Movie reviews: The Transformers (2007) – Part 44

BIG ROBOTS; LITTLE CHANGE!

TRANSFORMERS

(12A, general release)

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I know I’m not going to be very popular for saying this (even if it does mean that I’ll have to pay 8.50 euro the next time I go to the cinemathanks Mags!) but I was distinctly unimpressed & un-entertained by yet this modern day reincarnation of the rubix-cube like robotic cars & their adventures. Now before you get on my case let me say this: I had got caught up in the whole hype surrounding the Transformers and I was very much looking forward to what I hoped would be one of the films of the summer. As a result I’d made a real effort to get into the film & gave it every chance to entertain but it just didn’t work.

Sam Witwicky (Shia Lebouf) is the central character in this testosterone-fuelled Michael Bay film. He’s a typically awkward; geeky 11th grader who really wants the car and the girl. He succeeds in part one of this mission when his father takes him along to a garage to buy him a car for his graduation. The car he chooses or should I say that “chooses him” is a strange; beat up yellow camero which lot owner Bobby Bolivia (Bernie Mack) hasn’t seen before. Initially however, phase 2 of that mission doesn’t really go to plan when in Sam’s attempt to impress cool girl Mikaela (Megan Fox), the car starts randomly playing appropriate songs such as “Sexual Healing” & “Baby Come Back”. Yikes, talk about awkward moments. To cap it all off, the car drives away one night & Sam tracks it down to a place where the car has transformed into a giant robot communicating with a UFO via a light beam!

Meanwhile, over in Qatar, U.S. Soldiers have just been attacked by a helicopter that manages to morph itself into one vicious robot, annihilating everything in its sight while yet another one downloads top-secret files from the countries computers. And so in steps (does it remind you of Donald Rumsfield), Secretary of Defense John Keller (Jon Voigt) to call an emergency conference of experts to analyze the hidden data. However while all this is happening, one of the smaller robots manages to hack into the computer of Air-Force One.

The malevolent robots called the Decepticons are on a mission of their own and that is to reclaim the all-powerful cube: The Allspark. In doing so they (along with the good robots: the Autobots) discover that the evil Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving) crashed

 

Movie reviews: The Transformers (2007) – Part 33

The robots we grew up to know and love have finally hit the silver screen, with the possibility of spawning a sequel already. They’ve have come back to make our 2.5 hours of watching well worth the money.

As a director, Michael Bay is best known for action movies. We know he handles car chasing scenes better than anyone in the business right now, so it fits perfectly in this movie. He brings the fast-paced, non-stop action to us at 100 MPH, and never letting up once. Like he said, “I wanted it to be f-ing loud.” Believe me, Mike, it was loud. He can very well add this somewhere to his “Best Works” list, if not at the top.

Shia had to get away from Disney at some point. He plays our humorous, horny teenage protagonist: Sam. Full of spunk and energy, the guy always has something to say, regardless if it’s to his crush, the robots, or his oddball parents. Let’s not forget the fate of the world is in his hands, which is somewhat clich, but it worked nicely during the plot’s progression. And, in the end, he got the girl. We all knew he would. That’s his prize for saving the world. Needless to say, I’m sure we hope to see him in a possible sequel. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Let’s not forget some other cast members, like Jon Voight, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Anderson, and the others. They each played their roles nicely. And Anthony, of course, sticked to being the funny man. Jon shined with his role as Secretary of Defense Keller by barking out orders, planning out the defenses, and even aiding in the butt-kicking Frenzy long-awaited throught the film. Tyrese always fits the macho types of characters, and that’s all there is to say about it.

If the Decepticons get the AllSpark, mankind is screwed. Okay, that’s cool, but did this plot sit too well with viewers? Surprisingly, yes. For me, it was rather mediocre. “Find {this}, or the world is doomed!” sort of plots are overused in movies, video games, and even books. Of course, like every title, this movie twisted it up a bit. It didn’t completely throw me off, though. All other elements included in the movie fit into the plot fine, nearly overshadowing its presence.

