Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
by Michael Bay

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Actor: Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Michael Bay
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Allegra Clegg
Producer: Brian Goldner
Producer: Don Murphy
Producer: Ian Bryce
Writer: Alex Kurtzman
Writer: John Rogers
Writer: Roberto Orci
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 144 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

DVD Reviews of Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Amazingly Very Good!
Summary: 5 Stars

After watching the TV show as I was growing up, I was tremendously against ever seeing this movie because I thought it would completely ruin my childhood memories. My brother finally convinced me that this was indeed a good movie, and he was right.

First thing's first, the dialogue isn't Gone with the Wind. It's mediocre at best and sometimes really bad. But there's also some bright spots, and some subtle humor in lines from Optimus Prime that I really enjoyed.

The human characters are mostly very well played. Although I think the leader of the secret government agency in the movie is written very poorly. I wanted that guy to get crushed by an Autobot or Decepticon immediately. John Voight is, as always, perfect in his role as the Secretary of Defense. Although I have to admit I'm biased in his favor in the first place, I've loved everything he's done on screen. Shia Lebeouf gives a credible performance as the main human character Sam. I also appreciated that the character seemed to grow by the end of the movie. At the beginning it's pretty clear Lebeouf's character is a complete weenie who's totally afraid of Megan Fox's character and hardly is able to talk to her. By the end he's grown up some. I like it when there's at least some attempt at character development in an action movie.

However, the action scenes are what makes this movie great. The explosions are tremendous as is the destruction. The movie also I think doesn't stray into too much action or violence just to have another explosion. To me, every action scene was well done and appropriate.

The best thing I took away from this movie is a new found appreciation and caring for The Transformers and the Autobots in particular. The movie not only didn't destroy my memories of what I watched as a kid, it gave me a new appreciation of the story. I think if a skeptical Transformers fan gave this movie a chance they'd find the same thing I did, that it's very well done and doesn't do a disservice to what we all remember watching as kids.

DVD Review: I'd give it 0 stars if i could.
Summary: 1 Stars

having wasted close to 3 hours of my 29th birthday on this movie, i walk away feeling as if my every child hood fantasy has been raped ... god damn you Michel Bay, god damn you Stephen Spielberg.

DVD Review: Only One Word "Excellent"
Summary: 5 Stars

I got it before they're told me, in excellent conditions. and the Blu-ray have everithing, incluid BD-Live you can download stuff for free. i`m very happy with this buy.

DVD Review: Entertaining, but understandably predictable.
Summary: 4 Stars

I doubt this review will be very useful, as the sequel is near release. I did enjoy this movie. Excellent special effects. A nice mix of humor. My only, (tiny,) complaint is that the plot was predictable. I understand why, as the movie is based on a very established story line. Overall, I liked it, and recommend this to a friend.

DVD Review: Lives up to the hype
Summary: 5 Stars

Like many, i was skeptical over the "hype" surrounding Blu-ray. So i set up my own "experiment" - which was simply to have a 2 copies of Transformers - 1 in Blu-Ray and 1 DVD, and obviously have my Sony DVD Player[Upscaling with HDMI] and my PlayStation3 set up respectively. I switched back and forth throughout the movie, and i must say, the picture quality was absolutely superb in Blu-Ray. While the DVD was sharp and vivid, Blu-Ray simply added a whole new viewing dimension with its crisp, spectacular rendering - particularly in the special effects department. Even rudimentary scenes such as conversations were a pleasure to watch. Considering the negligible price difference between DVD's and Blu-Rays, it just makes sense to purchase the Blu-Ray version, particularly for big budget special effects movies like Transformers, The Dark Knight and Iron Man.

How long will the technology be around is anyone's guess. But even after all these years, people still cling on to LP's, Laser Discs, DiVX and 8 Track Tapes! At the end of the day it boils down to personal choice. Only serious movie buffs like myself with a sharp eye for detail, and appreciation for special effects film-making are most likely to be the ones to truly appreciate this next step in viewing technology. However, until Blu-Ray players become more affordable - and therefore widespread - for most people DVD's will suffice.

Description of Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a thrilling battle between the heroic Autobotsr and the evil Decepticonsr. When their epic struggle comes to Earth, all that stands between the Decepticonsr and ultimate power is a clue held by young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). Unaware that he is mankind's last chance for survival, Sam and Bumblebee, his robot disguised as a car, are in a heart-pounding race against an enemy unlike anything anyone has seen before. It's the incredible, breath-taking film spectacular that USA Today says ''will appeal to the kid in all of us.''

"I bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?" deadpans Sam Witwicky, hero and human heart of Michael Bay's rollicking robot-smackdown fest, Transformers. Witwicky (the sweetly nerdy Shia LaBeouf, channeling a young John Cusack) is the perfect counterpoint to the nearly nonstop exhilarating action. The plot is simple: an alien civil war (the Autobots vs. the evil Decepticons) has spilled onto Earth, and young Sam is caught in the fray by his newly purchased souped-up Camaro. Which has a mind--and identity, as a noble-warrior robot named Bumblebee--of its own. The effects, especially the mind-blowing transformations of the robots into their earthly forms and back again, are stellar.

Fans of the earlier film and TV series will be thrilled at this cutting-edge incarnation, but this version should please all fans of high-adrenaline action. Director Bay gleefully salts the movie with homages to pop-culture touchstones like Raiders of the Lost Ark, King Kong, and the early technothriller WarGames. The actors, though clearly all supporting those kickass robots, are uniformly on-target, including the dashing Josh Duhamel as a U.S. Army sergeant fighting an enemy he never anticipated; Jon Voight, as a tough yet sympathetic Secretary of Defense in over his head; and John Turturro, whose special agent manages to be confidently unctuous, even stripped to his undies. But the film belongs to Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and the dastardly Megatron--and the wicked stunts they collide in all over the globe. Long live Transformers! --A.T. Hurley

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Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]by Michael Bay

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DVD Reviews of Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Amazingly Very Good!Summary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: I'd give it 0 stars if i could.Summary: 1 Stars

DVD Review: Only One Word "Excellent"Summary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Entertaining, but understandably predictable.Summary: 4 Stars

DVD Review: Lives up to the hypeSummary: 5 Stars