Movie Review: Transformers (2007)

Genre:	SciFi
Year:	2007
My Rating:
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Last week I got to catch Transformers on tv. I always wanted to see this movie-version of my favorite tv '80s tv show, and since it did get over 7 stars on IMDB, I had high hopes. But unfortunatly I was mostly disappointed and fustrated with this movie. Here are some of the reasons:

1.) Dialog: It ranged from mildly clever to absolutly moronic, I actually cringed hearing some lines.

2.) Action: Aboslutely chaotic! The whole movie kept jumping back and forth between 3 different locations without warning or structure. And there are other movies that have used this type of fast-paced intercutting between locations and have utilitzed it well; this movie didn't.

3.) Robots: Optimus was the only one that was believable and in-character. I didn't even recognize the other robots.

4.) Megan Fox: She isn't the best actress in the world. But I felt her character was simply a distracting love interest who served very little interest in the movie other than being the love interest of the main character.

But I can't bash this movie entirly. The only thing I can praise about this movie is the CGI. The robots were amazingly designed and their movements and reactions were very realistic. Even when they were locked in battle you could still catch all the detail and mechianics of their design.

I would only recomend this movie to anyone who is interested in fantastic CGI graphics and don't mind some bad dialog.

Have you seen Transformers? Did you love it? Hate it? How do you think this movie could have been improved? Leave a comment.

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Movie Review: Super Mario Bros (1993)

Genre:	Comedy
Year:	1993
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In light of the recent news of Dennis Hoppers death I've decided to review the only movie I own that he stars in: Super Mario Bros

"Super Mario Bros." is a cheesey yet fun fantasy/sci-fi movie based on the original NES game. It got low reviews on IMDB but that doesn't reflect Dennis Hopper's great acting as he portrays King Koopa in this fun, refrence-driven comedy. Mind you, some die-hard fans are headvily disappointed by this film because it doesn't completly follow the cannon storyline of the original games.

But I still think this movie is bashed unjustly. Yes, the movie is not like the game, but it is a dark yet fun reinterpretation/revisioning of the game. The special effects are great, reminencent of cheesy sci-fi movies

Bob Hoskins (as Mario) and John Leguizamo (as Luigi) have great chemistry on screen, even if they don't look like brothers. But Dennis Hopper's performance as the styreotypically evil and ruthless King Koopa is definatly what makes this worth the watch.

And while your at the video store renting this, you can also pick up Hopper's other great performances in Rebel Without A Cause and Easy Rider.

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