Transformers 4

[RayPeterson]

Just recently been to Transformers 4 and can only say: What a mess! I already didn't like part 2 and 3 and went into part 4 hoping Michael Bay would make it better this time but it even got worse. It actually started quite well and some of the scenes he shot in Texas looked extremely beautiful but then it started again, this explosion and action overkill. The weird thing is, I love action. I love people dodging away from things flying around, escaping explosions and mastering the most absurd situations.

However, this was a torture. The movie takes about 3 hours which includes the final hour of non stop robot fights. And just like in part 3 it got boring. I sat there watching just another explosion, another building crumbling down, another robot fighting another robot and thought: Damn, this is the most boring thing ever. Went there with two other guys and we all agreed at the end when the credits were rolling up it felt like a salvation.

 

[Kris_Klopek]

I liked the first one. It wasn't great, but it was nice to see Transformers in something big and new again. Part 2 I saw on TV and barely got through it, and 3 I skipped altogether. I wasn't expecting much from 4, and you've confirmed what I thought!

I remember watching Transformers: The Movie when I was about 6 ot 7. It was probably only the second or third film I'd ever seen at the cinema.

 

[JoOngle]

Yep Ray, We get older...we get interested in other things, happened to me as well.

I had the same feeling when I went to see the movie version of the Fantastic Four, I nearly fell asleep the first 30 minutes...after which I did something I rarely do - left the movie theater before the movie ended.

 

[RayPeterson]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>JoOngle wrote:

Yep Ray, We get older...we get interested in other things, happened to me as well.

I had the same feeling when I went to see the movie version of the Fantastic Four, I nearly fell asleep the first 30 minutes...after which I did something I rarely do - left the movie theater before the movie ended.

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I don't know, JoOngle. Is it really just us getting older? I am convinced that Hollywood's contribution to this is actually quite big, too. They are making the big money and producing more and more films which absolutely lack heart and soul. It's just about making it look cool and in 3D. Where is all that "Ghostbusters" and "Back to the Future" stuff gone? Yeah, I sound like an old man but I absolutely believe it's true: They don't make 'em like this anymore. Not because they don't want to. Because they simply can't.

 

[Kris_Klopek]

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...

 

[Uncle_Reuban]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

That's why you look at the independent releases. There is some great stuff out there, you just have to look for it.

 

[Kris_Klopek]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Uncle Reuban wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

That's why you look at the independent releases. There is some great stuff out there, you just have to look for it.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Definitely. Most of the great fillms I've seen over the past rew years have been weird/unknown, and I could have easily missed them if someone hadn't recommended them. I'm sure we'll all learn about a few great unknown films through this forum too.

 

[RayPeterson]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Uncle Reuban wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

That's why you look at the independent releases. There is some great stuff out there, you just have to look for it.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Definitely. Most of the great fillms I've seen over the past rew years have been weird/unknown, and I could have easily missed them if someone hadn't recommended them. I'm sure we'll all learn about a few great unknown films through this forum too.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Absolutely. In VERY few cases even the big blockbuster Hollywood still manages to surprise me with good ideas. Inception for example was one of these examples.

 

[Kris_Klopek]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>RayPeterson wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Uncle Reuban wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

That's why you look at the independent releases. There is some great stuff out there, you just have to look for it.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Definitely. Most of the great fillms I've seen over the past rew years have been weird/unknown, and I could have easily missed them if someone hadn't recommended them. I'm sure we'll all learn about a few great unknown films through this forum too.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Absolutely. In VERY few cases even the big blockbuster Hollywood still manages to surprise me with good ideas. Inception for example was one of these examples.
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I liked Inception too. I love pretty much everything Christopher Nolan makes. I can't wait for Interstellar!

 

[RayPeterson]

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>RayPeterson wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Uncle Reuban wrote:

<span class="postlistquotedtext"><blockquote>quote:<center><hr width="100%"/></center>Kris Klopek wrote:

I agree. Very few Hollywood films these days have any heart and soul. Every year it seems that great films become rarer and rarer. But when a film is great I can enjoy it whatever it is, even if it's meant for kids. So I don't think it's just that we're all older now...<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

That's why you look at the independent releases. There is some great stuff out there, you just have to look for it.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Definitely. Most of the great fillms I've seen over the past rew years have been weird/unknown, and I could have easily missed them if someone hadn't recommended them. I'm sure we'll all learn about a few great unknown films through this forum too.<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Absolutely. In VERY few cases even the big blockbuster Hollywood still manages to surprise me with good ideas. Inception for example was one of these examples.
<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

I liked Inception too. I love pretty much everything Christopher Nolan makes. I can't wait for Interstellar!<center><hr width="100%"/></center></blockquote></span>

Affirmative, the trailer looks promising. They had various directors in the planning for this movie (I think even Spielberg and Stephen Sommers were meant to direct) but I'm glad it finally became Nolan.