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Dir. Michael Bay
To say that Michael Bay sucks at making movies is an understatement. There's better quality in the crap they play on Disney Channel than in any of his "films". I didn't think it was possible to make something even more pathetic than the epic failure of Revenge of the Fallen, but Bay never ceases to amaze me.
The "story" of this sequel is not only undeveloped and lacking even a hint of originality, but it is virtually absent altogether. Not only does the film fail to engage viewers with an apocalyptic tone and make this bogus world Bay has created even remotely interesting, but it has absolutely no characterization. I was even looking at my watch during the "thrilling" final battle, which consisted of nothing more than a prolonged series of explosions.
There's also a series of pathetically executed close-up shots which serve no purpose whatsoever. Like when Sam's new girlfriend (who was even worse than Megan Fox) is just standing in the middle of the city while everything around her is exploding, and we get to watch her Barbie expressions for a painful 30 seconds. When the camera's not directed at her cleavage, it's pointing at giant robots battling the big bullies of outer space. Then we see Sam and Colonel Annox are hanging from a rope attached to Starscream, looking like idiots.
And then there's the fact that Optimus, Megatron and all the other aliens hardly got any screen time outside the battle. I could care less about the stupid human drama, show me the characters in the title! Beyond this, a 5 year-old could've easily written a better screenplay. It's probably the most unnatural dialogue I've ever heard.
I would venture to say that a person could lower his or her intelligence just by watching this mess.
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