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Transformers (2007) [DVD]
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 | Product Details: Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment Region: 2 Number of Discs: 1 Format: Surround Sound, Widescreen PAL Rating:   Sales Rank: 587 | | Look for similar DVDs by genre:
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| | Customer Reviews: Utter bobbins (14 January 2010)Now, don't get me wrong; I like a good, dumb actioner as much as the next person, however it needs to have at least some semblance of intelligence, and look like the scriptwriter and director had a passing interest in making a cohesive and coherent movie. Sadly, this DVD lacks any of the above; my main quibble is the uneven tone - if it was pitched squarely at kids then I could understand it, but Michael Bay appears to be attempting to attract family audiences by incorporating elements of adult humour and commenting on the (parlous) state of US politics in the early 21st century. This too would be okay, but the latter sits uneasily with the myriad explosions and mash-ups, and the insipid teen romance - not helped by Shia Lebouef's try-hard cheeky chappy and Megan Fox's vacuous high school babe. Overall I view this film as 2 hours of my life that I'll never get back, and I can really find little to be positive about; even John Turturro's bizarre take on stock shady US government agent seems random. At least the CGI is impressive, with the titular robots looking pretty cool - but despite the ropey premise of the movie, surely there was the potential for a half-decent script and more accomplished leads? More than meets the eye? You betchya! (19 December 2009)It is called the All Spark. Powerful. Incredible. Able to create robotic life and destroy it just as quickly. On Cybertron, a planet far, far away, a war arose when a robot named Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, wanted the power of the All Spark for himself. Optimus Prime and his band of Autobots rose up against him and their battle destroyed their homeworld, sending the cube-shaped All Spark into space. Lost. The Autobots and Decepticons scoured the galaxy looking for it, knowing that whoever found it first would be the victor and would decide the fate of not just one world, but the universe. The All Spark found its way to Earth, but not before Megatron tracked it there. It landed in the Arctic, and Megatron was frozen there until found later on by Captain Witwicky, explorer. Decades later, his grandson, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), needs a car and after visiting a used-car dealer ends up coming home with an old Chevy Camaro. Little does he know the car is more than meets the eye and lurking beneath its yellow shell is an Autobot named Bumblebee. It's not long till Sam finds out and is thrust into a robotic world where two teams of giant robots compete to find the All Spark. Joining Sam is his high school crush, Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox), whom reluctantly is dragged on this journey with him but soon finds herself getting interested in this guy who she barely knew existed. It's robot vs robot in this giant epic of good vs evil, fireballs, bullets and vehicles that are more than meets the eye. What can I say? When I heard they were taking the Transformers from my childhood and lifting them from the cartoon to "real life," I was ecstatic. I was also concerned because I knew it'd take a crazy amount of CGI to make it happen, and not just any CGI either--good CGI. The last thing I wanted was for a bunch of cartoony robots with rubbery parts dominating the screen. Boy, was I shocked when I saw Bumblebee transform and tower over all, shining his spotlight into the sky, or when Optimus Prime showed up and that glorious digital transformation sound roared and he stood proud, huge and detailed. This stuff was real, and it looked like the makers of this movie actually made real Autobots and Decepticons to make it happen. Good times. Storywise, yeah, I liked it. The alien invasion thing worked. Very well done. Same with the notion that, unlike the cartoons (from what I recall), the Autobots had a vow of secrecy to keep themselves hidden from the humans while they searched for the All Spark. Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky was funny, same with Kevin Dunn as his father. The story also bodes well for a sequel, which has now come and gone, with more stories in the works. If you're going to go epic, like Transformers did, you're going to need more than one. Last I heard, they're doing 5 or 6 of these things. Me? I'm all for it. I go into these things expecting a good time and not some life-altering film where, years later, I look back and see it as a turning point for me. Transformers is just that: a good time, and one that tickled my inner fanboy. More than meets the eye? You betchya! A.P. Fuchs EXCELLENT! (13 December 2009)Really good pre-owned DVD. The kids loved it and it's been watched many times already! One of the best films ever made (02 December 2009)There is nothing bad I can say about this film or the delivery, was with me within days, my kids love the film as do I lol, make sure you get the sequel. Master of disaster, Michael Bay, makes good on his nick name... (24 November 2009)Put on your slippers, pull out your pipe, lie back in your moth eaten old armchair next to the fire and think back to those bygone days when vhs and betamax battled it out for video supremacy, Wham! were top of pops and starburst were still known as opal fruit. The year is 1984 and two of the world's greatest entertainment dynasties, Hasbro toys and Marvel comics, have joined forces to create a franchise which would become one of the most popular and marketable in history. Transformers, was a story based on two warring tribes of alien robots (the human loving autobots and the evil decepticons) living on earth but disguised as everyday vehicles and objects. Master of Disaster Michael Bay [director of Armageddon, Pearl Harbour] brings his usual delicate touch to proceedings in this live action film based on the Transformers franchise. The premise of the film is simple. Robots land on earth to find some magical rubix cube. Good robots fight bad robots. Good robots win. That overview shouldn't spoil the story for you as it is as all encompassing as it is irrelevant. The film does not get bogged down in such trivial fancies as narrative or logic but instead focuses on what makes the franchise a success, chuffing great big shiny machines transforming into, well, chuffing great big shiny machines. We all remember the transformer action figures. I myself had hours of fun transforming Optimus Prime (leader of the autobots) into a truck and playing him off against hulk hogan and the stay-puft marshmallow man. Nostalgia is in fact the keystone on which this film relies, seeing Optimus Prime transform and speak in those wonderful dulcet tones is simply a joy and worth the cinema ticket alone. Everyone's favourite transformers are there, but most disappointedly a cameo from Peter Crouch as a dancing robot was elusive. Beyond this you should expect little more than your generic Hollywood cash-in packed with generous dollops of action, special effects and cheesy one-liners. Anything that resembles a plot is superseded by the spectacle of a million exploding cars and the general destruction of various imaginative backdrops. In the intergalactic clash of mechano pieces and washing machine spare parts, humans are no longer mere bystanders and are instead integral to the story. Shia LaBeouf makes an impressive cinema debut as our unwilling hero Sam Witwicky. Whilst love interest, Megan Fox, is bound to grace the cover of a men's magazine near you soon. Clearly designed for an audience with the vocabulary and attention span of a three year old, the film should do just enough to keep the hordes of nostalgic fans happy and may transform some amongst us into new ones. If you can switch off your brain for two and a half hours and immerse yourself in this fun homage to nerds and nostalgia you could well enjoy this movie as I did. |
