An incomprehensible mess of a movie.
There is a point in Transformers 2 where John Turturro’s character pleads with an ancient Autobot to tell him what’s going on: “Facts. Facts. Facts. Beginning, middle, end. Plot. Plot. Plot,” yells Turturro. Maybe someone should have been yelling this at Michael Bay and whoever else was involved in this incomprehensible mess of a movie.…
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26 - jdog1472
I have to disagree with the writer of this review on a few points. I believe that he was right on with his points on the racially stereo typical twins. I thought that they were funny but they got old after a the first scene. I thought that the humping scenes were strictly for cheap laughs and laughter for children. However I never heard anyone saying that this movie and the people in it should be put up for academy awards. I think that they accomplished exactly what they said they would and the movie as a whole was (considering the audience they were aiming for) a success.
27 - Matt (New Zeland)
There are a few basic things that make this film work and a few things that make it suck:
Works:
- All the characters that have pivotal roles in the film are borrowed from Transformers 1. When you realise that this is assumed by the director you realise that it isn't a big deal. Only one new character is introduced - Sam room-mate.
- The action is epic in scale and is as big as you would expect from a fight between to armies of 10 story buildings.
Suck:
- The smutty jokes.
- The posing chicks - very degrading for women.
- The racially stereotyped robot twins who sound like they come from the getto and can't read (very Jarjar Binks esque).
Transformers 3 will have to be scaled down. They'll need to get back to the humour and good story telling of the first movie. It's not that you can't get bigger or more epic, it's that you shouldn't try.
28 - a transformers fan
What the author of this article said really rings true for me. I am a die hard transformers fan and feel very much dissappointed by the fact that whoever wrote this obviously had no idea what transformers even was or the brillant history of the cartoons. To me, the original transformers was all about diversity between the different robots' voices and attributes yet Bay saw fit to put two gold toothed, illiterate, racial sterotypes in the movie that really just make you ask yourself why?
29 - a transformers fan
Sorry to post twice. I forgot to mention another point. The only autobots who are even seen fighting for an extended perioed of time are optimus prime and bumblebee. Ironhide, who is supposed to be the second in command doesn't get any face time nor do many of the other original chracters like soundwave, who jut stays up in space and tells people what to do. Soundwave is supposed to be the second strongest besides megatron. And whts the deal with this fallen character? Megatron is known for not serving anyone. Here he is following around the ali baba of the decipticons. Sorry for the rant guys, its just you getemotional when you watch a bunch of people mangle and maim fond childhood memories. its alot like a robot humping your leg. You can't believe its happening, you don't wnat it to be happening, and yet it is.
30 - momerath
Spot on review. Witless humor, blurry fight-scenes, garbled, nearly unintelligible dialogue (which, you pointed out was the writing. I actually found the acting to be pretty good giving what they had to work with), non-existent/mangled plot. Sum that all up and I'd love to say that I want that three hours of my life back. But, there is the Megan Fox factor...so I can't.
I owned every possible transformer I could when I was young. I'm ignoring this flick so that it doesn't taint my nostalgia for the franchise. Maybe Del Toro will pick up the reigns for the third one and inject it with some actual story-telling.
31 - Aaron
Have to admit Aaron you were right on this one. I didn't like the stupid humor and too many exlosions.........this could/should have been way better considering the "tools" he had to play with.
32 - RRJ
HEY [Gratuitous vulgarity deleted by Comments Editor], LET ME ASK YOU THIS. IF YOU FIND TRANSFORMERS 2 AWFUL,WHY DONT YOU PRODUCE YOUR OWN MOVIE WHICH YOU THINK IS A PERFECT MOVIE AND LET OTHERS CRITICIZE YOUR WORK.DON'T YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME,MONEY AND EFFORT IT TAKES TO CREATE THIS KIND OF MOVIE? I THINK THAT YOU ARE JUST A "DUMB ASS" CRITIC THAT ALL CAN DO IS MAKE SHITTY CRITICISM AND THINK THAT HE IS SO SMART TO CRITICIZE THE MOVIE IN THAT WAY. [Gratuitous vulgarity deleted by Comments Editor]
33 - that dude
I agree with this review 100%...this movie was a hot mess...and people who say the autobot twins arent racist, you guys are either sheltered white ppl or ignorant black people...Skids and Mudflap constantly brawl and bicker in rap-inspired street slang. Why if they're robots? They're forced to acknowledge that they can't read. One has a gold tooth. Hollywood has an extended history of gettuing cheap laughs at black peoples expense..if they were human they would have to acknowledge it but because they're robots all of a sudden we're paranoid...the same white guy who voices spongebob voiced one of them, so why didnt he use a white vocal cadence and inflection? everybody knows Autobot Jazz was a brotha and they killed his ass in the first movie...can we get a break?
34 - Mike
Personally I thought the movie was amazing, but I am 15 (and i think this movie is primarily aimed at teenage boys?), so maybe that's why? I have no right to try and alter anyone's opinion, so, to each his own.
35 - Lar
Transformers 2 was the worst movie I have truley ever seen, I had to leave the cinima after I could simply cringe no more. I was very dissapointed as I had really enjoyed the first one. Never have I seen a the image and reputation of a film butcherd so badly. It's a great shame.
36 - gf123
best movie ever if u didnt like it what the hell is the matter with u great and there wasnt to mch explosions they had a perfect amount this crittic is bullshit and needs to get out more
37 - gf123
i agree with 'that dude' about jazz they need somebody like that for the next movie
38 - DvidDave
I think that transformers 2 should be more dark, and without silly jokes everywhere. Batman Dark Knight is the line to follow
39 - Bumblegirl
I do not agree with your review. Though I will not say that Bay is a genius and its true that some of the joke are out of the line and unfit for the movie, still I think transformers 2 is a good treat for moviegoers and transformer fans. It is not easy to make a live action film that will gross 300+ dollars. Maybe you should try doing it and if you can surpass what he did then I will praise you. Why is it like people like you likes to look for EVERY single little thing and EVERY bad thing you can just so you can write something on your review..
40 - Bumblegirl
Also, I forgot to mention that I think the story is good. Many people wonder why is there a love story? All those people are complete RETARDS!! I mean, what do they want? see robots killing each other for 120 minutes or more. And in case, that happens maybe they will complain that there is not depth in the movie and no deep storyline or sort..People like you do not know the word FUN and SATISFACTION and HARDWORK.. Many people work hard for this movie and you will just give shit comments about it. Why? did you jump? cry? talk to air? (because obviously when people talk to robots, their talking to no one).. NO! you just sit in front of your computer safely in your house (maybe you're even munching something) and just simply TYPE every possible bad word you could ever think of while DREAMWORKS staff is sweating blood to finish this movie.
41 - adam johnson
this film is brilliant and i recomend it to everyone. its the best film ive seen in my life so far. so everyone get down to the cinema and wach it, you dont know what your missing
42 - wingedvamp
dudes eveyone has a diffent opion and i get that but if all haters of transformers would watch the WHOLE movie and THEN make up there mind on weather or not they hated it insted of only the 1st 5 minuts that would make the whole lot of change! and i agree w/ jimmy!
also i loved it great sound track tons of fighting and (thanks to the twins) tons of laughs too.
and in case your wondering i AM a girl!