Movie Review - Transformers 3 : Dark of the Moon (spoilers)
Transformers 3
Dark of the Moon
Release date 29th June 2011
SPOILERS (seriously, if you haven't seen it yet, why are you looking at a review topic about it?)
Synopsis
A long time ago, Sentinel Prime left Cybertron in the Ark, which crashed on our moon in 1963. NASA saw it and the moon landing was to get a look at their 'first contact'.
Present day, the Autobots learn of this, and fly to the Moon (on a rocket built by the Wreckers) to inspect the wreckage. They find Sentinel Prime, who was the leader before Optimus, and bring him back to Earth to awaken him.
Ever since the time of the Ark's crash on the Moon, Humans have been willingly working for the Decepticons, to make sure that events relating to the cargo and the passenger (Sentinel) occur the way the Decepticons intended.
Soon after Sentinel is resurrected with Optimus' matrix, he turns on the Autobots, announcing that he already had an alliance with Megatron from before he left Cybertron. His act of betrayal ends up killing Ironhide (and Mudflap & Skids in the original script/comic).
Sentinel opens up a spacebridge portal to the moon, where there is an army of Decepticons buried, waiting (from where?).
They invade the Earth and take hold of Chicago.
As Sentinel prepares to create a spacebridge big enough to bring Cybertron next to Earth (for the humans to rebuild as slaves), the Autobots attack to prevent it.
Just as Cybertron is passing through the portal, the Spacebridge is destroyed, causing Cybertron to collapse in on itself into complete obliteration.
Optimus fights Sentinel, and is about to be killed when Megatron intervenes to knock down Sentinel (thanks to Carly stroking his ego at being someone else's slave in the new order).
Optimus kills Megatron, and then Sentinel, and the movie pretty much just ends right there.
Characters
Autobots:
-Optimus Prime (lives)
-Bumblebee (lives)
-Ironhide (killed by Sentinel Prime)
-Ratchet (lives)
-Sideswipe (lives)
-Mirage/Dino (lives - was killed in the comic instead of Wheeljack) (not even called Mirage in credits)
-Wheeljack/Que (killed by Soundwave) (actually called Wheeljack in credits)
-Sentinel Prime (killed by Optimus Prime)
-Wheelie (lives)
-Brains (lives)
-Topspin (lives)
-Roadbuster (lives)
-Leadfoot (lives)
(Skids & Mudflap - both filmed and included in original script/comic to die with Ironhide, but not included in final version of Movie)
Decepticons:
-Megatron (killed by Optimus Prime)
-Starscream (killed by Sam)
-Soundwave (killed by Bumblebee)
-Laserbeak (killed by Sam)
-Shockwave (killed by Optimus Prime)
-Driller (destroyed by Optimus Prime)
-Barricade (killed by humans)
-Dreads x3 (killed by Ironhide, Sideswipe & Mirage)
-Igor (lives)
(army of troops)
Main Humans:
-Sam
-Carly
-Lennox
-Epps
-National Security Director
-Sam's boss & co-workers
-Carly's boss
-Simmons
Your thoughts & comments here...
Dissapointed with DOTM??? Need to 'debrief'??
Hi all. I rarely post on here but like all of you I'm an avid TF fan. So, after just seeing DOTM at the melb central midnight screening I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who need to vent their slight dissapointment or near psychotic rage over the F@$%^D UP MESS THAT IS DOTM!!!
Now, I didn't want to listen those naysayers out there (and certainly didn't want to be one of them) who I've told myself were just Bay haters or wouldn't allow themselves to appreciate a fantastical SFX extravaganza such as what I figured DOTM would be. I was willing to look past those Bay staples: the lingering shots of the bimbo (especially annoying for gayformers like myself!), the lack of character development, the poor narrative, the lame humour (which I actually don't mind, I must say!) and just enjoy the show. But, as a fan of TF from way back, I'm afraid I can't appreciate this film for being just that when it involves such an inconsistent and incongruous narrative and the character assasination of our beloved bots and cons. For example, Rosie Huntington-Bimbo chides Megs like he's a snotty little kid and he doesn't crush her like the bimbo bug that she is? C'MON!! Sentinel is already a Rosenbauer when he's been on the moon for 50 years? And my heart just about shot out through my ass when I learned the Dino was Dino and Q was Q. EEERGGHHHH!!! It was pretty down hill from there for me.
Those are just minor examples as I don't want to include 'spoilers' for those who haven't seen it yet and may read this. IMO, at the end of the day, DOTM does suffer from the same inadequacies as ROTF did.
I'm sure many of you will enjoy this for just what it is - a SFX blockbuster and as that it is fine. Your enjoyment can only be facilitated by not having to sit between constantly fidgetting, commentating, popcorn feed masticiating mammals and a lack of concern for how TF is interpreted by Bay.
One positive: laserbeak was pretty cool.
Hope you can enjoy DOTM more than I did!