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It was m'kay for me. My teenage son LOVED it. My teenage daugther thought it was "pretty good." They actually wanted to see it in I max but I can't do that, it makes me nauseous and they wanted me with them, awww!
Anyway, I thought it held up to the first film pretty well. If you like lots of noise and robots and explosions, it should work for ya.
If you want anything approaching realism it might not. I mean how many times can humans fall from great heights, have debris flying all around them, and not be significantly injured? Sorry, human bodies are far more fragile than that.
And really, could robots do well, under water? How about wouldn't they burn up as they enter earth's atmosphere? Why would a robot who's eye was burned with a torch say "ouch?" Can they feel that really? Because they are aliens are we supposed to believe they have human sensation or something like it?
Now if you want to look at hot chicks, this movie should work for you! Megan Fox is very hot in spite of false eyelashes that at times were placed too high up. (Why someone didn't catch that I don't know.) In spite of having her lips worked on, she is still very, very hot. The only question for me is why would a girl like that being with a kid who looks like the lead male? Maybe she just is an adrenaline junky that enjoys running from giant murderous robots and nearly dying as often as can be arranged?
College life scenes were full of hotties too! However, on any real college campus I've seen, most of the people, girls or boys, are dressed as if they rolled out of bed with their clothes already on that day. We are talking baggy shorts, wrinkled tops and flip flops, so this is a great fantasy about college! I wish!
Let's see, what messages were pushed during the film? The military is great. Ford products are great. Those were two messages I felt were being sent. It reminded me of the old new reels propaganda in a way.
BTW, before the movie there was a Ford commercial talking about how they are better than car companies who are nor receiving bail outs and how we need to hurry and get a Ford today. Ford, I was always told was short of Fix or Repair Daily. My thought was yes, hurry before it goes out of business.
Also David Cook, who I've never liked is now part of the before show. He comes on REALLY LOUD suddenly and tells us to turn off our cells phones, because, "The person beside you might get upset." I don't know whose idea that spot was but it's not effective. If I had ever liked Mr. Cook from American Idol, I'd dislike him once I was blasted by these stupid spots but I digress, back to the movie.
I didn't like the idea that Obama would appoint an officious jerk to derail any intelligent counter measures to the decepticons. I thought the dig at him trying for a diplomatic solution was a low blow personally.
I liked the decepticon with the long lashing tail! For a minute there I was back to the old TV show thinking of the Saber Toothed Tiger but no, that wasn't the case.
I liked that the officious jerk from the first movie was now on the right team, in this movie. That was a surprise.
The parts about the humans were the most interesting to me. The mother in the movie had a plum part. She played it well and was hilarious.
The father was great too. Both were complex in their portrayals despite not having much screen time.
Once the big robot, transforming, fights, car chases and explosions happened, I had trouble caring and staying awake. That's just me though.
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