Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 242
Fresh: 87 | Rotten: 155
Its special effects -- and 3D shots -- are undeniably impressive, but they aren't enough to fill up its loud, bloated running time, or mask its thin, indifferent script.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 35
Its special effects -- and 3D shots -- are undeniably impressive, but they aren't enough to fill up its loud, bloated running time, or mask its thin, indifferent script.
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Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth's past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. -- (C) Paramount
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Cast
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Shia LaBeouf
Sam Witwicky -
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Carly Miller -
Josh Duhamel
Lt. Colonel William Len... -
John Turturro
Simmons -
Tyrese Gibson
Sergeant Epps -
Patrick Dempsey
Dylan -
Frances McDormand
Charlotte -
John Malkovich
Bruce -
Kevin Dunn
Ron Witwicky -
Julie White
Judy Witwicky -
Alan Tudyk
Dutch -
Ken Jeong
Jerry, Jerry Wang -
Glenn Morshower
General Morshower -
Lester '"Rasta" Speight
Eddie -
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin -
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly -
Ravil Isyanov
Voshkod -
Dustin Dennard
Lennox Lieutenant -
Markiss McFadden Jr.
Lennox Team "Baby Face" -
Chris Robinson
Lennox Team "Bruno" -
Nick Bickle
Lennox Team "Chapman" -
Ajay James
Lennox Team "Atroui" -
Brett Lynch
Lennox Team "Phelps" -
Scott C. Roe
Lennox Team "Nelson" -
James Weston II
Lennox Team "Tuens" -
Brian Call
Lennox Team "Taggart" -
Aaron Garrido
Epps Team "Mongo" -
Mikal A. Vega
Epps Team "Hooch" -
Kenny Sheard
Epps Team "Marc L" -
Josh Kelly
Epps Team "Stone" -
Keiko Agena
Mearing's Aide -
Yasen Peyankov
Voshkod Associate -
Brett Stimely
President Kennedy -
John H. Tobin
President Nixon -
Drew Pillsbury
Defense Secretary McNam... -
Patrick Pankhurst
Director of NASA -
Larry Clarke
NASA Scientiest (1969) -
Tom Virtue
Black Ops NASA Technici... -
Thomas Crawford
Black Ops NASA Technici... -
Alan Pietruszewski
NASA Mission Controller... -
Michael Daniel Cassady
NASA Launch Technician ... -
Peter Murnik
Tracking Station Superv... -
Don Jeanes
Neil Armstrong, Neil Ar... -
Cory Tucker
Buzz Aldrin (1969) -
Lindsey Ginter
Old NASA Scientist -
David St. James
Old NASA Scientist -
Mitch Bromwell
NASA Technician -
Elya Baskin
Cosmonaut Dimitri -
Eugene Alper
Cosmonaut Yuri -
Inna Korobkina
Russian Lady -
Zoran Radanovich
Russian Bouncer -
Kathleen Gati
Russian Female Bartende... -
Annie O'Donnell
Human Resources Lady -
Chris Sheffield
Pimply Corporate Kid -
Ken Takemoto
Japanese Executive -
Michael Loeffelholz
Executive Interviewer -
Mindy Sterling
Female Insurance Agent -
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Mailroom Worker -
Andy Daly
Mailroom Worker -
Derek Miller
Mailroom Worker -
Leidy Mazo
Mailroom Worker -
Scott Krinsky
Accuretta Executive -
Katherine Sigismund
Accuretta Worker -
Maile Flanagan
Accuretta Worker -
Darren O'Hare
Berated Scientist -
Jack Axelrod
Simmons Tileman -
Rich Hutchman
Engineer -
Meredith Monroe
Engineer's Wife -
Charlotte Labadie
Engineer's Daughter -
Christian Baha
Dylan's Executive -
Jennifer Williams
Dylan's Assistant -
Danielle Fornarelli
Dylan's Assistant -
Danny McCarthy
NEST Guard -
John Turk
NEST Guard -
Peter A. Kelly
NEST Guard -
Mark Golden
SEAL -
Sean Murphy
SEAL -
Scott Paulson
SEAL -
Luis Echagarruga
SEAL -
Igbal Theba
UN Secretary General -
Anthony Azizi
Lt. Sulimani -
Sammy Sheik
Lt. Faraj -
John S. McAfee
GPS Tracking Coordinato... -
Jay Gates
DC Mall Reporter -
Rebecca Cooper
DC Capitol Reporter -
Bone Crusher
Bones the Mastiff -
Peter Cullen
Optimus Prime -
Hugo Weaving
Megatron -
Leonard Nimoy
Sentinel Prime -
Jess Harnell
Ironhide -
Charlie Adler
Starscream -
Robert Foxworth
Ratchet -
James Remar
Sideswipe -
Francesco Quinn
Dino -
George Coe
Que, Wheeljack -
Tom Kenny
Wheelie -
Frank Welker
Shockwave, Soundwave -
Reno Wilson
Brains -
Greg Berg
Igor -
John DiMaggio
Leadfoot, Target -
Ron Bottitta
Amp, Roadbuster -
Keith Szarabajka
Laserbeak
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All Critics (243) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (155) | DVD (8)
The third outing for a herd of toys that should have stayed in their boxes.
