Transformers: Dark of the Moon

I’m not sure why I watch these movies. Well, I do know why… it’s simply for the eye candy – to see what millions of dollars can produce on-screen – a lot of crane shots and special effects. I certainly don’t see them for the acting (flat), writing (maddeningly dumb), editing (frenzied), directing (dull), plot (predictable) or pretty much anything else. Well, the lighting was good… but even that was too good. I mean, I’m sitting here thinking – nobody’s apartment has lighting like that. So, I wasn’t expecting this to be any good (any movie brought to you by Hasbro has a lot of things going against it)… and it wasn’t. But, all the same, it made me chuckle at its silliest moments. And there is a part of me that just likes to see shit get destroyed. The sad thing is, this wasn’t even memorable enough to put in my category of “bad” movies… at least those are so bad they’re memorable. But, this? It’ll just get forgotten like yesterday’s tabloid headline.

Oh, I just remembered I haven’t watched the last 20 minutes yet… I wonder if I can guess what happens?

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I have a theory that Spielberg intended to make this a really bad movie. He’s a smart guy with a proven track record. There is no reason he would resort to such stupid scenes and plot devices that are sprinkled throughout this movie. The pacing makes no sense – it just jumps from scene to scene, etc. There are so many things wrong with this movie from start to finish… But, why would he do this? Perhaps it’s because he really did want to emulate the original inspiration for the series – the movie reels – which weren’t very good either. Or, perhaps he wanted to kill the series himself, and not let it turn into some kind of long-running james bond thing. Or, perhaps he’s just screwing with everyone. I’m more and more convinced this wasn’t just a mistake.