Monday, July 13, 2009

Review : Transformers - Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)



CGI Extravaganza!


Rating
: 3.5/5
Genre : Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi


Ok , I have been reading a lot many reviews about this movie and i would like you people to throw them into crap.But in one way reading them really helps , it totally tells you that movie is shit and wants you to hate it but when the scenes roll in with the pace that would pump up your adrenaline , you will be liking the movie more than usual.

Personally , all the imdb users have gone mad , i mean where have they kept their brains.Do they think that they are some genius or what?When you know that you are watching a movie that is adapted from comics and cartoon , the IQ level of it would just be the same.One cannot expect a Godfather kind of story telling or say Shawshank redemption kind of acting.This is a fantasy movie for @%$'s sake and you WILL have to appreciate it the way it is.People acclaimed movies like "I am Legend" , "Sin City" etc. but they were all crap when seen on the whole , they simply had either a good story telling or story line.

So , people don't believe all this and go watch the movie.It is worth every penny and definitely on par with the first installment.
Micheal Bay hasn't kept his mind at bay, he has made sure that every part of the movie is according to fantasy logic and has added another blockbuster to his kitty.

Now, coming to the reviewing of the movie.This movie definitely has a plot though half way into the movie might give you a different perspective.So , here it goes , Sam Witwicky suddenly learns about the origin of the transformers and the decepticons return to earth to revive their old leader , the fallen.Meanwhile , Autobots which have kinda reproduced in number from the last movie try to protect Sam from them and whether the decepticons revive the fallen and destroy Earth or not forms the rest of the story.

The major part of the movie consists of pure action sequences with jaw dropping graphics and an awesome background score which makes you go gaga over and over again.





Shia Labeouf has done an amazing job and is carving a niche for himself in hollywood.He has matured in acting and his best is in the scene where he gets a mental breakdown in his astronomy class.



Megan Fox is just an eye candy, the sight of whom causes a lot of hormonal changes possibly withstandable.All credits to the cinematographer.



Coming to the autobots , they have definitely grown in number but not anywhere close to decepticons.With bumble-bee developing emotions , it is quite melodramatic in few scenes where you would just doze off but then you have a bigger amount of well-choreographed action sequences created using CGI.
A lot of detailing in the bots was needed because most of them are repeated ones from last movie and they need to be brought back with the same parts and for the new ones, for both autobots and decepticons , quite a huge amount of pre- and post- production work was required and all that hasn't gone in vain.You can watch the movie twice just for the sake of the CGI and the bots.

Now , just graphics won't do any good unless it is coupled with good music.So, Steve
Jablonsky and his score producer Hans Zimmer have created new sounds with no cliche of any sort.Hats off to them.Also , in this context , Linkin Park's new solo "New Divide" needs to be talked about.It has amazing vocals and a rocking bgm which is sure to be played in every party or even at home.



The only flaw , sort of , came in when the decepticons started speaking english in their planet.But then you can bid all that goodbye and continue watching the movie BECAUSE it is a science-FICTION flick and not a realistic drama wherein all logic has to be there.

Michael Bay needs laurels and not the way critics have been treating him.He might be the most intelligent in directing action-thrillers but when it comes to a cartoon based fantasy , he deals it the way any talented director would and i take a bow at him.Bay has definitely shown the WAY it is done and i personally am looking forward to the next chronicle of transformers by counting every day till the release of it in 2012.Till then i would be watching both these movies again and again.

So, slamming imdb and all the other notable critics , i declare that the eye-popping CGI-action flick "Transformers :The Revenge Of The Fallen" is awesome and is sure to entertain you in every pixel of every scene of it.

Thank You for reading through the review.I hope you people like it and look forward to watching the movie.
Pour in your comments as i always say and only some people take pains to write 'em.


Coming Soon :

Review of the Harry Potter and half blood prince
and also top 5 movies this summer...




2 comments:

Charan said...

Waiting for your HP 6 review..I dint particularly like Order of the Phoenix..Actually to think of it,the film was dreadful!..Hope this one works!..

Glad to see that ur updating ur blog more often than usual!..

Varun said...

well..its easier to sit n write and also catch up with the latest movies when at home..this + drawing inspiration from ur blog....lead to the frequent updation..