Transformers: Dark of the Moon (12A)

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<strong>Rating: </strong>2/5

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Time Out says

Mon Jun 27 2011

The tone is set for this third – and hopefully final – episode in the tiresome toy-based franchise somewhere around the fifth minute. It’s then that a bracing, pacy intro explaining how the entire American space programme was a cover for an alien fact-finding mission gives way to a grotesque, leering up-the-skirt shot of new leading lady Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s backside. From there, it follows the same template as the first two films: 90 minutes of near-unwatchable plot filler, bad slapstick, dubious racial stereotypes and crude softcore followed by a solid hour of indistinguishable shiny objects smashing into each other while their faceless human counterparts run about shouting ‘Go!’.

Football-faced fratboy Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is called back into action to save the world for a third time when a crashed Autobot spaceship is discovered on the Moon, causing exiled villain Megatron to come out of hiding and restart the Transformer war. The rest of the plot is all but impossible to follow, but it has something to do with teleportation, invasion and the enslavement of the human race.

A fairly annoying but mostly forgettable presence in the first two films, LeBeouf has graduated to full-on liability, his shrieking, barking, berserker performance just one of many inexplicable elements in this shouty, infuriating film. But he’s Laurence Olivier next to Huntington-Whiteley, whose blank, pouty turn as Sam’s new squeeze makes one long for the good old days of Megan Fox.

‘Dark of the Moon’ isn’t totally unbearable. Cameos from the likes of Frances McDormand, Patrick Dempsey and even Buzz Aldrin prove amusing distractions, and there’s a solid action sequence set in a toppling skycraper. But mostly this is fairly agonising: long, loud, lurid and lacklustre.
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Rated:

12A

UK release:

Fri Jul 1 2011

Duration:

154 mins

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Rated as: 4/5 (29 ratings)
  • OH the worm has turned--Mr Huddlestone have we ever seen a critic provoke as much response as the movie itself?----SO-- some people actually like this movie.why not,I'm no child and I found it a great piece of escapist cinema.Pure high adrenelin fun with one piece of pointless casting with a sillly looking pouty stick thing who has zero screen presence and no acting ability(its a shma megan Fox and Micahel Bay fell out,as she was believeable--as an ordinary girl who was really really pretty-this new one? just stuck in there with no crediblility as Sam's bird or as a believeable part-just a gangly fat lipped cat walk turd creature who eats one grape and smokes 80 marlboro a day, and some people thinks thats fit??) back to the movie,Sorry Tom but yet again the cracks in your review are as bog as the san Andreas fault.they only highlight your dislike and mistrust of huge global box office apealing action beasts such as 2012 and the transformers series,citing poor plot and wooden acting shows up that you were looking for thespian flaws that no one else was.TOM,,hers a heads up mate ITS A TRANFORMERS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! robots?optimus prime?Megatromn? They talk like WWFwrestlers and change from cars into talking robots and fire guns(and never reload)? its fun !!! I read that George Lucas loves these films-we know Speilbergs involved.I ask you,In modern cinema I know of no other stronger reccomendation thatn those two guys for shear enjoyment,and taking us on a ride-somewhere to escape to-along with Roland Emmerich and James Cameron you have cinemas artists--they paint a magcal celluloid picture with magical end product that smashes our senses and bring a smile to our eyes.there are other genres for sure-but these are action stories,--its a journey--goonies-ET-JAWS- Indiana jones-Independance day-Star wars-Avavtar- we want to be entertained TOM... and as for any other reviewers out there knocking this film,do me a favour if they bring out part 4---stay off here....

    andrew Tue Jul 12 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • Really enjoyed the first film. Didn't think the second was so good but still fun. Thought the third was again fun and worth a watch for the cgi alone. Kids or adults who grew up with the original toys & cartoon will enjoy. However, anyone looking for something more challenging to get their amateur film critic teeth into would be best off giving it a miss. Be a kid again for a couple of hours and enjoy for what it is, visually spectacular and good fun but don't expect something that's going to win Oscars. For the record there's nothing gotesque or softcore about the way the leading lady's shot in this film. She has an absolutely stunning figure which would've been hard to hide even if she'd spent the whole film clad in jeans and a baggy jumper.  Thankfully she didn't but if you're worried about taking kids because of the reviewers reference to softcore porn....don't be. The only skin you're going to see is legs, granted long and gorgeous but legs nonetheless and nothing more risqué than that.

