Movie-Holic

There are some initial reviews of the new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie that are starting to come online. The folks at IGN Uk and TotalFilm have seen the film and have offered their reviews. And I could really care less.

The IGN site had this to say…

“Epic, spectacular but unfortunately far, far too long; the film proves that when it comes to Michael Bay blockbuster movies, you can have too much of a good thing.”

TotalFilm said this…

“Fallen so frequently approaches the first pic’s all-out awesomeness, and even occasionally surpasses it – notably in an opening blitzkrieg in Shanghai and a forest face-off between Optimus Prime and three Decepticons – that it’s this close to being the perfect summer flick.”

You can see two different types of reviews. One that seems a little negative of the movie and one that, while isn’t a glowing review, is a little more pleased with it. And I say “Who cares?”

While I certainly appreciate someone else’s opinion, it isn’t going to sway me one way or the other as to what I think about the film. I have said before that I feel, without any hesitation, that the first Transformers movie is my favorite movie. There is no doubt in my mind that the second installment, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is going to be my second favorite.

I will say that I don’t particularly like long movies. I think that’s the main reason I wasn’t all that happy with The Dark Knight. There has to be a lot of action going on to make the movie feel like it’s moving along instead of stalling out in the middle. If this does happen then it will put a bit of a damper on it for me, but I don’t foresee that happening.