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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/7 | 34 stars
| 1,310,428,800 | Great Time Killer | My blurb.I loved the entertainment this provided. Great CG effects. Great sound. Great 3D.I didn't really watch the movie for the whole storyline as much as I did for effects which is probably a good thing.Acting was okay and Megan Fox's replacement did a fine job but wasn't really something to gloat about.Again, as happened in a previous Transformers movie, and at the beginning of this movie, the director wants us to believe there are sky scrapers in DC. Thisis a glaring error that is hard to look over. Otherwise awesome entertainment! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.142857 | 7 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/7 | 45 stars
| 1,310,256,000 | Great movie can't wait for the Blu ray | I have seen this movie 2 times in theaters. Optimus Prime turns bad ass in this one when he says "We will kill them all". The wreckers are great as well as Sideswipe and Mirage. I strongly recommend. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.142857 | 7 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/9 | 12 stars
| 1,325,116,800 | I feel as if I got scammed by Paramount | Let's start out with the film. I would say that this Transformers film rivals the first one in quality. It's really that good. I would give it a solid four out of five. This was the first film that I had seen in IMAX 3-D after returning to the states from being stationed overseas. I was completely blown away with the 3-D effects and sound. However, I feel as if I have been duped by Paramount in that when I opened my blu-ray combo pack there was a 5 or 10 dollar off coupon for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3-D, Blu-ray/DVD+ Digital Copy! I know that the studio is trying to squeeze every dollar they can out of us, but come on! They probably had the 3-D version ready but wanted to milk us some more. I would not recommend buying this version and waiting on the newer one scheduled to release soon.So to summarize:Film- 4Shady Blu-ray release business practices- 1 (negative if I could) | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.222222 | 9 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,596,800 | Transformer 3 | Our whole family loves the Transformer's movies. Our favorite was #1 but #2 & #3 are action packed enough to watch and enjoy.. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,596,800 | Transformers of the Dark Moon | My boys love the video! It arrived quickly and was just as described. The video was a sequel of the first Transformers movie, so it was good to see at least several familiar characters. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,596,800 | WOW, what a movie!!! | I just love the transformers movies. I just bought a 3-D TV and was anxious to see it work. I ordered this movie and it was fantastic. I just love the action. Good viewing for all family members. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,596,800 | GREAT MOVIE | I LOVE this movie, it's action packed and entertaining. My 3 year old son loves it too, now he always pretends to be bumblebee and insists that mom is Optimus Prime. Good fun. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,510,400 | Completes the trilogy. | If you liked the first two Transformers, then you will want to see this one. Same great cast. Awesome cars. Great action. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,510,400 | Transformers | This was an okay movie. You must enjoy the Bay Transformers Universe in order to enjoy this film. Oh yeah, and big explosions. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,424,000 | Transformer | Items waas as described and shipped on time. Was a gift and just what was asked for. Item was in very good condition. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,424,000 | Transformers | This movie is a simply an action movie. It has the explosions, the cars, and the drama of an action movie and not much else. But then again, how much more do you need for a entertaining movie? With the level of graphics, a blu-ray is especially nice. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,424,000 | Another hit! | This is another hit! The Transformers movies are all great movies, full of action and incredible CGI! This movie is (in my opinion) a must-see. You won't be disappointed. Love CGI! | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,331,424,000 | Awesome movie | If you seen the first two you will definately find this one the best! We first seen it in 3D at the movies and knew how good it was. By far go get this movie. My youngest son is a Transformers freak, and we've seen this about 1,000 times since we bought it! Awesome Film! | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,652,800 | Great Conclusion | I love the Transformers series. Part 2 was not a five star in my book, but part one and three definitely exceed my expectations. Perfect balance of childhood, women, cars, and badassery. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,566,400 | Third in Series | This DVD is the 3rd in the Transformers movie series...fans should get them all...you will want to watch it over & over for the action scenes | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,356,566,400 | One of the best 3D's out there | The 3D in this movie is mind blowing, i'm not giving 5 stars because of Michael Bay choice of aspect ratio... if it was 1:85 would be a lot better. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,480,000 | YES! | Another Transformer movie that was fantastic. Full of action that never ended, full of fights and after all full of robotic cars...a must see. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,480,000 | Fun | Great movie...especially in bluray. Would recommend this to any action movie junkie! Most enjoyable on good 5.1 sound system.Thanks! | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,393,600 | great movie | Transformers movies are my best action movies I can watch them over and over again. Can't wait for a fourth movie | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,307,200 | What a great movie! | Just when you think they could not top themselves, they bring in Leonard Nimoy to voice Sentinel Prime, Optimus' predecessor. The CGI on this movie is so fantastic it feels real! Michael Bay really has the feel for how they Transformers' need to act, and their interactions with the Human Race. Hugo Weaving is perfect as Megatron in all 3 movies as well. And it was nice to hear Peter Cullen return from the G1 series as the voice of Optimus. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,356,307,200 | I like it | If your a fan of the orginal you will do okay with this move. The Megan Fox replacement is more engaging | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,356,220,800 | Loved it must see | I don't know about you but killing a bunch of people makes this movie more realistic don't know why people said it was bad I think it was one of the best Transformers movies yet... | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,356,220,800 | didn't see what the hype was about | the second one was the best, but I brought this a a gift for someone to add to their collection so... | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,353,283,200 | TP review | We love the Transformers Movies. They were all great must haves.I recommend it to everyone. Go buy it. Makes a great Christmas stuffer. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,352,851,200 | Excelente!! | The best of the three movies, high quality of the 3d, the package is the worst thing.If you are a fan of transformer you should buy this movie | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,352,332,800 | Great third movie | This is a great third movie for the series. Not to happy with the dropping of Meagan Fox from the series, however this movie gave the general population more of what was wanted...giant robots fighting. There was a perfect mix of disappointment, sadness, and then again joy in this movie. There were also a lot of parts that just left me stunned...in a good way. Disappointed with the way they had to throw one f-bomb into the movie. Great movie, lots of fighting, and an acceptable conclusion to the series, for now. