6 Jan
Worst movie of 2009 (that I actually saw)
Now that 2009 is up and over, time for me to rant and rave about the crappiest movie of the year (that I actually saw). Now, every year will have its stinkers, but you can usually tell most before you actually go to the show. Others you expect to be mediocre but fun, and they are. This one is a bit different. It is a sequel from a big-name director, and I actually enjoyed the first one pretty much. Wasn’t the biggest fan of the lead, and thought they could do with more of some things and less of others and had hoped for the sequel they’d listen to feed back and get it right. Boy was I wrong.
The movie, incase you haven’t guessed it yet, is Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
Seriously, don't see it.
This movie is shit. There’s no way around it. It’s a pile of crap. The only redeeming thing about it is that it has Optimus Prime in it, but (SPOILERS!) they kill him off halfway through the movie. They kill Optimus Prime.
They. kill. Optimus. Freakin’. Prime. WTF?
Seriously? In favor of what? More screen time for Shia LaBeouf? Dude was one of the reasons Indy 4 tanked, although that was unsalvageable from the get-go. Also, the McGuffin (that is, the mystical plot device that will save everybody from the unspeakable evil, AKA, the thingie) is called the Matrix of Leadership. C’MON! That’s one of the lamest things I’ve ever heard. Should we call in Morpheus? Or perhaps Agent Smith? Mouse?
Really, the movie is one big pile of filth from the start to the end. Sure the robots look cool, until they talk. Sure the action is nice, all couple minutes of it. Megan Fox isn’t bad looking, but there’s tons of better looking actresses who can actually act. I’ll have to agree with a friend that a burning piece of cardboard would be a suitable replacement: It’s hotter and a better actor.
Really, if you’re desperate to see robots smash each other, go watch the first one, or better off, Gundam. Just not this movie. If you just want a decent movie to watch, I can name you dozens. Zombieland, Dr. Strangelove, The Assassination of Jesse James, and Brick come to mind off hand.
That is all. theindiegeek out.
Other movies in 2009 friends hated:
G.I. Joe
Angels and Demons
The Orphan
Ninja Assassin
Star Trek
Transformers 2
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Posted by Justin on 06.01.10 at 5:52 pm
BUT BUT MICHAEL BAY LIKES TO MAKE THINGS GO SMASH AND BOOM WITH THINGS ZOOMING AND BLOWING UP IT IS THE WAY OF MICHAEL BAY OMG OMG OMG HELICOPTERS BOMBS MISSILES WOOHOOO MICHAEL BAY ALL THE WAY
Posted by Kris on 06.01.10 at 5:52 pm
Thanks for confirming what I already believed about this movie.
BTW, how did Star Trek get on that list?!? I loved it. Sure, it was a tad gimmicky in some parts (Sulu with an extendable katana? Really?), but overall the actors did an outstanding job of portraying the characters similarly to the original cast. Heck, the guy who played Kirk was only about 8000% better at acting than Shatner DREAMS about being. It was definitely not your traditional Star Trek style, but I felt it was very well done and enjoyable in spite of the fact that I was pretty skeptical going into it.
Posted by John Rosenwinkel on 06.01.10 at 5:52 pm
I hated this movie with a passion and refuse to recognize it’s existence since the first one was so awesome. It had language far too strong for it’s target audience (which I can only assume was around 12 years old since the two new twin characters surely weren’t supposed to appeal to me.) And the humor was terrible and not funny in the least. The action was cool until they killed Optimus Prime about 10 minutes into the movie, then it sucked for the rest until they brought him back. It was just a waste of my time.