'Autobots Reunite' is probably one of my top favourite scores to come out of the films, then again that's just the musicOriginally Posted by kup
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excellent, must see
good, see if you can
average
disappointing, avoid it
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'Autobots Reunite' is probably one of my top favourite scores to come out of the films, then again that's just the musicEverything IS wrong with AOE
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Based on these videos, I actually want to watch the movie now. It looks gloriously awful.Everything Wrong with Transformers Age of Extinction Part 1
Everything Wrong with Transformers Age of Extinction Part 2
I lost it after seeing the 'bonus rounds.'
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It's honestly probably the worst movie I've ever seen.
And I really mean that.
I'm really just here for the free food and open bar.
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It took these videos to remind me that the lead human in this film, who revives Optimus Prime, is the same human who sang Optimus Prime's theme song (badly) in another film. Mind blown.Everything Wrong with Transformers Age of Extinction Part 1
Everything Wrong with Transformers Age of Extinction Part 2
I lost it after seeing the 'bonus rounds.'
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What about Sharknado?
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Sharknado doesn't stall the plot with gratuitious fan-service shots and an entire scene dedicated to justifying cradle-snatching.What about Sharknado?The protagonist also doesn't suddenly become godlike and, oh I don't know, fly into space under his own power! OVER NINE THOUSAND!
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Just when you think Bay can't stoop any lower...
Still, what do you expect about a movie selling toys for kids.
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A lot better, actually.
Some things to consider:
+ Just because a story is made to sell toys, doesn't mean it has to be bad. The G1 Marvel Comics and Beast Wars cartoon are two examples of great stories which were written, despite being fundamentally created to sell toys.
+ Many of the more serious criticisms aren't affected by the drive to sell toys. The need to sell toys doesn't necessitate...
* Gratuitous (and arguably misogynistic) fan-service shots
* Racist & homophobic undertones
* That whole creepy relationship between a grown man and a minor
* Several outright sexual references and adult themes. Okay, Beast Wars is loaded with sexual innuendo too, but at least there it's subtle! Delivered in a manner that makes adults chuckle, but flies over kids' heads. The references in the Bay films are about as subtle as being slapped in the face with a live trout.
* Overt screen time given to humans over the Transformers (ya know, the toys!)
+ The live action films actually aren't made to sell toys, but rather, the toys are made to market the movie. It's the reverse model of most other Transformers series. This is evident in...
* Paramount/Bay creating the Transformers as screen characters first, then HasTak having to 'translate' these characters into toys.
* Several screen characters never having been made into (proper) toys at all; e.g. Alice, Ze Little One, Mirage, Stinger etc.
* Age of Extinction's seeming complete disregard for making toys that are more "translatable" for toy designers. These toys have been a nightmare to translate as toys, leading to various kinds of engineering cheats/compromises such as 'backpackformers.'
These movies might be more enjoyable if they were actually more like TF toy adverts; i.e. skip all the human drama crap etc. and focus more on the transforming robot action!
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Confirmed - Michael Bay Not Directing Transformers 5
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