Transformers: Age of Extinction is a sci-fi action movie and the fourth flick in the Transformers series. It was produced by Paramount Pictures, Hasbro Studios, and Di Bonaventura Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Transformers: Age of Extinction was written by Ehren Kruger and directed by Michael Bay.
The story is it's been five years after the Battle of Chicago, and humans are now viewing Transformers as hostile and have terminated all joint operations. Now the Autobots are being hunted by both a rouge CIA black ops division and a Cybertronian bounty hunter named Lockdown. If that wasn't bad enough, another threat is lurking in the shadows, and it could mean extinction for the human race.
- Negatives
Nothing here folks. Just move on.
- Mix
One gray area this time around is the villains. Now I still enjoyed the human bad guys, Lockdown, and the "newest" Decepticon, Galvatron and their stories. However, those two villainous storylines needed more of a balance. For the most part, it seemed like Lockdown and co. were the main threats, while Galvatron was just in the background.
Then there's the pacing. While we still get a lot of fast pace action, there were quite a few times when things slowed down when it felt like it didn't need to be.
- Positives
One positive comes from the characters. While I can understand why some wouldn't like the new human characters, I thought they were alright. But I especially liked the new Transformers. Mainly Hound, I like how gung ho he can be sometimes (😆). The best new Transformer or more specifically Decepticon, was Lockdown. That guy had a lot of brutal moments.
Then we have the CGI. While there was maybe two or three shots that didn't look right to me, they didn't ruin the experience like a lot of current movies do. So despite those shots, the CGI or special effects in general are still pretty good.
In typical Michael Bay fashion, we've got a big, awesome final battle. Filled with Transformers blowing up, gun fire, sword fights, and Bay's trademark explosions. I may not be as grand as the Battle of Chicago, but it was still a lot of fun.
The last thing I'll write about is how we were given new lore, or a mystery to the lore. The new lore is how we humans are able to make our own Transformers. While the mystery part comes from who made Optimus Prime and why they sent a bounty hunter to get him back. It actually made me interested in not only this story, but for the next movie.
While I did have some slight issues, overall I still liked this. It's not as good as the last one, but I still found some enjoyment to be had.
My final rating is, Okay.
That's going to do it for me. Come back on Saturday, Apr 29th, for my review of the newest Disney+ movie, Peter Pan & Wendy. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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