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,352,073,600 | Excellent | This is a very good company to purchase dvd's from. I appreciated the quick service and accurate detail about the product. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,351,468,800 | It was actually pretty good. | I didn't have a lot of high hopes for this movie, but still wanted to see it and surprisingly it was pretty good. Actually, it was better than pretty good. Of course it's a Michael Bay which means the camera view changes every 3-5 seconds, but get passed that and the story actually made sense and the acting was decent. It's a good movie to just sit back, watch, and enjoy. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,351,382,400 | Nothing Great, Just a Fun Movie | I can't speak for others because personal taste is (well) a personal thing. When I sit down to watch a Transformers movie, I want to see the animated series portrayed as live action. To be certain, this will never win an Academy Award but at the same time, it makes for some good, mindless entertainment. I watched the animated series with my kids as they were growing up and this film (even more than the two proceeding it) was a closer match. Violence, destruction, fights with real anger and venom... those were the elements that marked the series and set it above other American made animation (still a ways to go to match some of the truly great Anime). This film matched the series on every level.If you're a fan of the series and don't expect too much stimulating intellectual viewing, this film is for you. After all, Transformers is about the fighting... everything else is just filler. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,349,827,200 | transformer | Thought the 3d quality could of been better. Great movie on blu ray though! Hopefully they come out with a fourth one. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,348,876,800 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Great movie, especially for my grandson. The only problem was the casing was broken, however the disc were in great condition. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,347,926,400 | transformers | The 3d was awesome in this movie makes the movie even more better. This movie was more darker then the other movies ther some comedy thrown in at the right moment. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,347,753,600 | surprising comeback after awful #2 | Given how bad the second Transformers movie was in this trilogy, I was expecting the worse. Luckily, this one has more than enough to hold your attention. The storyline offers a pretty cool twist on what "really happened" during the 1st Moon landing. Plus you get gratuitous Buzz Aldrin as he is today in a cameo.OK, so no Megan Fox but Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's lips are able to at least act and look good at the same time so no great loss fox-wise. There's certainly not enough of the Witwicky parents who are pretty funny with the limited screentime they get.Anyway, gratuitous Malkovich, gratuitous naked dude from the Hangover franchise, gratuitous McDreamy, gratuitous Lane from "Gilmour Girls" as well as Frances McDormand (say what?) has upped the acting ante but, honestly, any Transformers movie comes down to stuff that gets destroyed real good.In this case Chicago is a great setting to wreck havoc to plus they apparently mechanized and weaponized a worm from Tremors (hey, everything is Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon---even decepticons) to slice through buildings. All in all it's a decent thrill ride.Note: On the DVD I got the extras went nowhere. Just some weird loop of about a minute through scenes over and over. I'm sure it's some glitch so...can't really comment on what was on the extras. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,322,438,400 | awesome | i could not wait till this one came out even though a lot of people said it was a waste of time i think it is the best of the three | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,321,747,200 | Just another chapter in the movie series | Just saw this for the first time tonight and I have to say the special effects and everything was perfect. I think I said that about them all, but this time was different for several reasons. Firstly, watching this on a 12 foot x 6 foot projector screen showing 720p via a Samsung Blu-Ray player on a Blu-Ray disc and a very nice 2.1 stereo speaker system is truely epic. It's basically like watching it in the movie theatre at your home, but only much more comfortable. Anyways, the storyline and sequences were pretty much the same as the other movies, but I really enjoyed this one. It had awesome flashbacks of the moon landings, etc but I won't give any more spoiler alerts. A very good movie indeed. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,321,747,200 | Transformers | I really am enjoying the new transformers movie, in my opinion the new female made the movie a little more interesting even though the main actor still seemed a little slow, why is it that every one's on board except the main actor. still i enjoyed the plot of the movie, not bad auto bots. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 34 stars
| 1,321,488,000 | best film in series | This is what transformers is all about. They transform. They battle.It's a bit long, and Megan fox was not in it, and if you combine all the films together, you have plenty of unanswered questions. Some of the main characters could have used some color, but the action and story was MUCH BETTER than the last two films. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 34 stars
| 1,321,056,000 | Good Movie | I like it, lots of action, cool special effects, better than the 2nd transformer movie. One of the best summers for blockbuster action movies | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 34 stars
| 1,321,056,000 | Good but not the best | I love all three of the Transformers movies, but this last one is not my favorite. Whatever the reason for Megan Fox not being in Dark of the Moon, there is a loss of continuity with a new female lead. There was chemistry between Megan and Shia LaBeouf that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley doesn't bring to the screen, IMO.I do appreciate the irony in the government getting outwitted by the Transformers again! What would happen, if there's a Transformers IV, if they actually get cooperation at the outset instead of having some stumbling, bumbling upper echelon idiot get in their way? I know it's in the script, and it gives good drama... but it's the same story line over and over.In the end, however, it's (spoiler alert) the good guys' triumph over evil, the requisite stunts, explosions and stomach churning, death defying drama that makes this movie *almost* as good as the first two. Definitely worth having, and thanks, as always, to Amazon for the availability of prepurchase!! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,320,883,200 | Still pleased | It was cheaper than Walmart, and I didnt have to wait super long to get it. I am happy to be an Amazon.com shopper. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,320,883,200 | I love Transformers! | This movie has alot of action and great storyline. there are some scenes where I got sea sick due to the camera moving around quickly to seize the moment of transforming from a truck or car into a rockem sockem warrior to save the planet. If you have the series (3 movies), on a rainy or snowy day, these are great to set up for the kids to watch. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,320,796,800 | Great action movie | I've been a big fan of the original Transformers cartoon for a long time. I think that all involved made some great movies and this one doesn't disappoint. Great action and plenty of robot carnage. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,320,796,800 | great | I received my dvd quicker then expected & just in time for my son's birthday, he was very excited. No scratches, plays perfect. Id use this seller again. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 23 stars