Autobots vs. Decepticons. This is the main reason Transformers exists today. People want to see the robots duke it out, regardless of the cause or place. We see Autobots being led by the legendary Optimus Prime, who’s voiced by the prized Peter Cullen, an original voice from the first movie, and Decepticons led by Megatron, voiced by Hugo Weaving, or who we know better as Agent Smith in “The Matrix” trilogy. The humans are barricaded in the middle of it all, suffering throughout the movie’s entirety. The battles between the ‘bots are extraordinary and memorable, but we do lose a good guy or two. Nobody cares about the bad guys, though.

Mix everything in with a top-notch special effects team, and the ‘bots actually look as if they’re transforming! Heck, nothing was off by even a pixel. Let’s give a pat on the back to these guys, as I’m sure they worked hard to make it all look as realistic as possible for the rest of us.

Fans of the series will love it, and newcomers will be amazed. Michael Bay didn’t ruin the series one bit, as many fans had said he’d do, but brought us a new look at the “new generation”. This is just the beginning of it, too.

 

A Must love Movie Transformers

Transformers are robots from the planet Cybertron divided into two powerful groups namely Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. The story began during the Cybertronian Civil War. When all transformers search for the Allspark, a large cube of energy that grant eternal life to mechanical objects and where the source of of all Transformer’s lives. And finding out that the cube landed on the planet, Earth. Later it was discovered by the U.S Government and the built a Dam making it as a research facility for it. Megatron later on found out that it was there on earth but as he went to earth, accidentally he crash-landed in Artic Ocean and was frozen. Years had passed and he was found and brought to the same facility where Allspark is located. Autobots were dispersed throughout the entire universe. Optimus Prime’s group traveled to earth in search of the Allspark. However, Decepticons follows. Transformers can change in an instant from the body of common objects usually vehicles to physically grown robots.

There are many characters of Transformers and i apologize that i cant include them all because Transformers change quite several times since it was first aired decades ago.

Here are the lists of the Transformers The Movie(2007) directed by Michael Bay:

Autobots

Optimus Prime-

Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime. Disguised as a Peterbilt truck. Leader of the Autobots, dedicated himself to stop the Decepticons wherever and whenever they attack.

Bumblebee -

Mark Ryan voices Bumble Bee. Disguised as a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, and upgrades into the 2009 model.

Cliffjumper-

1982 Porsche 924. Impulsive. Optimus Prime usually gives him advice about precaution.

Ironhide-

Jess Harnell voices Ironhide, a modified GMC TopKick C6500 . Autobot weapon specialist.

Ratchet-

Robert Foxworth voices Ratchet. Medic of the Autobots. Transforms into Search and rescue Hummer H2.

Jazz-

Darius McCrary voices Jazz. Second in command of the Autobot forces. A modified Pontiac Solstice in disguise.

Arcee-

Female Transformer once a member of a squad lead by Bumblebee on Cybertron.

Prowl-

1979 Nissan 280ZX Police Car . He operated Optimus Prime’s right-hand man in early episodes.

Decepticons

Megatron-

Hugo Weaving voices Megatron. Decepticon leader. Optimus calls Megatron his brother.

Starscream-

Charlie Adler voices Starscream, Megatron’s second-in-command. A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor jet in disguised.

Frenzy-

Reno Wilson voices Frenzy. Decepticons spy who transforms into a boombox, and eventually into a mobile phone.

Barricade-

Jess Harnell voiced Barricade. Disguised as a Saleen Mustang police car.

Bonecrusher-

Jim Wood voices Bonecrusher, he attacks Optimus Prime along the highway to Mission City. Disguised as a Buffalo H Mine.]

Blackout-

Transforms into a MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter with his minion Scorponok.

Transformers became the highest grossing movie in the year 2007 all over the world. The film won number of awards and nominated several times for Academy Awards. Children and Adults were really into it and proven to be the “Must-Love Movie” of the year worldwide!