TF fans, roll out! Michael Bay's 4th take on the franchise has arrived!
As with any of the previous Transformers films, movie goers and critics should have a broad idea of what to expect already. Other than the new casts, this is still that typical Bayformers that we all love to hate, or hate to love for that matter.
First off, I'd like to thank Magnavision Home Video! Almost all seats were already taken for the premiere night, hence sadly resulting to my planned reserved tickets be moved to Sunday. Their team provided me with free block screening tickets (from their surprise promo) and then got to enjoy the film firsthand! Check them out over at Facebook!
After the events of DoTM, wherein the Autobots helped the humans in ridding the world of the Decepticons, the US government has then turned their backs on all Cybertronian life form on Earth, hunting all the remaining Decepticons in hiding, as well as Optimus Prime and the rest of his Autobots.
The humans does not stop at just hunting them down, as others had found the means of engineering and creating man-made bots by thorough studies and experimentaions.
Danger arrived on Earth once again, and Optimus Prime will have to decide to team up once again with the very humans who betrayed them.
The storyline should have been as simple as that, but with cheesy and unlikable dialogues, plus the usual overused of CG effects, explosions and whatnots everyone had come to expect from director, Michael Bay, the film really went downhill to ever more downhill.
After all the critics bombarded the previous films with negativity, Bay still pushed on and approached the fourth installment with the same old treatment.
Mark Wahlberg is a welcome addition to replace the original trilogy's protagonist, Shia. To be honest, I think he's the only one worth mentioning out of the new casts. I can't pinpoint it yet but something definitely seemed off with the rest of the supporting characters. Maybe it's the way they acted or played the roles or they just don't seem to fit for the parts; or maybe it's the way their characters were written.
A lot of new bots were introduced as well, but what got me excited early on was the Dinobots. Really, when they were first shown with the trailers, hardcore TF fans must have been so eager to see them on the big screen. At least that was the case for me, but what a disappointment it was. I think there were no back story nor character development for them. Bay and his team could have forged something else to properly squeeze in the Dinobots in the franchise, not just for the sake of having them.
Moving on with the visual effects, this may be the only film (or franchise) that is out there of its kind.
Sure, a lot of films these days uses CG most of the time, but with Transformers, it is used a LOT of times, all throughout the 3 hours or so. I do love CG, but it's an overkill already with the series. Maybe if the running time was shortened, it would not have been as boring as it already was with the previous sequels.
Still, I think that this has a lot to offer in terms of future installments. The new direction of the story, plus the overall new casts, almost makes this a reboot of some sort. As a longtime fan of the Transformers saga, I'm one of those who's still willing to share some interest on watching these, despite of all the flaws with Bay's Transformers franchise.
Overall, Age of Extinction may be the best of all the bad TF film adaptation out there. Long time general TF fans would still want to see it, just for the sake of it being a Transformers film, but for the casual movie goers, serious movie fans/critics, watch at your own risk. This probably isn't for you. The 3 hour running time will definitely wear you out.
SCORE: 2/5
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