My OperaTransformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
Monday, July 13, 2009 2:03:42 AM
The first Transformers movie stole my heart a few years back. I was hoping the sequel could rekindle the flame that has slowly been dwindling as time has passed. Well, let's just say it didn't quite rock my boat. With the exception of two things:
1. Ravage
Okay, so I'm not a Transformers buff or anything, definitely more of a shallow fan, but I wasn't expecting this badass animoid thing to come storming in. It really stood out to me because it wasn't vehicle based, and because it had an rpg launcher it could use at the drop of a hat.
2. Optimus Prime
Okay, this is what really kept me watching... well, up until the best scene in the movie that is. Sam and Optimus are fleeing from three Decepticons, and end up in a forest alone. Everyone else is lagging behind, so Optimus gets stuck fending off the clunks of junk by himself. He holds up a pretty good fight until he thinks he's safe, and then BAM!, he's dead.
That's right. DEAD.
The only badass Autobot of the lot goes down. So who's the mission up to now? Bumblebee, the Twins, and Jetfire. Let me just tell you something, the Twins are not all that entertaining, and their fighting skills are comical at best. Jetfire's just a good-for-nothing senile Decepticon. So Bumblebee's the only one worth paying attention to, and he gets a miniscule amount of movie time anyway.
The rest of the movie proceeding Optimus Prime's death consists of a quest to revive said Prime. Unfortunately, they don't revive him until about 5 minutes before the movie's over.
The Weigh:
- Transformers II is half a bore, half a thrill ride. I'm sorry guys, I know some of you enjoyed all those action sequences without Optimus, but there were just too many nameless faces in the fray, and the ones I did recognize I didn't like (The Twins for example! Ugh. What crap!).
+ Transformers III will not be able to play that card. Optimus Prime should be tearing through metal flesh all the way through the movie.
1. Ravage
Okay, so I'm not a Transformers buff or anything, definitely more of a shallow fan, but I wasn't expecting this badass animoid thing to come storming in. It really stood out to me because it wasn't vehicle based, and because it had an rpg launcher it could use at the drop of a hat.
2. Optimus Prime
Okay, this is what really kept me watching... well, up until the best scene in the movie that is. Sam and Optimus are fleeing from three Decepticons, and end up in a forest alone. Everyone else is lagging behind, so Optimus gets stuck fending off the clunks of junk by himself. He holds up a pretty good fight until he thinks he's safe, and then BAM!, he's dead.
That's right. DEAD.
The only badass Autobot of the lot goes down. So who's the mission up to now? Bumblebee, the Twins, and Jetfire. Let me just tell you something, the Twins are not all that entertaining, and their fighting skills are comical at best. Jetfire's just a good-for-nothing senile Decepticon. So Bumblebee's the only one worth paying attention to, and he gets a miniscule amount of movie time anyway.
The rest of the movie proceeding Optimus Prime's death consists of a quest to revive said Prime. Unfortunately, they don't revive him until about 5 minutes before the movie's over.
The Weigh:
- Transformers II is half a bore, half a thrill ride. I'm sorry guys, I know some of you enjoyed all those action sequences without Optimus, but there were just too many nameless faces in the fray, and the ones I did recognize I didn't like (The Twins for example! Ugh. What crap!).
+ Transformers III will not be able to play that card. Optimus Prime should be tearing through metal flesh all the way through the movie.
