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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Single-Disc Edition)

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I hear a lot of flack against this movie. So many people complain about sequels these days. Of course the second one is never as good as the first. When you see the first movie of a series, everything is new and exciting, the characters are larger than life and its everything and more than you expected because you never expected it. For god's sakes, the movie was created from cartoon characters. If you watch the old shows, the plotlines of the "Transformers" cartoon were cheesy, the animation was sub-par and the action was canned; And we loved every bit of it. The fact is; the show was about robots from another planet that can change into ordinary vehicles fight other robots that can change into other vehicles. There was no real story, that's not why we loved the "transformers". We loved them because they were cool. The movie is just that. "Cool" Micheal Bay didn't set out to solve world dilemmas with this movie. His focus was not to create a love story that trumps "The Notebook" or a robot version of "Willy". No, he set out to make movie of a cartoon of robot that fight other robots and that's what he did and he did it larger than life. This is not the Green Mile, or the Shawshank Redemption. And all the trendy sheep who insult this movie and pick it apart just to make themselves sound smart have no concept of action films for the sake of action. If you loved the cartoon, go see the movie. If you didn't, then don't. Simple as that.

This movie transforms eye candy to a new level. This movie is not only funny at points, it is loaded with tons of special effects and action. While there have been some extensive negative reviews, I recommend that you still see it for yourself.

What I find to be a big plus in this film is that they did not cover under the darkness of night the climax of the action sequences (like in Iron Man 2 that hid its climax at night). The animators are simply brilliant and are capable of creating their wares in the full view of the sun. This is a bold step that must be appreciated.

The visuals are crisp and the 'transformations' are electrifying. This is an action film, so there is no mind bending plot here. It is just a lot of bigger than life action sequences, one after the other. There are no dull moments in this film, you if you have to get something, put this film on pause!

I was very pleased with this product. It was at a great price and was shipped with great speed. Great movie and great company who shipped it.

We are happy to have complete set, the movie is abit over board, but still enjoy watching them. i would recommend adding it to your collection

I was a kid when Transformers were all the rage; I had most of their toys of course & always watched the cartoons and so when they first came out with these live movies of the Transformers I was quite hesitant to even give them a shot to be honest with you but after watching parts 1 & 2 I have to say they did a pretty good job so far. The one thing that always irks me though is how far they deviated with many of the classic characters. For instance with Bumble Bee being a sports car instead of a Volkswagen Bug, Megatron not looking anything like the original, etc. Things like that bother me greatly but I try to overlook them to enjoy the movie as it is and they do a good job. I will say the effects are phenomenal and the designers deserve a huge amount of credit for making all of the transformations appear so smoothly and with such detail.

Yes, I thought the first Michael Bay Transformers was bad. I wasn't expecting the sequel to be much better, but in the back of my mind I was hoping. Michael Bay apparently decided there wasn't enough crass humor, overt sexuality, poor character development, useless moving parts, explosions, and nameless robots transforming into formless metallic amoebas in the first movie. So now there is more of all that in this one. Of course, it doesn't make the movie better, just longer.

Negatives:
1) The twins. I don't think I need to explain this.
2) Sam's parents, excessive comic relief, no importance to the story.
3) Mikaela and the Decepticon fem-bot. Ok, I'm a male, yes I think Meghan Fox is hot. I personally, do not mind seeing her wearing skimpy revealing clothes. But come on, give her some depth. First of all, this movie is being used to sell toys to 6-year-olds. There is no need for such overt female objectification in this movie. Seriously, she spends most of the movie with that pouty expression and posing seductively, instead of acting. Same complaint with the "fem-bot", I felt it was completely unnecessary to the story.
4) Everyone is comic relief. Ok, I'm all for comic relief in action movies. But seriously, you can't build an action movie around an entire cast of comedians. More than 3 comic relief characters, and you should call it "Giant Robot Movie" (ie. Scary Movie series).
5) Visual effects. Sometimes less is more. The robots are too complex, too many moving parts. It is very hard to follow the action trying to follow these overly detailed monochromatic machines as they fly through cities causing random destruction everywhere. In the original cartoon, the simpler designs were easier to identify and they were distinctively color-coded. Most of the Decepticons look the same.
6) There are no rules. Basically, Michael Bay is telling us that alien robots can do whatever they please. They can change their alt-forms at will or become giant robo-amoebas. If you hack them to pieces, each part can become a completely new Transformer. Robots can transform into people. Mechanical devices can turn into dust, communicate telepathically with humans, then reform themselves from said dust and resurrect dead Transformers. And other mechanical devices or even a tiny piece of them can turn earth machines into robots (complete with machine-guns) or resurrect Transformers.
7) Questionable motivations on both sides. So at the end of episode 1, this autobot declared he would stay with Sam forever and ever. Ah, how touching. Now Sam decides to go to college and he won't take Bumblebee with him. What a jerk. He saved the world once, but now Optimus Prime asks for his help to do it again, and college is more important. Why does Sam give the All-Spark sliver to his unrealistically hot girlfriend for safe-keeping, instead of Bumblebee, Optimus or any of those government guys? Why do the Decepticons want to destroy the sun? I mean really, Cybertron is supposedly destroyed, do they have another planet to inhabit once this solar system is wiped out?

