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Oh boy, what the hell happened to this one? The franchise went downhill really fast and went to the robotic toilet filled with the most hairiest a**e hairs that ever stained the toilet seat. Well, which is why no one likes Transformers: The Last Knight and compared to what we've witnessed from Age of Extinction, I would say the same thing about this one which is why those two films starring Mark Wahlberg are both boring and generic, this one just really takes it's toll on the picture quality of what it doesn't know what widescreen ratio is originally going to be like. It just doesn't know what it's doing with it being too distracting to focus what ratio is going to be, rather it be fully widescreen or just widescreen on it's own but doesn't know how to. Top Gun: Maverick did that sometimes because it's distributed by Paramount but this one does it multiple times making the audience getting really frustrated with the movie being infuriating. Hey, I've seen recent films from Paramount and they don't even do that. Merlin finds the Knights of Iacon, a group of Transformers hiding on Earth, seeking their help to aid King Arthur and his knights. They hand him a staff and help Arthur defeat the Saxons, but warn Merlin to hide the staff. Optimus Prime arrives on the ruins of Cybertron and meets the Cybertronian goddess Quintessa, who brainwashes him into becoming Nemesis Prime and sends him to Earth to retrieve Merlin's staff, which will restore Cybertron by taking Earth's energy core. Cade hides Transformer refugees in his junkyard. Cogman appears and invites Cade to the UK to meet his employer, Edmund Burton played by Anthony Hopkins, who is connected to the Transformers. The rest goes on. The film itself also really taking it's toll with the box office results. Dark of the Moon and Age of Extintion made over a billion dollars at the box office while the first and the second one almost made at that point but are very successful. The quadrilogy made more money than the one we got right now and that is coming from something that is at the lowest point at losing $100 on the theatrical release with marketing and distribution costs factored in making it a commercial failure due to the competition it had with other big budget films that are coming out at that time. Aside from that, it did spawn two prequels and an animated one so here's that. So a whole chunk of the film is so repetitive, it completely killed the franchise for the most part making it end so very rushed like. We have the beginning in the royal times where we see Stanley Tucci as Merlin speaking to the Autobot, in the previous film though, he's not Merlin so now we have him playing a different character because his previous character in Age of Extinction is finished so now we don't get to see more of Stanley Tucci in this one. Anthony Hopkins is in it too as a British person from the UK and I love Anthony Hopkins as an actor and he certainly gets the fun out of this one. That's all I can say about that considering that he got a Razzie nomination which is a shame. Josh Duhamel is back which is also great to see considering he didn't appear in the previous film but ended it off with Shia LeBeouf in Dark of the Moon and he came back. Too bad we didn't get to see Tyrese Gibson coming back. Maybe is because he said in Dark in the Moon that this is his last mission. John Turturro's back, but only in a little bit of scenes. Mark Wahlberg is still back in his top form in this one even though we don't get to see his character's daughter in it because she's moved on. Well, all I got to say is that the franchise itself is completely finished, Michael Bay states that this will be his last Transformers film he's gonna work on, the box office didn't made much money like it hope it did, the film is over bloated and it certainly doesn't help me enjoy it as a whole but if there's one thing I could ever think of is that this one will including the previous one will never be as good as the entire trilogy with Shia LeBeouf mostly the first one and that's it because I think studios are have a enormous e******n for hard earned money, so with that said, "Autobots, roll out."
