Should films subscribe to that doctor’s oath: “First do no harm?”
This comes to mind this morning as I feel that watching ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ has caused irreparable harm to some aspects of my functioning – namely, the ability to integrate ideas/things together – put concepts into context.
So horrible and possibly physically harming is this ‘motion picture’ that I found myself upon waking today frantically searching for some other example of action cinema storytelling that would soothe/replace the nightmarish, idiotic cacophony of Michael Bay’s pic – and, thank goodness I found one.
So presented below for fellow sufferers of what should now be called ‘Bay’s Disease’ I give you the Flying Wing sequence from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’.
Phew.
ahhh, wit, action and explosions ONLY when necessary – that's how ya spell relief! ;)
(and all that in only under five minutes too!)
I wrote off Michael Bay (and Roland Emmerich) years ago and I can honestly say it was the best move I made in my movie-viewing history. I haven't regretted it for one second.
Bay especially directs with contempt. The only way to do anything positive with his output is to ignore it. Don't review it. Don't view it. Don't regard it as a movie. I know I don't. :)
As I've said here before, I was entertained by the first Transformers (primarily by the visuals and that it was a bit of a nostalgia trip, admittedly).
This one was unbelievable. I couldn't even fathom the depths of it's badness, even by Michael Bay standards. It was dumb, offensive (how can you make robots offensive? well, Bay figured it out), and incredibly long. I had to walk out. It never ended.
The world ain't ready for a visionary director as Mr. Bay…
Having say that, I believe I'll be watching it in the future… when is it on TV.
I have promised myself that I will not be suckered into seeing this as I did the first.
I think Brit reviewer Mark Kermode feels much the same way Jett, his review is terrific – there's no doubt what his opinion is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g__bQ-Y7D8Q
All hail and praise be for Indy – do you know there's whisper of a 5th?
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even then it will be painful. sigh.
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even then it will be painful. sigh.