Transformers The Movie (2007) rocks !
Just watched transformers (2007 movie, not the cartoon movie in 90s), Malaysians were lucky to have the opportunity to watch it 3 days ahead of people in other parts of the world, even US citizens have to hold their nerve.
I am happy to say the movie is not disappointing, the robot design is truly AMAZING !! The fun part is to watch each character appeared throughout the movie one by one. When BLACKOUT first came out after 10 min into the movie, the feeling is breathtaking! Finally after so many years, someone had finally able to realize the idea of transformation from animated series to big screen, salute!
However there are a few things that could have made the movie experience better. First, the movie pace is too fast, typical Michael Bay’s style, somehow I not really into Michael Bay style, cant argue about the explosions and action scene he presented, but when come to simple storyline and the smoothness of the flow, I think that he is not good at. At times, making the movie flow hard to swallow. Something like when you are reading a book, before you fully understand page 2, you are suddenly at page 10.
Second thing, the transformers too hard to differentiate. The flaw is the coloring, especially for decepticons. Other than starscream and megatron, I cant differentiate the rest when they are moving in fast pace…..because they all have the same kind of color category. It is a bit easier on the autobots end due to the bright color that makes it easier to distinguish one from another.
Third thing, the fun thing about transformers is the transformation process. If you notice in Japanese animated series, why transformers were hot is because when they transform, they transform slowly and so you can follow it and understand the logic. In the movie, they transform like in 1 or 3 seconds, yeah…it is cool, but I dont enjoy it, because it is too fast…….In animated series, normally they will try to slow it down to like 7 to 10 seconds so you enjoy the transformation phase.
The good part, a lot of military technology showcased in the film and Optimus Prime is ORIGINAL! Ironhide and Ratchet rocks! Bumblebee, I love it! Starscream & Megatron not as bad as it looks. Blackout, Barricade, Brawl (Devastator), Scorponok simply leaves you drooling by the end of the movie. Jazz a little bit disappointing, perished after being torn apart by Meg. Bonecrusher head got unplugged by Prime, just appeared in the movie for 5 min.
Still this is a good transformers movie, i think there is no way another movie can get as close as this one, it will definitely bring back the good memory so guys and fan boys, relish the moment, you gonna love it!
