Transformers 3 Might Actually be Good

A movie reviewer, David Rutledge, was given an exclusive chance to see a 20 minute preview of the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D. Of this movie he said some every interesting things.

The first sentence of his review was already a tip off that this Transformers movie will be nothing like the others, in a good way. “Yesterday I was lucky enough to see a 20 minute preview of Transformers: Dark of the Moon in all its 3D glory.” I have rarely heard anyone describe seeing a Transformers movie as a “lucky” thing, much less accounting to the 3D prowess of the movie. The greatest accomplishment that came from the preview was that it became apparent that the 3D was done “‘right’, like Avatar did, and like most films fail to do.”

“Transformers director Michael Bay is a convert to 3D – he had previously dismissed 3D movies as ‘gimmicks’. But that was before Avatar was released and since then Bay has become a big fan, and a bosom buddy of James Cameron. From what I saw today, fans should celebrate the fact that Bay is now a 3D director. He has produced a brilliant looking movie that does indeed put 3D technology to great use to heighten the experience.”

Rutledge then added a disclaimer about how he approached the movie. It was important to know that he is “not a Transformers fan” and that he is “not anti-3D like heaps of people are. It has been put to bad use (Clash of the Titans, ugh), but I love 3D experiences at the movies. Sure, I don’t like that it seems to make some films a bit darker, but I don’t think it deserves the venom directed at it by some people.”

In the review Rutledge goes on to discuss everything from the CGI to gossip about why certain actors were changed. I will only include the comments that pertain to the 3D. If you want to read the entire review (and I suggest you do) then follow the source link at the bottom.

“The Transformers: Dark of the Moon preview opened with a prologue, first showing Autobots and Decepticons at war on Cybertron. Immediately the graphics are impressive, and so is the 3D. It’s bright, it’s in super high definition and it looks fantastic. The CG is just so advanced and the real-life physics it imitates is so spot-on, the result is brilliant.”

“What followed in the preview was a montage of various action bits from the film, showcasing just how amazing it all looks, especially in 3D. You know a movie studio is excited with what they’re releasing if they hold preview days like this and, well, as much of an unbeliever as I may be, it pretty much sold me. The film looks great. Looks great… I of course have no idea yet of how great the whole thing is, but it looks great at least.”

“The most exciting segment I saw today was definitely the airbound bits of an urban battle in Boston. Bay showed off the fact that they strapped 3D cameras to the heads of actual skydivers for part of the shoot and had them filming while falling. The skydiving characters have special flying cape type attachments that let them fly with direction, almost horizontally, making the scene amazing. They even fly through a burning hole in a building. It’s terrific.”

Admittedly, I am rather anti-Transformers. I love adrenaline pumping movies, lots of action and explosions, but Transformers never did it for me. However, after this review and a growing number like it I think I am willing to give this movie a chance.

 

 

Source: News 3

 

 

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