| 1,347,062,400 | War flick with robots - not even as cool as it sounds | that's all it is. but long & drawn out. no fun. main redeeming part was some good actors happened to be in it, which in no way gives value to this movie. so if you just want to watch robots fight, this is your movie. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 12 stars
| 1,346,025,600 | Uggh, such a waste of potential! | I really liked the first one, and the second one was okay too. But Dark of the Moon was difficult to sit through for me. Endless dialogue with minimal action sequences, I found myself looking at the time far too often. They dropped Meghan Fox, who despite her controversial reputation, definitely added to the cast. The special effects are still amazing, but there just wasn't enough action. BORING!!! If they are going to continue with this franchise they had better turn it up a few notches. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 34 stars
| 1,344,556,800 | Not sure I would upgrade if had do over | Upgraded to the 3d version from the regular blu-ray. It wasn't bad but at the same time I can't say that I would make the jump to the 3d version again. If you don't already own TF3 then definitely buy this version, but if you already own the blu not sure I would pull the trigger again. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 34 stars
| 1,343,779,200 | Luv'd it! | It just doesn't get any better than Transformers. I love and own all of the movies and love watching them each and every time. It's good to get away from the reality of things sometimes and this is my great escape! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,343,520,000 | The Best | I bought this right away when i saw the price drop to 19.99. This is one of my favorite movies and the fact that its in 3D makes this purchase even better! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,343,088,000 | Movie | I have ordered from them a number of times and I have never had a problem. The item always comes in about five days and always in great shape. I suggest to anyone that if they have the item they are looking for order it. I have never had a problem. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,338,595,200 | Transformers | Excellent sequel and follow-up to the first movie. I think I still like the first one better but, either way I definitely enjoyed it. ;-) | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,338,249,600 | EXCELENT MOVIE | I love it. I saw this movie around 15 times and the DVD looks like new. I like to buy movies or series in amazon becaseu all of them (DVD's) are working property | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,337,212,800 | Love the Transformers series! | First I want to say, do not buy the standard edition one if you want to get your moneys worth! Unless of course you don't care for bonus features. I waited for this edition to come out and this is the edition that provides the bonus features! I love bonus features after watching a movie. Now, I love the transformers series and most of all I love michael bay (the director). He just makes the best movies and brings them to life. I'm more than glad that he brought the transformers to life on film. The dark moon movie was at least my favorite of them. It really brings more depth, emotion, and story to this film compared to the others. Like for example: the second one was just all about the biggest baddest movie ever and trying to go from the biggest transformer to the smallest. I think Bay just got lost along the way with all that excitement lol. Transformers is a great movie and would recommend anyone who hasn't seen it yet. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,337,212,800 | great movie as the last two | what else can I say? its Transformers movie!!!! the DVD itself has no problem at all, received as brand new. the movie, all I can say is that it worth every penny you spent on anything about it. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,359,676,800 | Loved It! | I'm an Original Transformers fan from the original cartoon. There was action from start to finish and the Love Story didn't slow thing for me. I've watched this movie numerous times and still see things I missed the first few times i watch it. Loved It! | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,359,417,600 | dvd | This was part of a Christmas gift for my 9 year old transformer junkie grandson - he loves it and is very happy with his grandparents for getting something he really wanted. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,359,158,400 | It was like awesome | Most definitely a wonderful buy and beats the big box store price. The movie was awesome and I can't say enough about the whole experiece. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,359,072,000 | The movie is 5 stars, the digital copy sucks | I loved the movie and the 3D blue ray is awesome. The only thing I did not like was that the digital copy requires an application from Paramount and you cannot download it. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,359,072,000 | plenty of action and humor | consistent production quality like first two movies in the series..and like the other series movies,plenty of humor from the additional characters ( and first-rate actors) thruout the movie | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,358,985,600 | I love this series! | I like the new love interest in this movie a lot. Also this is a great extension of the last two movies. i can't wait for a 4th to come out. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,358,899,200 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | I had already seen this in blu ray and got it for my son for christmas. I am sure he will love it as transformer movies are his favorite. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,358,640,000 | Transformers 3 | This movie ties the other two together like never before. A must have for you collection of all action movies. Great acting, lots of surprises, and the movie keeps you at the edge of your seat. Not for little ones, it's too much fighting and action. I would say 10 and up. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,358,553,600 | Great movie | Great price for 3d move and got it the day its available on dvd what more can you ask for | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,358,467,200 | Love it! | Great movie! I love the humor, and Shia is such a great actor. Definitely entertaining! It's something that you can pop in for company and not be disappointed in. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,361,145,600 | Just awesome ... | Seen it opening weekend and now in the dark of my living room with surround sound and 60" HDTV. I can watch over and over. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,361,145,600 | action | Great action movie, intense, demographics was awesome. Definitely a but movie to watch again, but with prime time i can without buying it!! | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,361,145,600 | good movie | This movie is a great one if you have a surround sound setup. I watched it over my roku and it sounded awesome. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 34 stars
| 1,360,972,800 | Good movie | I like all of the transformers movies. This one is fun too. I would recommend it to any fan of the first two movies. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,972,800 | Good | I was very satisfied the product and the speed I received it I would do business with them again, I was very satisfied | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,972,800 | the movie | my son loves this movie and thanks for the on time and it was in great shape thanks again / | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,886,400 | Transformers-Dark of the moon | I really enjoyed the movie to it's fullist. I can't wait to see what comes after this one. The quality was supreme without a doubt. I will continue doing business with Amazon. Thanks a whole lot Amazon. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,800,000 | Excellent Movie | This movie, along with all the others, is a very engaging movie....tons of action, and the FX are incredible.....Good Times..... | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,713,600 | great movie | this movie is really goodThe vender even got it to me earlier than the expected so it was AWESOMEI would do business with this vender again in the future | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/1 | 45 stars
