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Transformers

Michael Bay = HACK
By scduregger in scduregger Blog
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"I just saw Michael Bay's Transformers last night and have been shaking my head since I left the theater.Where do I start on a review of this movie?First off, the effects are top-notch. The transformations are incredible, the robots look great. Some of the best effects I've seen in years.However, the movie's called Transformers....we're all here to see gigantic robots battle it out....why the hell are all these annoying humans in the way? It seems Michael Bay and the screenwriters didn't think we'd care about the Transformers characters. The giant robots are written more as an afterthought and comic relief than as actual heroic characters. Optimus Prime & company should be the stars of this movie, not some nerdy kid and his scantily clad lust interest. I can go on and on and pick this movie apart. I know it's a big budget effects movie, and don't get me wrong, some of my favorite movies are some of the cheesiest movies of the 80s (Rambo, Robocop, The Last Dragon). Transfor ... " [More]

The Fountain

A little patience goes a long w ...
By scduregger in scduregger Blog
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"I was really shocked when I saw the reviews for this movie. Normally I seem to see eye-to-eye with most critics...but not on this film. The Fountain is one of the most beautiful and though-provoking films I've seen in a long time. Once it ended, I wanted to watch it again. I've since bought the DVD and seen it 3 times. This isn't one of those "point A to point B" movies. No, there isn't a standard plot. This is a work of art and a film that has a lot of ideas behind it's simple story.I think The Fountain will stand the test of time and be one of those films that people look back on as a masterpiece. " [More]