This is a better movie than Revenge of the fallen and Dark of the moon, but still not a great movie.
It's good that this has a darker tone, and whilst I don't mind decision references or innuendo in a movie, they felt far too forced and out of place in the previous entries (remember this is based on toys and cartoons!), a lot of that is toned down in this movie, without eradicating the humour completely.
This is a decent yet lengthy popcorn movie, yet I felt that a couple of scenes were cut out, for example when the Dinobots appear, it seems very sudden even though they'd been hinted at. They just happened to appear and it was as if Prime knew of their existence all along, instead of being surprised to learn of them. There's also a scene shortly after when Tessa and Shane are in hiding, crouched next to each other, but then in the next scene they've suddenly been separated and struggling to reach each other.
Also, how do the Dinobots distinguish friend from foe when they've never met before?
Another thing that bothered me was that both Su and Darcy are supposed to be intelligent characters but then when they're in the car together and the seed starts to beep, the pair come across as idiots.
All in all, a mixed bag which is far from perfect, but still an enjoyable movie.
It's good that this has a darker tone, and whilst I don't mind decision references or innuendo in a movie, they felt far too forced and out of place in the previous entries (remember this is based on toys and cartoons!), a lot of that is toned down in this movie, without eradicating the humour completely.
This is a decent yet lengthy popcorn movie, yet I felt that a couple of scenes were cut out, for example when the Dinobots appear, it seems very sudden even though they'd been hinted at. They just happened to appear and it was as if Prime knew of their existence all along, instead of being surprised to learn of them. There's also a scene shortly after when Tessa and Shane are in hiding, crouched next to each other, but then in the next scene they've suddenly been separated and struggling to reach each other.
Also, how do the Dinobots distinguish friend from foe when they've never met before?
Another thing that bothered me was that both Su and Darcy are supposed to be intelligent characters but then when they're in the car together and the seed starts to beep, the pair come across as idiots.
All in all, a mixed bag which is far from perfect, but still an enjoyable movie.