| 1,360,713,600 | Great Movie | I would recommend this movie to any fan of the Transformers series. Lot's of action and excitement. Would recommend to add to anyone's movie collection. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 99/118 | 45 stars
| 1,324,944,000 | Finally, Transformers as it was meant to be seen! | PLEASE NOTE: This product review is for the 3D Blu-Ray...Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy)This is the way "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was meant to be seen: in 3D! I saw this movie in 3D at the theater and I can tell you it was a great experience. The movie itself has some flaws, but the stereo image was simply amazing... say what you want about director Michael Bay, the man knows how to shoot action sequences! This is one of the most entertaining 3D movies to date, and is a no-brainer for anyone with a 3D TV.Not only is the picture quality top-notch, but the sound is great too. I recently watched an interview with sound mixer Greg P. Russell, and he said that the TF3 blu-ray sound mix was specifically tailored for home video release. Anyone who owns the previous blu-ray release would agree that the sound mix is incredible. This blu-ray will make a great demo when you show off your home theater system!Here is a detailed description of what is in this set:Disc 1: Feature Film -- Blu-Ray 3DDisc 2: Feature Film -- Blu-RayDisc 3: Special Features -- Blu-RayAbove and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon- Rising from the Fallen: Development and Design- Ready for Prime Time: Filming Across America- Battle in the Heartland: Shooting in Chicago- Attack of the Birdmen: Aerial Stunts- Shadow of the Sentinel: Post-Production and Release- Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and NowDeconstructing Chicago: Multi-Angle Sequences- Previsualizations with optional commentary by director Michael Bay and previsualization supervisor Steve Yamamoto- Previsualizations/Final Shot Comparison with optional commentary by director Michael Bay and previsualization supervisor Steve Yamamoto- Visual Effects with optional commentary by visual effects supervisors Scott Farrar and Matthew Butler- Visual Effects/Final Shot Comparison with optional commentary by visual effects supervisors Scott Farrar and Matthew ButlerThe Art of Cybertron- Autobots- Decepticons- Environments- Weapons and Gear- ShipsThe Dark of the Moon Archive- 3D: A Transforming Visual Art- Moscow World Premiere- Birdmen Featurette- Cody's iPad- The Sound of Transformers: Dark of the MoonThe Matrix of Marketing- Trailers- Marketing GalleryDisc 4: Feature Film -- DVD**There is also a digital copy included - both a standard digital copy for iTunes, and you can also stream the movie through UltraViolet.Additional Info:The blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD sound.Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, PortugeseIn summary, the difference between this set and the previous release,Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy), is the addition of the 3D blu-ray and a bonus blu-ray with 4 hours of new special features. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 119/158 | 01 star
| 1,317,427,200 | As long as MIchael Bay will see his fans as cavemen, this will not stop. | Sorry with my english for i am from Montréal.I still do not want to give up on Michael Bay. When i see him in interviews, underneath his condescending tone and his obvious self-love, i see an educated and intelligent man. I still have hope that he will mature eventually and direct a genuine great film. But right now, he is a teenager. He obviously thinks that most of his audience is dumb, sexually depraved and uneducated. The way he films women, the way he portrays the adults, the things he makes them say and do, the "comedy" that he puts in there and that he thinks will make us laugh, all of this makes me think that Michael Bay simply sees his fans as cavemen. And by reading some of the comments here, well my God, he's about right!It is not a question of putting your brain to neutral in order to enjoy a good old "pop corn" movie. Not all "pop corn" movies are good. "Transformers 3" is a bad movie. Just like the second one. Probably even more. The characters are stupid. The dialog is corny. The intentions are childish. And we just don't care about anything. And why, oh why, do incredible and sexy women fall so much in love with Sam? It is so obvious that Bay was a shy and rejected teenager and that he couldn't get... well, nevermind. I don't know how Michael Bay and his team can watch a movie like that knowing that other people will witness such a disgraceful work of art. How can they be proud?God knows i enjoy all sort of films. Pop corn movies and art films. I loved the first "Transformers". But it is clear to me now that Steven Spielberg had more of a word to say in the first one.And when i hear people calling this third film "Excellent" or "Perfect"... it's beyond me.The first part of the film, the prologue that is, when it deals with the missions on the Moon, well that part is truly fun. Those small parts are the ones that make me think that Bay will, one day, make a great "Pop Corn" movie. But the more i see him going and the more i hear him talk, i'm starting to think that he won't be able to do it on his own, that he'll need someone else to help him along the way, like Spielberg in the first "Transformers".Again, i'm all for "Pop Corn" movies. I enjoy them. But the directors must respect the viewer's intelligence. Michael Bay does not. He is clearly saying that you are dumb. And some of you are worshiping him.Well you get the movies you diserve. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 39/52 | 01 star
| 1,318,464,000 | Don't wait for ANY version of this unbelievably terrible movie. | A lot had been said by Michael Bay before this movie came out that he recognized the multitudes of problems with Transformers 2 and they were all going to be fixed for Transformers 3.He lied. The only problem Michael Bay saw with Transformers 2 was that Transformers 2, at two and a half hours long, wasn't long enough.Before I begin totally railing against this abomination, I'll say some nice things. Transformers 2 had no overarching story. This one kind of does, in that stuff that happens at the beginning factors into stuff that occasionally happens for the rest of the movie. Also, you can kind of make out what's going on in these action scenes, for perhaps the first time in this series. I dunno if that's due to Bay shooting for 3D or what, but you can actually see these action scenes.Unfortunately, none of that matters. While we finally may be able to tell WHAT is going on on screen, there's still no way to decipher WHY any of it is going on on screen. Characters remain the bane of Bay's career, in that none of them are interesting in any way and none of them have arcs. What the hell have Tyrese or Josh Duhamel done in ANY of these movies? John Turturro? Shia's Parents? Half of the transformers whose names I can't remember because there's nothing memorable about them? I could go on. There are so many characters that serve no purpose and are only in there because Michael Bay thinks they're amusing. They're not amusing and the movie would be much better off without the lot of them. I must also pause and make special mention of Ken Jeong in this movie. His character and performance are surreal. I dunno if Bay let him run wild with the role or directed him that way, but he is the worst thing about this whole movie.And then there's Shia. Maybe he kind of has an arc in this movie. He occasionally whines about growing up and being a man, but that's all he does. There's no resolution or moment of growth, he just talks about it every now and again. And Shia's acting is downright grating. He seemingly alternates between extreme emotions at random. Remember when Spielberg thought this guy was a big deal? Those times have passed. Even worse is Shia's new girlfriend. If you can find me a more bland