Critic reviews are coming in for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts which premieres in just a couple of days. The overall score from most can best be summed up as "meh". It is landing as better then most of the Bayverse Transformers films but not as good as Bumblebee. The Rotten Tomatoes
average if currently at 56% with a goal of 70% being preferred since most critics will take 20 points off just for being a CGI heavy tentpole movie designed only to entertain. What I pay attention for in popcorn films is the audience score and so far there are no results in that regard. Below are few quotes pulled from a few reviews. A hardcore example of this is the Guardian review below where its clear the critic had no business being assigned this film.
If your interested in a Transformers fan's take on the movie, check out the review from Feris O. who has often contributed to this blog -
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His take aligns with what many of the critics are saying citing weak story but good action.
The Guardian (1/5)
As obligatory human Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos, looking like he’s just walked into a party and realized he doesn’t know anyone) stumbles through a cosmic clash between opposing hunks of dinged-up CGI... It behooves a viewer to set their suspension of disbelief at a generously accommodating looseness in dealing with a film featuring Airazor, the extraterrestrial cybernetic eagle that speaks in the voice of Michelle Yeoh... An unspoken aside of “who cares?” punctuates every line of dialogue, most nearly audible in those about the glowing rock that’s going to stop planet-sized monster Unicron (voiced by Colman Domingo and who has nothing to do with unicorns)... So if this is all stupid crap for overgrown and actual children, then why bother the undiscerning with anything above the bare minimum?
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