Optimus Prime, confronted with his dead planet, returns to Earth in search of a long lost artifact that can fix his broken world. But he isn't the only one looking and Transformers: The Last Knight, continuing the second trilogy of the Transformers franchise, brings the Transformer vs. Decepticons war to Earth once again.
Mark Wahlberg (Cade), Anthony Hopkins (Sir Edmund Burton), Josh Duhamel (Lennox), Laura Haddock (Vivian), Santiago Cabrera (Santos), Isabela Moner (Izabella), Gemma Chan (Quintessa), Tony Hale (JPL Engineer), Peter Cullen (Optimus), John Goodman (Hound), Steve Buscemi (Daytrader), Frank Welker (Megatron), Erik Aadahl (Bumblebee).
Transformers: The Last Knight begins with Optimus realizing his world has been destroyed but can be rebuilt using an artifact long lost on Earth. But the artifact is already being sought by Quintessa and her Decepticons even as the artifact itself is searching for someone. The resulting story ties the Transformers storyline to Earth history in an interesting way while filling in some gaps and moving the franchise forward nicely. Of course there is a lot of action and adventure along the way, and in this film, quite a bit of humor as well.
Acting was solid with Wahlberg delivering well in his role. Hopkins was enjoyable as always, while Duhamel continued his role well. Haddock was entertaining and seemed to work well with Wahlberg. Moner, Hale, and the remainder of the acting and voice cast were good.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good but as always, CGI rules this franchise for obvious reasons. Action scenes were once again a bit too fast to realize detail, but par for the course with this series. CGI overall was well done and excessive, but with good detail and fit. Dialogue was fun with some good humor between the drama and battles. Sound and soundtrack are solid.
Transformers: The Last Knight is a nice addition to the franchise, and brings back a bit of quality with a deeper feel and an injection of humor. Fans of the series should enjoy this one. Those who have not been following along will quickly be lost.
With some sexuality, foul language, and plenty of violence, this is actually fine for teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 9.8.18
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action Thriller, Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
Mark Wahlberg (Cade), Anthony Hopkins (Sir Edmund Burton), Josh Duhamel (Lennox), Laura Haddock (Vivian), Santiago Cabrera (Santos), Isabela Moner (Izabella), Gemma Chan (Quintessa), Tony Hale (JPL Engineer), Peter Cullen (Optimus), John Goodman (Hound), Steve Buscemi (Daytrader), Frank Welker (Megatron), Erik Aadahl (Bumblebee).
Transformers: The Last Knight begins with Optimus realizing his world has been destroyed but can be rebuilt using an artifact long lost on Earth. But the artifact is already being sought by Quintessa and her Decepticons even as the artifact itself is searching for someone. The resulting story ties the Transformers storyline to Earth history in an interesting way while filling in some gaps and moving the franchise forward nicely. Of course there is a lot of action and adventure along the way, and in this film, quite a bit of humor as well.
Acting was solid with Wahlberg delivering well in his role. Hopkins was enjoyable as always, while Duhamel continued his role well. Haddock was entertaining and seemed to work well with Wahlberg. Moner, Hale, and the remainder of the acting and voice cast were good.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good but as always, CGI rules this franchise for obvious reasons. Action scenes were once again a bit too fast to realize detail, but par for the course with this series. CGI overall was well done and excessive, but with good detail and fit. Dialogue was fun with some good humor between the drama and battles. Sound and soundtrack are solid.
Transformers: The Last Knight is a nice addition to the franchise, and brings back a bit of quality with a deeper feel and an injection of humor. Fans of the series should enjoy this one. Those who have not been following along will quickly be lost.
With some sexuality, foul language, and plenty of violence, this is actually fine for teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 9.8.18
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action Thriller, Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
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