leading woman in a film, I'd be shocked. I was no fan of Megan Fox, but she is leagues better than Rosie Big Lips. At least she had a personality.It'd all be fine if the action was cool, but it's not. Everyone raves about the hour long action scene in Chicago. It's a terrible hour that never ends. There are action scenes that work within this scene (most notably the building falling set piece) but the rest take place for no reason. There's no objective for most of the action scenes and therefore nothing is ever accomplished. The wing suit scene? What the hell did those jerks do once they landed? Nothing! They land and are never heard from again. These action scenes carry all the weight of a screensaver.I also must bring something else up. In said long action scene in Chicago, there is a good seventeen minutes of screen time where Optimus Prime is caught in wires. Optimus Prime, in case you don't know, is a giant robot who can fly and has a giant gun and carries a sword. And he's caught in wires. For seventeen minutes. Other Transformers even try to come and help him, and he's still caught IN F#@$ING WIRES for seventeen minutes. This is some of the laziest writing I've ever seen. It's also a very good indication that a) Optimus Prime is a terrible character and b) that action scene goes on for far too long.I don't know why I watched either Transformers sequel. Morbid curiosity, I suppose. I just don't understand why this franchise makes a billion dollars every time out when we have plenty of blockbusters that bring the spectacle without forgoing basic filmmaking/storytelling competency. This summer alone we got Harry Potter, Captain America, X-Men First Class, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. All of those movies are wildly better than this trash heap. Hell, even Fast Five puts this movie to shame.To put it shortly, the Transformers trilogy is the worst trilogy ever made. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 431/594 | 01 star
| 1,315,699,200 | AVOID at all costs!!! | If you like any special features at all do not buy this version. They are doing the same thing as Avatar. This release gets a full price but absolutely zero special features. Not so much as a trailer. They will be putting out deluxe versions toward the end of the year including a 3D combo pack, blu ray combo pack & dvd. ALL will be packed & you will kick yourself for having to buy this a second time. Many people don't care about features but if you do consider yourself forewarned. And it's not like they're giving you a cut on the price for a "movie only" release. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 22/29 | 01 star
| 1,319,587,200 | Michael Bay, you have ruined my childhood! | Why would you take a franchise that had so much promise, and turn it into a monstrosity of a movie?When the first Transformers film was released back in 2007 as an `80s child I was highly anticipating my shape shifting robots on the big screen. When I found out that they took the time to gather Peter Cullen to go back to his roots and voice Optimus Prime I was awestruck. After a fantastic film that didn't really give me enough robots that I anticipated I was eager for more. Then came `Revenge of the Fallen' More robots, intense action, but unfortunately more humans and horrible acting in a over 2 hour film. After that a promise was made by Michael Bay that the third film was going to be one of the greatest action films ever and yes there would be more robots and more character development.`Dark of the Moon' came, there were some amazing action sequences, and yes more robots...BUT...no plot, no acting skill and just a bunch of special effects and explosions to cover the mess all up. This movie has the word fail written all over it I don't even want to purchase this DVD. Hell, this movie makes `Revenge of the Fallen' look good and that says a lot! At this point I am devastated after 4 years of what could have been one of the greatest stories ever told on film based on a true animation revolution, I was left with disgust and sheer disappointment. Take these movies...maybe not the first and bury them deep underground and let's never speak of them again. If there is a Transformers 4 or a Transformers reboot, you can bet your money that I will not be sitting in that theater. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 19/25 | 01 star
| 1,347,667,200 | One of the worst movies I've ever seen - I mean ever... | This movie is terrible. It is the kind of movie that you could dissect frame by frame and explain why literally EVERYTHING that is happening is stupid. Everything. There is nothing redeeming about this film. There is nothing memorable about this film. There is nothing original, creative, or imaginative about this film. Watching this film is like being chocked to death by having roadkill jammed down your throat.Join me my friends on a journey of explanation - together we will walk the yellow brick road of why this film sucks.The plot makes no sense. None. A ship escapes Cybertron during the last days of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The ship is caring some "Prime" guy and a technological wonder - some sort of teleportation machine. Apparently the Prime guy is a tech wiz and he is the only one that can make this teleportation apparatus work... and it is special because it could have "ended the war." How? Who knows. Nevermind.Well, the ship gets damaged and miraculously crosses half the known universe to crash on the dark side of the Moon. Apparently, the Decepticons discover the ship at some point and they take most of the columns that make up the teleportation device. However, they leave the Prime and 4 of the columns - because Prime is the only one that can operate the machine and they are going to trick the Autobots many years in the future into traveling to the moon to find the ship, and the Prime, bring him back to Earth with the 4 remaining columns, and use the Matirx to reactive him (because the Matrix is the only way to do it), then Prime will betray the Autobots and work with Megatron to reactivate the teleportation machine to "bring" Cybertron into Earth space for some reason that would actually make a difference but we really aren't sure of.Got all that?Hey Moondonkey? You ask. How are the Autbots going to learn about the ship on the moon?Weeeelllllllll... for some reason the Autobots are going to attack an underground Russian installation and find a piece of the ship. Except that the Decepticons will also have a big worm-like robot there fighting to get the piece of the ship as well (sort of like a metal sandworm from Dune). The Autobots need to defeat the worm in order to find the ship part so that they can discover the existence of the ship so that they can rescue Prime so that that can reactivate Prime so that Prime can betray the Autobots so that Prime can activate the teleportation machine so that a bunch of Decepticons can jump into Earth space (from where?) so that the decepticons can take over a big city (I forget which one it was) so that they can activate the machine from the top of a sky scraper so that they can teleport Cybertron into Earth space.Again - got all that.Soooo... what if the Decepticon worm had "won" and gotten away with the spacechip part? What then? Then the Autobots wouldn't realize the ship was on the moon and the Decepticon plot to activate the machine would fail. Ok... So why the F is a damn Decepticon worm fighting the Autobots for the ship part? Huh? Why not just let the Autobots find the damn thing? What sense does this make?And this is just one example of how stupid this movie is.Another brief example:Skip back for a minute - recall how the Autobots went to the moon to find the ship. They used a spaceship, right? Later in the movie the Autobots get kicked off of Earth by the humans and they have to rig up a spaceship using shuttle parts because they don't have a ship capable of space travel. Uhhhh... wait a minute, then what the heck did they use to travel to the moon in the first place? Why doesn't that ship work?Another example:When the Decepticons take over the city, where do the giant Decepticon ships come from? There are these giant alien Decepticon ships flying around. Where did they come from? When the Prime opens the teleportation gate for the first time, a FEW Decepticons slip through. Ok, fine. But there sure as heck weren't any giant Decepticon ships that came through the gate. The next thing we know there is some sort of Decepticon space navy flying around.Unfortunately, I can't go into every detail of how this movie sucks because it would probably take 20 pages. I'm serious. You can dissect every single scene in this film and explain how and why it is stupid. Every scene.Oh - final point. Who is the moron that came up with the idea of making some of the autobots into stupid little comedy relief robots? Any why would some robots have "old" looking robot hair like balding old men? S...T...U...P...I...D. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 204/289 | 01 star
