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| Poster by Jesse Philips. It's better than the film deserves. |
There are several common accusations against critics of the Transformers films: "What do you want story for, granddad? Not every film has to be Citizen Kane, what were you expecting from a film based off 80's toys? Can't you just switch your brain off and enjoy the spectacle?" While this is such a broad sweeping statement it could be a daisy-cutter, these hypothetical voices have a point. You can't judge a silly action film by the all-time classics; no, you judge it by other silly action films that sit at the top of the genre, like Rambo, or Commando, or the delightfully stupid Crank series, or its nearest rival the G.I. Joe movie. My standards in this field are low, provided they can at least be consistently entertaining, and having sat through Transformers: Dark of the Moon, it manages to fall short even at that.
