Transformers III now being pummeled by critics...

[TheBigToyAuction.com]

Yeah, in the first two, I mostly just sat there with no idea who was fighting who, or why. On the other hand, I don't particularly care, so long as there were 'splosions and Giant Robots punching each other in the face.

I hate movies that let plot and character development get in the way of punching and 'splosions. I much prefer movies where the title of the movie is also the entire plot of the movie like: American Ninja (Plot: He's a Ninja; also an American), Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (Plot: There's a Mega Shark - it vs. a Giant Octopus), Zombie Apocalypse (Plot: There's an apocalypse - y'know, because of Zombies), My Dinner with Andre (Plot: A Guy has dinner - with Andre (who, I like to think, is secretly a demon cyborg ninja sent back from the future to enslave mankind - it's there if you look hard enough).

I'm probably not gonna bother seeing this till it comes on HBO, but if it had instead been titled Transformers:'Splosions! I'd be all over it. Bay needs to play to his strengths.

[Hector]

I hope the tickets were free for Green Latern and Transformers.Im boycotting all these stupid films except for Super 8 its the best summer film Ive seen to so far. but bring on Capt America Im ready-Joe Johnston rocks!

Super 8 was good...but my favorite Summer movie so far is X-Men First Class.

I also enjoyed Thor.

The Green Lantern was unintentionally funny to me.

[TheBigToyAuction.com]

You had me at "people get trampled and incinerated in the film at times"

If they want to fill seats, those words should be right on the movie poster.

saw it last night great fun. Lots of robots beating each other up and mayhem abounds. Bay true to form has lots of city drestroying explosions but it is fun and after all he's Michael Bay.
Might be a bit scary/violent for younger kids - people get trampled and incinerated in the film at times
what I did find a bit dissapointing was that they never show why the new autobots adopted NASCAR racecar forms - a missed backtory scene but maybe it was covered in a graphic novel I was unaware of

Peter Cullen was excellent as always as optimus and Frank Welker (cartoon megatron) voices soundwave
got exactly what i expected and it's way better than the 2nd one, PLot is thinner than #1 but more robots and fights so who cares
the VS model is smoking hot but really does even less to move the plot that Megan Fox did in #1 or 2 so she is eye candy for it's own purpose
no spoliers per se but a long time TF fan may see the sting coming early on. I make it a point not to read advances on the plot or cast to keep these films enjoyable for me but i guessed what was coming about half way through

[kennermike]

Super 8 was good...but my favorite Summer movie so far is X-Men First Class.

I also enjoyed Thor.

The Green Lantern was unintentionally funny to me.

I have no interest in X-men but I missed Thor like a Dummy ,will never see Green Lantern

[Goblin19]

I saw it last night and thought it was pretty awful. It looks good, espcially in 3D, but I once again had zero interest in what was going on in the movie. The movie just went on forever.

[jds1911a1]

You had me at "people get trampled and incinerated in the film at times"

If they want to fill seats, those words should be right on the movie poster.

glad to help

[Twiki1979]

each film needs to be judged on its own instead of tying them together....i loved the first transformers movie but not the second...i loved the last 2 batman movies but hate all the ones before it....i think all 3 Spiderman films suck beyond words but I still love Spiderman.....i just think each movie has its own identity so why lump them in together ?

[Mod Style]

I just hope they put some explosions in this one.

[AcroRay]

I believe Michael Bay even admitted the 2nd one was horrible.

When you spend that much of investors' money and artists' time to make something you quickly admit is horrible, you should not be permitted to engage in filmmaking for another 7 years....

[palitoy]

Not enough booze in the world.

[Bronxboykev]

Never follow the crowd is what i say, you gotta go and be your own judge, I have had people who have seen it last night tell me it was Awsome.

[Brazoo]

"Never follow the crowd" - there's like, what, one critic to every 20,000 non-critics who are going to see this thing? With all due respect, you're on the crowd's side in this thing, man.

[TheBigToyAuction.com]

I just hope they put some explosions in this one.

You and me, both.

[Brazoo]

Another thing I don't get, this sentiment "I always make up my own mind", cuz, what? You guys watch every single movie that comes out? It's crazy. You pick and choose what you choose to watch just like everyone else.

I'm probably going to see this thing - I might even like it - but I know it's probably going to be garbage. I'm not better than anyone, I like violence and explosions, but I'm not going to call people "morons" and freak out just because I might enjoy something people (most likely correctly in this case) are pointing out that the quality of the movie is actually very poor.

[Hector]

"Never follow the crowd" - there's like, what, one critic to every 20,000 non-critics who are going to see this thing? With all due respect, you're on the crowd's side in this thing, man.

Exactly...lol.