Transformers! More then meets the eye! As an 80's child I remember Transformers very well and when I heard a live action movie was being made I was a little skeptical. To be clear, there were animated Transformer movies in the past.
I was impressed with the first Transformers live action movie and I saw first one on Blu-Ray Disc and recently saw the sequel on Blu-Ray Disc as well.
Technically, the sequel lives up to its predecessor in every way. The CGI is amazingly convincing and the production values through the roof.
Picture: Clean and crisp as we would expect with no anomalies that I noticed in terms of edge enhancement or artifacting. The hi-rez picture is bright with great contrast and color; especially the CGI colors of the different Transformer characters.
Sound: A DTS Master Audio layer is the hi-fi sound layer. It is the only hi-def layer available on the feature disc with a couple other Dolby Digital language layers for sound available. So if your system does not allow you to access the DTS HD Master file, your out of luck hi-def sound wise. The DTS Master file is astounding. Some DTS Master files can be overly bright and overdone on the low end, but overall I found the sound stage to be clear and not overdone at all. Listen for the cool sound effects running through your surround set up that accompany the Paramount logo at the beginning of the movie.
Story: Well, obviously they didn't copy the original Transformers story line and not every Transformer character is and will make it into this and any other sequels that might coming. That being said, the narrative plays out with good pace and at least there was an attempt to craft an interesting story with back story elements connected to the first film with new back story elements brought out in the sequel.
I wasn't on the edge of my seat guessing with bated breath what would be coming next, but the story was interesting enough to keep me from getting bored between the actions sequences. I was surprised that the length of the movie pushes well over 2 hours.
Overall, this one is worth a rental if you are into sci-fi or a Transformers aficionado though you might not like the blatant military advertising throughout both the first Transformer film and the sequel.
Picture: 4.5 out of 5.
Sound: 5 out of 5.
Story: 3.5 out of 5.
Happy movie!
Like I said in class, it's a fun movie. I was very impressed with the special effects and the visuals, and think it would be worth watching on Bluray one day for that reason alone. The first one was better, but that is generally the case with sequels. I think Shia Labeouf makes the series what it is, they really scored when they cast him.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good movie. But I found that the Transformers themselves took a reduced role in the movie. The detail is amazing though. I think that they could have done better with this movie. They scored with Shia Labeouf being cast, but nearly lost that point when they casted Megan Fox. Using eye candy is a tactic that should be left used by pornographic movies.
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