Mankind’s war against the Decepticons takes an interesting turn with the discovery of Sentinel Prime (Nimoy), Optimus Prime’s predecessor as leader of the Autobots, who has been in hibernation on the Moon since the 1960s. Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) has a new girlfriend, can’t get a job and is itching to save the world again.
Second veiwing of this and i didnt like much more than the first veiwing. Its big loud and crass, full of giant robots knocking eachother six ways from sunday, fast cars turning into robots, lots of guns and noise, and some eye candy. All these elements should make a great action movie but when these elements are almost thrown at you at the breakneck pace that Micheal Bay does in this, without slowing down for a second and building a decent story or characters it makes for headache enducing ass numbing semi-boredom!!
The first Transformers movie is a great movie, the story concentrated on Sam and Bumblebee, basically a boy and his dog story and the rest of the transformers and their fight with the decepticons formed the backdrop to this story. The characters were developed and the story was important to the whole movie.
However the second movie dropped this in favour of quick cut action, big robotic battles, grand locations and very loud noises, and while midly etertaining it lacked the story and charactors of the first.
And this third movie, even though Micheal Bay promised to tone it down a bit, its just more of the same and then some. The story is far too complicated for this type of movie, the characters are not properly flushed out or developed and the ammount of seemingly main characters is far too many. The script feels like every idea they had was pushed and forced in.
Now no-one can deny that Micheal Bay is probably one the best biig action directors out there at the moment and no-one can blow the holy shit ou of a city like he can, and his action scenes are always grand an innovitive and above all else they are exciting and enjoyable to watch. But you cant just have a movie full of action scenes without a little bit of story and characters that bring you into the movie and give you a connection!
This time around it turns out that the 1969 moon landing was not carried out just cause we could. No, it happens that there was something "alien" on the dark side of said moon. So Buzz Aldrin et al had the top secret mission of taking a peek at the craft that crash landed. And that craft was, of course, one that was occupied by some dead Autobots. Back to the present day and Sam Whitwicky (LeBeouf) has been shunned by the government that works with the Decepticons, and has to get a regular job. As Megan Fox was essentially sacked from the franchise for suggesting that Bay was like Hitler, we are led to believe that Sam has got himself a new stunner of a girlfriend (as Sam's mum states in a later scene, he must have a big cock!). So we are introduced to Carley (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's lips on legs), in a simple, tracking shot that follows her legs and arse: nice! She has a nice body, but her face is dominated by over-sized lips, and is about as charismatic as a transformer that can't transform: i.e. a van.
What transpires is a series of battles, instigated by some objects that have the potential of bringing the robot world through space and time to occupy planet Earth. Humans have been working with the Decepticons for years, which has helped them get information from various companies. When this action begins, the main setting is Chicago. An alien invasion- style visual style takes over.
Impressive battle scenes cannot make up for a lack of story, believable characters and a little restraint from blowing evrything up with super fast cuts between scenes.
Micheal Bay needs someone like Speilberg to help with the story and recapture the magic of the first movie, especially if he is going to go ahead and continue with this franchise.
3/10
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