Transformers II :: (Epic?) FAIL
Saisho ni itte oku… This post may contain spoilers and uber bias. I am not an expert on all Transformers Timelines, BUT I sure as heck grew up watching the whole orginal series!
*ahem*
So, watched Transformers: Rise of the Fallen yesterday. Graphics was of course, high grade. The screenplay/story/plot? FAIL. And I am tempted to add 'Epic' to it, but there were points that i liked.
First off, Prime is NOT CRUEL! Get your characters right you idiotic director! *whacks with Prime's Ax* This is of course a bias on my part, but seriously. I do not see Prime tearing apart anyone (even a Decepticon) without any reason or without asking what the hell they are doing first. The only time he will trully destroy something is when the one/s he is protecting is in mortal danger OR Megs has gone too far. If you think that this is naive of me to say this, go ahead and think that. BUt this is Optimus we are talking about! He's all fair fight!
Twins. SO WHY IN UNICRON'S PRIMUS FORSAKEN NAME ARE SUNNY AND SIDES _NOT_ THE MAIN SET HERE?! WTFRAG PEOPLE?! _WHAT_THE_FRAG????!!
Bee I love you. (That's a good thing. xD)
TOO MUCH HUMAN. We don't need the random alien-obsessed brat. As for Agent Simmons, he was well-used. Story-wise, he had a good part. AND he kept Movie!Frenzy's head. LOLz.
WTFrag is up with the transforming slut?! This isn't an Alien-Fucks-All movie!!! It isn't a Matrix re-make either! (Bay you are an idiot and THE WORST WRITER TO WALK THE EARTH. GO HIRE SOMEONE. >_< )
Speaking of that transforming slut, the part where she gets into the car (Bee) is really inconsistent with Bee's personality. He wouldn't have let her in in the first place. As much as it was amusing to see Bee play random songs (*Super Freak* LOLZ) and spray her with goo, it just doesn't work. That and Bee should've known she was a bot. They have scanners, yes?
SEX DOES NOT SELL. (GO GET LAID BAY.)
Speaking of Failed Matrix, was that a reference to Bombshell and his cerebro-shells? (At least i believe that was it.)
Soundwave is now a tentacle monster. (I can kinda imagine G1 Soundwave crying in a corner about this with Frenzy & Rumble trying to make him feel better. Alternate scene would be him standing proud because of it and everyone going 'Primus save us.' LOLWHUT.) Soundwave was awesome tho. :D He was the oly one doing this job right. (Other than Starscream. Heh.) And Ravage! THEY KEPT RAVAGE! *cheers!*
SkyFire aka JetFire = (to a degree) WIN. I like how he was kept a Decepticon. I like that he was old. And in a museum. AND PRIMUS HE HAD A WALKING STICK. ROLF. (He's like Mr. Fredrickson! xD) And could use the Space Bridge. haha. Talk about mix-and-match. xD But he was fun to watch. :3 I liked him in this movie a lot.
Nice Matrix design.
Devastator needed lines. Heck, all the bots need more lines! >_< Not because there are more bots doesn't mean they don't get more lines!
TOO MUCH HUMAN. The new guy from the government wasn't needed. Plot device too obvious. He was there to announce the whole thing and for SOundwave to hear? SERIOUSLY. This is a MOVIE. THIS IS 2009. People can get HINTS, we are not idiot who need things SPELLED OUT in a kindergarten way! >_< That and YOU DO _NOT_ INSERT A CHARA TO JUST GET THROWN AWAY HALFWAY THROUGH THE MOVIE! Then again, I doubt Bay even took classes on writing if he sucks this bad. >_>
LAME SEX HUMOR IS LAME. AND BAD.
To summarize, there are a handful of interesting points in the movie but all of these were overshadowed by the trash humor and badly written script. I feel so sad that i am not looking forward to the DVD. It had troubled me when i saw the trailer and didn't feel as excited as I was for the first movie. Watching TF II has confirmed my fears. My only consolation now is that I went home loving Movie!Soundwave. (Saw his toy first and was all 'wtf?weird!' but i now take it back. He is cool. xD)
I may have missed things here, but meh. Better to post this asap after all. A word of advice before i go, Turn Off Your Brain When You Go Watch This Movie. Or better yet, Pull The Plug to be safe. :D
*ahem*
So, watched Transformers: Rise of the Fallen yesterday. Graphics was of course, high grade. The screenplay/story/plot? FAIL. And I am tempted to add 'Epic' to it, but there were points that i liked.