| 1,315,958,400 | DONT DOUBLE DIP!! WAIT FOR THE BETTER VERSION | This version is being rushed out at the end of this month. Michael Bay has stated that a Bigger and Better 3D bluray version will be released later, with ALOT more extras than this edition. That version will be release on standard Blu as well, Looks like before the end of this year, just in time for the holidays. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 174/247 | 45 stars
| 1,309,219,200 | Excellent Conclusion to a Franchise that Embodies the Summer Blockbuster | I went into this movie with lofty expectations. I found the first Transformers film to be a fun-spirited and exciting trip down memory lane. The second movie--despite its obvious flaws--contained some truly awe-inspiring action scenes. Thankfully the third and supposedly final installment proves to be the best film in the franchise; capturing the positives from both its predecessors and then some.Dark of the Moon has a more serious tone than the first two movies. Beginning with the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the movie sets up an alternate history (akin to X-Men: First Class) that brings a sense of gravity and meaning to the film. As the movie moves from past to present, the audience is greeted by familiar characters--both human and mechanical. To avoid any spoilers I will just state that the story is much more comprehensible than the first sequel's and the plot holes (while there may be a few) are nowhere near as noticeable or aggravating. The stakes are higher this round with the final act playing like an alien invasion movie along the lines of Independence Day or the more recent Battle: L.A., except instead of a wise-cracking Will Smith or a melancholic Aaron Eckhart fighting off the invaders we get a bad-ass Optimus Prime. The Autobot leader's character development is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the franchise. The events of Dark of the Moon cause Optimus to move away from the Superman-esque leader of the original film and into the realm of a vengeful anti-hero. Think the Punisher in the form of a giant robot. The human cast is serviceable. Shia LeBeauf's comedic chops are still amusing, while John Malkovich and (especially) Alan Tudyk provide further comic relief. Megan Fox's much discussed replacement Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is nowhere near as bad as everyone (myself included) expected her to be. Her true acting abilities are still somewhat a mystery since half the time she is talking the camera is still mysteriously focused on her rear.As always, the biggest draw in this type of movie is the action. Dark of the Moon delivers in droves. Say what you will about director Michael Bay; the man is capable of crafting some of the most exciting and inventive action scenes in modern cinema. Thankfully, unlike some recent releases (I'm talking to you Green Lantern), this is one movie that leaves some of the best material out of its trailers and TV spots. A chase between Bumblebee and his cohorts and three very animalistic Decepticons on the interstate towards the end of the first act is a jaw-dropping spectacle.If this movie is as critically derided as was Revenge of the Fallen, then I am truly convinced critics just love to hate on Michael Bay. Why they can suspend disbelief for similar fare such as Thor (which was good) or Iron Man 2 (which was a moderately enjoyable mess) while bludgeoning Transformers is lost on me. Dark of the Moon is an excellent summer blockbuster anchored on several truly exciting action scenes. Those looking for a sci-fi cinematic pallet cleanser to rid themselves of the disappointing and tepid taste of Green Lantern should check out Transformers: Dark of the Moon without hesitation. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 3/3 | 45 stars
| 1,354,579,200 | Love Them All... But this is the best | I love all of the Transformer movies but I think this is the best one. Really well done. The only complaint is the absence of Megan Fox as the girlfriend. I mean how do you dump a guy you have saved the world with twice??? | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 3/3 | 45 stars
| 1,354,406,400 | Another awesome experience | Everyone knows what Transformers is. A sentient mechanical life form comes to Earth and gains asylum. Their planet, Cybertron was nigh destroyed in a terrible war led by Megatron, and The Fallen Prime. Optimus and his Autobot friends are on Earth trying to recover the All Spark. The all Spark gives life to any mechanical object. If Megatron gets his hands on it, he could raise an army that will destroy the Autobots, and the Earth for good. Sam is a young man who has become friends with the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime. He helps them to fight against Megatron and his Decepticons.In this volume Optimus discovers his former leader, Sentinel Prime, has been on the moon. After reviving him, they learn that he has created pillars that make a space bridge. Sentinel betrays the Autobots and allies himself with Megatron. They plan to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit and rebuild it using the human race as slaves. Sam, the Autobots, and the military must stop the Decepticon's plan before humanity becomes a slave race.This is an excellent movie. It has great special effects, acting, screenplay, and soundtrack. The action and suspense are also quite good. There is also a lot of comedy. Transformers is an excellent reboot of an old classic series. It does the original justice. It's a must see for anyone who likes to have a good time watching movies. | 0Amazon Instant Video
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Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 4/6 | 23 stars
| 1,329,091,200 | Could have been the best of the lot | Personally, I found the plot involving the space bridge and Sentinal Prime as traitor to be the most realistic of the three Transformers movies. What kept this movie from being a 5 star is the addition of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly.First off, we are introduced to her by way of a pantie shot. Then, to "prove" that this until now unknown girl is in a "serious" relationship with Sam, she proceeds to stradle him while he is still in bed.So, not only do we jump from Sam and Mikaela declaring there love for each other at the end of ROTF, we jump ahead to where Mikaela is history and Sam's been with some new girl for a long enough time that he finds her crawling on him to be more annoying than anything else.This suggests to me that the script was written with Megan Fox in mind, but they had to quickly rewrite because Speilburg had a hissy fit regarding her.My thoughts on this - if you find working with Megan Fox unbearable, just get a different acress to play the part of Mikaela. It was done in the Dark Knight and in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. It certainly would have made for a better story than the introduction of some girl whose relationship with Sam is less believable than the giant robots turning themselves into cars.My other problem is the Autobots appearing more ruthless than the Decepticons.The Autobot position is "We're going to kill them all." That's fine, but why have a scene where the autobots are taken prisoner by Decepticons where they are shocked that the Decepticons are going to kill them? If the Autobots have adopted a "take no prisoners" stance, why should we think it somehow more evil that the Decepticons took the same stance? Same with Dillon hesitating when he had the chance to shoot Sam, yet Sam not hesitating at all when their roles are reversed. It would seem to me that the GOOD guys would be the first to hesitate, not the BAD guys, before killing someone. (This problem, however, is nowhere near as bad as the addition of Carly to the film.)The movie is quite long as well. If they cut the sophmoric sex jokes and the dull job hunting garbage, and that would cut the movie down to a more reasonable 2 hours. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 6 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 01 star
