Transformers: Age of Extinction was EPIC. I have not seen such a truly plotless movie, ever! We have a great deal of patience for plot holes in movies and accept that many action flicks are good for some great action and a little plot to hold it together. We even enjoyed the previous Transformers movies in their place. Not as grand works of cinematic prowess, but as fun action / childhood character fun. There were just so many *blink* *blink* moments, trying to figure out where something came from. {MODERATE SPOILER WARNING} Like when they go running for a batch of weapons roughly twice their size. Sure, the enemy has guns, but they were way excited to find "small" swords they could mostly lift. Of course, then they discovered the swords were guns too. Because movies. And also: Optimus Prime on a metal fire-breathing dinosaur. Thankfully one very straight laced character suddenly changes personality halfway through and manages to pull a few laughs out. {END of "spoilers"} Finally, the movie was nearly THREE HOURS LONG. And when there's no plot to keep things moving, that's a VERY long movie. On the way home I was looking up the running time, assuming it couldn't have been as long as I thought, when I discovered the ratings. IMDB gave this movie 3 stars out of 5. Rotten Tomatoes gave it one. Seriously. ONE. My suggestion? if you really want to see this movie on the big screen, wait two weeks for it to hit the dollar movie theaters. If you want to see it, but don't care about the screen size, rent it at Redbox. Just don't forget to return it on time. It's not worth the extra charge. via Facebook
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