Transformers DOTM Reviewed (Update: No Twins)

good to hear that the first review for this is a positive review and that Rosie is actually good, Megatron sounds cool in this, spiders that crawl around his head, I find that hilarious but cool

odd that there is no review of shockwave?? i hope for the same awe moments from the first and the action from the second. i pray megatron regains his glory!!

I'm glad DOTM got a positive review. I'm getting really anxious to see it! Megatron sounds kinda like Imhotep from the Mummy when he had scarabs crawling out of his face. Pretty cool stuff!

Capt.Failure wrote:So Carly's actress got a good reivew apparently. That's one worry off everyone's shoulders, other than the hawtness debate.

The reviewer says she's better than Megan Fox, not that she's any good. I mean let's face it, it ain't all that had to act better than Megan Fox(who's got the acting ability of a cardboard cut out).

Dunno how I feel about the review. Glad it's a positive one, but what was described seems more of the same, all the characterization goes to the human characters, while the Transformers are only there for the action sequences. Hopin' for the best, planning for the worst.

Interesting that the twins are mentioned considering Yahoo! posted a news article just this morning emphatically stating they were dropped from the movie, going so far as to chide an unnamed fan blog for refuting the announcement by using year-old photos of the cars on the set. Then again, the writer appeared to be basing his statement simply on Bay's word, and we all know by now how trustworthy he is. Bottom line when dealing with him now appears, to me, to be don't believe a word from him until you confirm it with your own eyes. Sad.

D-340 wrote:

Capt.Failure wrote:So Carly's actress got a good reivew apparently. That's one worry off everyone's shoulders, other than the hawtness debate.

The reviewer says she's better than Megan Fox, not that she's any good. I mean let's face it, it ain't all that had to act better than Megan Fox(who's got the acting ability of a cardboard cut out).

actually.. he does say that she's good.

"Huntington-Whiteley is actually pretty good here and certainly miles better than Megan Fox"

This review has made me a little excited for DOTM. I just hope that it doesn't have all the crude humor that ROTF had, which didn't seem to be addressed in this review (correct me if I'm wrong).

I just read the entire review and it says Megatron's entire half of his face is gone. That seems strange considering the toys, Hasbro's site, and the prequel game all show some damage, but it is repaired for the most part. I hope that he ends up having a face in the final cut.

morphobots wrote:Interesting that the twins are mentioned considering Yahoo! posted a news article just this morning emphatically stating they were dropped from the movie, going so far as to chide an unnamed fan blog for refuting the announcement by using year-old photos of the cars on the set. Then again, the writer appeared to be basing his statement simply on Bay's word, and we all know by now how trustworthy he is. Bottom line when dealing with him now appears, to me, to be don't believe a word from him until you confirm it with your own eyes. Sad.

I've always thought Nelson and Bay were misleading people about the Twins, ever since we've seen the Sparks, really...I think they're playing with what they've been saying so that when they have said (repeatedly) that 'they won't be in it', I've always thought they might mean that 'they won't be in the film as we have known them', or some such...

Anyway, this review is positive and the facts are promising!

I'm glad to hear that civilians die, and entire cities get destroyed! Mass destruction!!! So cool!!!

I take it the little spider robots in Megatron's head are trying to repair him, but he just gets annoyed by them?

_I_Am_Megatron_ wrote:I take it the little spider robots in Megatron's head are trying to repair him, but he just gets annoyed by them?

No, most insects eat things after they are dead if they are lying there over time. The bugs could be trying to eat away at his head. He's supposed to be more mild mannered in this film. Dear God.

But where'd they come from?

_I_Am_Megatron_ wrote:But where'd they come from?

We can't be entirely sure yet. They could be flying spider creatures. We'll have to wait and see.

That review says that the twins are NOT in the movie. It must have been updated for clarification later on.

Well, now I can breathe a little bit of a sigh of relief. I've read several of Capone's reviews in the past. He's not your typical mainstream ass-kissing, self-important movie reviewer. If it sucks, he'll not only say so but tell you exactly to what degree it sucks and why. Same goes for if the movie is great.
I'm at least 3 degrees more excited for this film now than I was before and I'm totally stoked to see that Alan Tudyk is in it. They probably gave him one of the smallest bit parts imaginable but I don't care. I'm a huge Firefly fan and I'm happy to see him back on the big screen in any capacity. I've already told my work I need July 1st off and I don't give a damn if they find out the real reason why. It's going to be nothing but Transformers ALL DAY LONG for me!

I'm much more excited than i was after seeing the full trailer and reading this review. It sounds like Michael Bay has done a great job on DOTM!

When someone refers to The Twins in regards to Transformer movies it's always in reference to Skids and Mudflap. Any other Transformers reference would be Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. Are there any other twins? Arcee, Elita-1, and Chromia are triplets in my opinion, even if they have been referred to as twins whether in movie or comic.

Blackstreak wrote:When someone refers to The Twins in regards to Transformer movies it's always in reference to Skids and Mudflap. Any other Transformers reference would be Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. Are there any other twins? Arcee, Elita-1, and Chromia are triplets in my opinion, even if they have been referred to as twins whether in movie or comic.

I dont know of any other actual related twins other than listed but I do know a few other repaints and remolds.
Ironhide and Ratchet.
Grapple and Inferno.
Sideswipe and Red Alert?

So, might it be possible that Megatron will be *gasp* comic relief, instead of hell bent on destruction?

