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Interchangeable Parts
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is a pile of summer junk.
by Wayne Melton
The action-movie sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” cost $200 million, and it seems like a bargain. You couldn’t get more gaudy junk if you bought the entire city of Miami.
Is it enough to point out that, despite the title, no revenge is ever had during the course of the movie’s two and a half hours?
In the run-up to its release, the director, Michael Bay (“Bad Boys”), endlessly repeated his worry as to whether the colossal picture would be completed in time. Gosh! Sounds like marketing hooey, but just imagine this modern-day Michelangelo, working late into the night on his Sistine Chapel, a movie in which a lime-green robot with a gold tooth cap and a Mike Tyson lisp beat-boxes. Read the rest of this entry »
This review first appeared on StyleWeekly.com
The one thing Indy can’t find is the reason he’s at it again.
by Wayne Melton
The latest “Indiana Jones” adventure has all the ingredients expected from the well-known ’80s franchise (not necessarily how you might remember them, though): egotistically self-deluded villains (the producer and director), lustful groping for treasure (their motivation for making the movie), unfathomable mysteries (the movie itself) and the hero who saves the day in the end (merciful closing credits).
Oh, and there are chase sequences — lots of goofy chase sequences. Because goofy chase sequences were cool in the ’80s. Read the rest of this entry »
