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Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Review

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By Matthew SullivanPublished 7 years ago 6 min read
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Now on to the review for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. This movie came out in 2011. I don’t remember being too hyped for it, but the movie delivered. The acting is good. Shia Lebeouf returns but Megan Fox has been replaced (written out LOL). Dark of the Moon is a darker film than its two predecessors…much more so!

This is a long movie, well over two hours. The pacing isn’t that great in the first half at all. The second half is action packed, however…maybe too packed LOL. I absolutely love the long intro. It shows how the space race was in response to a mysterious alien ship crash landing on the moon. The scene ends by going into the eyes of Sentinel Prime, who I will talk about more later.

The movie then shows Sam Witwicky and his new girlfriend…Carley. Basically, Sam is going through it in this film. In Revenge of the Fallen, he didn’t want to be a part of the Transformers war. He told Optimus, “You won’t give me a day in college.” In this film, he wants to prove he can help. Carley is hot but I don’t like her character as much as Megan Fox’s. She seems too cookie cutter to me. His parents are back albeit they have a smaller role this time. They help take Sam on job interviews…

It turns out Optimus and his Autobot brethren have been helping Nest to assist in “Human problems while all the while waiting for our true enemies return.” And the Decepticons do indeed return. In Revenge of the Fallen, the Decepticons took a major ass whupping. I’m assuming this movie is about four years later. Megatron and company have a cooked up a grand scheme…which involves Sentinel Prime. But they kind of need Optimus Prime’s Matrix to revive Sentinel Prime. I also must note the Transformers start using weapons that aren’t always a part of their bodies. Cool huh? It’s a trend that keeps up in 4 and 5 too.

The story is really good I must admit, and I'm not going to all of its details here. Basically, Sam gets a job finally at this company that does contracting for NASA...wink wink. He learns that the Decepticons are using humans also. He warns the movie’s dick/a-hole character Charlotte. That’s right the a-hole character in this movie is a woman. She basically tells him to f*** off. She says he’s a messenger, not a hero. This pisses off Sam and Carley. I found it funny that Charlotte doesn’t like to be called “ma'am.” It’s hilarious.

The movie's first half has some really strong character development. It turns out Carley’s boss, Dylan, is the “Point human opp for the Decepticons”…which you learn about halfway through the movie. Speaking of that halfway point, it’s really good. You kind of start thinking that there’s two Prime’s so how could Megatron and company stand a chance? I mean Optimus alone can make mince meat of Megatron…and then you have Sentinel Prime…well, Sentinel is the key to the Decepticons plans. He basically defected back in the battle of Cybertron…but he pretended to still be an Autobot. Sentinel is a beast and he kills Ironhide right away and takes the Space Pillars. The Decepticons plan to use the Pillars to create a space bridge to bring Cybertron to earth.

Next, it’s the movies second half. “Hostile take over time” is dope. Optimus briefly fights Sentinel. And he loses! But Sentinel doesn’t kill Optimus. The Decepticons then take over Chicago….Yeah kinda weird that they’d pick that city. They start killing humans too. It's savage! This ends up not really making much sense though, because they planned on using a human slave labor force to rebuild Cybertron…Before this happens, however, there is a scene where you think the Autobots have all been killed when they are ordered to leave Earth by the United Nations. It’s an emotional scene…even though you know they couldn’t have been beaten like that.

Sam teams up with former Nest member, Epps, and some military guys to rescue Carley who is being held hostage by Dylan in Chicago. The group goes to Chicago to see the carnage. Epps tells Sam, “I’m sorry but it’s over.” Sam doesn’t listen and says he will find Carley alone if he has to. The group is attacked by a Decepticon ship…but the ship is shot down by big boi himself, Optimus Prime, who says, “We will kill them all.” It turns out the Autobots were never in their ship when it was blown up by StarScream.

There is an awful lot of action after that point. The scene is really just one big ass scene really. It lasts like 40-45 minutes. It’s not boring and it's well paced. Eventually, humans send reinforcements to Chicago…Optimus fights and kills this powerful Decepticon named Shockwave who rides this giant worm like vehicle. Sam does end up rescuing Carley early on after they get to Chicago. He also kills StarScream with a prototype bomb an Autobot gave him. It’s a funny scene and I was happy to see that annoying Decepticon die.

Eventually, Optimus gets his rematch against Sentinel Prime. Sentinel is just a f***ing beast of a fighter. I don’t think Optimus was holding back either…Sentinel uses his shield to block Optimus’ sword and axe and counter with his own sword. I have to assume Sentinel was stronger than the Fallen character from the last movie. While the battle is unfolding Megatron is just sitting there looking at Cyberton. Carley walks up to him and says he’s nothing more than “Sentinel’s bitch.”Megatron acts like he’s going to attack her but then I guess he realizes it’s true so he goes on the offensive against Sentinel.

Sentinel is about to kill Optimus but before he can deliver the final blow, Megatron fires on Sentinel with his gun. Megatron says, “THIS IS MY PLANET” as he knocks off Sentinel’s helmet. It seems Megatron is the king of the cheap shots! Megatron then says, “We need a truce, all I want is to be back in charge. Besides, who would you be without me Prime?” After that Optimus says, “Time to find out..” and he absolutely wrecks Megatron. He literally takes his axe and rips Megtron’s spine out through his head…oh my f***ing god! LOL. Optimus then makes short work of the traitor Sentinel Prime who can’t defend himself.

By then the battle is over. The Decepticons are pretty much done…or are they? Same reunites with Carely. Bumblebee (who I am just now mentioning LOL) suggests the two get married by dropping rings and singing the "Here comes the bride" song. Optimus says that there will be calms between storms but the day will never come that they forsake the Earth.

Overall, I feel this is a great movie. I feel it could have been better if Sam’s parts of him looking for a job, etc. were cut down. There’s a lot going on in this movie. I guess it begs the question what if this had been a third and final Transformers movie? Well, I'm glad they made more as Age of Extinction was good and The Last Knight was even better!

Verdict: 8.8/10

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Hello there. I am a blogger supreme. I started a blog on blogger.com www.maxreviewsandthoughts.blogspot.com. There i talk about music, movies, video games and news sometimes.http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mattayo88

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