Rodimus Prime wrote:So, might it be possible that Megatron will be *gasp* comic relief, instead of hell bent on destruction?

No, probably just sees the light in things

I only like two of the writers at AICN. Massawyrm is one and Capone is the other. So if Capone likes it then I'm a bit more optimistic about the movie. BUT, with that said, AICN is still the site that said that Revenge of the Sith was going to be awesome.

GodMagnus wrote:I only like two of the writers at AICN. Massawyrm is one and Capone is the other. So if Capone likes it then I'm a bit more optimistic about the movie. BUT, with that said, AICN is still the site that said that Revenge of the Sith was going to be awesome.

That movie was awesome.

aww no twins. i loved those guys.....


what about the wreckers? no reviews of them... anyone know how they are?

Caution:contain Spoilers: I am a Tranformers Fan and After watching TF 3, I feel totally unhappy and frustrated. for starters, Shockwave looks cool, a very scary one eyed decepticon. The Last time I check, he's a decepticon military strategist who always have something logical to say. in this latest installment, well,He doesn't talk much, (Say something Logical, Darn IT!) making him look like just taking orders and not thinking. Secondly, Megatron. In the First Movie He's a very powerful decpticon robot then became kinda weak in the second one. But here, totally pathethic! I'm not a Megatron fan, at least he should fight like a ruthless decipticon warrior. I don't know, maybe I like G1 cartoons more, Having said that, all I could think of is just sit on my chair and read my G1 comic book. Oh, by the way. With Utmost respect! Micahael Bay should really stop making another TF movie.

atffan wrote:Caution:contain Spoilers: I am a Tranformers Fan and After watching TF 3, I feel totally unhappy and frustrated. for starters, Shockwave looks cool, a very scary one eyed decepticon. The Last time I check, he's a decepticon military strategist who always have something logical to say. in this latest installment, well,He doesn't talk much, (Say something Logical, Darn IT!) making him look like just taking orders and not thinking. Secondly, Megatron. In the First Movie He's a very powerful decpticon robot then became kinda weak in the second one. But here, totally pathethic! I'm not a Megatron fan, at least he should fight like a ruthless decipticon warrior. I don't know, maybe I like G1 cartoons more, Having said that, all I could think of is just sit on my chair and read my G1 comic book. Oh, by the way. With Utmost respect! Micahael Bay should really stop making another TF movie.

Oh where to begin...

1.) This is not G1. This universe is a reboot. This is not the same Optimus, Megatron or Shockwave. These are new takes on old characters. This. Is. Not. G1. Sorry, but it's not.

2.) Megatron is very weak due to his injuries.
Those include:
A gaping hole in his HEAD.
He was stabbed and shot repeatedly.

3.) This is Bay's last movie.

You're entitled to enjoy G1 more, but you're not being fair to the movieverse when you compare the two, simply for the fact that this a reboot and not G1. That being said, more for us.

None taken. I know it's not G1, and it's also not really my place to say this, but by making a movie that something we are familiar with since childhood, they should at least try to study it more thoroughly... I mean such characters like megatron, optimus, sidewipe to name among others. It really hurts when you see them got different personality. Megatron's injuries are noted, while Prime had one arm left after battling with Sentinel, I won't mind Megatron losses, but not lasting for 3 minutes!? Megatron should have repair himself first, He can always go to Cybertron.(He flew to cybertron right after he is revived by fellow decepticon in TF 2)I also know that this is Bay's last movie, but you never know what will happens next in hollywood.

atffan wrote:None taken. I know it's not G1, and it's also not really my place to say this, but by making a movie that something we are familiar with since childhood, they should at least try to study it more thoroughly... I mean such characters like megatron, optimus, sidewipe to name among others. It really hurts when you see them got different personality. Megatron's injuries are noted, while Prime had one arm left after battling with Sentinel, I won't mind Megatron losses, but not lasting for 3 minutes!? Megatron should have repair himself first, He can always go to Cybertron.(He flew to cybertron right after he is revived by fellow decepticon in TF 2)I also know that this is Bay's last movie, but you never know what will happens next in hollywood.

Here's the problem, Bay knew nothing of TransFormers. He was only given a certain amount of info, from both the writers and producers. Since he was an outsider and given not much to work with, I can't blame him for not knowing the mythos. In all fairness, it runs deep, and in many directions. Heck, there are 'verses I know nothing about. Nor do I care. So if a fan has that problem, imagine an outsider who's thinking this is all a joke.

The writers all grew up with this stuff, they knew the source material, they admitted this, and look at the changes they created! They should be ashamed of themselves.

Megatron couldn't repair himself, no Energon. The only source on Earth is The Matrix, and Prime ain't coughin' it up for his arch enemy.

Actually, no, he didn't fly to Cybertron in the second movie. That was a crashed Cybertronian carrier, but it wrecked on Saturn's moon. (One of them, I should say, I don't think it was clarified as to which moon. If it was, I can't remember.)

As for Bay, they could bring him back if they cough up enough money. However, if I was him, I'd stand my ground and say no. Hell no.

Maybe I'm asking too much...Well, Yeah! you might be right, this film could be intended not just for TF Fans, but for all patronages, but right now the impact of this movie still hit me hard! I guess I have to live with this for a time being and Wish somebody who is worthy enough came along and direct anonther Transformers Movie. Maybe another Transformers Reboot.