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movie review - Transformers: Dark of The Moon

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

This is the second sequel to the splashy first from six years ago. I got around to watching this - and the first sequel - with my son for "movie night" and I have to say they're both a big step down from the first one, and the original didn't have a lot of wiggle room for a fall. For reasons known only to Satan, the main idiotcharacter's parents are in this. Also, John Turturro disgraces himself in a humiliating turn. Come to think of it, if you told me that John Turturro, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Kevin Dunn, and Alan Tudyk were in a movie I'd assume that it would be sci-fi and also great. This movie achieves half that. No, less than half -- there were so many problems with this my five-year-old had to have me stop the thing a few times to work out why it didn't make any goddamn sense. He's five.

And at the end Optimus Prime kill Megatron in a way that betrays his entire character. I guess they're setting up the Galvatron sequence but .. I have a bad feeling about this.

Not recommended. I mean it's watchable if you're a fan but .. only just. I'm not watching any more.