    Dave Tue Jul 12 2011
    Rated as: 3/5
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  • This is a sad case of trying too hard to impress. There is definitely a tremendous effort put in to piece this movie together. But, hey, it is a science fiction - you don't have to be that serious! Almost three hours and most people just dose off. Seriously, the movie needs a good editor!!!

    Danny Sun Jul 10 2011
    Rated as: 2/5
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  • Jock: The reasons why I went to see the 3rd film were simple: 1) I enjoyed the first 2 films 2) The preview looked interesting 3) I don't always agree with critics' reviews and like to make my own mind up for myself. I went with high hopes but came our sadly disappointed - the CGI President was totally unconvincing, Shia did spend a lot of the film just screaming and RHW seemed to be acting as though she'd picked up a token bit of rough! Incidentally, Jock, did we really need to know you had a "semi on" for the duration of the film? Eeeww!

    John Wed Jul 6 2011
    Rated as: 2/5
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  • Yes,Kelt,John,Jojo-you did not enjoy it.Thats fine.I wonder why you attend in the firstplace/I knew what I was getting from it,blockbuster fun----------------Huddlestone,I can accept his dull repetetive mumblings--"I'm a critic ,this was dull I'mm a critic the story was rubbish bla blah blah( yes I just accept it now I dont forgive it however...,he comes over as an idiot who mocks all action films that are half decent)..But the rest of you?? Why oh why do you torture yourself??I would not go and see a cartoon kids film for 5 year olds or a sex and the city film,because I wont enjoy them.So just,well er just FUCK off basically-- If on the other hand you like action,special effects and Michael Bay and Steven spielberg and huge big fuck off robots smashing shit out of everything AGAIN < you will be like I was ,with a bit of a semi on, for about two hours.for about 2 hours.

    jock Tue Jul 5 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • Having seen the first 2 (You Are All Idiots - please note), I was willing to give this film the benefit of the doubt. Wrong! From the "God Bless America" beginning of the moon landing to the (rather daft) ending, the plot had more holes in it than a piece of Emmenthal. Rosie HW is very pretty - but that's it. No real screen presence, no chemistry between her & Shia - she never seemed to fit into the role (I never thought I'd say it but bring back Megan Fox please!) . Did someone also do a bit of extra editing? The film went from "the city must be evacuated" to "the city's been evacuated" between one shot and the next! All in all, not Michael bay's best effort - enjoyable for young kids who like seeing things blow up and are easily distracted but you might be better off waiting until the Blu-Ray comes out.

    John Tue Jul 5 2011
    Rated as: 2/5
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  • It's funny how if you look at the punctuation in these comments you can tell apart the intelligent people who don't like this movie and the idiots who do.

    Jojo Tue Jul 5 2011
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  • Watched it, loved it, I'd buy it

    Jem Tue Jul 5 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • Just dull. Noisy and loud, uninvolving. Not for grown-ups.

    Ed Tue Jul 5 2011
    Rated as: 1/5
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  • Let me be perfectly CLEAR on all you people who may or may not even be from the era of Transformers the comic toy and cartoon. THIS MOVIE Trilogy Brought to life possibly THE best toy franchise EEEEEVER, Brought to life our imaginations as children with transformers toys. I mean if you didn't like the first 1 or 2 WHY DID YOU SEE THE THIRD DUMBASS.. Yea you liked it so shutup .

    YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS Mon Jul 4 2011
    Rated as: 4/5
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