Fast Cap - Trans4mers: Age of Extiction

Fast Cap is a re-cap of many movies that I've seen that I have't written about in a year.

Trans4mers - Age of Extinction

A million dollars isn't cool. Do you know what is? A billion dollars! Michael Bay manages to pull off a billion dollar movie in Trans4mers Age of Ultra Mega Large Robots and he accomplishes this by giving you a Michael Bay formulaic movie you'd come to expect that includes the following: robots in disguise, teenagers in short shorts, explosions and more robots...less in disguise. Also, he throws in Hong Kong to help fuel some dollars. I'm half a believer in the thought that Mikey Bay shot in Hong Kong for its tax breaks and other cost reasons, but he's a smart guy, and he knows that there are over one billion people China and 7+ million people in Hong Kong that would love to see their backyard on a film. 

But if you've seen one, then you've seen them all, even if this is the better/best one of the series with its focus on the bots and a likable human character played by Mark Wahlberg. Aside from that, I kind of found some characters tiresome, and some I just wanted to see more of in their menacing voice and demeanor. I'm talking to you, Kelsey Grammer. (He really is great in it though, up until he does something stupid at the tail of the movie). 

Also, we gots ta chill on da stereotypes, dude. Asian transformer is a...samurai...weapon of choice is a katana...voiced by Ken Watanabe (who is a cool dude and he even helped Leonardo DiCaprio back into the US to see his family again...or did he?!?). Other stereotype: asian female who works in the Hong Kong branch of the US Corporation headed by Stanley Tucci knows martial arts and kicks people's asses. Asian dude who does NOTHING, repeat NOTHING, during a fight sequence between the secretary and a couple of baddies all of a sudden beats down on a baddie during a final moment because he knows martial arts, as well. Not all Asian people know martial arts, homie. 

What makes this movie work: 

Pretty cool action set pieces. Optimus Prime being Optimus Prime. John Goodman's voice. A neat villain. Mark Wahlberg.

What makes this movie weak:

The neat villain makes some stupid decisions. It's a Michael Bay Transformers movie. It's kind of lengthy. Not enough dino-bots.

When to watch:

TV

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