never killed starscream...hmm...

I also don't recall seeing anything of Barricade after the highway scene, and Scorponok isn't really killed off either, it just burrows into the ground and is never seen from again.

uberfoop

07-13-2007, 10:11 PM

It was a pretty bloody good one-watch movie.
Though I rate Live Free or Die Hard a bit better because, well, the badass humour is just too awesome.

And I'm putting 300 above both. It had soooooo heavy pure badass content that, well, it is second only to Dr Strangelove (which gg's just about everything and everyone).

I had no real complaints about the movie though. It was uber worth the watch. I wouldn't give it a score of x/0 but 9/10 seems appropriate.

Note that Dr Strangelove is the only movie that I've ever seen upon which I would place the score of 'divide by zero'. Peter Sellers has mythic win.

dunchy

07-14-2007, 12:54 AM

Wow, best film I've seen in years.

Zenox

07-16-2007, 12:40 PM

at the end of that movie i didn't want a Transformer car.. i wanted to be a Transformer! seriously when Optimus tore off Bonecrusher's head off that was a o0oO0o0oOHH! scene

Gunmonk

07-16-2007, 4:34 PM

5/5. Seriously, best movie release I've seen in years. Fun for everybody.

My twelve year old sister saw it and said it was great and now if you're saying its great then it must be awesome

ecyor0

07-16-2007, 6:13 PM

12 Year old sister? :o

...mind you, my 14 year old sister is a Yu Yu Hakusho fan, so I can't talk

EvilEmpire

07-17-2007, 3:23 PM

:O I just bought 4 tickets!!! Hell yea!! Cheesy american humor here I come!
Center of the theater row 8, seats from 7-10 [complete win].

GenocideAlive

07-20-2007, 5:50 PM

Barricade? Barricade got his shit ruined by Prime.

Didn't you see them after they fell off the highway?

Prime whipped out that burning blade thing and fucking disembowled his ass.

ecyor0

07-20-2007, 5:55 PM

That wasn't Barricade - that was Bonecrusher (actually, now I think about it you don't see what happens to Barricade. Another plot hole to be exploited into a sequel:P)

EvilEmpire

07-20-2007, 7:32 PM

Omgosh!!! 11/10!
I even laughed out loud. And the moment when they go through the building huh?! And when that deceptecon hits some random person with his finger and the man hits a taxi? Amazing!

DarkGunner

07-20-2007, 11:47 PM

100%

it was so good i saw it 3 times in a row.(actually, now I think about it you don't see what happens to Barricade. Another plot hole to be exploited into a sequel:P) you don't see what happens to starscream either. he takes down some jets and it cuts, and you don't see him again. hell probably be in the sequel.

ecyor0

07-20-2007, 11:52 PM

No no, you do see him - if you stay at the end for the credits you get to see a 5-second clip of Starscream blasting out of the atmosphere into deep space. So that's not probably - that's definitely.

Galiant

07-21-2007, 12:32 AM

No no, you do see him - if you stay at the end for the credits you get to see a 5-second clip of Starscream blasting out of the atmosphere into deep space. So that's not probably - that's definitely.

THAT was Starscream?

I got confused in the story:cry:

ecyor0

07-21-2007, 6:14 AM

Fair enough - it really is a movie that deserves watching at least twice.

That last fight scene especially is REALLY confusing (as it should be, 'coz that's how battles are - its so noisy and messy that no-one knows exactly what's going on at the time)

kongurous

07-21-2007, 6:18 AM

Omgosh!!! 11/10!
I even laughed out loud. And the moment when they go through the building huh?! And when that deceptecon hits some random person with his finger and the man hits a taxi? Amazing!

Fun fact: if 10 is the best, technically 11 is worse. :P

EvilEmpire

07-21-2007, 6:56 AM

Not really. Because 11 is more than 10 and its off the scale, to be exact, above the scale which means more than the best.
But of course now you'll say how funny you are and that we're (I am, or "people in this thread are") arguing about silly things, emphasizing on your awesomeness expressed by the fact that you knew you'll start such a silly discussion and also knew that there were always people that will "fall for it", further expanding your forum awesomeness, irreversibly adding to your reputation as a smart, clever and yet very funny persona.
But thats just a speculation. :P

kongurous

07-21-2007, 7:02 AM

WarInSerbia

07-21-2007, 7:13 AM

We still didn't get it!:(:(:(:(:(
Damn I wana watch this movie... (or play te game at least :()

Off topic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg/250px-Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird.jpg
OWNAGE.
Serbian military took down a f-18 with a flak cannon! Stealth?Not a option.

EvilEmpire

07-21-2007, 7:46 AM

I never said "if 10 is the best I give it 11". As the forward slash in most cases implies just that I will do my best not to go down in flames but gracefully do an emergency landing in bullshit woodland.

--
gg no re, warinserbia, although F-18 isn't stealth. I recall a F-117 "disappearing" in the mountains however.
But there always be B-2s with the 900Kg pieces.

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By the way the projection of the movie stopped right in the middle of it and some dude popped up and said that the reel boy will bring the rest of the reel soon. LOLWTF? reel boys are those young and skinny dudes that carry the reel through different cinemas in town. On a bike. Its fucking misery here.

TheDriver

07-21-2007, 9:40 PM

Just saw it today.
Unbelivable.
One Question, [spoiler alert]
At the end, Did megatron commit suicide?

EvilEmpire

07-22-2007, 5:58 AM

wasn't he killed by the dude, remember, he stuck the cube in his chest

WarInSerbia

07-22-2007, 2:02 PM

But there always be B-2s with the 900Kg pieces.
Yaiks.
F-117
Yeah thats the one.(I always mix them up :()

Leosam096

07-23-2007, 5:56 AM

"Bumblebee! Stop lubricating on the human!"

Neo

07-23-2007, 11:49 AM

just thought I'd comment about this awesome movie.

Basically, awesome movie was awesome.

Really liked it. I didn't think I would, though the kid did a better job then I thought, and I really liked the transformers more then I thought I would.

-Neo

Ktan

07-27-2007, 6:38 PM

Just saw it today.

Wow.

Big, dumb, loud, action packed.

I want a Red Truck.
Optimus Prime
But I'd call it Chuck
Norris.
It does rhyme.

TheDriver

07-28-2007, 2:04 PM

wasn't he killed by the dude, remember, he stuck the cube in his chest I thought so but wasnt sure exactly. *Spoiler*
Below is a Spoiler But what megatron said at the end , I couldnt let you do it brother confused me >_<

WarInSerbia

07-28-2007, 4:22 PM

!!!FINALY!!!
Transformers in Serbia,and on DVD!

Woa,great movie but I would give it a 7/10.Why?I was expecting to see the cartoon characters (Hotshot,Scattershot and the others),Only three of them are from the C..And they don't look like in the cartoon,I got so disapointed...but still its a good movie,cant wait to play the game :D