I hate movie critics. Almost without fail, I never agree with what they say. They are always so negative, which is obviously why they are called critics. They are paid to be critical. I find that this has created a habit in others, who are not professional critics, to also feel they can voice their opinion, as if they could do better. I personally respect every director, producer, and actor/actress, for the effort they put in to movies. Now, I'm not saying I like every movie, but I don't feel it is my place to criticize them, as if had I been in their position, I would have done better. Truth is, I wouldn't have. That is why they are where they are and I'm working nine to six.
I like to consider myself an optimistic movie viewer. On average, I walk out a movie and it is my new favorite. I go to the movies to be entertained and to be put in a reality that is different than the one I am currently in. That is why I'm not very interested in documentaries. I appreciate their educational value, but if I'm learning, I'd rather read a book. I watch a movie to be taken to space, to fight aliens, to see massive robots destroy other massive robots. The more explosions the better. I rarely even consider an actor's abilities unless they are for example, Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars prequels, where it was uncomfortable to watch him act. I respect him for getting those parts, and I don't think I could have done better, but it was one of those instances where an actor wasn't convincing. The reason we see movies is to escape, and when an actor doesn't contribute to that, when you can tell they are part of our reality, trying to be in the alternate reality, when they don't accomplish that important act of blending, it takes away from the goal and entertainment that is movie watching. Even so, I love those first three episodes of Star Wars, and belong to a minority that agrees with me.
The goal of this blog is to give whoever decides to read it, reasons to see a movie, instead of reasons not to. When I heard that Transformers 2 "bombed," and that "there was too many fighting robots," I was utterly confounded. TOO MANY FIGHTING ROBOTS!?!?!?! IT'S TRANSFORMERS!!!! IF I PURCHASE A TICKET TO A MOVIE BASED OFF ACTION FIGURES AND A T.V. SERIES OF FIGHTING ROBOTS, I WANT TO SEE FIGHTING ROBOTS!!! THAT'S WHY I WENT! THAT'S LIKE COMPLAINING THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH BASEBALL IN FIELD OF DREAMS, OR TOO MANY MUTANTS IN X-MEN!!!! Why complain?! If you thought that there were too many fighting robots in Transformers, it's your own fault for thinking that the majority of a movie won't be included in the title. When does that ever happen!? Is Ron the main character of Harry Potter? No.
With that said, I'd like to give my first review of any movie and what better way to start, than with fighting robots.
This weekend Kas and I went and saw Transformers 3 in 3D. I'm not a big fan of 3D, I think that in most movies the 3D doesn't add to the movie, it is just a gimmick. But for movies like the new Tron that came out and for Transformers, I thought it would enhance the movie. It did. The movie was absolutely breathtaking. It exceed every one of my expectations. Not only did it have tons of fighting robots, the story was great. It was great to see the writers incorporate historical events such as the first moon landing and Chernobyl into the story as conspiracies covering up activities of the Transformers. The action was amazing. Between the story and the action, there was never a dull moment. You were either piecing together what was happening or being blown away by Michael Bay's style of directing. I love Michael Bay movies. You can always count on a few things in a Michael Bay movie. 1)At one point in the movie, you will think you are watching a commercial or a music video. 2) He has at least one shot of the main character standing in an awesome pose, while chaos ensues, in slow motion, in the background. 3)There will be a slow motion action scene in which the camera covers at least 180 degrees, if not doing a complete 360. 4)An amazing highway chase scene where he comes up with a brand new idea of creating havoc. For example, in The Island, Ewan McGregor's character unleashes giant dumb bells that roll of the back of a semi, destroying cars, trucks, and most of the highway. In Transformers 3, Bumblebee is carrying Sam, the main character, has to transform out of his car form, Sam goes flying, Bumblebee catches him, changes back into a car, lands, and Sam is safe, albeit screaming hilariously, in the passenger's seat.
I completely recommend seeing this movie. But remember, you go see a movie to escape reality. Who cares if at multiple times during the movie you think to yourself, "there is no way they would have survived that!" Well, there is also no way giant robots will come and fight out their war on Earth. So just sit back, enjoy the fighting robots, and be satisfied that for two and a half hours, you were in a reality where the reason we went to the moon was to discover a ship flown by giant robots.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon-5 out of 5.
