TRANSFORMERS 3 (REVIEW)
Rated
M - 154 mins
Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhmel, Patrick Dempsey, John Malkovich, Francis
McDormand, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and the voice of Leonard Nimoy
Despite
the last Transformers film being among the worst movies I have ever seen in my
opinion, there was still a degree of excitement on my behalf going into this latest
instalment due to the impressive teaser trailers. Known for doing films on a very
large scale, director Michael Bay (The Island, Bad Boys) has outdone himself on
a grand scale delivering an outstanding action spectacle that literally never
stops moving.
Special effects driven to the maximum with a
decent enough premise kicks the plot into gear early. A back-story intertwines
the Apollo moon mission and what the astronauts were actually doing after a supposed
transmission failure. The cameras were actually turned off momentarily as they
ventured to the dark side of the moon for a NASA investigation of a crashed spacecraft.
The vessel is a hibernating Transformer, marooned years earlier after the destruction
of their planet and being secretly brought back by NASA from the moon becomes
part of a devious plan to attack earth to make it their new home.
Now
with a medal from President Obama, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) the everyday hero of the
first two films teams up with his robotic allies Bumblebee and Optimus Prime,
along with some new friends to wage an all out war. All hell breaks loose as the
foundations of downtown Chicago is ripped to shreds in a mass of destruction and
hail of angry machinery. A traumatising scene involving a falling skyscraper and
people sliding down the outside windows has to be seen to be believed , heart
stopping, especially in 3D.
Fresh human characters are introduced
including Sam's new girlfriend Carly, a Victoria's Secret lingerie model who is
not there for her acting ability I assure you. Also the irrepressible Patrick
Dempsey is a nice addition as Dylan, a flirtatious car collector with a dark secret.
However, it's the unique but underused appearance of John Malkovich as the head
of a tech company, who with his raised eyebrows and toothy grin steals every scene
he's involved with.
Long, loud, excessive and delivering some
of the most stupid dialogue I've ever heard, this is rip roaring big screen entertainment.
Who says these films are supposed to be 'realistic'?
Shane
A. Bassett
