*Non-Spoiler* DOTM review, TT turns 6000

Post by **Time Traveller** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:54 pm

So, Blackjack reminded me today on the phone that I've just tipped 6000 posts, and I should do something to commemorate. I've got just the thing.

I went to Transformers:Dark of the Moon with low expectations, damaged further by the precedent set by Revenge of the Fallen.

Boy, was I blown away. Below contains NO SPOILERS. I'm going to try to convince you to see it if you haven't!

First things first: They got rid of the twins. Thank Primus!
While we're on the drawbacks they dropped, we'll get through those first, which is why the movie made par with me.
+Sam finally stops whining at some point in this one.
+They got rid of Megan Fox/Mikaela, and her pouty diva of a character. As she says in the first movie, "You probably think I'm shallow" ...as a puddle in Arizona. Granted, Carly's actress is a model, not an Oscar-winner, but she does and says some interesting stuff, and makes the romance a little less like a couple of 13 year olds.
+The movie is no longer about masturbation jokes. Based on ROTF, if you replace the jerkoff jokes with giant robot smashy-smashy, I think you actually get like 28 minutes more robot face(ripping) time!
+No transformers are depicted urinating, teabagging, or flatulating, however they seem to cough up "blood" when injured. I'll take it.
+No mysterious duplicate Decepticons to keep track of. "Wait a minute, I thought Mixmaster was in CA knocking down a flag, whilst being stomped in the middle east by Jetfire, and now he's intact and combining into Devastator? Primus!
Now that we're out of the red and into the black, I'd like to excitedly rant to you about some cool stuff they actually did that made me.... smile?!
+RESPECTFUL inclusion of some G1 story ideas. Mixed and matched, lengthened to properly handle their magnitude, and twisted with some real unexpected happenings, the story is legitimately interesting and fun to follow. I'm not saying there's no plot holes (as there is bound to be with ANY fiction movie, especially Sci-Fi), but you can keep track of the who/what/when/where/why, AND if you haven't read spoilers, you might even be caught offguard.
+Humans add to the story. You read that right. Turns out, ground-up, soylent green humans do thicken plots when mixed in the right proportion. Also, humans are depicted explicitly dying, not just implicitly, offscreen. Lots of them. They get mowed down, crushed, and vaporized. Glorious! Humans also do interesting and important things for both factions.
+Fantastic robot smashy-smashy. A whole new array of weapons, decapitations, and face-ripping. Watch out for the rust rifle... wielded by so many G1s, but never more interesting than an orange pew-pew laser. Also, Prime's trailer does stuff other than disappear up his aft when he transforms.
+The wreckers were NOT bemulleted, too-human, hillbilly NASCAR stereotypes as I expected.
+Megatron has flies in his eyes. (say woo if you've read Catch-22, although this is a more literal use of the phrase.)
+Buzz slaggin' Aldrin. Fo' realz.
+Leonard Nimoy. Awesome.

There were some negatives, as always, but for once, it was an enjoyable experience, and I didn't feel embarassed for my hobby while being in public and listening to someone's pot-brownie'd mother talk about fapping it. I'll let you form your own conclusions about the other pro's and con's.

Lastly, I wish I could, in good conscience, tell you to go buy the DotM toys, but I can't. They supplanted the last waves of the awesome Generations with crap.
ROTF was a D-movie with A-is-for-awesome toys, and now DOTM is an A-movie with F-is-for-Mechtech toys. But that's a separate rant.

Here's to 1000 more, crew!

Roadbuster · Post by **Roadbuster** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:14 pm

Congrats on your 6,000+ posts, TT!

Nice review too! I have yet to see it in theaters but plan to this coming weekend. Everything I've been hearing about it has been positive so far though.

Post by **Minerva** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:33 am

Congratulations to your 6000th post! Here's to many more!

I can't wait to go see DOTM. I had my doubts about it, since ROTF didn't exactly hold the standard I was hoping for, but after hearing what you've had to say about it, I'm really looking forward to it!
Nice review, by the way.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:38 am

what a way to celebrate your 6000th
Congradulations!

I wonder who will ever take over 1st place and get over 8725 posts.

Bumblebee · Post by **Bumblebee** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:20 am

congrads TT on 6k.

I want to see the movie but i cant afford too. lol atleast with all the kids and everything going on right now. but i will be looking for the target exclusive cased movie this winter lol.

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:20 pm

Technically, there is only one instance of a "low shot", and it's near the end of the movie. Poor Soundwave.

Post by **Time Traveller** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:23 pm

Thanks, all. I imagine if I got on here half as often as I'd like, I'd over take the 8+ k soon enough. I suppose I could similarly accomplish this with filler.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:29 am

haha excelent rant/overveiw

congrats on 6000+ and more to come

.......on a extra note I am still as of yet to see cause E1 is sick and I can not go without her.....

PrimeDirective · Post by **PrimeDirective** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:58 pm

I was really very pleasantly surprised, although the one thing that really bugs me about the movie is that a certain Autobot got even less closure than Jazz.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:02 am

seen it... wooo loved it

Dinobot · Post by **Dinobot** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:38 am

By now, everyone knows shockwave is in the movie. I must come right out and say this, he IS the coolest and best looking character of all three movies! Im a huge fan of shockwave, and even though his character isnt portrayed the way I wanted it to be, he was so awesome looking. I friggin loved the movie, and it truly is the best of the three.

Roadbuster · Post by **Roadbuster** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:17 pm

Just got back from seeing it myself. I must say I was blown away! Easily the best out of the trilogy. I thought I would miss Megan Fox's hotness factor but that first shot of Carly going up those stairs changed my mind.

Nimoy did a great job voicing Sentinel Prime and I love the plot twist involving him. Shockwaves "worm" was perplexing and had me wondering where in the hell it came from. Or how it tied in to his character. Lots of gut wrenching moments like with Ironhide and even almost shed a tear when I thought Bumblebee was going to bite the dust. It's one of those movies I'd go back and pay the ticket price to see again...and that's something I normally wouldn't do.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:38 pm

Congrats on the 6k, TT.

(We'll see if I can maybe hit 200 sometime soon.

)

As for DOTM, I was not horrified as I went in expecting to be, but the sheer luck and lack of actual human body mechanics in much of the action really irritated me throughout. (ex: you can't catch someone by the hand that is freefalling and not pull their and/or your arm out of the socket.)

Post by **Time Traveller** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:14 pm

Hollywood, my dear. Hollywood.
Also, holy crap! You're alive! To Skype with you!

Post by **Minerva** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:41 pm

I second that! To Skype with you, Redline! Great to see you around!

Also, now I finally got to see the movie too and I was not disappointed! I'd gladly go see it again (if they would only show it in the town where I live...).

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Non-Spoiler DOTM review, TT turns 6000

Non-Spoiler DOTM review, TT turns 6000