By Chris Snellgrove | Updated
I’m a child of the ’80s, so I come with my love of Transformers naturally. I absolutely very focused the original GI cartoon, and my childhood bedroom was filled with my favorite robots, heroes and villains. In the ’90s, my best friends and I rediscovered the 1986 animated movie, and hailed it as one of the best movies ever made. So, when the first live-action Transformers movie came out, I was blown away, and I thought it really lived up to my expectations. Except (or perhaps due to) Michael Bay’s excesses and recreational sex act, we in the end had a blockbuster movie to revive the Transformers genre.
If I had One Wish Willow back then, I might have wished Bay would have continued making these movies. And like Bear in InfatuationMy desire would have gone aside almost immediately. Bay went on to make four more Transformers movies, and each one was more painful than being eaten by Sharkticons. Why does he continue to make these films that are criticized by critics? Simple: the first sequel earned over $836 million at the box office, proving that there is a market for pure slop if it has enough sexy poses and explosions in it. How bad is it? Find out for yourself: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) is now streaming for free on Tubi.
Change and Crash
The layout of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen begins with Autobots and humans teaming up to hunt down the remaining Decepticons on Earth. Unfortunately, the ancient Decepticon manages to awaken Megatron, and the two begin a crazy plan: to activate the hidden Star Harvester and completely drain the sun’s energy, killing humanity in a freezing cold annihilation. All this leads to a showdown in Egypt, where the sands and pyramids are the setting for the final battle that will decide the fate of the entire planet.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen introduced new characters to the franchise, including Tony Todd as The Fallen. However, the cast is mostly made up of returning actors from the first film. These include original G1 voice actors Peter Cullen (who has spent his entire life voicing Optimus Prime) and Frank Welker (the original voice actor for Megatron who voices several major Decepticons in this movie). Hugo Weaving also plays the live-action Megatron, while Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, and John Turturro play people caught up in this world war. Oh, and Megan Fox returns to play the hottest eye candy on the Cybertron side (Bay decided that this attractive siren is better seen than heard).
Blockbuster Rerun
The actors do their best with what they are given; unfortunately, what they are offered a hot mess. Transformers: Revenge of the FallenThe story was based largely on a quick treatment written in just two weeks and delivered before the Writers Guild strike; it was then extended by Michael Bay, who locked down three writers (Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman) for four months until the final script was completed. The result was perfect disaster: despite its bloatedness, a running time of 2.5 hours, all Revenge of the Fallen rehashing the first film’s tired “I have to find the alien Maguffin” plot.
Of course, rehashing an old plot is not that it’s bad if you do something interesting; Star Trek: The Motion Picture it was a big-budget replacement for the forgotten The Original Series episode, but added enough nuances to give the film its own identity. Unfortunately, Revenge of the Fallen this is not the case be the nuance. Instead, we get the kind of comedy that teenagers might have enjoyed back in the ’90s. Most of them come from two new robots designed as jive-talk, racist, perfect caricatures (with deep gold teeth. The film also includes a visual gag about the Devastator’s balls (talk above the “meat” of the eye).
The Worst of Both Worlds
Also, it sounds like the whole back half of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen it’s just the characters rambling about the plot in one weird dump after another. From a storytelling perspective, this is the worst of both worlds. Hardcore Transformers fans don’t need much information about the Primes and various pieces of the Autobot arcana because they already know it. Meanwhile, the general audience doesn’t mind the endless exposition because it detracts from the cool fight scenes. Infuriatingly insane narrative choice everyone to watch, which would be worse if it didn’t take (once in the cheap seats) like 50 percent of the film!
The last big problem with the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that many letters are not the same. This is true of The Fallen, a Big Bad with less charisma than Megatron with his little finger. It’s also true of Sam Witwicky, the passive audience surrogate cry the whole movie. Sadly, it’s especially true of Optimus Prime, who goes from “a guy who talks about nothing” to “a man who violently tears apart his enemies.” Honestly, before the credits roll, you’ll find yourself rooting for the OG Decepticons because at least they’re consistent. interesting.
Bad Movies Are For Everyone With Emotions
Unfortunately, quality doesn’t matter when it comes to today’s Transformers movies. Revenge of the Fallen it was a critical abomination, but it grossed more than $836 million, leading to three possible war crimes. After years, Transformers Onethe best film in the entire franchise (yes, I said it!), it was a box office bomb that killed any hope of a sequel. Are you ready to share your pain with me? Do you want to drink your way through the worst Transformers movie ever made or stare at Megan Fox? Maybe you just want to go back to a simpler time, there even worse what can you find out any day that michael bay is making a resist robot sequel?
No judgments here, friend. No need to convert and extract; just go spread it Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen free on Tubi.
