Jesus Christ you are a douchebag. Just because it is action oriented doesn't mean it has the excuse to be stupid. Inception and the Matrix are a prime examples. The first one wasn't bad or extremely stupid (although it certainly had its stupid moments), but the second one was..... holy shite. I mean somehow the government has managed to cover up a battle that took place in front of 10 million people. I mean really how fricking stupid does Michael Bay think we are? Wouldn't surprise me if Michael Bay did the same thing in the next one to where everyone doesn't know of the Transformers on the planet.

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If I want to be entertained by a long deep story with great character development, then that's what I have my television for. I watch House, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, etc.for my character and story fixes; I go to movie theaters to see bad arse productions of stuff I don't see in my everyday life or on my tv set.

Wow, fricking wow

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Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy a comedy in the multiplex every once and awhile, and I will see a movie such as Inglorious Basterds or even Paranormal Activity, but you really aren't getting the full bang for your buck if you are going to a movie theater to see a drama that really wouldn't change your experience if you watched it at home instead.

You are preaching to a movie board and you truly don't understand the magic of cinema. Simply stunning.

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Posted by tigerguy121

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Posted on 2/7/11 at 2:07 am to OMLandshark

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OMLandshark

you sound like a snob.

If people have guilty pleasures like Transformers then so be it.

Not sure why people care so much what others like. I couldn't be more excited about Fast Five and I have no doubt it will be bad.

I'm also looking forward to Transformers 3 if for no other reason that no movie except this one will show giant robots from a childhood cartoon fighting each other.

stop being a snob

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Posted by GamecockAlum

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Posted on 2/7/11 at 2:08 am to OMLandshark

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you are a douchebag

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Just because it is action oriented doesn't mean it has the excuse to be stupid.

Giant alien robots are definitely serious business. You do realize that this franchise is based off of a toy line/kid show right?

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Inception and the Matrix are a prime examples.

Inception is vastly overrated on this board. Some people act like it's this great film, but if you take a big step back you realize it's a great idea, but not a great movie (good one that was worth the watch though).

The first Matrix was a pretty good movie, but that's more sci-fi then action. However, those follow ups were meh at best. Not exactly the pinnacle of american cinema though.

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I mean somehow the government has managed to cover up a battle that took place in front of 10 million people. I mean really how fricking stupid does Michael Bay think we are?

It had its flaws. Every movie does. Every single movie ever made has gaps that can't be explained, yet people tend not to notice them. It comes with the nature of movies. I do agree that this was one of the bigger gaps in a story.