Top CriticDespite its manifest improvements, there is something so sour and unpleasant about the new film that it left me almost nostalgic for the innocent idiocies of its predecessor.
At 157 minutes, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" isn't just a movie. It's a sentence.
For good or ill, Bay is the soul of a new machine, the poet of post-human cinema, the CEO of Hollywood's military-entertainment complex.
Marveling at its grotesque gigantism doesn't make this two-and-a-half-hour-long movie any less dull.
If you're going to make a movie in which some of your stars are animated toys and much of downtown Chicago is reduced to rubble, this is the way to do it: shamelessly, with no expense spared and no cliche avoided.
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon is one of the best blockbuster I've seen in years. No other action film can compare to what is undoubtedly Michael Bay's magnum opus, this is the film to beat this summer!
By a thin margin, the best film in the series. Funnier. But that's not saying much.
Easily transformed into the worst summer blockbuster of the year.
Despite an over-long and underwhelming build-up, the final hour of Dark of the Moon is an all-out action fest with some of the coolest visuals ever put to film.
If you like mindless spectacle, this is undoubtedly the frontrunner so far this year.
[Bay], having seemingly learned nothing from the last film, allows just about all of the same mistakes to be made yet again.
Intensely juvenile, casually sexist, and blatantly stupid in ways that few if any over the age of "T for Teen" or bereft of a Y chromosome could enjoy. [3D Blu-ray]
Remarkable action set pieces and stunning effects, but this third outing of Transformers is sometimes just as clunky and irritating as the second.
Loud and long, this 3rd installment boasts a better plot and impressive CGI while maintaining its juvenile level of comedy - the target audience will likely love it.
You either take it on faith that the succession of scenes and exposition actually add up to a story and enjoy the ride, or sink 2 1/2 hours into the most expensive abstract disaster film ever made.
...it takes a certain talent to create as much action as Bay does without generating an ounce of excitement.
Transformers 3 is the archetype of a summer blockbuster-all explosions and chest-swelling bravado and snarky sidekicks and big guns and hot chicks and hero shots.
Better than the second film in the franchise, this film is still as hollow and unimportant as its predecessor.
Michael Bay's latest adolescent fantasy for grown men is a moderate improvement over both of its predecessors, which is about the best thing it has going for it.
The Transformers series comes to a merciful close with this hopelessly anticlimactic installment that is, as expected, just as underwhelming and unwatchable as its predecessors...
Once the film stops trying to endear you to Shia's employment and girlfriend problems, the meaningless destruction and mayhem does have a measure of entertainment value.
'I am the enemy of Decepticons and body hair, and I intend to remove both with lasers!' said Rosie.
Motion Sickness Nightmare
The inexplicable, unwieldy narrative staggers with its brazen incomprehensibility as it clambers forward.
Audience Reviews for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Super Reviewer
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- Optimus Prime: We were once a peaceful race of intelligent mechanical beings. But then came the war between the Autobots, who fought for freedom and the Decepticons, who dreamt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the wars final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A desperate mission, our final hope...
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- Black Ops NASA Technician (1969): We are not alone after all, are we?
- Buzz Aldrin: No sir, we're not alone.
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- Sentinel Prime: Now, let the slaves of Earth learn the true power of their masters. Seal off the city.
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- Sentinel Prime: So lost you are, Optimus. On Cybertron we were gods, and here they call us machines! Let the humans serve us, or perish!
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- Sergeant Epps: You're gonna get yourself killed, Sam. Is that what you want? Is that what you want? You came all the way out here to get yourself killed. If you go in there, that's if she's even still alive, there's no way you're gonna make it out.
- Sam Witwicky: What do you suggest I do?
- Sergeant Epps: It's over. I'm sorry, but it's over.
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- Bruce: Why is Shantel using what appears to be a red cup from the red floor when we are on the yellow floor? It is a visual and therefore a viseral betrayal...Stop it!
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The first half contains so many pointless gags and ridiculous scenes, that it's impossible not to cringe at its sheer stupidity. They've also humanized the robots far too much, by giving them personalities and accents that strip away their dignity. The acting as well is way over the top, which is particularly noticed on Shia's exaggerated reactions. I blame it on faulty directing though, as opposed to LaBeouf doing a bad job.
And of course, in the end, there's the obligatory U.S. flag waving proudly in the wind. You love your country Mr. Bay, we get it already. No need to shove it down our throats along with outworn speeches of freedom. Despite all the mentioned misfires, however, it still amounts to a fun experience. See it for the jaw-dropping action and just try to ignore everything else. For when all is said and done, it does serve its purpose as a dumb, but enjoyable popcorn flick.