william-james88 wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:Burn wrote:What's this? The biggest fan of the movies is not spewing praise like always?
Bay's absence was definitely felt. The movie lacked the sense of scale and "epicness" he brought to the table. There were a handful of scenes I thought were going to build up to an awesome payoff, but then they'd just cut back to an overly goofy joke or something. And the music was terrible. Completely laughable, especially the military theme. It made them feel like cartoon characters instead of a real threat.
But I will say the fight scenes were probably the best in the series. Too bad they were just so few and far between. I definitely liked the movie better than The Last Knight, and it wasn't a bad movie. Just didn't blow me away like I wanted it to.
You know, I always liked you Sly. You always voiced your opinion well, even if it was unpopular and you don't mind people challenging you on it, always answering with heart. And what i like best is that even though you are a fan of the Bay films, you are not a blind follower, you will call him out on missteps, like TLK.
As for the idea of not needing the parents, you bring good arguments. It is not necessary for character growth. The best example is Stranger things. We really dont spend much time with the main character's parents even though they are young teenagers. Of ourse, there's Will's mom but she is an actual main character. SNL even made a joke that we never see Lucas' parents. And its not even a movie, its a whole show. The creators knew that showing interactions with all the parents was uneccesary and preffered to focus on the kids' interaction with the otherworldy aspects. And this is a great comparison to BB because oth BB and Strangers things rely heavily on 80s Nosalgia and Amblin films.15ngcs1 wrote:
So far it's 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Did you know that Age of Exinction was as well before more critics saw it? Not saying it will sink at all, I just always found that funny. And anyways, 100% just means no one hated the film, which is very different than saying its a great movie.
I thought the death of Charlie's father was part of the plot. That's why she's longing for freedom, for adventure, for love right? But at the end she and Bumblebee brought each other 'back to life' right? Hence Hailee Steinfeld's end credits song. I haven't seen it yet so I'm not sure, but I've heard it in an interview.
Definitely not 100% at the beginning for Age of Extinction. And normally it will sink to just a low 90%. Age of Extinction is 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. Anyways, I didn't say it's a great movie. I'm just replying to that person who thought that it's going to have a high rating on the tomato meter. Plus I saw online that the people who saw it had a great time seeing critics' shocked faces as they got out of the cinema.