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Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
isn’t going to be
the last
Transformers movie.
Let’s just get this
out there right now.
There’s too much
money in the
franchise not to
make another movie.
This could be the
last movie before a
reboot sans Shia
Lebouf, but even I
wouldn’t make wagers
on that.
Much
like the previous
two movies, there’s
a ton of action and
the robots rule the
screen when they’re
on it.
Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
is the same movie
for the third time
out, but if you
loved the first two
movies you might
love this one a tad
more.
Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
picks up with Sam
Witwicky in
adulthood. Recently
graduated from
college and in a
serious relationship
with his girlfriend
Carly(Rosie
Huntington-Whiteley)
Sam is struggling
with the early
levels of being an
adult. He can’t get
a job and he’s
struggling to find a
place and get the
respect he feels he
deserves after
saving the world
TWICE.
Somehow the story
links Sam to his
friends… The
Transformers, who
are coming across
knowledge that
during the moon
landing in the 60’s,
the mission was more
about America
beating the Soviets
to the moon to
inspect an alien
space craft crash… a
Transformer space
craft crash to be
exact. The trust
between the
Transformers and the
humans wears thin
and the Decepticons
and the Autobots
battle over a new
power that will make
Cybertron new again,
but will enslave the
human race.
Basically it’s more
of the same… Optimus
Prime and Bumblebee
and the Autobots
will wage war with
Megatron, Starscream,
and the Decepticons.
Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
rocks because it’s
visually stunning
and it’s got what
fans of the
franchise want and
love. Lots and lots
of action. The movie
is long, running at
roughly two and a
half hours. Out of
those two and a half
hours at least an
hour and a half of
that is just pure
action… Transformers
fighting,
explosions, and
incredible scenes
that weren’t just
built for a 3D
presentation in the
movie theatre but
for stunning Blu-ray
presentation too.
The story’s not over
the top exciting
though there are
some nice tie-ins to
history. This movie
is all about action,
action, and more
action and making
said action look
incredible.
Before making the
movie Michael Bay
was hesitant to go
the 3D route.
Obviously Paramount
wanted it because
it’s a huge money
maker in theatres
these days, but it’s
a negative because
it hinders the
storytelling
slightly. I’m
delighted to say
that Bay avoided
that storytelling
hindrance in tons of
different ways. He
made his 3D shots
tie in well to the
story and he made
them look stunning
in 2D. Pretty much
he put a clinic on
in how to
incorporate 3D
storytelling
properly in a movie.
The
Blu-ray release of
Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
looks and sounds
great, there’s no
doubt that it
wouldn’t. There are
a few noticeable CG
moments, but for the
most part the movie
looks and sounds
stunning. Sadly, the
Blu-ray release
doesn’t come with
any bonus features
with the original
release, but that
will come with a
special 3D release
closer to the
holidays. It’s a
bummer that we don’t
get some behind the
scenes stuff with
Bay and Lebouf but
it is what it is.
Transformers: Dark
of the Moon
won’t be the last
Transformers movie
but with so many
characters meeting
their ends and the
secret out for
robots in disguise
it’s hard to think
that there won’t be
a reboot after a
considerable amount
of time. This isn’t
goodbye, it’s see
you later… for
awhile. The robots
will be back, how
they’ll be back
remains to be seen.
This is an
appropriate movie
for a send off… it’s
just not clear how
long that send off
will last.
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