Someone thinks it’ll suck because Transformers seems to be a “marginal”film.

Someone thinks that there will be multiple flashback scenes because that’s the way Abrams structures “Lost”

Someone assumes the movie will suck because Shatner is in it / not in it.

My Opinion.

I am assuming that will be what it is, regardless of whatever bull has been dished out thus far by the makers. It’s amazing how many people are willing to just take these writers and producers, etc. at their word. Naturally they are going to say whatever they think people want to hear. They may even believe what they say, but when it comes down to it, the proof will be on what shows up on the screen.

Action movies in general bore me unless the action is just a logical extension of the plot. Explosions and speed and fights and whatnot just for the sake of action interest me not.

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For a movie produced by Spielberg it’s surprisingly low on awe. People are supposed to be surprised to see robots, but they always turn it into jokes. There’s not one second in the movie where you believe people are really reacting to seeing robots. In JURASSIC PARK or in WAR OF THE WORLDS or many other Spielberg movies, you believed these people really were having their minds blown by what was standing right in front of them. In TRANSFORMERS they say things like “It’s a robot. You know, like a super advanced robot. It’s probably Japanese,” and you’re supposed to laugh.

And half the time nobody even notices the robots. I should mention there is one other robot in this part of the movie, a little bad guy robot who makes wacky troll noises while hacking into the Pentagon computer. I think he’s supposed to be the cute comic relief character, a bad idea since there is no drama or tension to relieve. He crawls around, over and through hundreds of humans waving his many limbs all over and making loud grunts and power tool noises without ever once being detected. Either these robots are invisible or the people in charge of our national security are even more incompetent than anyone ever imagined.

However, I have seen so many “reimaginings” in the last five years that…as a STAR TREK fan…I am concerned.

Let’s have a recap shall we…

“Planet of the Apes” I was disappointed that this franchise bought the bullet especially after that film series with Roddy McDowell and Kim Hunter did so well. Mark Wahlberg’s movie was notthing close.

“Car 54″ Excellent 1950’s era police comedy, CRAPPED upon…I bet none of you saw it…outside of the venders giving them away in Progresso or Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

“Lost in Space” way off the mark, might have made a better BSG Television series. Mostly forgotten…no revitialization of the franchise.

“The Honeymooners” Jackie Gleason must have become airborne from spinning in his coffin.

“War of the World” Gene Barry’s verson had depth, and even a spin off Television show in the 1980s. Even there, that series’ first season was great…then they “rebooted” the second season (which was suppose to be this cool “Boy and His Dog” post WWIII sort of world) and is SUCKED!!! (If you ever see the last episode of it…have a barf bag)

There are many more, but the point is made.

STAR TREK ENTERPRISE: THE FIRST ADVENTURE
by Vonda N. McIntyre

sorry if this has been brought up before..

67. Jerrad Hermann – July 5, 2007

Yikes?!? I have not seen TRANSFORMERS yet. Y’all are making me worry. I gre up watching the TRANFORMERS…am I to assume the “plot” has been raped and I might be offended or insulted as a fan?

And am I to expect the same for Star Trek?

This is not good news…

I love mindless summer action flicks as much as the next guy, but I spent most of the movie just laughing and shaking my head in disbelief at how insanely poorly thought out most of it was.