It's not looking good for Revenge of the Fallen. Okay the movie is making a TON of money. It's expected to be the number one money maker this year, it's already topped $200 million and did it in less time than any other movie except The Dark Knight. My brother saw it and said anyone who doesn't like it is fucking retarded.
I'm offcially a retard.
The previews alone bugged me which was a bad sign. First of all Bumblebee was able to talk at the end of the first movie but he lost that in the second one. I can forgive that sort of because it doesn't make any sense realistically but it does make writing sense because the radio signals were what gave Bumblebee his charm. Deciding to take his voice away wasn't really a bad choice but is was a limiting one. The second thing that bugged me in the previews was Sam being flashed by the piece of the All Spark and suddenly can write the Transformers language. That is okay I guess because his great, great grandfather was also flashed by Megatron and could do the same thing but he went blind. Sam can still see. Not only that but if can write them then he should be able to understand them, it's language not road maps. The third and final thing that bugged me was the All Spark somehow influencing our civilzation. Sure, carbon dating puts the All Spark here around 10,000 BC so its definatly possible but if the cube influenced our society then all of the world would know about it. The pyramids, the tomb of King Tut, the Hope diamond all of these things were dug up and became some of the greatest discoveries of all time. On one of the same sights as these the cube was found and yet hidden away without so much as a word. Huh?
Okay that's just the previews but reading the spoilers in the link above sure didn't help at all either. If I understand right the Fallen is actually one transformer who has been here for longer than Megatron. I guess it supposedly brought the cube with it I don't know but this Fallen has one of the most boring, overused and underwhelming movie cliche's in history. There's only one thing that can destroy it. Really? I bet a few nukes would do that fucker in. Better yet, every single Autobot that ever was pounding it all at once would also end it's day real quick. Hey they took out Unicron and obviously Micheal Bay didn't watch that movie. And the creation Matrix being on Earth? The creation matrix was passed down from one autobot leader to the next all throughout time and if it was ever lost then the Autobots can't have a leader. They're machines afterall, not quite as flexible as living beings. Oh and last but not least Optimus Prime dies and yet is brought back. Well if they could bring back Optimus without the All Spark then where the hell is Jazz? he was killed at the end of movie one why couldn't they bring him back? They had more than enough time. I guess not being a Prime means you don't count for much when your spark goes out. I won't go into the rest because there are plenty of things mentioned that quite frankly just don't need to be in the movie.
So Revenge of the Fallen is offcially a non-movie to me. I'm not going to watch it, I'm not going to pay to watch it at least. I might check it out on DVD at my brother's place because he's going to buy it but I'm more than sick of the simple plots being made complex in stupid ways. Maybe it's because I'm a writer, I expect more story in movies than we have been getting lately. I'm writing a novel right now and all throughout the writing process I keep asking myself "Does this make sense?" When I write something into the story the main thing I'm concerned about is how well it clicks with what I've already written. The writers of Revenge of the Fallen didn't do that. They obviously created a weak story and seemed to have little concern for how the pieces of the puzzle would fit together. They made the same mistake so many other movie writers have and just concerned themselves with gimmicks and special effects to entertain. I'm sorry but that can only get you so far. Just ask Tim Burton about his many movie failures and what went wrong with them.
Now the previous movie had a WONDERFUL concept and story and the best part was it clicked with the cartoons. Just two sides trying to get the All Spark, one for conquest, one for destruction and none of this "There's only one way to destroy it" bullshit. The movie was fun, lots of action, lots of humor it WORKED. That's why I loved it, it didn't push the envelope and maintained a very good balance of story, special effects and entertainment. From what I've read and seen Fallen does not.
I'm offcially a retard.
The previews alone bugged me which was a bad sign. First of all Bumblebee was able to talk at the end of the first movie but he lost that in the second one. I can forgive that sort of because it doesn't make any sense realistically but it does make writing sense because the radio signals were what gave Bumblebee his charm. Deciding to take his voice away wasn't really a bad choice but is was a limiting one. The second thing that bugged me in the previews was Sam being flashed by the piece of the All Spark and suddenly can write the Transformers language. That is okay I guess because his great, great grandfather was also flashed by Megatron and could do the same thing but he went blind. Sam can still see. Not only that but if can write them then he should be able to understand them, it's language not road maps. The third and final thing that bugged me was the All Spark somehow influencing our civilzation. Sure, carbon dating puts the All Spark here around 10,000 BC so its definatly possible but if the cube influenced our society then all of the world would know about it. The pyramids, the tomb of King Tut, the Hope diamond all of these things were dug up and became some of the greatest discoveries of all time. On one of the same sights as these the cube was found and yet hidden away without so much as a word. Huh?
Okay that's just the previews but reading the spoilers in the link above sure didn't help at all either. If I understand right the Fallen is actually one transformer who has been here for longer than Megatron. I guess it supposedly brought the cube with it I don't know but this Fallen has one of the most boring, overused and underwhelming movie cliche's in history. There's only one thing that can destroy it. Really? I bet a few nukes would do that fucker in. Better yet, every single Autobot that ever was pounding it all at once would also end it's day real quick. Hey they took out Unicron and obviously Micheal Bay didn't watch that movie. And the creation Matrix being on Earth? The creation matrix was passed down from one autobot leader to the next all throughout time and if it was ever lost then the Autobots can't have a leader. They're machines afterall, not quite as flexible as living beings. Oh and last but not least Optimus Prime dies and yet is brought back. Well if they could bring back Optimus without the All Spark then where the hell is Jazz? he was killed at the end of movie one why couldn't they bring him back? They had more than enough time. I guess not being a Prime means you don't count for much when your spark goes out. I won't go into the rest because there are plenty of things mentioned that quite frankly just don't need to be in the movie.
So Revenge of the Fallen is offcially a non-movie to me. I'm not going to watch it, I'm not going to pay to watch it at least. I might check it out on DVD at my brother's place because he's going to buy it but I'm more than sick of the simple plots being made complex in stupid ways. Maybe it's because I'm a writer, I expect more story in movies than we have been getting lately. I'm writing a novel right now and all throughout the writing process I keep asking myself "Does this make sense?" When I write something into the story the main thing I'm concerned about is how well it clicks with what I've already written. The writers of Revenge of the Fallen didn't do that. They obviously created a weak story and seemed to have little concern for how the pieces of the puzzle would fit together. They made the same mistake so many other movie writers have and just concerned themselves with gimmicks and special effects to entertain. I'm sorry but that can only get you so far. Just ask Tim Burton about his many movie failures and what went wrong with them.
Now the previous movie had a WONDERFUL concept and story and the best part was it clicked with the cartoons. Just two sides trying to get the All Spark, one for conquest, one for destruction and none of this "There's only one way to destroy it" bullshit. The movie was fun, lots of action, lots of humor it WORKED. That's why I loved it, it didn't push the envelope and maintained a very good balance of story, special effects and entertainment. From what I've read and seen Fallen does not.
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preciouspayne:
It sux cause I deal with so much from her. i always tell myself it is because I am 8 years older...she is young and ild, but still. I try so hard with her! AAARRRGGGG!
preciouspayne:
I already have a couple missing! LOL 
