I am partial to the theory that Prime legitimately is evil in the films, having been driven mad by war, and that it's all on purpose by Bay. Megatron really isn't that bad in the movies either. He's evil, sure, but it's because he wants to save his people and planet which are legitimately dying.
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I am partial to the theory that Prime legitimately is evil in the films, having been driven mad by war, and that it's all on purpose by Bay. Megatron really isn't that bad in the movies either. He's evil, sure, but it's because he wants to save his people and planet which are legitimately dying.
I think they said it was a Transformer in the movie, but it didn't transform or talk. The thing that was rising out of the water was where Quintessa staff was located (Merlin resting place), which was also a ship.
BronsonLee
Member
Full name only goddamnit
Apparently at one point in the movie Anthony Hopkins looks straight into the camera and says "Isn't it a bitching ride?".
what
Shit at the end of 3, Megatron saves Prime (who has only one arm at this point) from Septimus and legit calls for a truce
Prime's response is to decapitate him
Cool, thanks.
Wag
Member
Be prepared for 8ft metal testicles.
Pointless question maybe, but did you... erm... like the film?
NealMcCauley
Member
Yeah, it was enjoyable. Since I don't really hate the other movies like most people and I know what I was going into. They tried at bit of comedy the scenes that we see the Transformer/robot butler, which kinda work, I laugh at those scenes.
A couple more questions:
What does Megatron...do? The plot doesn't really seem to require him from the way the trailers look.
Does Isabela stick around? I feel like the trailers mostly show her in what seems to be the first half of the film.
Do they explain, at all, anything about the Creators other than Quintessa?
What does Megatron...do? The plot doesn't really seem to require him from the way the trailers look.
Does Isabela stick around? I feel like the trailers mostly show her in what seems to be the first half of the film.
Do they explain, at all, anything about the Creators other than Quintessa?
The Sum of Zero
Member
Can't see this until next week, but that gives me time to rewatch the other four.
suddenlyissoon
Member
I wonder what super embarrassing montage song will be used this time
MiamiWesker
Member
I saw this last night, I thought it was pretty terrible, worst since 2. Normally I can enjoy these movies for the sheer spectacle of them all but this one was way too melodramatic and trying way too hard to create lore that is awful. Huge chunks of the movie are just humans chasing clues and artifacts about nonsense. The transformers history has been rewritten like 5 times already, none of it makes any sense. There is no where near enough transformers on transformers action, way too much focus on humans, more than usual.
And worst of all, that whole ad campaign about
And worst of all, that whole ad campaign about
Optimus prime being bad, complete total bullshit, you have seen the entirety of it from the previews alone. Also Optimus is in like 15 minutes of the movie only.
Is "why they keep coming here" because of some sort of innate pull from Unicron?
So I looked up wtf this is because I have no idea about anything Transformers and two things:
1. What the fuck?
2. Someone had a lot of fun with the picture descriptions on the Transformers wiki.
MiamiWesker
Member
1. He wants to help quintessa to rebuild cybertron so he is basically her agent to find the staff. He gets help from the government because they want the staff too and he gets to talk to lawyers about getting his deceptions out of transformer jail, all of these decepticons are incredibly racist black stereotypes, no shame what so ever.
2. She disappears for the entire middle of the movie and shows up for the final 30 minutes.
3. No they don't explain anything.
2. She disappears for the entire middle of the movie and shows up for the final 30 minutes.
3. No they don't explain anything.
ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
Nicest things I can say about the movie:
- the overtime it provided was nice
- internally we dubbed the space stuff in the sky in the third part of the movie as "evil space broccoli"
- the overtime it provided was nice
- internally we dubbed the space stuff in the sky in the third part of the movie as "evil space broccoli"
I legit lol'd reading this
aaaand then I read this. Come on, Bay can't possibly be so ignorant as to do that again, can he?
