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141. Transformers - Dark of the Moon

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 05:42 AM

Jul 2012

The chase through Chicago and the destruction of the towers went way over the top too many times. I can suspend my sense of reality for a good chase seen but this one defied common sense and basic laws of physics regarding torque in relation to human strength a few too many time. But the icing on the cake was Carly Spencer (Rosie Huntington-Whitely) going through the whole thing without messing up her hair. All the guys got dirty and hurt, she somehow managed to go through it looking like a supermodel the whole way through to the end. Started to feel more like satire than a surreal action adventure.

It was still fun to watch. But not being a fan, I still keep tripping up on why they just didn't include the word "Side" in the title; the way it is just sounds weird. Dark...what? Dark dark? Dark is a noun? What is that supposed to mean?

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