Written by Caleb Paullus, Media Editor and Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon was one of this summer’s biggest hit movies in the box office and now it comes home on DVD and Blu-Ray!
The final chapter is here in Michael Bay’s mindless action robotic opus as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and all your favorite cybertron bots take on the Decepticons once again. This time, the truth behind the 1969 moon landing is revealed to be a recovery mission for the long lost Cybertronian spaceship “The Ark” as humans first discover we are not alone in the universe!
The start of film brings us to the Space Race and first moon landing, where this artfully spliced scene of old, real footage and new footage reveals that Buzz and his pals were really sent to the moon to investigate a mysterious crash on the dark side of the moon. Low and behold they find an Autobot craft full of inoperable crew and a secret item that I will not reveal. Flash forward and we are in Sam Witwicky’s (Shia LeBeouf – Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) apartment and take advantage of the 3D aspects of his curvacious new girlfriend, Carly (Rosie Huntington-Whitely, in her first acting role). Sam is struggling for a job while his lady seems to have a dream one. Just when you think he gets a break, his new job was given to him by ulterior motives of a later revealed character. The plot thickens and brings the Autobots to Chernobyl where old Autobot technology is found, revealing a sinister plot. What comes next? Lots of battle sequences – all of them badass!
The acting of the film is taken up a notch compared to the last one, but there are still plenty of those cheeseball moments and quotes. But what is the most enjoyable and enticing in this film is the plot. It is definitely full of twists and turns that catch you off-guard when you least expect it. And of course, there is Leonard Nimoy’s voice acting for Sentinel Prime, which is very very pleasurable to listen to, but immediately makes me remember that he was the voice of Galvatron in Transformers: The Movie and makes me angry at my youth being bastardized by Michael Bay. Remember those terrible racist sounding Autobots from the second film? Well, they’ve been replaced by an equally annoying group called the Wreckers (thankfully, they aren’t in much of the movie).
As far as I am concerned, a good reason to see this in 3D is if you want to have a Victoria’s Secret Angel’s (Huntington-Whitely) butt so close to your face you can almost feel it (but don’t try, because the people sitting next you will probably frown upon it). Rosie aside, the 3D for Dark of the Moon was solid and probably some of the best we have seen this year. The final hour of the movie really utilizes this technology to its full potential during the climatic robot on robot fight sequences.
This DVD/Blu-Ray feels rushed to market with having no special features added to it at all, not even a single theatrical trailer! You can tell the studio knew to release this film fast (Released in theaters in July) in order to make a quick buck. The glaring omission of the 3D version of the film since it was shot and released in 3D is the biggest fault here for a full priced blu-ray. Seeing as how there will be a better set coming down the road, if you can deal with not being able to see big smashng robots fighting for a few months, it might be best to wait for the the full complete release of Dark of the Moon. But at the very least, Bay has finally made a decent film to watch that carries the name “Transformers” and knows how to make a mindless crazy action movie filled to the brim with explosions. If you can turn of your brain for a few hours then I am sure you will be able to gleen some enjoyment from this release! The set also includes a DVD copy and a Digital copy for your viewing enjoyment.
Overall, the movie successfully sets and maintains an exciting plot. The special effects are pretty damn impressive on Blu-ray, making owning this movie a must if you are interested in the visual imagery aspect of the film (again, Huntington-Whitely is hot and even hotter on Blu-ray). The screaming acting is what you would expect from the Transformers franchise: yelling, longing gazes, screaming, shooting guns, and some more yelling (I still enjoy it). So seriously, if you liked the first Transformers, could tolerate the second and can ignore the fact that they aren’t anything like the original animated series, then you will LOVE this film.
ComicsOnline gives the Transformers: Dark of the Moon Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo Pack 3.5 out of 5 times to Transform and Roll Out!
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