{"id":509,"date":"2014-06-30T17:58:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T00:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2014\/06\/30\/transformers-age-of-extinction-the-rules-have-changed\/"},"modified":"2014-07-09T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T18:13:35","slug":"transformers-age-of-extinction-the-rules-have-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2014\/transformers-age-of-extinction-the-rules-have-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformers: Age of Extinction &#8211; The Rules Have Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"198\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyster.ignimgs.com\/wordpress\/stg.ign.com\/2014\/05\/transformers_age_of_extinction_grimlock-optimus-poster2-610x892.jpg?resize=139%2C198\" \/>Set five years after Dark of the Moon, this sequel sets out to continue the franchise and take a new pathway to hold our interest. It&#8217;s a technical extravaganza, to be sure and, if it wasn&#8217;t for being way too long, sure to be a hit with summer theater-goers. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O comments, &#8220;I think t this is a fantastic part of the series. They do an extremely impressive job since it is the first action feature film to use ONLY IMAX 3D HD cameras, which is hard to do with these types of shots.&#8221; Raven D, age 16 adds, &#8220;This film is entertaining and visually very well done. Director Michael Bay uses the first IMAX Digital 3D camera, making the images more immersive and stunning than anything that\u2019s been seen on the big screen so far.&#8221; Their full reviews are below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em><br \/>\nReviewed by Gerry O, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 12<\/p>\n<p>This is the most action packed film I&#8217;ve seen in a while! I was worried that it won&#8217;t be as good as the original, but boy was I wrong. Transformers: Age of Extinction is an action packed adventure that all Transformer fans will love! They are definitely back!<\/p>\n<p>This is not just about fighting between bad and good guys (which there is plenty of). Transformers: Age of Extinction has a good mixture of romance, humor and action. It&#8217;s all related to a main adventure and, of course, who can forget, stupendous looking Transformers!<\/p>\n<p>The story starts when humans are killing Transformers because they think they are attracting aliens. That\u2019s when a young dad, who is in kind of a pickle with his finances, starts fixing up an old truck and discovers that it is an Autobot and, not just a regular one at that. So, they go on an adventure to stop something extremely powerful from being made.<\/p>\n<p>I think t this is a fantastic part of the series. They do an extremely impressive job since it is the first action feature film to use ONLY IMAX 3D HD cameras, which is hard to do with these types of shots. In the theater, it looks like you are in the movie and is definitely the right choice. There are a lot of exciting moments such as when the Transformers get their favorite car models back and also, the battles and story line are a lot like the first one. This, in my opinion, is a perfect approach. However, this film is about three hours long and I felt it could have been made shorter. By the second hour, you could guess what the ending is going to be. As much as I love the special effects, when you have too much of a good thing \u2013 it\u2019s too much.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite moment is when the main character sees his 17-year-old daughter with her boyfriend. When he starts talking about teenage problems, Optimums Prime responds with, &#8220;Yeah, I experienced that with Bumble Bee.&#8221; The timing is perfect and it also fits perfectly and shows that even though they&#8217;re 90% robotic, they still love their families. I also thought it is awesome how the director portrays Bumble Bee as an unruly teenager.<\/p>\n<p>This film has a lot of action and intense moments so I recommend it for ages 11 to 18. I also give it 4.5 out of 5 stars because I believe the movie should have been a bit shorter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DkosNB1ghBQ?rel=0\"><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em><br \/>\nReviewed by Raven Devanney<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s  been years since the Decepticons and the Autobots battled for the fate  of the humans in Chicago and human defenses against alien forces are at  an all-time high. A government branch of humans is targeting all  Transformers, Autobots and Decepticons alike, with the help of a  menacing assassin. While all of this is going on, Cade Yeager, a  struggling inventor from Texas tries to make enough means to keep his  property and put his daughter Tessa through college.