CRUNCHPOP - EPISODE 3 - TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON SPECIAL

Here is the latest in movie reviews (?) where we had a few special guests grace us with their own take on Transformers: Dark of the Moon.



What did you think about the latest in the Transformers franchise?

Since we were not able to make it to the episode this week, we will be releasing our personal review soon, and give the amount of Werewolf Unicorns we believe the movie deserved.

If you haven't seen Transformers: Dark of the Moon, be sure to read our post about what you need to know before you see it in the theater.


--->GREEN LANTERN REVIEW
--->X-MEN: FIRST CLASS REVIEW

PRE-TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON PREPARATIONS

While preparing to watch the latest in the Transformers franchise, I (Chris) have been re-watching the first and second Transformers movies and have realized how little time is being spent on the actual story line. The amount of actual meaningful dialogue - to explosion ratio is laughable in retrospect. 

That being said, I am actually expecting the same when I walk into the Alamo Draft House tomorrow evening. But, of all things to hate, I'm not going to hold that against the movie at all. This is the entertainment I am paying for. I want to see 5 billion colors overloading my optical nerve and all of my other senses. I want to see more robot fodder than the grains of sand I have seen in my life. I want to see unreal scenes of action, survivability and limits of the human body. This is why I pay (too much) money to see this genre of movies in the theater.

When debating which format I was going to see "Dark of the Moon"(DLP or 3D), I did a bit of research (combing the bowels of the internet) on this very subject and found this very interesting letter from Paramount Pictures/Michael Bay, addressed to the projectionist of each theater showing the movie.

This has encouraged me to give 3D another chance, since we have already dogged the 3D movies in our X-Men: First Class Review . I am very interested to see improvements in the 3D movie realm as I find the concept fascinating, but the execution so far to be pretty annoying after the initial "wow factor" wears off (10 minutes in).

I do know that Michael Bay has been highly influenced by another director that has avidly pushed the 3D experience in movies, James Cameron (Avatar). Here is a very interesting conversation about the use of 3D in movie from pre-poduction, on into post-production. (technical film nerd info alert)

Michael Bay & James Cameron Talk 3D (Extended) from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

I loved to hear Michael Bay explain how he really wanted to fine tune the 3D experience in a way that was natural for the scene, using both film and digital shots to create the best end result.

So I look forward to another Michael Bay movie that will wow me with visuals and leave me hanging in the lore department.

I'm really keeping my hopes low for "Dark of the Moon" so that I might be surprised in the end... - Chris
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CRUNCHPOP - Episode 2 - Green Lantern Movie Review

In this episode, Crunchpop travels to Oa, to see just how DC's Green Lantern stacks up to this summer's current blockbusters. Check out the final verdict!

Do you guys agree? 
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----> X-men: First Class Review


Also check out our ongoing overview of some great games coming out in the not so distant future. 
----> BEST UPCOMING GAMES OF 2011 PART 1 HERE! 
----> BEST UPCOMING GAMES OF 2011 PART 2 HERE! 

X-Men: First Class - In-depth Movie Review (Spoiler Alert!)

Hey, we are Crunchpop... Two guys who like to talk about nerd stuff with other nerdological people.

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In this episode we are primarily talking about X-Men: First Class where we go into some detail about the plot, so don't say you weren't warned about a possible "spoiler alert!!!"!!!!!!!!!

If you have a different take on the movie, let us know in the comments!