I know Michael Bay isn't the best film-maker in the movie industry but he can make a lot of money for the production and studio distributors, but I will admit for once that he has made a slight improvement in Age of Extinction. Bringing not only a big CGI-driven action blockbuster but one that has a great cast, enjoyable plot and less to none of what was needed out from the previous films.
The plot is set sometime after the climatic events in Dark of the Moon, where both sides of the Transformers are disbanded and hunted down to keep Earth safe and peaceful though the Government does play dirty a little and use
What makes it a major better film is the following:
* Casting - the cast in AOE is indeed a stand up improvement and all of the cast involved give their best performances. You got greats (Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammar and even the voices of Peter Cullen, John Goodman, John DiMaggio, Ken Watanabe and Frank Welker) and you got the new bunch (Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor) and among a few others.
* Story - The script itself is no Oscar-worthy contender with smart moments, heart and themes but it does keep the audience's attention to the end credits. At least as well there were no plot holes, frequent toilet humour use or even blank characters present.
* Pace of the action - As with all of Bay's films there is an massive dose of explosions, gun fights, car chases that overthrows the lacking storyline, but for once I felt that he didn't rush and only kicked in the action when it was needed. I felt it was a better pace than what the badly presented Revenge of the fallen was made out to be.
Overall, Age of Extinction is indeed both an entertaining action flick for the Transformers fans and a surprisingly improving sequel/reboot but it is not the best flick of 2014. I'm just as happy of the result Bay and the crew have put into it! Go see it when you can :)
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The plot is set sometime after the climatic events in Dark of the Moon, where both sides of the Transformers are disbanded and hunted down to keep Earth safe and peaceful though the Government does play dirty a little and use
What makes it a major better film is the following:
* Casting - the cast in AOE is indeed a stand up improvement and all of the cast involved give their best performances. You got greats (Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammar and even the voices of Peter Cullen, John Goodman, John DiMaggio, Ken Watanabe and Frank Welker) and you got the new bunch (Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor) and among a few others.
* Story - The script itself is no Oscar-worthy contender with smart moments, heart and themes but it does keep the audience's attention to the end credits. At least as well there were no plot holes, frequent toilet humour use or even blank characters present.
* Pace of the action - As with all of Bay's films there is an massive dose of explosions, gun fights, car chases that overthrows the lacking storyline, but for once I felt that he didn't rush and only kicked in the action when it was needed. I felt it was a better pace than what the badly presented Revenge of the fallen was made out to be.
Overall, Age of Extinction is indeed both an entertaining action flick for the Transformers fans and a surprisingly improving sequel/reboot but it is not the best flick of 2014. I'm just as happy of the result Bay and the crew have put into it! Go see it when you can :)
Please like and follow my 'MovieNerd91' blog/facebook page for more great reviews; https://www.facebook.com/pages/MovieNerd91/692149864182727?fref=ts