\u00a0 While looking for  parts to help his inventions, he stumbles upon a broken down, rusted  truck and decides to fix it up. To his surprise, the truck turns out to  the mighty Optimus Prime. Cade fixes him and decides to help him defeat  the forces coming for Earth yet, again once he realizes what the  government is doing to Transformers. Now, the fate of the entire human  race lies in the hands of Optimus and this family of humans and, without  them, we might just face extinction.This film is entertaining  and visually very well done. Director Michael Bay uses the first IMAX  Digital 3D camera, making the images more immersive and stunning than  anything that\u2019s been seen on the big screen so far. It\u2019s very intense to  be sitting in the IMAX Theater seeing these 50 ft. robots captured in  such a realistic way. If you\u2019ve seen any of the previous films from this  franchise you know that they are nothing short of action packed. The  cinematography and CGI is able to show the intense battle scenes and  large scale attacks in a breathtaking, edge-of-your-seat way. One thing  that I don\u2019t like about the visuals is the inconsistency of the  Transformers from film to film. The main characters look the same but  some of the Autobots that are introduced in this film are designed  completely different than in any of the previous films. Their faces are  constructed to have features that look extremely humanesque and it is  strange to see them next to Optimus and BumbleBee who still have the  classic Transformer look. Another inconsistency is that, in the last  film, every time a Transformer was hit they would spill a  blood-like-liquid, but in this film, if they are injured, the liquid  that comes from the wounds is bright green.<\/p>\n<p>It is very strange to  see a Transformer film without Shia Labeouf but, I am quite impressed  with Mark Wahlberg and the way he tackles this role. I think he\u2019s a  fantastic actor and really grounds the film. I\u2019m also a fan of Nicola  Peltz and think she is decent in this film. However, I am really sick of  the way girls are portrayed in this franchise. Every single leading  lady looks like a Victoria\u2019s Secret model, is completely helpless about  75% of the movie, can never figure out how to help them self and has to  be told to run before they do. Near the end, they have one moment of  courage and that\u2019s pretty much all. It\u2019s a formula that is completely  predictable in all of the Transformer films, but alas, it\u2019s what sells.<\/p>\n<p>Like  I said before, this film is entertaining and it enjoyable. It kept me  engaged, concerned for the characters, shocked and, I\u2019ll admit, I did  almost cry near the end. However this film is peppered with extremely  clich\u00e9 and honestly annoying lines and interactions. From the very  beginning, Tessa is introduced as a stereotypical film version of a  teenage girl. She rolls up with her friends screaming and giggling about  how excited they are to party and be crazy. The whole interaction is  cheesy and unnecessary and sets her up to look like a bimbo. After that,  her boyfriend, who looks suspiciously similar to the Hemsworth  brothers, comes to save the day and the rude, inappropriate and just  plain stupid things he says to Tessa\u2019s father drove me insane. There are  several lines in the film that prompted me to say to myself, \u201cReally?  Was that really necessary?\u201d The last irritating thing is the fact that  they really drove the whole \u201cAmerican Way\u201d and patriotism to the ground.  In every seen at Cade\u2019s ranch there are at least two American flags  shown and it is constantly mentioned that they\u2019re just good ole\u2019 Texas  folk, protecting America with cries of: \u201cDon\u2019t mess with our country!\u201d  \u201cThink of your country!\u201d \u201cFight for your country!\u201d Previous films were  less centered on our nation and more about the human race as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Despite  my qualms regarding this movie, it is entertaining and the visuals are  extremely well done. I give it 4 out of 5 stars and recommend this film  for ages 13 to 18 due to the violence and language. However, if you have  seen the previous films and are under 13, then this film should be  suitable for you. If you&#8217;re a fan of Transformers, action or just want  to experience the first film to ever use the million dollar IMAX Digital  3D camera, be sure to check out <em>Transformer: Age of Extinction<\/em> in theaters now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set five years after Dark of the Moon, this sequel sets out to continue the franchise and take a new pathway to hold our interest. It&#8217;s a technical extravaganza, to be sure and, if it wasn&#8217;t for being way too long, sure to be a hit with summer theater-goers. KIDS FIRST! 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