Positives:
1) Peter Cullen and Frank Welker
2) Explosions

Neutral:
1) The battle with Optimus Prime in the woods was really cool, but it didn't have nearly the emotional impact of the animated movie from the 80's because it was decided early on that they could just resurrect him before the end of the movie. And with no "Hot Rod" character, Sam's episode of feeling guilty seemed pretty shallow.

All in all, a terrible movie from a critical point of view. People will like the movie if they are a big fan of loud booms and not optional things like story. I feel guilty spending money on this disaster, though.

I felt like I was beaten over the head with this movie. I can stand, and even enjoy, a non-stop action movie for around 1:45, but 2:30 of that with hardly any attempt at a story? No way, too much for me! The four adults in our group were all just worn out by the end, no enjoyment at all. One toddler (who can usually sit thru most movies no problem) was bored well before it ended. Three teen-aged boys all loved it, though even they admitted there was no real story and they just liked all the action and special effects. The two girls with us weren't too interested. For what it's worth, none of us parents really thought the sexual innuendo was really that much, especially after reading criticism of it. BTW, we all liked the first one. I probably liked it less than the rest, but even though I never was into the Transformers as a kid, and thought the dialogue was really hokey, I did like it quite a bit and did buy it. This second one...don't even think I'd ever own it or even watch it for free.

This movie starts out with more sexual content than should EVER be in a pg13. Just a mere ten years ago, this would of got an R rating for sure. In the first ten minutes, there are dogs humping several times, his girlfriend scantly dressed, his mother saying how his cherry got popped, his mother eating brownies with marajuana in them, a girl dressed like a hooker, strattles his lap....need I go on!! Transformers used to be a KID thing. This movie is definately not for kids and not really worth watching for adults. Its sorta like pre-porn for my young sons....Disgusting...

Oh God...where to start with this...to be perfectly honest, when I first heard that the sequel to 2007s "Transformers" was coming out around last Spring, I was fairly excited. While not in the same echelon as say, Terminator 2, the first installment in the series was a visually impressive and enjoyable, even if not particularly well directed sci-fi/action flick that I liked when I saw it in theaters. Granted, I'm not a very big Michael Bay fan - before I saw Revenge of the Fallen Pearl Harbor was solidly my least favorite movie of all time - but I figured if he could make a movie I enjoyed I could give this movie a chance. Even with all the hype that had built upon its release, much of which being negative, I still had a level of curiosity. Maybe it would be entertainingly poor. So this past weekend after a nearly a year of the films release, me and a friend of mine dug up the DVD out of boredom and popped it in, thinking we would get a similar fun/dumb action flick similar to the original, or at least something of such poor quality that it was actually entertaining.

In all honesty, I have no recollection whatsoever of the plot line of those film. Something along the lines of Sam going to college and going nuts and Megatron apparently somehow being revived...I honestly don't know. All I know is that the first hour or so of this film is probably the most unintentionally hilarious piece of film I have ever seen - thanks in large part to Shia LaBeoufs acting abilities, or should I say lack thereof. The scenes with LaBeouf seeing the symbols - his spastic facial expressions combined with the stuttering are pure comedic gold, whether or not this was there intent. The climax of it all is the scene when Sam, with a constantly overexposed Megan Fox onlooking, being seduced by a Decepticon guised as an attractive girl at his school, when the Decepticon reveals itself via its extend able robot tongue, which was humorous enough in itself. Afterwards LaBeouf lets out nothing less than a scream of a higher pitch than most elementary school girls, a coupled with a sincere facial expression. My friend and I literally fell out of our chairs laughing.

Unfortunately, the movie does not continue in this comedic fashion, in fact the next half of the movie is just plain painful and confusing. Locations shift at least 20 times in a 5 minute period at one time, too many new characters are introduced at once, and the climax of the pure crap comes when at Sams death scene, in which not only does a generic and pitifully done "I LOVE YOU" by Megan Fox take shape, but Sams spirit actually ascends to Robot Heaven (I kid you not). My friend actually left the room about 3/4 of the way through because he couldn't take it, and after the movie was done I was actually in physical pain for the next half our or so. Another film has joined Pearl Harbor on the top of my cinema blacklist - I honestly don't know which is worse - and Michael Bay has officially ruined his chance of being redeemed in my eyes. The first hour is recommended though, just for the pure comedy of it, but be sure to end once the scream scene is over.

My son is all about Transformers! I got him this DVD for Christmas and he loved it! It came brand new in sealed plastic and was in pristine condition. It was shipped very quickly too.