Transformers isn't a Cannes nominee, and it doesn't pretend to be. Just judge it for what it is, in these type of films the leading lady is all about looking sultry and mildly distressed.
I do judge it for what it is - a bag o'shite.
I agree it's not meant to be taken seriously - in fact it's meant to make $$$
MONEY $$$, and NOTHING else - but that doesn't justify what utter tripe it actually is.
The thing that always amazes me about blockbusters is that the worst aspect is, without exception, the part that costs the least - the
script. It's as cheap to write a good script as a bad one. All it takes is one or two people sitting at a keyboard, costs almost nothing. But on all these films, they pay some buffoons to write some nonsensical rubbish, then get some more buffoons to patch it up a bit (when it's
too bad even for Michael Bay, Brett Ratner or Stephen Sommers to use). And
then they get some "script doctors" to add a bit more romance, or more explosions, and cut down the talky bits, and make sure it'll run for the designated time (about 150 minutes, by current standards). And it's
still shite.
And then you get some dopey bint like Megan Fox being interviewed on the DVD extras, saying she took the part because it was "such a great script" and "you don't see many strong, assertive female characters like this one". :roll:
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