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Well, here it is, Tranformers: Age of Extinction. Yes, with Mark Wahlberg. Yeah, as I said before we don't get to see Shia LeBeouf in the next installment because from what I know is that his story has finished so it looks like Witwicky and his girlfriend are going to be married and have children, so who knows. That's the last we'll get to see him in Dark in the Moon so now it's focused more on Mark Wahlberg and now looks like this film got more s**t than the previous installments so it looks like people are going to be fair on the sequel's and just s**t more on the next two. Sixty-five million years ago, an alien race known as the "Creators" used devices called Seeds to cover Earth with a metallic alloy called "Transformium", supposedly wiping out the dinosaurs in the process. In the present day, geologist Darcy Tirrel excavates the Transformium for K.S.I. Industries, using it to build Transformer drones. In the years after the Battle of Chicago, humans think that Transformers are dangerous and terminate all joint operations with them including NEST. Even though the public believes that the Autobots were granted sanctuary, they are hunted down by CIA black ops division, Cemetery Wind, led by a rogue intelligence operative Harold Attinger played by Kesley Grammer, who believes that all Transformers are dangerous and must be destroyed. Optimus Prime who is badly wounded hides in Texas and is discovered by Cade Yeager played by Mark Wahlberg. CIA black ops attacks the farm but Optimus and Cade's daughter's boyfriend rescues them and the rest goes on. You know, Age of Extinction is somewhat of a crappy film for what it is. Not just because Shia LeBeouf's not in it but because of the declining quality of what this movie has in store for us and the reason why it's never as good as the others with Shia LeBeouf or even the first one that most people preferred depends on the enjoyment of what made the first one so good while other two became the black sheep of sequel's like every other sequels are and we have this one and this doesn't have any returning characters apart from the Autobots return for the next film but declined due to their stories have finished in general. Even I heard that Michael Bay stated that he would not return to direct the fourth installment including the fifth one but the studio begged him to do them and he did anyway so that is why the franchise itself is going downhill because nothing compares the Shia LeBeouf ones making it a trilogy as a hole while others with Mark Wahlberg are never going to be good. Of course, people complained about how overlong the film really is making the action non-stop in general. Me, I don't hate this movie but it's not a good one either, it still have some moments in it like I like hearing John Goodman's voice in it including John DiMaggio. "Tessa, you are so grounded!" However it certainly doesn't help but being the ludicrous Transformers film ever whenever people like myself thinking about it, how boring it is and how much of a dull waste it was. And I think that the next and last one is going to be boring as I thought because how the franchise is going the low-low-low.
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Okay, Dark of the Moon. Sadly I have not seen this one in cinema's but had the chance of seeing it been played on TV and recognising John Malkovich being in the Transformers movie but sadly never got to see Megan Fox coming back. I think the only reason for that is because she's referring Michael Bay to Adolf Hitler and got fired for it so now she's replaced with another sexy chick who I don't know. So now she is Sam Witwicky's new girlfriend. Anyway, let's get on with it. The Ark spacecraft escapes from the planet Cybertron carrying an invention capable of ending the war between Autobots and Decepticons. It was shot down and crash lands on the dark side of Earth's Moon in 1962. NASA detects the crash, and President John F. Kennedy authorizes a mission to put a man on the Moon as a cover for investigating the spacecraft. Sam Witwicky lives with his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, but is unable to work with the Autobots. He has a new job now, his boss is played by Jon Malkovich and his co-worker is a weirdo stalker played by Ken Jeong, who gives information about the Ark, and he's being killed off really quickly by the Decepticon Laserbeak. The rest goes on with Witwicky, and the Autobots off to destroy the Decepticons once and for all. The action is still the same non-stop but this one in the third act goes on for a longer duration of time which I don't mind about at all considering that people have some problems with the running time just like many films that are longer and longer. I mean, come on, just get over it. I'm surprised to see Frances McDormand being in it and her character doesn't like to be called "ma'am". Transformers: Dark of the Moon is better than Revenge of the Fallen like many people think so considering but it's not without it's Razzies that completely make the film being a pile a s**t by many people with it's crappy acting and story but let's just get over that factor and let's continue enjoying ourselves with Transformers with the extent. Now since that the trilogy of Transformers with Shia LeBeouf is a good way to rap off the franchise until we have a fourth one with Mark Wahlberg this time in Age of Extinction and sadly, we won't be able to see Shia LeBeouf in the next installment this time so I heard that the next two installments are going to be s**t so let's be ready on that fact and see what are my thoughts on those two films be like.
