Could you shake that camera a bit more, Mr. Bay?
At the time of its release, Transformers was the fastest selling film on any HD format, shifting 100,000 copies in its first day, for a total of 190,000 in the first week. As such, it's fair to say that this would be a large number of people's first introduction to high definition, so it's probably a good thing it looks as great as it does. That's not to say it's perfect: in terms of compression, the action-packed final half-hour is something of a struggle for the encoder, whether because of disc space or bandwidth limitations, but by and large it looks excellent. I suspect that it may have been pre-filtered just a teeny-tiny bit, but this is still a sterling effort from Paramount and one that would belong in every HD enthusiast's collection if the film itself wasn't such a heap of dung.
Transformers
(Paramount, USA, AVC, 25 GB)
              
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Posted: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:54 PM
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The one worthwhile scene and you didn't include a grab of Megan Fox leaning on the hood? Dis-appointed!
;o)
Posted by: Anthony, August 26, 2008 10:46 PM
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I considered it, but was worried that all that under-arm stubble might have a few viewers running screaming for the hills. :D
Posted by:
Whiggles, August 27, 2008 7:06 AM
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A bit of manliness in your ladies is healthy, you know!
Posted by: Lyris, August 27, 2008 9:15 AM
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Enjoyable first half but i felt it got a little juvenile in the second half....Why am i the only one who wasn't that impressed by the CGI of the robots....Evereywhere i read i see comments satating it's the best CGI yet committed to film.
For me great CGI is when i am watching the film and it blends in seamlessly with live action shots and i don't even know it was CGI.
Michael Bays best film is still The Rock.
Posted by: FoxyMulder, August 27, 2008 6:25 PM
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I should check for typos before pressing post lol
Posted by: FoxyMulder, August 27, 2008 6:25 PM
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Lyris:
Who needs manly ladies when Bumblebee and Shia LaBoof are positively overflowing with testosterone?
FoxyMulder:
Agreed on the CGI and totally 100% agreed on The Rock. It's Bay's masterpiece... well, as close as he ever came to a masterpiece, at any rate.
I think the best thing about Transformers is John Turturro, who clearly got the measure of the script and chose to perform it as cock-eyed as possible.
Posted by:
Whiggles, August 27, 2008 7:10 PM