First off, Prime is NOT CRUEL! Get your characters right you idiotic director! *whacks with Prime's Ax* This is of course a bias on my part, but seriously. I do not see Prime tearing apart anyone (even a Decepticon) without any reason or without asking what the hell they are doing first. The only time he will trully destroy something is when the one/s he is protecting is in mortal danger OR Megs has gone too far. If you think that this is naive of me to say this, go ahead and think that. BUt this is Optimus we are talking about! He's all fair fight!
Twins. SO WHY IN UNICRON'S PRIMUS FORSAKEN NAME ARE SUNNY AND SIDES _NOT_ THE MAIN SET HERE?! WTFRAG PEOPLE?! _WHAT_THE_FRAG????!!
Bee I love you. (That's a good thing. xD)
TOO MUCH HUMAN. We don't need the random alien-obsessed brat. As for Agent Simmons, he was well-used. Story-wise, he had a good part. AND he kept Movie!Frenzy's head. LOLz.
WTFrag is up with the transforming slut?! This isn't an Alien-Fucks-All movie!!! It isn't a Matrix re-make either! (Bay you are an idiot and THE WORST WRITER TO WALK THE EARTH. GO HIRE SOMEONE. >_< )
Speaking of that transforming slut, the part where she gets into the car (Bee) is really inconsistent with Bee's personality. He wouldn't have let her in in the first place. As much as it was amusing to see Bee play random songs (*Super Freak* LOLZ) and spray her with goo, it just doesn't work. That and Bee should've known she was a bot. They have scanners, yes?
SEX DOES NOT SELL. (GO GET LAID BAY.)
Speaking of Failed Matrix, was that a reference to Bombshell and his cerebro-shells? (At least i believe that was it.)
Soundwave is now a tentacle monster. (I can kinda imagine G1 Soundwave crying in a corner about this with Frenzy & Rumble trying to make him feel better. Alternate scene would be him standing proud because of it and everyone going 'Primus save us.' LOLWHUT.) Soundwave was awesome tho. :D He was the oly one doing this job right. (Other than Starscream. Heh.) And Ravage! THEY KEPT RAVAGE! *cheers!*
SkyFire aka JetFire = (to a degree) WIN. I like how he was kept a Decepticon. I like that he was old. And in a museum. AND PRIMUS HE HAD A WALKING STICK. ROLF. (He's like Mr. Fredrickson! xD) And could use the Space Bridge. haha. Talk about mix-and-match. xD But he was fun to watch. :3 I liked him in this movie a lot.
Nice Matrix design.
Devastator needed lines. Heck, all the bots need more lines! >_< Not because there are more bots doesn't mean they don't get more lines!
TOO MUCH HUMAN. The new guy from the government wasn't needed. Plot device too obvious. He was there to announce the whole thing and for SOundwave to hear? SERIOUSLY. This is a MOVIE. THIS IS 2009. People can get HINTS, we are not idiot who need things SPELLED OUT in a kindergarten way! >_< That and YOU DO _NOT_ INSERT A CHARA TO JUST GET THROWN AWAY HALFWAY THROUGH THE MOVIE! Then again, I doubt Bay even took classes on writing if he sucks this bad. >_>
LAME SEX HUMOR IS LAME. AND BAD.
To summarize, there are a handful of interesting points in the movie but all of these were overshadowed by the trash humor and badly written script. I feel so sad that i am not looking forward to the DVD. It had troubled me when i saw the trailer and didn't feel as excited as I was for the first movie. Watching TF II has confirmed my fears. My only consolation now is that I went home loving Movie!Soundwave. (Saw his toy first and was all 'wtf?weird!' but i now take it back. He is cool. xD)
I may have missed things here, but meh. Better to post this asap after all. A word of advice before i go, Turn Off Your Brain When You Go Watch This Movie. Or better yet, Pull The Plug to be safe. :D