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Revenge of the Fallen is the second film that came out and it's another one of those films I've watched in cinema's so with the exception of Michael Bay coming back to direct and still give us those explosive action throughout and so many fun being put into it. Well, obviously, it didn't go quite well with people because we know it's not good as the first one which of course, it's the same thing but with we know it's really unnecessary for the sexually crude jokes being put into the movie and it's nearly noticeable whenever you think about it but you might grown to love them if you love women so much. Hahaha. Sam Witwicky is now attending college but has been seeing Cybertronian symbols since holding a piece of the AllSpark but dropped through the floor in the kitchen causing the electronics in here to transform and kill Witwicky but Bumblebee rescues him. He gives the shard to his girlfriend, Mikaela, who later captures the Decepticon Wheelie as he attempts to steal it. After being attacked by a sexy hot chick who turns out to be a Decepticon, Sam, his roommate and Mikaela escaped collage and saved by Optimus and the Autobots. Optimus fights the Decepticons but was killed by Megatron who is resurrected while saving Sam. Now the Decepticons launch devastating attacks around the world, while Megatron and Soundwave hijack Earth's telecommunication systems, which allows the Fallen to send a message to the humans, demanding that Sam to be put in custody. In order to revive Opitmus Prime, they must find the Matrix and then use it to bring him back to life. You know, with the second Transformers film I saw in cinema, I remember enjoying the action which is exactly what Michael Bay wanted to achieve since he's known for action in his movies and yes, he wants to impress the kids with Transformers since he stated that Transformers and the toys are for kids which is exactly what he's aiming for and with the film being negatively criticized by the public, I don't see the problem with it. Maybe because the story and acting is crap which is why it's been crapped on by the people who love the first one so much. I don't know, I just like seeing Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox being the main stars of the franchise including John Turturro. I'm surprised to see Rainn Wilson make an appearance in this movie but keep a sharp lookout for Kevin Michael Richardson in this movie because I recognise his voice in many stuff he's been in. Again, like I said before, the Autobots didn't get enough screen time but the only reason for that in this movie is that they're both arrested while the Decepticons are going to find Sam Witwicky. You won't get to see Optimus Prime in the fullest because he's been killed off and the only way to revive him is to find the Matrix and use it to bring him back. I understand the sequel has got many haters and I don't blame them in the slightest even I will know one person will say it's s**t. Me, personally, I find it to be okay, not great and not as good but still. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has got many razzies and I can see why it's been hated and s**ted on but you can't really go wrong with the visual effects like the first one and that's the biggest achievement they had been together with. The second movie is a mess, yeah, but would I say every bad movie is "So bad, it's good"? Absolutely not. I don't find the film bad but I can see where this is going but let's just see what the next one is going to be like for people.
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Transformers is the first film I've ever heard of back in the day and of course, it's the one I've seen in the cinema. Back when it's based on the toys before this film came out, I don't know what to think of Transformers until I saw this movie and with Michael Bay directing this including the entire franchise, well, only the pentalogy because Bumblebee and Rise of the Machines had nothing to do with the these follow ups depending on the chronological order those two movies are. Yes, Michael Bay you know from Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and of course, Pain & Gain, he's the guy whom you may love or hate, the guy is known for making action films filled with loud explosions, slow-mo's, US Military Force, real life events which are completely true or not and hot chicks, this guy is full of himself. The planet Cybertron was ravaged by a civil war between two Transformer factions; the Autobots led by Optimus Prime played by Peter Cullen, and the Decepticons led by Megatron played by Hugo Weaving, for the AllSpark, a cube that is the source of all Cybertronian life. The Autobots want to find it to rebuild Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons wanted it to destroy the universe. The Decepticon, Frenzy infiltrated the Air Force One to hack into the military network and plant a virus. He finds the map imprinted on the glasses, which is owned by his descendant, Sam Witwicky played by Shia LaBeouf, leading him to begin tracking Sam's location. Sam buys his first car which turns out to be an Autobot, Bumblebee later on and woo his crush, Mikaela played by Megan Fox. Bumblebee starts driving out in the streets when Witwicky thinks his car is stolen but no one's in it and founds out that his car is transformed. Now he seeks help from the Autobots including leader, Optimus Prime to stop Megatron and the Decepticons to save earth. From what I've witnessed years ago including recently I really enjoyed it, coming from the fact where there are scenes that I enjoyed like when there's a 80's song which I heard years ago called "Drive", that's in the film, noting the fact that I've actually got to hear it the first time in the same year before I heard it in this movie. One part I remember the first time is the police car is actually a Decepticon chasing Sam Witwicky looking for the glasses of his great Captain Archibald Witwicky. I was literally laughing when it speaks when he was asking him his username and the glasses. "Are you username: LadiesMan217?" "I don't know what you're talking about!" "ARE YOU USERNAME: LADIESMAN217?" "Yeah..." "Where is the eBay item 21153? WHERE ARE THE GLASSES?" Jon Voight is in the film. Completely forgot about that considering. Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime is such an incredible performance as he gives his commanding voice to the true leader of the character who is known to be in charge of the Autobots. His voice in this is incredible and he does a very good job portraying the character and still doing it all these years later. Let's not forget Eeyore is actually Optimus Prime. "Thanks for noticing me." I remember the end battle being the most enjoyable with Sam trying to keep the AllSpark from Megatron while the Autobots battling the Decepticons. There is a video game version of this which of course I literally remember it being played in my presence when I was a kid but sadly never saw the game being completed. For the first film in the franchise, Transformers is an awesome action sci-fi film with explosive action, the Autobots didn't get enough screen time including Decepticon, Megatron like I thought they would but still. One thing I forgot to mention is I watched the entire pentalogy in one day without a fail. Since the first one being a good one, let's hope for the rest of the franchise being good as gold. Autobots, roll down.
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