Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers As a huge Transformers and not to mention Shia LeBeouf fan, I was looking forward to the third instalment of the popular Michael Bay helmed franchise. So, as everybody knows Megan Fox got kicked to the proverbial kerb after comparing the forthright Mr. Bay to certain Hitler shaped dictator but alas her absence is not missed as in comes Vicotria’s Secret model Rose Huntington-Whitely (does that name not sound so grandiose that is should have a number after it?) flaunting her assets in skin fitting outfits much like Fox did. Now many people seem to be saying that Rosie’s acting is so bad it makes Megan’s look good, lets just put this to rest by saying they’re both on the same par, take that however you will.
Now the Dark of the Moon sets itself apart from Revenge of the Fallen immediately by adding a fictionalised view of what happened during the Apollo 11 moon landing. We are also treated to some A list cameos through Frances McDormand and John Melodic (prompting a true ‘what the hell?’ moment from me). There are even comic turns from Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk and John Turturro is also back doing what he does being the obnoxiously hilarious (controversial, I know, but the guy makes me laugh) Agent Simmons.
Bay manages to keep a bit of a calm before lunging into the action in this movie and well the action is really astonishing, it’s definitely worth watching in 3D and I wouldn’t normally recommend that simply because I’m not a huge fan of 3D.
LeBeouf is on form as Sam Witwicky, after introducing us to his new issues and his new girlfriend (funny how they go hand in hand) we come to know that Sam is having a hard time finding a job despite recently graduating and hold on, wait, he saved the flippin’ world. He even got a medal for it! For gods sake give the man a job. His girlfriend however has him as a kept man, whilst working for evil arsehole Dylan (played by the wonderful Patrick Dempsey) in a job which I still don’t understand but allows her to be surrounded by the best cars in the universe. So, one thing leads to the next and Witwicky (one of the best names in filmdom) is back to where he belongs, saving the world along with the Autobots relentlessly trying to defeat the Decepticons after being betrayed by their own (oh yes, there is robot betrayal in this one).
All in all, the film is a blaring assault on the senses though there are parts of it that I loved. Still not as good as the first one and at a run time of two and a half hours it is definitely for existing fans of the franchise.
