Transformers 2

[Warhorse]

How many "F" bombs can a PG-13 movie have? Just curious. Don't know if this is the real thing or not, but saw this hilarious, LMFAO scene in the upcoming movie, and the robot is quite the fowl mouthed little bad news bear. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjGn4hmOeus

[Candy Kappa]

I'm looking forward to this movie, hopfully it'll be more about the bots, rather then the squishy humans

[Cipher]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

How many "F" bombs can a PG-13 movie have?

One "f-bomb" and two "sh*ts". I kid you not. The rating system is that asinine.

[Warhorse]

But is it me, or is that little robot saying "this has got to be the house of fcking horrors" or something to that degree. Right? Am I hearing things, or did he really say that? If so, think it's going to be in the movie? If so, wonder what other little surprises will be slipped in!

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Cipher

Thing's I'll enjoy more than this movie: Watching my new Headmaster and Masterforce DVDs.

That said, I'll still see it, albeit with extremely low expectations. I'd love to enjoy the live-action Transformers movies, but when they're the shlockiest pieces of incomprehendable "action" I've ever seen, with none of the aspects I like about other TF media, it's a hard sell.

People who enjoy seeing robots go smashy-smashy can keep this one.

Dude, wasn't the original cartoon a glorified toy commercial?

[ZariusTwo]

Every series from the 1980s was a toy comemrcial, but the key to their success was that they overcame being regarded as a straight line of catalouging and told good storylines

Any televisied version of TMNT is a glorified toy ad. Let's not kid ourselves.#]

If so, wonder what other little surprises will be slipped in!

How about the most racist humour I've ever seen in Transformers?

I saw it. Despite Bay's adolescent, and downright OFFENSIVE ideas about comedy, it actually had a PLOT this time (unlike the first film), and the quest aspect and the human journey kept the audience intrigued.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Any televisied version of TMNT is a glorified toy ad. Let's not kid ourselves.#]

I agree completely.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Stryker

I agree completely.

F*ck ninja turtles.

[Cipher]

Originally Posted by Stryker

Dude, wasn't the original cartoon a glorified toy commercial?

Every version of Transformers is a toy ad. Every show, every comic, every movie.

But some are more intellegent, more fun, better written and more entertaining than others. For me, personally, the Michael Bay movie was bottom in every category. Poor humor, every cliche, no characterization for the robots, terrible Bay directing that gave me whiplash when I tried to follow the fight scenes, and a script that was as insulting to my intellegence as some of the most "toy ad-ish" episodes of the 1984 series.

I don't high art from my Transformers, just something I can enjoy. I'll give this second movie the benefit of the doubt until I see it, but my hopes aren't too high.

Any televisied version of TMNT is a glorified toy ad. Let's not kid ourselves.

No!1 teh 2k3 turtlez is DARK and SERIUS. They have fliing carz and bikez cuz of SERIUSNES!

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

F*ck ninja turtles.

Agreed. Completely.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Despite Bay's adolescent, and downright OFFENSIVE ideas about comedy, it actually had a PLOT this time (unlike the first film), and the quest aspect and the human journey kept the audience intrigued.

So I can expect more "seaman" jokes?

[Dragon Turtle]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

So I can expect more "seaman" jokes?

That type of humor is too highbrow for Transformers:ROTF.

[ZariusTwo]

Even though I liked the movie, THIS is the finest review there is of ROTF

[cqb101]

So, yeah. Saw it at midnight. It sucked.

[Brodie]

I saw it in IMAX, and it wasn't a good experience. Bay's style of close-up film making tied to giant screens don't do each other any good.

The transforming was too confusing to watch...

I didn't like it as much as the first, but because the first was an amazing nostalgia experience.

As far as story....it seems like it goes from A, to B, then jumps to D without giving any semblance of C. Its pretty much ********.

The people seem to have a bigger (albeit lamer) role, and minimize the importance of the bots. You never get any information on any of the new Autobots, except for two robots no one will ever enjoy: the twins. I ****ing HATED the twins. I don't think they're racist stereotypes, nor do I find that aspect offensive.

What I DO find offensive is Bay's ideals that he somehow feels that its necessary to add what he thinks is "Urban Flare." They're annoying as ****, and the only new robots you really "meet."

The best part? Ravage. That's it.

The rest of the movie is too jumbled to make any sense.

EDIT: And how many times did that stupid Green Day song need to be played? I easily counted 5 times that it was at least started. ********.

But hey, it wasn't as bad as Wolverine.

[Raph's Girl]

Well I just have to say that I actually liked the film and thought it was better than the first one. I liked Skids and Mudflap....I don't see why people are complaining about racism.... they reminded me of the constructicons in Transformers Animated....course they were voiced by the same people. Tom Kenny rox!

Spoiler:

The only thing I didn't really like was that not all the transformers were named. The 3 female autobots actually have different names in the toyline...yet in the movie they were just ALL Arcee.

I did like how Soundwave was done... a spy satelite...awesome...

[Zog the Equalizer]

I just saw it. Skids and Mudflap were pretty unbearable. I didn't really get a racist feel though more a "white suburban kids trying to act street" kinda thing going on. The "humor" in the movie was, for the most part, infantile. Other than that I really liked it and the action was great. A little more Sideswipe would have been nice as well as Jolt and Arcee. My biggest compliant was that it was 2 and a half hours long and still felt rushed. The part where

Spoiler:

Optimus said "Fate rarely calls upon us at a time of our choosing"

made me squee like a fangirl

[Ginny]

I loved it! I thought the action and special effects were great. There were some great lines in the movie also. Have to say, I think this has actually been my favorite movie this summer.

[cqb101]

I didn't see Skids and Mudflap as racist at all. Extremely annoying and not the least bit funny, but not racist.

[Warhorse]

Just got back from a day out on the town, and from watching Transformers 2 in IMAX. Right now, I think I liked the first one better. It seemed better paced. And I agree, the 2nd one seemed rushed for as long as it was. Perhaps a second viewing will put things in a better light.

Now, I was actually shocked that Optimus Prime

Spoiler:

gets killed so early in the film. I had suspicions that he was going to die in this one and come back for the third, but had no idea that it would be his death and the race to the matrix to revive him, before the Decepticons got a hold of it to completely destroy the Earth, that would be the core plot. It actually made everyone's stake in the game on a more personal level. I'm just glad I didn't spoil the movie for myself by reading about it from other viewers.

I also got a kick out of Bumblebee's dismay with Sam when

Spoiler:

he was showing signs cheating on Mikaela. And I don't remember his name,but the fowl mouthed little robot that ended up liking Mikaela in the end, was hilarious! I sure hope he comes back for the next one!

I liked the movie, and have little complaints. My main one is not enough Ironhide, but that's just because he was my favorite in the first, and I was really looking forward to some more one on one/slow-motion battles featuring Ironhide. Other complaints were there were not enough of the Autobots all together, but from a business stand point, I can understand that, since it is very expensive to generate the Transformers on screen. Another complaint was the end battle was a little jumbled up. I'm thinking it was the new

Spoiler:

look Optimus prime sported that made it hard to tell what was going on.

But, in the end, I'm glad to see that none of the

Spoiler:

major characters died, unlike the cartoon Transformers movie. This is where I think the new films get it right for sure!