live-action
12/20/2006
Transformers: Hopefully More Than Meets The Eye
This new trailer for next summer's... action sensation? Colossal failure? Well, we're not quite sure what it's going to be, but whatever it is, it really wants you to know that Steven Spielberg is involved. Transformers is still a Michael Bay film, though, which means that no doubt the effects and action will be top-notch -- the CGI transformations teasing us here are alone enough to get us excited. Sure, Casino Royale had that awesome car-flipping stunt -- but Transformers makes a TANK spin into the air. Beat that, James Bond!
So, sure, this movie's going to look awesome. The real question awaiting us on Independence Day is: will this movie be just as self-important and overblown as, well, every other film Michael Bay has ever done? Or will there remain some vestige of the child-like glee that comes with cars and trucks transforming into giant robots? I'm sure we all hope so. But if you're looking for someone to make giant robots seem dull and pompous, Michael Bay is the man for the job.