| 1,354,924,800 | Michael Bay should be barred from making more movies. | This film was by far, the most mediocre, melodramatic, hackneyed, and banal piece of work that Bay has ever put on screen.If you have the mentality of a ten-year-old, then yes, you'll find this film entertaining, but for all adults out there, you should best skip this thing. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 01 star
| 1,354,665,600 | Digital Content Expired | Purchased as part of Black Friday sale at a very good price. The digital content code in the disc expired 9/30/12. It doesn't make the movie bad, but it does impact the product such that it is not what is described. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 01 star
| 1,354,665,600 | Digital copy is expired | Digital copy expired 2 months ago so unable to put it on ipad. Would not have bought if i knew the digital copy wasnt included | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 45 stars
| 1,354,320,000 | Great !! | So far the tablet has been really fun along with helpfull. I origanly got it so that my wife could access etc. That takes away the time we spend together. Our Fun is all the way of the house. Often I found it isolated. This smart thing has allowed us along with myself less restricted or confined to the back on wich it displays me. I have never even manipulated a befor. I always thought they were very limited and could not perform the average tasks. However I have been proven wrong. Surfing !!!! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 01 star
| 1,351,296,000 | Suck it Michael Bay | Boobies, explosions, and maybe the fight/transformation scenes would have been awesome with theater version basss/surround sound. A waste of time. Unless you're drunk. Then it's ok. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 01 star
| 1,347,148,800 | Even Amazon Prime can't Save Optimus Prime this time | Ugh! What a steaming pile of predictability this movie was. At least I didn't pay to see it and was able to read a software tech manual while "watching" this. The plot is thinner than the paper it was written on and the acting, well its typical Michael Bay which means you can see more believable productions at you local high school. It was easily an hour too long and the special effect have been used hundreds before. I think the saddest part was hearing Lenard Nimoy as Optimus Sentimental, I mean Sentinel. Gratuitous sci-fi pandering at it's lowest. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 45 stars
| 1,346,889,600 | 5 Stars For The Blu-Ray, 3 1/2 For The Movie | This Blu-ray looks and sounds unbelievable. As a 3D HDTV owner, you should have this movie. Of all the 3D Blu rays, only a couple are worth owning, this is one of them. The action is pretty impressive but the special effects are mind-melting on a good HDTV.If your looking for a good movie to show off your system, this is as good as it gets. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 45 stars
| 1,341,705,600 | Transformers: Dark of the moon | All I can say is AWESOME, the family loved it and was so very HAPPY to watch and enjoy on a great family evening, Thanks Bunches! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 2/3 | 45 stars
| 1,340,582,400 | absolutely epic in 3d | Transformers is a movie that was meant to be seen in 3d! It was awesome!!! Highly recommend this over the 2d version! Well worth the additional money!! | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.666667 | 3 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 3/5 | 01 star
| 1,328,832,000 | A blatant ripoff to force you to buy the "real" version. | Look, I understand that with big-name films, there's going to be multiple home versions of it on any given format. Usually there's the basic version that includes the film and maybe one or two features, like a commentary or some deleted scenes or something, but otherwise pretty minimal stuff. That's fine, considering that they often charge only about $20-30 for that kind of version, and usually release the "real" special features-heavy version very close to or at the same time as that version. It makes sense, since we think we're getting the "real" version by paying more money for something that should be there to begin with. But the existence of the basic version tricks us into buying the "real" version, like it's some ultra-special edition, and to own the basic edition is a mark of shame. It makes sense, really. I mean, would you want the crap version of the film with nothing on it but the basic theater version? Of course you wouldn't. But we'll still charge you $10 extra for the "real" version under the pretext that it's a special edition of some kind, instead of the reality that it's the only version they expect you to buy at some point if you're a fan of the film.So, you can see where I'm going here. This is the absolute bare-bones version of the film, with absolutely *zero* special features. No commentaries, no deleted scenes or outtakes, no featurettes, nothing. You get the film. No more.We'll still charge you $30-40 for it, though. And the special edition, which will be released several months later, will cost just as much if not more than this version. So, what are you going to do? Spend the cash now for the basic version, or be the last to own it at home while waiting months for the real version with all the cool stuff? It puts you in an impossible dilemma that you can't escape. See, production companies have found that people often buy the basic version if they release it at the same time as the special edition, since people often don't care about anything but the film, and will gladly take the reduced price. That changes when they're spread out this far apart. This adds a whole new dimension of what's worth what--and I guarantee you that people are trading in their old editions for the new one right now, and in bundles, just as the studio always planned.It's great marketing, sure, but it's also an obvious ripoff that doesn't even bother to hide that it's a ripoff. We could have at the very least been given some kind of commentary, bare minimum. Anything, really. Just...Anything. I mean, this is a full-price Blu-ray with a pretty moot digital copy, but it doesn't include what that often entails.This, in a word, sucks. Hard. They threw out the Blu-ray as fast as humanly possible, while planning the entire time to release a real edition with special features out the whazoo. Studios are always trying to cash in on big-name films with their home releases, especially considering how awful box offices are doing these days (with the insane ticket prices and ridiculous emphasis on no-effort 3D effects, they should have seen that coming), but while I think this deserves no stars for being downright deceptive (no pun intended), you can't blame the studios for pulling off what works to get the most money for the least effort. So, here you go: Transformers 3 on Blu-ray, with all the audio and visual bells and whistles, just without any special features to speak of. And they know that by the time the "real" edition comes out, this'll drop in price so much that it'll have the image of being the bad version. Many of you will trade in the original for the new one, and I don't blame you. If you want those special features, you have no choice. This is how they operate, and it works. You don't have to like it, since money speaks for itself in this kind of massive industry.As a final note, I remember the days when DVDs basically always had two versions that came out at the same time: The basic single-disc version, and the "2-disc special edition" version. Almost all movies with any impact did that. The key difference is that both came out at the same time, so you had a reasonable choice to make. One was typically $10 more than the other, maybe even less. The decision was clear, and everything was laid out. Not so here, not anymore. Now you don't even know what the special features are going to be ahead of time, and you're gambling that you can live with the basic version many months after the basic version is released. This kind of trend is very disturbing with the studios taking advantage of this, but again, it just works. The studios are frothing with excitement as people trade in their old Blu-rays for the new special one, just as they always wanted. They're getting literally more than double than what they would normally get if they did it the traditional way, since you're basically buying the movie twice if you fell into this trap.This version sucks, and cons you into buying it anyway. Maybe you're the type who simply does not care at all about anything except the film, and special features and maybe some video and audio corrections aren't a big deal. Well, then you can probably live with this. If not, then, well, they've got the problem and the solution right here. