The who Avatar hype machine is beyond insane. When it was people claiming how awesome it would be because James Cameron was Directing it was silly. When critics and other in the industry started buying into the hype it was surprising. When reviews started saying how awesome it was despite critics usually flaying alive any film with such a heavy focus on special effects over plot it was stupid. When people got abused by Avatards on internet forums for saying they enjoyed it but it wasn’t ‘all that’ it was pathetic fanboyism. When Avatar’s initially didn’t blow the box office away and we got headlines like “Avatar almost breaks records” it was ridiculous. And when people started naming their kids Pandora (presumably they will have a stalker named Adrian when they get older) and getting depressed because they couldn’t live in the CGI world Avatar had created it was simply sad. Now I am beginning to think money is involved. Read the rest of this entry »

Isabel Lucas

This is a seriously stupid film. The plot has no redeeming features other than it sets up insane action sequences involving giant transforming robots. That’s why I liked the first film and that’s why I like this one too. It is just 2 hours of absurd but high quality special effects with hot a chick and annoying kid. This film has some more of the goofy humour that detracted from the first film but it seems generally more in place this time. It fits better in the film because this one takes itself a little less seriously. Sam’s parents in particular are brilliant as is the cranky old Jetfire. Wheelie is plain idiotic as are the twins but you can’t have everything. The films main problem is that there are just too many transformers in it and few get much screentime some of the Decepticons don’t even get a name drop. You can’t help but think that the film would be better off with more Transformer and less Shia LeBeouf. Other than that there is little else to say. It is a pretty stupid but entertaining popcorn flick.  I enjoyed it and that is all that counts.

As readers of my old website will know I have a peculiar obsession when watching Hollywood films. Australian soap actors/actresses. I can spot them a mile off. Transformers 2 gets the very lovely Australian actress Isabel Lucas who as well has having normal thumbs once played the slightly odd Tasha in ‘Home and Away’. She gets the dubious honour of being this topics lead picture. Sadly this ability of mine will desert me soon as I stopped watching Australian soaps a while back and soon Australian Soap stars I don’t know will start filtering through. Its a shame I know.