Monday, June 29, 2009

Transform me (if you can)

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is a quintessential entertainment movie.

It has everything reel life can offer: action, romance, comedy, thriller, and fantasy.

It has all the ingredients of a blockbuster movie: an uncanny hero, pesky supporting cast, eye-popping special effects, formidable villains, sex appeal (thanks Megan), and... ahh love.

A bit of everything, however, actually creates nothing. Having all ingredients mixed in one bowl is oftentimes a recipe for disaster.

Here are some sour moments that ruined an otherwise cool movie:

The Witwicky parents are cute when they stay at home, but not when they are thrust in the thick of robot battle. Their scenes have also become too slapstick.

Mikaela is a sight to behold, but does nothing more than being that. Oh, she gets humped by a pet Decepticon.

Then the ultimate mood swinger and climax-pooper, Mikaela saying the L-word to Sam in the middle of Armageddon. Really now?

All these are cliche scenes that make a film a sure box-office hit, but only to be forgotten soon after another big movie comes in.

Await the next installment of this franchise: Transformers 3: Prime meets Barbie

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