Critic Review - Wall Street Journal

At 157 minutes, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" isn't just a movie. It's a sentence.

July 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | Comments (62)
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Major K.

Major Kusanagi

At 14 words and a number, John Anderson's summary isn't just a review. It's two sentences. Shame on you J.A., your more insipid and longer than DOTM, lol. --- Criticize the movie all you want but hating on the God (Peter Cullen) of voice acting is like taking the ring past Mordor; a lot too far there Mr.

Jul 2 - 10:53 PM

w@velength

In Your Dreams

Wow. Just... Wow.

Jul 3 - 01:08 PM

Stepping Razor

Stepping Razor

Haha, Major K. You sure got him! You told him right! (Uh, no you didn't).

Jul 3 - 04:14 PM

todd123

Todd Garry

Stepping you are going to make fun of someone else when you just hang around a page of a movie you didn't see or want too? You are a pathetic person.

Jul 3 - 09:43 PM

Sophist

Dan B

At 14 words and a number, John Anderson's summary isn't just a review. It's two sentences."
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Uh, see the words "Full Review" just below the summary? You should maybe try clicking that.

Jul 10 - 02:26 PM

FalconPunch

Captain Awesome

I wonder how long it took him to count the words in the blurb...

Jul 12 - 08:12 PM

Zane B

Chum Chum

ZING!

Sep 28 - 08:32 PM

Mark  J.

Mark Jex

this movie was awesome you so wrong in so many ways dude

Jul 3 - 12:19 PM

Stepping Razor

Stepping Razor

So he's wrong in his own personal opinion? So, he must agree with you for his opinion to be right?

Jul 3 - 04:13 PM

dan t.

dan teasdale

opinions cant be right or wrong. Thats why they are called opinions.

Jul 6 - 07:22 PM

Thomas W.

Thomas Waterhouse

You can't be wrong in your own opinion. And judging by the consensus of critics, he's in the majority.

Jul 12 - 10:24 AM

Glen Richardson

Glen Richardson

Legitimately? you're incorrect. Opinions can be wrong, for instance, if you say the sky is purple and its blue, your opinion? wrong. Also, appealing to a majority is stupid.

Jul 27 - 12:04 AM

almightygozar

Darrell Kay

Saying "the sky is purple" isn't expressing an opinion, it's misstating a fact.

Aug 2 - 11:09 AM

Landon C.

Landon C. Mane

I'm a really big Transformers fan and I believe that this movie was crap compared to the G1 series. I mean, most of the Autobots characters are missing, and to tell the truth, John Anderson was right... Just after they figured that Sentinel Prime was a bad guy in the movie, the entire film just became a long and non-stop fighting movie. I can basically walked out of the theater just after Sentinel killed Ironhide, and will still know the main plot and story of Transformers DOTM.

Aug 11 - 02:02 AM

Landon C.

Landon C. Mane

Micheal Bay spent so much time and money on the action that he totally wasn't paying attention to the story very well... the story was good (don't get me wrong) but it felt as if M. Bay got lazy towards the end, and wanted to end the movie as soon as possible. (Meaning that M. Bay added nothing new to the story, and used the action scenes and explosions for an excuse... and for you guys, it seems to be working, unfortunately.)

Aug 11 - 02:06 AM

Facebook User

Facebook User

Oh no I liked something, DON'T HAVE AN OPINION CAUSE I LIKED IT.

Aug 18 - 02:08 AM

Joseph P.

Joseph Packer

He has his own opinion...ok...like I disagree I thought this entry into these series was EPIC. Some of it was overextended but still a fun ride. Also, I must add I DESPISED Revenge of the Fallen. I thought it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Someone gonna yell at me for my own opinion? Go ahead. But fortuantely, DOTM was a huge improvement for me.

Jul 3 - 04:36 PM

LupinThe3rd

Mathew Forester

This is a comment I can respect. In no way is he nasty or sinister towards the reviewer, he simply states he disagress and on rottentomaotes.com that is becoming an increasingly commendable trait. I personally think this move is atrocious (please don't accuse me of not having seen it, I attended a screening last week) but I'll never call a review "wrong" for praising it. Good on you Joseph for putting forth your comment in the most neutral way possible. In other words, being a civil person. What every comment on this site shoudld be like.

Jul 4 - 08:35 AM

Mark J.

Mark Jefferson

Your review was perfect. This is a horrible movie. Transformers needs to shut down. And if it ever gets a reboot it'll only need to be %20 as good as the Batman reboot to make the new version superior to Bay's royal mess.

Jul 4 - 04:31 PM

1001001

1001 001

Oh boy, another anti-Michael Bay cult member. Yeah, let's shut down a movie that's made 4 billion! Terrible movies don't do this kind of box office. You'd make a terrible studio executive.

