Comments on: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Review

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By: JoeCoconut

JoeCoconut — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:15:29 +0000

Speaking of the Transformers heaven scene, that was horrible now that I remember it. HOW IN THE HELL WOULD A ROBOT BE ABLE TO GO TO A “HEAVEN” I know they are aliens in some way but the movie NEVER, NEVER established if they were living machines. This makes the heaven scene even more ridiculous. If they were living robots, then yes, a Transformers heaven would be possible, but it NEVER established if the Transformers were actually alive or just nuts and bolts. Boy this movie gets worse and worse when I think about it. There’s a reason why most major critics pan this movie.

By: Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:39:21 +0000

I just read a piece on Yahoo! today about the top 10 plot holes in the film. Sam’s bandage suddenly appearing was funny. The writers talked about how it was very easy to come up with a moment where his hand gets injured, but the bandage appears instantaneously. Usually I let things like that bypass me, although the one that will forever trouble me is the use of the video camera during the tripod scene in Spielbergo’s ‘War of the Worlds.’ This is RIGHT AFTER all electronic devices, including an analog watch, cease working! Anyway…

I’m positive that reduced expectations had something to do with my relative enjoyment of the film. I truly did expect the worst film of the year, which I don’t think it was.

It’s certainly a shame, because I think we all want and expect more from our ‘Transformers,’ whether we came in as fans or not.

By: Raging Rob

Raging Rob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:11:36 +0000

The inconsistencies in this film were a big problem for me as well. The plot didn’t flow well at all. It would introduce plot points and then seemingly drop them, only to move on to the next set piece. Where did Sam’s bandage come from? Why did they not use the piece of the all spark Megan Fox’s character had to bring Optimus back as the Decepticons had with Megatron? None of it makes sense,even for a summer blockbuster where I can usually ignore minor problems like these. The film could of been about 30-45 minutes shorter, the ending dragged on far too long.

By: entertainmenttodayandbeyond

entertainmenttodayandbeyond — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:29:07 +0000

Prodical Son- Its funny how people see things. I really liked the first Transformers movie especially the humor. Its one of my favorite summer films of the last decade. I thought this film was a BIG dropoff from the first and it actually felt like a hollow shell compared to it. Tranformer-8.5 out of 10. Revenge of the Fallen 3 out of 10.

chuck

By: Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Compared to the original, was it really that much of a drop-off? I didn’t feel so. I thought there was a little more jokiness, but it seemed very similar to the first in that respect.

I’m just trying to gauge everyone’s thoughts in comparison between the two.