First impressions...
LONG. LOUD. BETTER.
Ok so Transformers 3 (T3) is the longest of the the Transformers movies. Nearly 2h45m With previews it's almost a full 3. So if you have young children who get antsy...don't see this with them. If you are a pee-er, make sure you pee before it starts you won't want to miss any of it.
This time the it's the "humans" who have something to hide. Conspiracy theorists rejoice, the moon race was actually because of a crashed spaceship on the moon. A lot of good work and story was made to make this Story plot seem plausible, and it works. However, this film doesn't really tie any of the other two together, it's a stand alone...or continuation of what some call a "please forget what we did last time".
The CGI was excellent. The Autobot and Decepticons looked very cutting edge. Personally I am not a huge fan of how they were designed. I prefer the clean lines and shelled bodys from back in the day...from the first films they look "alien" which is good and fine...but at the same time have no personality. Which leads me to the biggest flaw of all 3 movies, no character development of any kind. They introduce different robots..Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave, Laserbeak, and others but there is no real intro...who are these characters? Only the real fans know, and even so they are barely recognizable...Pity.
This film takes on a more human feel and story. There are more human characters introduced some funny (John Malkovich) and Ken Jeong (BRILLIANT as usual), some shady (Patrick Dempsey), to the new hot chick...who multiple times was said to be hotter and better than the last. I think fans will be split on the last one.
Visuals take over the last hour of this film. A full hour is given to CGI, explosions, and the battle for earth...If it wasn't an hour it sure felt like it, it was long. ALMOST too long. I think a few minutes could have been cut somewhere. BUT at the end it was just right and it kept my attention.
There were some stretches for comedy...most fell flat and seemed out of place. Like the 2 comic relief tiny robots, or "scrapers" with Irish or Scottish accents. The acting was OK this isn't Shakespeare I know...but Shia Lebouf can't seem to hit more than the loud smartass note. Everything out of his mouth is a sniping comment and at a 10. There is something to be said for tone.
Even with the lack of character development, poor acting, less than funny jokes, and longer than needed run time....this movie still entertained, and was pretty good. I can't say I want to see it again anytime soon, but I'm glad I did see it in theaters.
This was in 3D. I don't think that 3D made this film any better than if it were in 2D. Perhaps some shots of the Robots were better because of the added dimension, and a few others, but ultimately another 3D more "money please ploy".
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