I was wondering if anyone else had been experiencing this...

 

I've been a big defender of the movie and just about everything to do with it ever since I first saw the first robot designs. And I totally loved the movie when I saw it on July 2nd. But the more I think about it, especially in light of what "Transformers" has meant to me over the years, the emptier the movie seems.

 

I would liken it to... the robot designs, actually. You look at one of them from a distance and your immediate impression is "whoa, that's awesome" (unless you thought they sucked). But the closer you get, the more you see holes and empty spaces, until you're left wondering how it all connects together, and even if it does at all, or if it's just smoke and mirrors. They spent all this time and effort trying to create realistic robots-that-transform-from-Earth-vehicles, but the final result is just a bunch of parts.

 

And that's how I feel about the movie now. It has some great parts. But it's held together by virtually nothing at all. And I'm not sure what the point of the whole thing was, to be honest. There's a lot of the movie that I could never see again, and I wouldn't miss it. Which is an odd feeling, because typically my favorite movies are ones that I could watch just about any scene from and think to myself "man, this movie freaking rules."

 

I could just be burned out on it. It's been such an all-consuming thing for Transformers fans for so long. But I also think the shine is starting to wear off the movie, and I'm seeing it less as a Transformers fan and more as just a regular guy. I love the CGI stuff, but at the end of the day it's just effects. And I'm finding myself more nostalgic for the simplicity of the original "Transformers" than I have been in a long time.

 

So anyway, that's all. I was just wondering if I was alone in this.

I can't agree or disagree about it being more "skippable". Half the time I put on the 80s movie, it's just background noise.

I would liken it to... the robot designs, actually. You look at one of them from a distance and your immediate impression is "whoa, that's awesome" (unless you thought they sucked). But the closer you get, the more you see holes and empty spaces, until you're left wondering how it all connects together, and even if it does at all, or if it's just smoke and mirrors. They spent all this time and effort trying to create realistic robots-that-transform-from-Earth-vehicles, but the final result is just a bunch of parts.

You have got to be sh*tting me.

Hi. My name is P-C, and I've felt like this since just before the credits rolled.

 

 

All kidding aside Pete has made some astute observations here, IMO.

I think Pete's just been burned out on movie discussion - It sucked/It ruled, Starscream fired on Megs/No he didn't, Soundwave should be a sucky tapeplayer in part 2/No he shouldn't, Leader Prime is better/Voayger Prime is better, etc.

I've been like that too. I really hate to admit that a movie I like really isn't that good, but I end up doing it anyway. I saw the movie twice but now I'm not so sure if I want to buy it on DVD. It just doesn't seem good enough for me to view it over and over again.

I really hate to admit that a movie I like really isn't that good, but I end up doing it anyway.

Sounds more like what you're saying is that you don't like the movie, not that you like it even though it isn't that good. Am I right?

I really hate to admit that a movie I like really isn't that good, but I end up doing it anyway.

Sounds more like what you're saying is that you don't like the movie, not that you like it even though it isn't that good. Am I right?

 

 

 

No.

It's ok to like movies that aren't good. I have the Masters of the universe movie, It's aweful, but skipping to the Skeletor scenes is well worth it. I'm gonna buy the movie on DVD. I'll watch the good parts of it many times, but I'll never watch the whole thing for my own enjoyment. It's just not a very good movie. It has great effects, but not much else.

 

This is the inevitable effect the hype dying down.

I really hate to admit that a movie I like really isn't that good, but I end up doing it anyway.

Sounds more like what you're saying is that you don't like the movie, not that you like it even though it isn't that good. Am I right?

 

 

 

No.

If you don't want to watch it over and over again, how does that qualify as liking it?

 

 

It's ok to like movies that aren't good. I have the Masters of the universe movie, It's aweful, but skipping to the Skeletor scenes is well worth it. I'm gonna buy the movie on DVD. I'll watch the good parts of it many times, but I'll never watch the whole thing for my own enjoyment. It's just not a very good movie. It has great effects, but not much else.

I view the Transformers movie very much in this light, except that I am totally willing to watch MOTU all the way through for my own enjoyment, and I enjoyed Transformers even more.

 

But then I watch Rushmore to feel better about myself.