Saw Revenge of the Fallen last night!
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:57 pm
It was wonderful.
O.k., so, some spoilers come ahead...
One of my sibling's greatest complaints about the last movie was how Optimus Prime continually got beaten up.
I will say that is slightly less of a problem for me, but a problem still. In this movie however, Prime is vindicated as the fighter that he is.
In the forest scene, when he says "You'll never stop at one!", it's game on from there. My smile kept getting bigger and bigger as more and more Decepticons felt Prime's anger.
Granted, he does die at the end of the scene. But he was fighting that many Decepticons at the same time.
And then of course, when he's re-awoken. No opponent stands a chance.
Anyways, big picture- this was thoroughly enjoyable. I had a few qualms though:
I was hoping, after the small glimpses of character that we got in the last movie, that Ratchet and especially Ironhide would actually get some characterization.
No such luck.
Secondly, I felt it could have done without a lot of the crude humor. To me, it was kinda' cringe worthy.
And one more thing. Why did Mudflap and skids have a humorously intended scene, and then, a second later, Optimus' dead body was seen rolling in? I get what comic relief is, but it was such a sudden switch of pace and intention. I didn't like it.
Great movie though.
Edit: Forgot to mention something else. This movie seemed to either reference or borrow from some other science fiction franchises. For example:
When we saw the model for the Fallen, a lot of us immediately said "that guys looks like an alien. Well, in the beginning of the movie, when he first sees the tribal hunters, a close up his mouth shows a mouth-like tongue slide out from his lips. Definitely like an alien.
The robot who Ravage puts in the shard security facility constructs itself much like the T-1000.
And then, is it safe to assume that it was the same robot who pretended to be the girl at Sam's college? Either way, her stern faced hunting of Sam once we find out what she is, and even a bit before that, combined with her slow transformation from human looking to revealing herself as a robot seems quite reminiscent of the T-X
O.k., so, some spoilers come ahead...
One of my sibling's greatest complaints about the last movie was how Optimus Prime continually got beaten up.
I will say that is slightly less of a problem for me, but a problem still. In this movie however, Prime is vindicated as the fighter that he is.
In the forest scene, when he says "You'll never stop at one!", it's game on from there. My smile kept getting bigger and bigger as more and more Decepticons felt Prime's anger.
Granted, he does die at the end of the scene. But he was fighting that many Decepticons at the same time.
And then of course, when he's re-awoken. No opponent stands a chance.
Anyways, big picture- this was thoroughly enjoyable. I had a few qualms though:
I was hoping, after the small glimpses of character that we got in the last movie, that Ratchet and especially Ironhide would actually get some characterization.
No such luck.
Secondly, I felt it could have done without a lot of the crude humor. To me, it was kinda' cringe worthy.
And one more thing. Why did Mudflap and skids have a humorously intended scene, and then, a second later, Optimus' dead body was seen rolling in? I get what comic relief is, but it was such a sudden switch of pace and intention. I didn't like it.
Great movie though.
Edit: Forgot to mention something else. This movie seemed to either reference or borrow from some other science fiction franchises. For example:
When we saw the model for the Fallen, a lot of us immediately said "that guys looks like an alien. Well, in the beginning of the movie, when he first sees the tribal hunters, a close up his mouth shows a mouth-like tongue slide out from his lips. Definitely like an alien.
The robot who Ravage puts in the shard security facility constructs itself much like the T-1000.
And then, is it safe to assume that it was the same robot who pretended to be the girl at Sam's college? Either way, her stern faced hunting of Sam once we find out what she is, and even a bit before that, combined with her slow transformation from human looking to revealing herself as a robot seems quite reminiscent of the T-X
