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Transformers: Revenge of the fallen review





Rating: 4.5/5


Review: "Transformers: Revenge of the fallen DVD review"


The most anticipated movie is here! It is loud, explosive and noisy. Transformers 2, in short, is very entertaining with big robots smashing one another. It is also intense and epic especially at the last battle scene. Michael Bay does what he do best. Big explosions, more bigger explosions and the biggest explosions. Transformers 2 is a non-stop action fun romp where you just have to sit and wait for it to unfold. You do not need to do anything else, like thinking and pointing out goofs.


Story: It is almost like the first one where story is just hidden in the amounts of explosions and CGI robots. But in Transformers, why do I care about plots that are intelligent? I am watching it for robots smashing each other. That is one thing a critic is never going to know. If Transformers has a twisted, dark and complex plot and the robots just appearing in a few scenes, it won't be called Transformers. Transformers means fun, explosions and robots. The music is even epic. Explosions are cool. The cast are hot. The director is insane. But one thing I do not like is that it has too much comedy and some lame characters trying to funny.


Overall: It is a good summer movie. Take a break from watching the usual genres, and watch something different. What is not fun seeing robots destroying everything in their path? Let see if G.I Joe is as successful as Transformers. Maybe not. Wait for Transformers 3.


DVD special features-Rating: 4/5


There is a long making of (2 hours and 14 minutes) which pretty covers everything you want to know about the movie but one thing that is not included is a featurette on the score which is disappointing. A featurette on 25 years of Transformers (10 minutes) is just about how Transformers have progressed for a long time. A featurette on visualising the special effects (25 minutes) which is not that fun. Deleted scenes (6 minutes) which are not useful to the story. A music video of Linkin Park singing the rocking theme song ( 3 minutes) and a trailer of the movie (2 minutes). Lastly, you can see conceptual artwork of the Transformers in the movie which is nothing much. Overall, it is a pretty good 2-disc edition DVD.

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