Comments on: Rogert Ebert responds to fans bashing him for trashing Transformers 2

By: Leland Franta

Leland Franta — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:46:08 +0000

Hi,what a beautiful pants,thanks for sharing.I will get one like that.bill

By: T~

T~ — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:29:19 +0000

I dont have any plans to see this version since i have heard from a few people that it is not as family friendly as the first one was. I sincerely do not understand why they mess with a good formula. My then 7 year old could watch the original and i felt ok with it. No real gore, no sex implied or otherwise, no real swearing. it was actually a good almost family movie, yet this one is not. i get that is it making more money, but i just dont think i want to contribute to the theory that sex, violence and foul language is what the american people want.

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By: Able_Danger

Able_Danger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:50:59 +0000

I agree with Ebert and his contributing writer 100%, there are a lot of movies today that cater to the lowest common denominator. (There are still Republicans out there with money in their pockets, including this one)

And I’m tired of being hassled for criticizing garbage movies. Example, I thought Terminator Salvation was crap (though I liked some of the cinematography), full of nostalgia bits and a plot that was nicely laid out at the end by a digital Helena Bonham Carter like I was an idiot.

On the other hand, though I hate Michel Bay and acknowledge T2 was garbage, I couldn’t help but get sucked into, and enjoy, this summer blockbuster.

And really, isn’t that what we’ve come to expect when we hear “Blockbuster”? An entertaining crap movie meant to stimulate that part of our brain that likes squishing bugs, not a deep, thought provoking classic.

Sometimes you have to throw out all your better judgment and just enjoy yourself…

Let the me bashing begin!

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By: Try try again

Try try again — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:33:20 +0000

I never see these movies, but the hype and the commercials just drive me crazy! It makes me sad that these movies do well, because that means more of the same is coming. Can’t wait for all the hype for Transformers 3, 4, 5, 6 . . . ughhhhhhhhhh

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By: Granger

Granger — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:27:04 +0000

Well, I thought Michael Bay’s days were numbered after Pearl Harbor (what a piece of crap), but apparently I was wrong. Sadly, Daniel, I think you are too. Bay makes way too much money for the studios to ever lose his place in Hollywood.

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By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:27:21 +0000

number 2 sucked! it was also way too much adult sex references in the movie which made it uncomfortable to show my 10 year old son. I won’t be watching any more michael bay pics. I think his days are numbered.

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By: Feebee

Feebee — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:18:38 +0000

I haven’t seen T2, have no intention to ever and am totally with Mr Ebert.

However, please don’t knock all “mindless crap” movies. Every now and then everyone need to see one. It’s so subjective that one man’s m.c is another man’s pee in your pants funny.

We need the occasional T2, it is summer after all.

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By: Because I Say So

Because I Say So — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:36:08 +0000

I love Robot Chicken.

I refuse to see anything Michael Bay does because it’s all the same. Public Enemies, Harry Potter,, and Bruno all the way!!!

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By: JustV

JustV — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:52 +0000

I just saw this movie last night because hubby was so intent on seeing it.
Because I’ve read the bad reviews about it, I had low expectations going in. Also because I’d read about the two not-too-subtle, stereotypically hood robot characters, I also did not want to see it. But, it was hubby turn to pick (my last pick was Star Trek).
I thought the movie was about as good as the last one, in the C-D grade range.
I could not and cannot get over the two newest and very unnecessary ghetto robot characters with their monkey-like facial features, gold teeth, tendency toward violence to each other, curse-filled speech and avoidance of reading.
These characters also stuck out because (as I’m a fan of the original Transformers toys and cartoons) they are not original to the brand as was pretty much every other robot character (with the exception of the origin [old] robots, JetFire, the Fallen, etc.).
I was also annoyed by the overreaching sexism going on against the female characters played by Megan Fox and the seductive temptress thing.
This does not bode well for the upcoming G.I. Joe franchise knock-off.

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By: Geebz

Geebz — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:40:26 +0000

As a child of the 80s and a fan of Transformers, I was so totally disappointed in this movie. There was no linear story to follow, there was useless close-up footage of female parts, there was a pair of “hood” transformers complete with gold teeth and….EXPLOSIONS!

Personally, there is nothing redemptive of this film and Mr. Bay needs to quietly collect his check and take a break from movies. Shia did wonderfully as did Duhmel and Gibson as the army professionals. Everyone else was a typical type-cast movies character. The vamp, the hot girl next door, the excentric conspiracy theorist, the evil administrative government official that is out of touch with the real world…shall I really go on? It was awful!

My heart breaks for a childhood that was raped.

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