TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT

I finally saw Transformers: Dark of the Moon this evening. And let me tell you, it was pretty good. Not great, but good. I feel I may get a lot of slack for that (especially from a certain Commander), but its how I feel nonetheless. Don't get me wrong, the cinematics were fantastic as ever, but the acting, of course, left a good deal yet to be desired. Shia LeBouf has gotten a lot better than the first movie though, I will admit that, but..... Ok, I really need to get this out of the way, because its all I can think about - LEONARD NEMOY WAS SENTINEL PRIME. OH MY DEAR YEVON, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IS ABOUT THE GREATEST DAMN THING I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN ALL THE OTHER MOVIES PUT TOGETHER. AND THE FACT THAT HE EVEN SAYS "THE NEEDS OF THE FEW OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE ONE" MAKES MY INNER GEEK FEEL THINGS IN PLACES I HAVEN'T FELT IN A LONG TIME. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH............ Anywho, now that I've got that out of my system, let's get back to what to what I was going on about. The needless eye candy was a vast improvement over a one Megan Fox, but still wasn't the best. And the gratuitous American theme was a little over the top. I mean, I must have heard the word "freedom" at least five times throughout the movie. And the flag flying in every shot of the Autobots at the end - overkill. But that aside, it wasn't all that bad. There weren't enough Transformers for my taste in over the first half of the film, but then again, any moment without them wasn't enough. Still, there was a little of human story development, which makes sense, since it is about our world after, at least until the second part. Which brings up the question of why they couldn't attempt to rebuild Cybertron in a peaceful way. Sure, there wouldn't be any plot to it, but they were so animate on leaving a dead planet dead that it almost made the Decepticons look like the good guys. And that wasn't the only dark part. After Megatron's betrayal against Sentinel, and his talk of a "truce" with Optimus, what was that? Prime just loses it, and kills - KILLS - a near incapable Megatron. Sure, Optimus only had one arm at the time, but he was still in better condition than Megatron, who had been barely keeping it together since the last film. I was even willing to overlook, since it would be that thing where "Evil has to be slain" or whatever, but then Sentinel tells Optimus he has to at least understand that he did what he felt he had to in order to save Cybertron, THEIR HOME PLANET, and yet, Optimus kills him, too. Doesn't even think twice. When did the Autobots, especially Optimus, become so willing to kill? That's not much like the Autobots I knew. I'm sure there's a moral there somewhere, about how war changes people and whatnot, but if a war that ravaged their entire planet and forced them to relocate to earth didn't change them, why in the hell would a few petty skirmishes here make a difference? I don't know, many would argue that it was the bolt that broke the Autobots back, but it seems kind of a stretch to me. I had a lot of problems with this movie as a fan of Transformers, even with my limited knowledge of the subject. As a self-proclaimed film critic, there was too much fan service, in many different forms, except for the real fans, like myself. Still, as far as movies go, it wasn't the worst I've had to endure, and I would definitely watch it again. But that doesn't mean its free of, nor that I'm oblivious to, its many flaws. The first Transformers movie ranks amongst one of my favorite movies, ever. The second had equally as fantastic moments, especially the first fight between Megatron and Optimus - that was FANTASTIC. This installment, though, will get an honorable mention, and be that extra movie you need to see to finish the trilogy. Don't be mislead by my bitching, I enjoyed it. It just frustrated me at times, that's all. I loved it, as I do anything Transformers, and I would recommend this to people to see. Just not fans, like Jerry. Although he didn't have a problem with The Last Airbender.... O_O ANYWHO, I think that's all I've got left in me, at least that I'm aware of anyway. There's probably more, and if you ask me, I'm sure I'll be more than happy to discuss it with you - in fact, I welcome the opportunity. This is just my one sided conversation on the topic that I felt I should share with you. So, you're welcome. I hope you've enjoyed this. I know I did. I should do more of these movie related entries. Who knows, this may yet be the start of something grand. ^_^