boy_in_red
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This film is perfect evidence that money and talent are different things.
How can a film have so many special effects, some pretty impressive acting talent (no I don't mean the leads) and still manage to feel so overly long and , let's face it, boring.
Another thing, this is not family fun. Transformers shows robots ripping each other's heads off, it seems to have very pro-war leanings, and treats women as sex objects. There's no innocence , wonder or even real morality here. It's just... grimy. If a 2 and a half hour car commercial is your idea of great fun, knock yourself out.
How can a film have so many special effects, some pretty impressive acting talent (no I don't mean the leads) and still manage to feel so overly long and , let's face it, boring.
Another thing, this is not family fun. Transformers shows robots ripping each other's heads off, it seems to have very pro-war leanings, and treats women as sex objects. There's no innocence , wonder or even real morality here. It's just... grimy. If a 2 and a half hour car commercial is your idea of great fun, knock yourself out.
I've just come back from an early showing of Scream 4- I was adamant that I would watch the film before anyone revealed any spoilers, so rest assured this review will be spoiler free.
Scream is a series I have a lot of affection for. The first film was released while I was in my teens and it seemed to single handedly revive horror films on the big screen. As a fan of old school franchises like Elm Street and Friday 13th, it was a very exciting time, and more so the Scream films seemed particularly fun for those who had a knowledge of horror- naming the rules and clichés while twisting them enough to keep us glued to the screen.
Scream 3, however, was a limp entry into the series. Kevin Williamson's writing was missed and somehow the horror series had transformed into pure Hollywood pastiche with some kill scenes (Jay and Silent Bob cameo, anyone?).
The return of Kevin Williamson was the reason I actually held hope for Scream 4, and in short he doesn't disappoint. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette all reprise their roles in this instalment, but we're also introduced to a younger cast of high schoolers, including Sidney's niece Jill.
I was initially afraid that this film would be Scream- The Next Generation with a bunch of younger faces reducing the characters we know and love to nothing but bit parts, but thankfully i think a good balance is found to please old fans and new. Sidney, in her attempts to protect her niece, is now the voice of wisdom, a survivor who can share the strength she has in protecting Jill.
In contrast, Gale Weathers- Riley (nice nod at the double-barrel name there!) locks horns with the younger generation. She wants to reignite her journalistic career, to reclaim her identity post-marriage, but she's at odds with rapidly moving technology- live streaming video blogs, boys with their gadgets, even a killer who appears more techno savvy. Perhaps it sounds like Im reading far more into a horror film than I should, but as a writer Kevin Wiliiamson has always given his characters an emotional hook to draw audiences in.
The film has some fantastic tense moments, as well as the occasional jump scare and plenty of comedy too- even mocking it's own self referential loop of commenting on films within films. A perfect mix of comedy, human drama, social commentary and scares- the Scream series is truly back!
Scream is a series I have a lot of affection for. The first film was released while I was in my teens and it seemed to single handedly revive horror films on the big screen. As a fan of old school franchises like Elm Street and Friday 13th, it was a very exciting time, and more so the Scream films seemed particularly fun for those who had a knowledge of horror- naming the rules and clichés while twisting them enough to keep us glued to the screen.
Scream 3, however, was a limp entry into the series. Kevin Williamson's writing was missed and somehow the horror series had transformed into pure Hollywood pastiche with some kill scenes (Jay and Silent Bob cameo, anyone?).
The return of Kevin Williamson was the reason I actually held hope for Scream 4, and in short he doesn't disappoint. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette all reprise their roles in this instalment, but we're also introduced to a younger cast of high schoolers, including Sidney's niece Jill.
I was initially afraid that this film would be Scream- The Next Generation with a bunch of younger faces reducing the characters we know and love to nothing but bit parts, but thankfully i think a good balance is found to please old fans and new. Sidney, in her attempts to protect her niece, is now the voice of wisdom, a survivor who can share the strength she has in protecting Jill.
In contrast, Gale Weathers- Riley (nice nod at the double-barrel name there!) locks horns with the younger generation. She wants to reignite her journalistic career, to reclaim her identity post-marriage, but she's at odds with rapidly moving technology- live streaming video blogs, boys with their gadgets, even a killer who appears more techno savvy. Perhaps it sounds like Im reading far more into a horror film than I should, but as a writer Kevin Wiliiamson has always given his characters an emotional hook to draw audiences in.
The film has some fantastic tense moments, as well as the occasional jump scare and plenty of comedy too- even mocking it's own self referential loop of commenting on films within films. A perfect mix of comedy, human drama, social commentary and scares- the Scream series is truly back!
Michael Bay introduces this film's heroine bent over a motorbike in very short shorts. The only other young female who gets screen time in this film reveals a metallic tail from underneath a very short skirt. Michael Bay doesn't know how to write women.
He has created 2 horrendously stereotypical black robots, gold teeth and large ears included, with names like "mudflap" and "skids" one of whom proudly proclaims they don't know how to read. Michael bay can't write black characters.
Transformers is a film series derived from a cartoon and toy range. Despite this Michael Bay doesn't mind including words slang word for female genitalia in the dialogue, and featuring a hot lady cyborg (with a tail no less) trying to seduce the hero. Michael Bay does not have a sense of what is appropriate for his target audience.
Michael Bay is very good at displaying all things military. He can make any shot look like he is trying to sell cars- this atrocious advertising slickness where everything mechanical is fetishised. He's very good at orchestrating fight scenes that make NO visual sense- just bits of metal hitting metal. And he's very good at making a film last about an hour longer than it needs to.
Transformers: ROTF is dreadful. One can almost find a strange respect in the epic scale of it's dreadfulness. There's an audacity there, one that suggests many involved in this film have somehow lost touch with the real world. If you have a love of bad films, or find movie clichés hilarious, it may even have some replay value. What it doesn't have is a single believable human character... or a soul.
He has created 2 horrendously stereotypical black robots, gold teeth and large ears included, with names like "mudflap" and "skids" one of whom proudly proclaims they don't know how to read. Michael bay can't write black characters.
Transformers is a film series derived from a cartoon and toy range. Despite this Michael Bay doesn't mind including words slang word for female genitalia in the dialogue, and featuring a hot lady cyborg (with a tail no less) trying to seduce the hero. Michael Bay does not have a sense of what is appropriate for his target audience.
Michael Bay is very good at displaying all things military. He can make any shot look like he is trying to sell cars- this atrocious advertising slickness where everything mechanical is fetishised. He's very good at orchestrating fight scenes that make NO visual sense- just bits of metal hitting metal. And he's very good at making a film last about an hour longer than it needs to.
Transformers: ROTF is dreadful. One can almost find a strange respect in the epic scale of it's dreadfulness. There's an audacity there, one that suggests many involved in this film have somehow lost touch with the real world. If you have a love of bad films, or find movie clichés hilarious, it may even have some replay value. What it doesn't have is a single believable human character... or a soul.