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Title: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Directed By: Michael Bay

Written by: Ehren Kruger

Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Francis McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Ken Jeong

Studio: Paramount, Hasbro

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Review by: Matt Peters

There’s no doubt that this installment of Transformers has a lot of making up to do for Revenge of the Fallen. After a strong first outing by Michael Bay, fans were left disappointed with his 2009 follow up. After the horrible characters, terrible acting and lack of a real story, is it possible that this third film in the franchise can be the best so far? (more…)

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Title: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Directed by: Michael Bay

Written by: Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

Produced by: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures, Hasbro

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Review by: Bill Jones

In the school of good filmmaking, the special effects of a movie should always support the rest of the film, never overshadow it. In the school of Michael Bay filmmaking (post The Rock) the special effects are the film. Everything else – plot, dialogue, acting talent – is an unfortunate requirement for stringing together special effects for something to be played in a theater for the masses of the ADHD generation. (more…)

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