Sunday, September 28, 2014

Movie 2014.09.28 - Transformers: Age of Extinction

Basic premise is that a bounty hunter by the name of Lockdown is assisting the humans in cleaning out the Transformers, in exchange for Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, Megatron now Galvatron means to detonate the Seed to generate enough metal to build an army to wipe out the human species.

In once scene, this engineer announces the discovery of the holy grail. I thought it was the cup from the last supper, but it turned out to be a blob of metal they named transformium. Who came up with the name?! Anyway, it's programmable matter. Pray tell programmable through what interface? Mind control? The Pill! Awesome product placement there, Dr. Dre.

Given that these are obviously alien robots, why would they be created in the image of motor vehicles? Helicopters? Samurai warriors? Dinosaurs?! I mean, if these Dinobots are so fearsome and powerful, why would they subject themselves to Optimus Prime's control? "We must join forces, or else forever be their slaves. So today you stand with us, or you stand against me. Only together can we survive. Let me lead you!" Can they even understand what Prime is blabbering about, given their tiny little robotic brains?

tl;dr Came for the Michael Bay explosions; stayed for the cheesy dialogue and bad voice acting.

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