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my phone has been lit up with friends who have seen this urging me to see it.....because according to them it is pro-american/military and pokes fun of Obama by name. A weak feckless president, waffling around so they have to ignore him and take matters into their own hands to save the day. and the politician here is named: Obama?

Variety confirms the report:

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnol...ent-obama/

if so, it will be nice thing to see for once after years of direct assaults in movies on Conservative politicians. Might have to see this one this week


and it is getting bad reviews from MSM sources for most part, further confirmation?

Perhaps this movie is

More than meets the eye?

I was never into transformers, and neither movie has piqued any interest for me.

However, I wish they did this in the GI Joe movie...the previews for that caught my attention.

The first movie was terrible. Call me a purist :), but it was nothing like the cartoon. I loved Transformers as a kid.

GI Joe they are ruining I think, instead of US military its some UN peace keeper force I think? and the Villian is Irish arms dealers

Darn those Irish!

The reviews are just awful. Apparently even Megan Fox can't save us from Michael Bay's ridiuclousness. God that guy sucks so bad.

I saw it last night at the midnight showing. I thought it was quality. The dialogue in the early part leaves some to be desired. There is clearly some racial sterotypes in two of the robots. And they cuss some, which I don't like.

The movie hits its stride about 30 minutes in and I really enjoyed it. Bare in mind I didn't go into it looking for a masterpiece of story telling. I wanted a good action movie with quality effects. That's what this was.

They do take swipes at Obama, mostly through his National Security Advisor. At one point he talks about how the administration is going to try diplomacy with the Deceptacons and tells the autobots they don't need their help.

Oh, and Megan Fox could have saved Gigli Artifice. :)

I like Eberts review

Quote:"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine. Such are the meager joys. If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

The plot is incomprehensible. The dialog of the Autobots, Deceptibots and Otherbots is meaningless word flap. Their accents are Brooklyese, British and hip-hop, as befits a race from the distant stars. Their appearance looks like junkyard throw-up. They are dumb as a rock. They share the film with human characters who are much more interesting, and that is very faint praise indeed.

Seriously, people over the age of 14 actually waste their money on this stuff?

Well, if Ebert doesn't like it, I'm sure I'll love the hell out of it.

in the first Transformers, the Sec. of Defense was not named Rumsfeld but he reminded me of him and I believe Jon Voight said he drew his character from Rumsfeld in an interview.

I'm shocked liberal reviewers such as Ebert don't like a movie that makes Obama look bad....shocked!

(06-24-2009 03:38 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote: [ -> ]I like Eberts review

Quote:"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine. Such are the meager joys. If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

The plot is incomprehensible. The dialog of the Autobots, Deceptibots and Otherbots is meaningless word flap. Their accents are Brooklyese, British and hip-hop, as befits a race from the distant stars. Their appearance looks like junkyard throw-up. They are dumb as a rock. They share the film with human characters who are much more interesting, and that is very faint praise indeed.

Seriously, people over the age of 14 actually waste their money on this stuff?

If you grew up in the age of Transformers, certainly a $20 spot for tickets and a popcorn is worth it, regardless of the quality.

(06-24-2009 12:40 PM)DrTorch Wrote: [ -> ]I was never into transformers, and neither movie has piqued any interest for me.

However, I wish they did this in the GI Joe movie...the previews for that caught my attention.

UnAmerican

One thing I hate is when people complain about the dialouge. It is based off of a children's cartoon, not a Dickens novel. The special effects are second to none right now.

(06-24-2009 05:08 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-24-2009 03:38 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote: [ -> ]I like Eberts review

Quote:"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine. Such are the meager joys. If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

The plot is incomprehensible. The dialog of the Autobots, Deceptibots and Otherbots is meaningless word flap. Their accents are Brooklyese, British and hip-hop, as befits a race from the distant stars. Their appearance looks like junkyard throw-up. They are dumb as a rock. They share the film with human characters who are much more interesting, and that is very faint praise indeed.

Seriously, people over the age of 14 actually waste their money on this stuff?

If you grew up in the age of Transformers, certainly a $20 spot for tickets and a popcorn is worth it, regardless of the quality.

I did grow up in the 80's and read the Transformers books and played with the toys, and frankly trudging out to a megaplex with teenyboppers on a Saturday afternoon to watch a mindless corporate cash-in (and a Michael Bay one at that) is one of my visions of a personal hell.

And I was so looking forward to breaking out my Optimus costume again!



PS - Michael Bay really does duck sweaty monkey balls. True story.

caught this last night, good not great, basically Entertaining and one to see in the Theater.

Bay does get a little carried away with the Action scenes as usual, which took away from the plot and message of the movie some(which was a good one). On other hand if all you care about is special effects and Action, then this is for you.

SPOILER Alert:
the jab at Obama was a subtle one that most of those that voted for him will not catch, but if you think you'll catch it and it hits where it hurts.. You have to realize the National Security Advisor is working at the orders of...."President Obama". Who wants to Negotiate with the Decepticons(read Terrorist) and is basically a spineless bastard who the Military had to dump off in the Desert so they could take care of business.

(06-25-2009 09:18 AM)GGniner Wrote: [ -> ]caught this last night, good not great, basically Entertaining and one to see in the Theater.

Bay does get a little carried away with the Action scenes as usual, which took away from the plot and message of the movie some(which was a good one). On other hand if all you care about is special effects and Action, then this is for you.

SPOILER Alert:
the jab at Obama was a subtle one that most of those that voted for him will not catch, but if you think you'll catch it and it hits where it hurts.. You have to realize the National Security Advisor is working at the orders of...."President Obama". Who wants to Negotiate with the Decepticons(read Terrorist)

and is basically a spineless bastard who the Military had to dump off in the Desert so they could take care of business.

Sounds like a Plan and a Half to me !!!!!! :ncaabbs:

(this was a REALLY LARGE, HUGE, HOT, No Way Out Desert RIGHT ????)

.

Egypt

(06-24-2009 07:23 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-24-2009 05:08 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-24-2009 03:38 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote: [ -> ]I like Eberts review

Quote:"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. One of these involves a dog-like robot humping the leg of the heroine. Such are the meager joys. If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.

The plot is incomprehensible. The dialog of the Autobots, Deceptibots and Otherbots is meaningless word flap. Their accents are Brooklyese, British and hip-hop, as befits a race from the distant stars. Their appearance looks like junkyard throw-up. They are dumb as a rock. They share the film with human characters who are much more interesting, and that is very faint praise indeed.

Seriously, people over the age of 14 actually waste their money on this stuff?

If you grew up in the age of Transformers, certainly a $20 spot for tickets and a popcorn is worth it, regardless of the quality.

I did grow up in the 80's and read the Transformers books and played with the toys, and frankly trudging out to a megaplex with teenyboppers on a Saturday afternoon to watch a mindless corporate cash-in (and a Michael Bay one at that) is one of my visions of a personal hell.

You read the Transformers books? WTF? Seriously?

There were toys and a cartoon.

WTF is a Transformer book?

That statement alone makes your whole argument suspect.....

Transformers comic books exist