Oh, Michael, Michael, Michael. What have you done? How could you take a character like Optimus Prime and make him so.....not what I remember? Don't get me wrong, babies, Prime was absoultely savage in the new movie, but where were the rest of the Autobots? Is it me or did Prime never have backup in the cartoons? They came on the scene way too late for my taste. (For those who have not seen the movie yet, I'll try not to spoil it for you.)
Another issue I'm having? Where the hell did the Twins come from? They don't even have names! Now I've watched the animated transformers many times and never have I come across any twins. I'm beginning to believe that Bay created them and if so, who are you to do so? If you make a transformers movie, then do us a favor, Bay, and don't start creating characters. I had thought that you would have kept in mind the real Transformers and not something you thought up on the spot. I'm not saying not to have an original idea, but keep in dealing with plots and scenery, not the Autobots or even Decepticons. Creating new bots just creates drama in the new generation who don't know the transformers like a lot of us "old-schoolers", if you will. You're changing a legacy, Bay, and quite frankly, the Chick isn't cool with that.
Now let's talk about the movie itself. I did like the first one, I'll admit that. Forever and always, Bumblebee will my favorite. I did like how they kept his character the same in the second movie. However, taking his voice away wasn't cool either. I was hoping to hear more from him this time. Loved how Shia's character was literally beat up while Megan was just as pretty as a picture. Girl, come on. I thought you were an actress. You can get dirty for your role. I will admit that a lot of the critics had basis for calling it loud and stupid. Many of the fight scenes were lost due to Bay's erratic camera angling and a lot of the script itself you can't understand because of all the shooting and things getting blown up. Once you understood the plot, it made things a little easier to follow, but looking back now after I've watched it, it seems that Bay and his writers were grasping at straws to make this a credible-sounding plot.
Of course, this is all open for debates. I'm sure all the hardcore fans out there will have much to say on the subject and I'm open to hearing it all. Get at your Chick!
