Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
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Critic Consensus: 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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Cast
as Sam Witwicky
as Lt. Colonel William Lennox
as Simmons
as Sergeant Epps
as Carly Miller
as Bruce
as Charlotte
as Dylan
as Judy Witwicky
as Ron Witwicky
as Jerry Wang
as Dutch
as General Morshower
as Eddie
as Buzz Aldrin
as Bill O'Reilly
as Voshkod
as Lennox Lieutenant
as Lennox Team "Baby Face"
as Lennox Team "Chapman"
as Lennox Team "Atroui"
as Lennox Team "Phelps"
as Lennox Team "Bruno"
as Lennox Team "Nelson"
as Lennox Team "Tuens"
as Lennox Team "Taggart"
as Epps Team "Mongo"
as Epps Team "Hooch"
as Epps Team "Marc L"
as Epps Team "Stone"
as Mearing's Aide
as Morshower's Aide
as Voshkod Associate
as President Kennedy
as President Nixon
as Defense Secretary McNamara
as Director of NASA
as NASA Scientist (1969)
as Black Ops NASA Technician (1969)
as Black Ops NASA Technician (1969)
as Black Ops NASA Technician (1969)
as NASA Mission Controller (1969)
as NASA Launch Technician (1969)
as Tracking Station Supervisor (1969)
as Buzz Aldrin (1969)
as Neil Armstrong
as Old NASA Scientist
as Old NASA Scientist
as NASA Technician
as Cosmonaut Dimitri
as Cosmonaut Yuri
as Russian Lady
as Russian Bouncer
as Russian Female Bartender
as Human Resources Lady
as Pimply Corporate Kid
as Japanese Executive
as Executive Interviewer
as Female Insurance Agent
as Mailroom Worker
as Mailroom Worker
as Mailroom Worker
as Mailroom Worker
as Accuretta Executive
as Accuretta Worker
as Accuretta Worker
as Berated Scientist
as Simmons Tileman
as Engineer
as Engineer's Wife
as Engineer's Daughter
as Dylan's Executive
as UN Secretary General
as Dylan's Assistant
as Dylan's Assistant
as NEST Guard
as NEST Guard
as NEST Guard
as SEAL
as SEAL
as SEAL
as SEAL
as UN Secretary General
as Lt. Sulimani
as Lt. Faraj
as GPS Tracking Coordinator
as DC Mall Reporter
as DC Capitol Reporter
as Bones the Mastiff
as Sentinel Prime
as Optimus Prime
as Megatron
as Ironhide
as Starscream
as Ratchet
as Sideswipe
as Dino
as Que/Wheeljack, Wheeljack
as Wheelie
as Brains
as Shockwave/Soundwave
as Roadbuster/Amp
as Leadfoot/Target
as Laserbeak
as Igor
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Critic Reviews for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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The third outing for a herd of toys that should have stayed in their boxes.
The original Transformers wasn't a great movie, but at least it started out as fun, with Shia LaBeouf as a high-school student who discovers that his new yellow Camaro is actually an Autobot sent to earth to ward off evil Decepticons from their...
Despite 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.
Audience Reviews for Transformers: Dark of the Moon
So here we are again and right from the start with the intro of Shockwave I was disappointed yet not particularly surprised. Moving on we are introduced to a talking LaserBeak and a small troll like Autobot called Brains! oh my heart sinks and we haven't even begun. OK well on the plus side there is some nice humour in this new installment from various characters that did make me smile. Turturro as always is quality with his snappy dialog where as Malkovich adds an impressive little performance I didn't really see coming, small but sweet. Ken Jeong is an uprising star in my books and his performances have all been good so far, in his short role here he doesn't disappoint with a cracking little show. Unfortunately we still have to sit through the annoying screaming and twitching of LaBeouf whose participation in these films has damaged his credibility big time. As for new entry Rosie Huntington-Whiteley...well I've not seen a more horrifically bad performance in sometime, the girl is beautiful, she can pout like no ones business and I'm sure she models well but acting is clearly a step too far and should never be tried again. Its actually fitting she's in this film as to be honest this glitzy overblown mess fits her pretty princess attitude perfectly. Shots of Whiteley up against super cars? check, anyone notice she's still wearing her posh high heels during the finale showdown!. Anyone actually asked themselves how a geek like LaBeouf's character somehow manages to get these girls in these films!? talk about fantasy! Basically the inclusion of bling actors such as Gibson pretty much sum up the whole franchise. The film gains a tad more respect with the continued talents of Weaving and Cullen. Added to the gang are Nimoy and Remar, Nimoy of course being experienced in voicing Gavaltron in the animated and better Transformer movie of 86. Credit where credits due you must applaud the CGI effects, they are very impressive and look good as they screech around highways with multiple explosions going off around them. It looks faultless and along with Bays pretty direction and fetish of the military, explosions and slow motion against sunsets its a picture for sure. As before we still have the same issue as the previous films where its virtually impossible to tell what the hell is going on when the bots fight. You still can't