Holy crap, Transformers 3 didn't suck! - Page 3

Magus · 07-02-2011, 03:18 AM

See that wouldn't be super ultra realistic military stuff that Bay is into, though. Like the part where Sam uses Autobot weapons to kill Starscream was actually pretty good and what they should have been doing with his character all along instead of just having him run in fear of the robots (which he still did for 95% of this movie but that scene shows that he could have actually been being an interesting protagonist for the past two films). But Bay is obsessed with showing army guys running around with assault rifles, ospreys, humvees, drones, that kind of thing.

The Sevenshot Kid · 07-02-2011, 03:33 AM

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See that wouldn't be super ultra realistic military stuff that Bay is into, though. Like the part where Sam uses Autobot weapons to kill Starscream was actually pretty good and what they should have been doing with his character all along instead of just having him run in fear of the robots (which he still did for 95% of this movie but that scene shows that he could have actually been being an interesting protagonist for the past two films). But Bay is obsessed with showing army guys running around with assault rifles, ospreys, humvees, drones, that kind of thing.

In his defense, he makes it look really good. And I know people don't usually accuse Bay of trying to be realistic but he may have wanted to keep the human tech at reasonable levels. He probably took some of the elements introduced in ROTF and threw them right the hell out (the twins and the military possessing Transformer-grade weaponry) thanks to the averse reaction to that pile of shit.

Marc v4.0 · 07-02-2011, 03:52 AM

Rail guns are not Transformers-level technology

TDK · 07-02-2011, 09:19 AM

On another note altogether, did anybody else think Shia's eye-candy girlfriend was ugly? Like in the middle of the movie they were closing up on her face for the fiftieth time and I was like "...Is she supposed to be attractive? Her face is awful. And what the fuck is she doing with her lips?"

Also she had no personality and had only her token moment of actually contributing (talking to megatron) after the entire movie being dragged around like a ragdoll and being a stereotypical Useless Woman.

Seriously, in a movie where fucking SHIA LEBOUF kills a giant robot, this chick can't man up and cap a bitch or something? Fuck.

That said, this movie was enjoyable. It was a terrible movie, but I enjoyed it. Explosions, giant robots, etc.

Marc v4.0 · 07-02-2011, 09:23 AM

On a whole I think "Terrible ___, but I enjoyed the giant robots and explosions" pretty much sums up the entire Transformers experience, excluding the more recent runs of the comics.

Professor Smarmiarty · 07-02-2011, 09:53 AM

I was like 5 years old when I was watching the cartoon though. And each episode was like 20 minutes a fairly hefty proportion of which was fights and explosions. And the main characters were robots. And they were easily distinguishable .

Archbio · 07-02-2011, 02:01 PM

And it probably didn't cost millions.

Kerensky287 · 07-02-2011, 05:17 PM

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I was afraid to say it without looking it up because y'know maybe I was wrong and was just thinking crazy Asian guy is crazy Asian guy but it is indeed the same exact guy.

Like did Michael Bay see him in the Hangover and was like "I need this same exact character played by the same exact actor in my robots movie"?

Ken Jeong has one character that he plays in every single movie. Hell, he was the exact same character in that shitty twilight parody he was in.

On another note, I just got back from the movie, and I was pleasantly surprised. I think it was the only movie in the series that I didn't actively dislike. Part of it was the fact that they toned down the comic relief robot stuff (Bumblebee was almost entirely absent, and the two wisecracking miniature guys die at the end offscreen), but I also think Bay did a good job of avoiding the shakycam this time around. I mean, I saw it in 3D, and you absolutely cannot follow shakycam if you have 3D... and yet I could still follow most of the fight scenes reasonably well.

I still object to the way all decepticons EVER are portrayed as bumbling and clumsy - fuck, guys, they're giant alien robots, why does Lazerbeak keep crashing into shit while he's trying to murder people? - but it DOES help make it believable when the SEALs succeed in killing a few. Optimus still had a higher killcount than the entire US military combined though (as he should), and it wasn't a Battle: Los Angeles type of bullshitting where they succeed against an opponent with superior weapons, numbers and technology. They're trained professionals with the element of surprise against big metal dudes who trip over every car and piece of debris, and do cartwheels whenever they get the chance.

Shia LeBouf's character was still utterly useless but at least he was entertaining sometimes, in a Charlie Sheen kind of way. Sam Witwhicky has a massively overinflated ego by this point and it shines through beautifully. His new girlfriend is useless though.

Alan Tudyk needed more screentime, his character was awesome.

Magus · 07-02-2011, 05:54 PM

Which guy was Alan Tudyk?

Krylo · 07-02-2011, 05:57 PM

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Which guy was Alan Tudyk?

Dutch.

07-02-2011, 03:18 AM	#21
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	See that wouldn't be super ultra realistic military stuff that Bay is into, though. Like the part where Sam uses Autobot weapons to kill Starscream was actually pretty good and what they should have been doing with his character all along instead of just having him run in fear of the robots (which he still did for 95% of this movie but that scene shows that he could have actually been being an interesting protagonist for the past two films). But Bay is obsessed with showing army guys running around with assault rifles, ospreys, humvees, drones, that kind of thing. __________________ The Valiant Review

07-02-2011, 03:52 AM	#23
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	Rail guns are not Transformers-level technology __________________

07-02-2011, 09:23 AM	#25
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	Lets just be honest, the show was so bad On a whole I think "Terrible ___, but I enjoyed the giant robots and explosions" pretty much sums up the entire Transformers experience, excluding the more recent runs of the comics. __________________

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Archbio Data is Turned On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,980	And it probably didn't cost millions. __________________ 6201 Reasons to Support Electoral Reform.

07-02-2011, 05:54 PM	#29
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Which guy was Alan Tudyk? __________________ The Valiant Review

07-02-2011, 09:19 AM	#24
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	On another note altogether, did anybody else think Shia's eye-candy girlfriend was ugly? Like in the middle of the movie they were closing up on her face for the fiftieth time and I was like "...Is she supposed to be attractive? Her face is awful. And what the fuck is she doing with her lips?" Also she had no personality and had only her token moment of actually contributing (talking to megatron) after the entire movie being dragged around like a ragdoll and being a stereotypical Useless Woman. Seriously, in a movie where fucking SHIA LEBOUF kills a giant robot, this chick can't man up and cap a bitch or something? Fuck. That said, this movie was enjoyable. It was a terrible movie, but I enjoyed it. Explosions, giant robots, etc.

07-02-2011, 09:53 AM	#26
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	I was like 5 years old when I was watching the cartoon though. And each episode was like 20 minutes a fairly hefty proportion of which was fights and explosions. And the main characters were robots. And they were easily distinguishable .