tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2008:/moviereviews//21 2007-11-03T02:19:28Z Incredibly subjective reviews of movies by Kevin D. Hendricks Movable Type 3.31 moviereviewsbykevinhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4142 2007-11-03T02:15:44Z 2007-11-03T02:19:28Z

0.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html Wow. That was awful. How can you spend so much on movie, have it be so cram packed with talent, and have it so completely suck? tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4141 2007-11-02T22:12:16Z 2007-11-02T22:13:13Z

3.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4131 2007-10-31T03:12:47Z 2007-10-31T03:14:10Z

4.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html My favorite part was when they were trying to understand what Santa Claus and decorating pine trees has to do with Christmas. tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4125 2007-10-25T21:33:55Z 2007-10-25T21:35:22Z

3.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html So stupid, yet so hilarious. tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4110 2007-10-11T17:09:21Z 2007-10-11T17:11:39Z

2.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html book (even less explained), but it still bugs me that Hal has little to do with the overall plot.]]> tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4065 2007-10-01T14:44:35Z 2007-10-01T14:46:01Z

2.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html Schmaltz-o-rama. Not even Abigail Breslin could salvage this one. tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4042 2007-09-09T02:22:19Z 2007-09-09T02:25:47Z

2.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html What's with Luke Wilson and mediocre comedies? tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4020 2007-08-25T20:35:09Z 2007-08-25T20:36:05Z

3.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4012 2007-08-20T15:26:33Z 2007-08-20T15:28:06Z

3.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html Rainn Wilson from The Office.]]> tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4002 2007-08-12T22:27:34Z 2007-08-12T22:32:14Z

2.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html I just couldn't get past the feeling that this story was made from scraps and shreds of every other epic fantasy story. Certainly that's the case with every story, but it just felt excessive here. The Lord of the Rings movies were just too recent, the 'death of the uncle' scene felt too much like Star Wars, and Aragorn/Eragon? Perhaps I should read the book and give it a fighting chance, but the movie really didn't wow me. tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.4001 2007-08-12T22:25:33Z 2007-08-12T22:26:52Z

3.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.3984 2007-07-18T04:17:06Z 2007-07-18T04:56:53Z

4.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html I've never had so much fun at the movies. Citizen Kane. With that mindset, this movie was absolutely amazing. Best blow-stuff-up popcorn summer movie I've seen in a long time. I was actually giddy when Bumblebee (the yellow Camaro, for those asleep) and Barricade (Mustang cop car--as I told my Dad, GM got the product placement so Ford is the bad guy, literally) charged at each other as cars and then dove into the air while transforming and smashed together in one big robot smack down. Let's count the ways this movie rocked:

• I'm not one for gushing about CGI, but this was pretty cool. From the trailers I thought it looked kind of lame, but on screen it rocked. At times things were moving too fast to tell what was happening, but that was the intent and I quickly got over it.
• Obeying the laws of physics: A car traveling at 60 mph that transforms into a robot is still going 60 mph and when it hits the pavement that road will require some resurfacing.
• The big long product placement for the U.S. military. Since 9/11 and the prominence of the U.S. military might from Afghanistan to Iraq I have not seen a movie that adequately portrays the current military muscle of the United States. We're talking F-22s, laser-guided weapons and gun ships. Did you see that gun ship raining hell down on a Decepticon robot with U.S. troops within spitting distance and not getting hit? Crazy. Too bad we're in all these complex conflicts where you can't just blow everything up.
• Did you see the complete lack of a love story? Yeah, there was a hot girl. And an awkward guy. And there were some sparks and some moments, but we never had to watch any schmaltz.
• Subtle, self-deprecating nods to the original cartoon series.
• Explosions.
• Fast cars.
• Giant robots fighting.

What more do you need? OK, so a coherent plot would have been nice. When the explosions cleared and I calmed down a little I realized how stupid the movie was. What was that whole Sector 7 government conspiracy thing? Too Terminator meets Independence Day. And the whole hacker subplot? Who were those people? If they'd given enough screen time to Andrew from Buffy (Tom Lenk) I'd be cool with it, but they didn't. And don't even ask me what that cube thing was all about. Great concept with some incredible set up, but the plot just started to get goofy as the movie went on. Thankfully stuff started exploding, so you didn't notice too much. But it's a Michael Bay movie, what do you expect? For a fun summer action movie it just plain rocked. Enjoy the ride and don't ask questions.]]> tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.3978 2007-07-10T01:08:05Z 2007-07-10T01:10:53Z

1.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html Huh? Why do I keep watching these sci-fi "classics"? tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.3919 2007-06-03T01:31:51Z 2007-06-03T01:33:34Z

3.5

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html tag:www.monkeyouttanowhere.com,2007:/moviereviews//21.3905 2007-05-29T19:48:52Z 2007-05-29T19:50:31Z

1.0

Kevin D. Hendricks http://www.monkeyouttanowhere.com/kevin_d_hendricks.html Saw it referenced enough that I thought I should watch it. Shouldn't have.