distinguish between Autobots or Decepticons accept for their eye colour with most Transformer characters just coming across as large shiny whirring clicking statues of CGI metal. The rather long finale highlights this problem by adding massive amounts of building carnage and debris into the mix making it completely impossible to make out what on earth is going on, its just insane! I still can't stand the recreation of classic designs for the new film. The new creations they come up with for new Transformers are terrible and why do all Decepticons look like monsters, insects or wild animals? did I even see a 'Predator' type Decepticon with dreads at one point? The film is overly long and HUGELY cliched (every cliche in the book). Much of the film feels like a music video or adverts for super cars as Bay tries to evoke emotion but fails miserably by adding rock music over sequences of supposed trauma and horror, plus the whole thing is sooo God Bless America. There are also so many poor sequences with questions such as how did Sam kill Starscream exactly? what was that gauntlet thing he had? how did the Sam and the others manage to get out of the skyscraper that was practically destroyed and virtually at a 90 degree angle? they just walked out of the doors it seems with no worries? Where does Optimus and the main Autobots vanish too for most of the finale battle? and who was that crappy balding professor looking Autobot with the British accent that got executed!!? just faceless characters for killing...poor film making. People say this is the better of the trilogy, I can't see it. Its a bit darker as we see people killed in this film plus Optimus being brutal at the very end but for me this is just as bad as the previous two making it hard to try and decide which is the better film, is there a better film? (Can't believe Optimus lets Cybertron get destroyed!! as if!)
Super Reviewer
After the huge disappointment that was "Revenge of the Fallen," I felt myself losing faith in the Transformers universe, however, I am pleased to say that "Dark of the Moon" is an improvement. 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he was the first to discover the alien race. The ship that was found on the moon contained the planets leader: Sentinal Prime. This fake backstory opened the world a bit more and left room to expand the story. As our heroes are once again running for their lives, we find ourselves doing something that both of the previous films failed, displaying real emotion. There are many deaths presented here, and through each and every death, no matter how big or little, you care for every one. Yes, the dumb humor is as bad as ever, but this film seems to care a little more as well. This film may not live up to the original in terms of fun and witty action, but this film has all the emotion and storytelling that the first two failed upon. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is awesome summer entertainment!
Super Reviewer
This movie never had a chance with critics. The franchise had an awful start there's no doubt about it and will forever be a CGI action orgy, but DotM actually makes an effort with a coherent sensible story and character intrigue. Transformers 3 isn't as dumb as its predecessors and definitely boasters enough of a spectacle to be worth every bang of your buck. The story's not as simple and shallow as skeptics claim, with enough twists and turns in the first 1/3 to keep the viewers interested. (but then predictably stumbles into an action-orgy as things draw to an end) It's nowhere near being a masterpiece, there are some glaring issues with the dialogue/script that needed tightening and quite a few plot holes that weren't addressed. (Why not nuke the city? Where was the entire US army?) but I can forgive a lot of this because many also ignored the issues with Cameron's cliche filled world of "Avatar" The biggest highlight of this movie is the sheer entertainment value. The visuals are absolutely astounding to the point where I was having a hard time processing the volume of amusement that was being handed to me. For an alien invasion, action flick, that started with a little boy/frat boy demographic; Transformers 3 exceeds expectations. It's a great watch if you give it a chance rather than letting the first 2 films sour expectations.
Super Reviewer
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Quotes
| Soundwave: | [grabbing Carly] You're mine! |
| Soundwave: | You're mine! |
| Laserbeak: | Pleasure working with you. |
| Carly Miller: | Oh my God. What's Sentinel doing here? |
| Dylan: | Watch. They're spreading hundreds of pillars around the globe right now. In just a few hours, they're going to launch them into orbit and bring Cybertron into our atmosphere. The red one there controls the rest. He triggers that, it starts the whole thing. |
| Sam Witwicky: | Optimus? |
| Optimus Prime: | What your leaders say is true. This was all my fault. I told them whom to trust. I was so wrong. |
| Sam Witwicky: | That doesn't make it your fault. It just makes you human for a change. |
| Optimus Prime: | Remember this. You may lose your faith in us, but never in yourselves. |
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