Jul 15 - 05:28 AM

Facebook User

Facebook User

Michael Bay needs to stop with the explosions, I like some of the movies he puts out, but Transformers 3 was just bad.

Aug 18 - 02:09 AM

Tommy H.

Tommy Hatcher

This movie made so much money because it promised the best 3-D CGI you've ever seen and because of the undeserved hype. For a while I couldn't turn on my television without seeing the transformers in, like, every third commercial. It promoted itself as something far better than what it actually is, so people were naturally curious. You think people went to see this because of its thought-provoking and inspiring story? Yeah, I don't think so. Michael Bay had very little to do with the elements of the movie that drew in such a large crowd. The credit for that goes to the computer animators who sat behind their computers all day designing the transformers and the fight scenes. I'm not a member of the anti-Michael Bay cult, I just think he's talentless and takes all the credit for other peoples hard work. You want proof? Read the positive reviews for the movie. They're all the same. Basically: The movie sucked but it looked really cool. Michael Bay needs to quit directing and start making video games.

Sep 12 - 05:14 PM

Steven B.

Steven Berry

How utterly lofty of a review. I got the jist of your disdane and dislike, however it was presented in such a literary magnificence that the meat of the review was a bit over my head. I saw the movie with seven other people, none of which disliked the movie and although there was agreement that the movie felt too elongated, all had a good time. I sense that many of the opinions stated here are more about disapproving of Michael Bay rather than the actual movie which leaves me to be skeptical of the objectivity of it. I can see the tangible huge disparity between the critic tomato meter and that of the moviegoers.

Jul 5 - 12:11 AM

TheGateofTruth

I Am The Vast UNIVERSE I Am The Vast UNIVERSE

I watched the film a few days ago and I loved it..great action scene,beautifully made blood scenes that were very detailed and an awe to see..solid soundtrack..quite a few really great quotes from the film plus Leonard was excellent as Sentinel Prime in Dark of the Moon..his vocal performance was one of the best things about the film..my only real problem with the film was the treatment of Megatron..I wish he was more fearsome in the final as he was in the last two but that choice was made by the screenwriter and I see where they were coming from..but its was a hell of a film..my favorite of the year so far.

Jul 5 - 01:43 AM

J C 85

Joel Corbett

I am the vast universe you are the sound of lunacy. Weren't you trolling round sucker punch trying to convince everyone that was the best movie ever? Now doing the same on transformers.

Jul 5 - 09:34 PM

TheGateofTruth

I Am The Vast UNIVERSE I Am The Vast UNIVERSE

Joel way to be a pretentious cunt I was simply saying I enjoyed the movie now go back to the cave you crawled out of.

Jul 5 - 11:05 PM

dan t.

dan teasdale

yo john, i cant disagree with character development, but the when it comes down to an action fest. this movie was one hell of an entertaining movie. ill be buying it on blu ray when it comes out

Jul 6 - 12:48 AM

Robbie B.

Robbie Block

I mean they moved "optimus gets trapped in ropes" as a plot device for about 15 minutes of the finale... bad movie.

Jul 6 - 11:25 AM

Caryl M.

Caryl Milton

A sentence I got a reprieve from . . . I walked out before it was over. I want my money back!

Jul 6 - 08:29 PM

JoeMustChangeName

Joe MustChangenName

Caryl, that's a girls name right? Girls just don't get it, Stick to the chick flix babe.

Jul 12 - 05:58 AM

Jaho K.

Jaho Koo

The franchise was a CGI demonstration in the first place. Of course it's not a movie!

Jul 7 - 10:08 PM

JoeMustChangeName

Joe MustChangenName

Thanks, i now know for certain that film "critics" mostly have their heads up their arses. I am going with the audience rating, this one was 90%, when i choose my next movie. This was the best of the series and well deserving of that audience rating. WTF did these critics expect??!!!

Jul 12 - 05:55 AM

Facebook User

Facebook User

Ummm it's Transformers? Critics can have an opinion.

Aug 18 - 02:10 AM

Movie F.

Movie Fan

Michael Bay is TERRIBLE. Go to youtube and watch "A Michael Bay Montage" LMAO

Jul 18 - 08:41 AM

Jeff D.

Jeff Duvall

dark of the moon ...
even the title make any sense.

Aug 3 - 06:14 PM

Nick Albano

Nick Albano

"dark of the moon ...
even the title make any sense"..it very much does makes sense..everytime we look at the sky, we see one side of the moon, never the back of it. therefore, the other side of the moon is "the dark of the moon"..learn your facts

Sep 17 - 08:36 AM

Matthew King

Matthew King

Transformers Forever!!!!!!

Aug 9 - 11:35 AM

Lee Faulks

Lee Faulks

john anderson were you even facing the screen? wanker

Aug 21 - 05:47 PM

Lee Augustus

Lee Augustus

suck a giant cock

Nov 8 - 02:50 PM

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