MiamiWesker
Member
I guess, it's sort of implied but trust me they don't go into the unicron stuff all that much.
Messofanego
Banned
For someone who's only seen the first in the cinema, how do you people stay awake and engaged through 2.5 hours of this?
Oh good, everyone was really wishing for the return of more racism in these Transformers movies!
Kaneda Shotaro
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MiamiWesker
Member
It feels like 3.
Aggelos
Member
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Did they seriously do racist stereotype robots again?
Haloid1177
Banned
Megatron and Prime fight for like five seconds apparently. Lame.
Messofanego
Banned
I wonder what segment of America he's catering to there...
CloudyTuba
Member
The entire transformers wifi is full of self-deprecating gold. It's the reason why I end up spending more time than I intend to on there. I love that wiki.
Looking for the staff/ helping Quintessa
The kid is just there for like the first and third act.
Don't think so.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Still don't understand why Dark of the Moon wasn't about the Moon being Unicron.
It was right fucking there.
Instead the moon was just the moon and the bad guy was like, a giant robot snake.
It was right fucking there.
Instead the moon was just the moon and the bad guy was like, a giant robot snake.
Oh no, this sounds legitimately terrible.
I was hoping for funny terrible like RE: The Final Chapter
Because Bay still thought Unicron was stupid and wouldn't be in any of his films. Just like he thought dinobots were stupid, and wouldn't be in any of his films. And here we are.
It was a robot guy controlling a robot snake!
Optimus also let millions of Chicago citizens burn just to prove the Decepticons are evil.
VeryGooster
Banned
For real. I watched it last night for a movie podcast I listen to and you could have easily cut out all the JFK moon landing shit in the movie's first 10-15 minutes.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I love that Bay thought any aspect of the Transformers was too stupid to adapt to his movies, considering the concept itself is fucking dumb as rocks.
Alien robot trucks from outer space crash land and fight alien robot jets from outer space, but nobody knows about them getting in giant fights because when people are around they just look like normal jets and trucks.
You gotta be a real fuckin' rocket scientist to take a series of toys from the 1980s with that as a premise, aimed squarely at children ages 6-10 (at the most), and pour 150-200mil per film into a series that only barely misses an R-rating every time because the debauched, morality-free violence and carnage on display is being perpetuated by computer generated robots.
Alien robot trucks from outer space crash land and fight alien robot jets from outer space, but nobody knows about them getting in giant fights because when people are around they just look like normal jets and trucks.
You gotta be a real fuckin' rocket scientist to take a series of toys from the 1980s with that as a premise, aimed squarely at children ages 6-10 (at the most), and pour 150-200mil per film into a series that only barely misses an R-rating every time because the debauched, morality-free violence and carnage on display is being perpetuated by computer generated robots.
Couple reviews hitting Rotten Tomatoes now.
Choice quote:
"If there's a movie worse than this set for release this year, let's hope the distributor has the good sense not to do it."
Choice quote:
"If there's a movie worse than this set for release this year, let's hope the distributor has the good sense not to do it."
Looks like there's a scene by scene rundown on TFW now if you want to spoil everything. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-last-knight-full-rundown-super-spoilers.1112177/
Rather than wanting to activate Unicron, it looks like Quintessa is actually hellbent on destroying him.
Rather than wanting to activate Unicron, it looks like Quintessa is actually hellbent on destroying him.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
"Ye who cracked open a Bud Light, Ye be Worthy!"
E: I may need to see this just to see a scene where Optimus fucking Prime is negotiating with attorneys.
That moment was so weird lol. He decides to kill the guy when he just wanted to parley
BoogieWoogie
Banned
That got the biggest laugh from me during the Red Letter Media video.
"He was begging for help."
"Then Optimus Prime shot him in the fucking face!"
NealMcCauley
Member
I love these movies because they're pretty much a gateway into Michael Bay's head. They should be studied.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
You can just hear the Star Spangled Banner in your head during this scene.