LAist: It was bearable until the talking started

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:19:34 -0800

Transformers was more THAN Meets the EYE. The Toys Transformed my childhood and now the movie Transformed my Adulthood back into my Childhood.Where's He-man?Yo Joe!

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:57:02 -0800

Surprise, surprise. A summer movie turns out to be an over-hyped glossy scam.

caliking01

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:19:48 -0800

"Hmm... I don't agree with the review at all. The audience I saw the film with were all cheering and going on..." Dude. There is a word for those people. They're called NERDS. Of course Transformers was going to suck. IT'S TRANSFORMERS! Hollywood can't make good films anymore and thats all there is too it. THe only good stuff is coming from french directors who use American actors and Todd Solands. Other than that it's all crap like Knocked Up and Evan ALmighty and Jessica Alba.

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:18:47 -0800

I disagree with the review as well. I am a snobby film major who generally expects FAR too much from movies that grew up without ever giving a crap about Transformers- and I LOVED it. Its bad(d)in that yes-i-just-used-two-d's-to-spell-badd-let's-go-watch-some-robots-manifest-themselves-as-cars-that-used-to-be-cool-in-the-80s-go-blow-each-other-up sort of way. I didn't really feel that I was being smacked upside the head with morality either- unless you don't consider "thou shalt strap KC Lights and Roll Bars on every transforming vehicle" a rule to live by.

hulahoney83

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:00:51 -0800

Hmm... I don't agree with the review at all. The audience I saw the film with were all cheering and going on about the characters, the action sequences and the plot. I guess you'd say we were the target audience and it was a bullseye!

fredcamino

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:32:16 -0800

Transformers was a great summer comedy plus it had some killer action sequences and special effects. A++. Shame about all the cars, my MetoRiderLA sensibilities tell me I shouldn't like it so much. Plus Shia LaBeouf is a mega star, always has been.

guest

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:28:01 -0800

After reading that review, I don't think any of that matters Ben. Peggy, that was the funniest fucking review I've read in a long time. Now it's almost worth going to see the movie just to laugh at the parts you're talking about. It's like when we went to see "Along in the Dark" starring Tara Reid as an archeologist. And now I can't wait for "Alone in the Dark II"

ben bang

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:18:14 -0800

I haven't seen the film so I'm completely unqualified to comment on the validity of your criticisms. They appear to be well thought out enough. But I gotta say, you sound like the last person I'd pick to review this film. Ever see the animated series? Care for action flicks at all? I'm guessing it's no on two counts.