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.6 | 5 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 3/5 | 01 star
| 1,324,598,400 | Be careful when searching for "3-D movies" | I used the search window using "3-d movies" as the criteria and this movie popped up along with dozens of other 3-d movies, but when I received it, I realized I had not read the description close enough to see that this movie was NOT 3-d. Amazon-please don't place 2-d movies selections in with the 3-d ones! I had to pay $2.98 to return an item that shouldn't have been offered in a search of 3-d movie selections. Ouch. All in all I love Amazon, but I'll be more careful in the future. My bad. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.6 | 5 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 3/5 | 45 stars
| 1,319,328,000 | One of the best action movies EVER!!!!!! | One of my favorite top ten action movies of all time!!!! Saw it at the movies in 3D, loved it, got it on BluRay just as stunning! This movie is visual art, only Avatar can rival it. Just an incredible movie, The best Micheal Bay heads down. The story line, the acting, and the effects are unbelievable, they took Avatar technology to the next level as far movement and is a step more realistic. Shockwaves scenes are arguably some of the best ever done! Looking at these reviews people have become so jaded that nothing can no longer impress them. A lot of time and effort with into making this movie and it shows in the details. Take my word get this movie in bluray and you WILL NOT be disappointed. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.6 | 5 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 10/16 | 12 stars
| 1,311,292,800 | Better than "Fallen" But Still Not Great... | **1/2The original "Transformers" film was clearly a fluke.After a lot of initial skepticism, I went to see the original "Transformers" film and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Funny characters, exciting action scenes, really cool special effects thrown into Michael Bay's blender to produce a very enjoyable summer movie experience. In the inevitable sequel, "Revenge of the Fallen", Bay heaps on the characters, the special effects, the so-called 'funny moments' and a particularly jarring Jar-Jar Binks-esque pair of characters to create a loud mishmash that completely loses any humanity, any character the first film has. So, when I heard they were doing a third "Transformers" film, the eternal optimist in me hoped that Bay would learn from the mistakes of the second film and create something closer to the first.But he seems to consider the huge box office of "Fallen" as license for more of the same."Dark of the Moon" begins with an interesting premise. The entire Apollo Space program was a ruse, a cover-up to get to the moon and find and investigate a strange space craft. The space craft crashed many years ago when Sentinel Prime (voiced by Leonard Nimoy) managed to escape the destruction of the Transformers home planet carrying precious cargo. The United States and Russia begin the Space Race to find out what crash landed on the moon. Flash forward to present day. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his girlfriend Carly (British supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whitely) are living in Washington and Sam is trying to get a job. He is more than a little pissed that he helped to save humanity twice, but can't get a job. His parents (Kevin Dunn and Julie White) pop up for a surprise visit and Sam manages to get a job with an accounting firm run by Bruce Brazos (John Malkovich). At the same time, Lennox (Josh Duhamel) is still running the unit with the Transformers, traveling around the world to put a stop to the various Decepticons. But Optimus Prime is concerned about Mearing's (Frances McDormand) handling of the unit. Then he begins to realize the Decepticons are about to try and retrieve the cargo Sentinel Prime has on his ship. They race to the moon and bring the dormant Transformer back. Eventually, the Opticons and the Decepticons begin to battle in Chicago. And Sam, Carly, Lennox and Epps (Tyrese Gibson) are all back in the center of the action."Dark of the Moon" is a little better than the last film. And this can be contributed to the pretty impressive battle in Chicago, which closes the film. It also lasts a long time, making it a little more impressive and also a little excessive. But it is still fun nonetheless.But let's talk more about that in a minute.The best summer films contain the most interesting characters, the most interesting character development. Without believable, or at least interesting, characters, why should we care about all of the special effects, explosions, car chases, etc. In "Dark of the Moon", the actors seem to be in a contest to see who can out mug each other. Each actor creates a human cartoon character with broad gestures, bugged out eyes, flailing hands, and the like. And the winner of this contest would have to be Shia LaBeouf. He starts screaming at people and yelling and overacting for little or no reason. And he does this throughout the film, basically at the drop of a hat. The whole idea wears thin quickly. Basically, his performance is nothing like what an actual human would do in the same situations. John Malkovich is also so broad, his performance is almost unwatchable. Generally, Malkovich plays strange, unusual people, but Brazos is just a strange, strange creation. Worse it is difficult to figure out why he is acting like this. He doesn't really seem to be a part of the plot. Kevin Dunn and Julie White seem to be comic relief because they appear to be used simply to make Sam cringe and start yelling. Frances McDormand (really?) is also pretty bad, doing very little to create a believable persona. Patrick Dempsey pops up a few times. His performance only prompts me again to wonder why he is working with such a bad agent. After making such an impact in "Grey's Anatomy", Dempsey has appeared in a number of films and all but one has not provided him with the opportunity to create a memorable character. But the worst is easily Ken Jeong, who made such an impact in "The Hangover". Because of the success of that role, he seems to be getting additional work in which the filmmakers simply want him to recreate that character, only broader. Yikes. Broader than "The Hangover"? In "Dark of the Moon", he never utters a word in anything that could be considered a normal voice. He is always yelling, whispering in a loud voice, flailing his arms, the like. Basically, it is a repeat of his performance in "The Hangover 2".On the opposite side of the coin, Josh Duhamel seems to be in a different film altogether. If the other characters are broad and over-the-top, Lennox is downright sedate. He is always serious, always has an eye on the situation at hand. In other words, he is in an action film and tries to figure out how to get out of the situations created by the Transformers.When the action shifts to Chicago and the Decepticons begin to put their plan into motion, the film picks up a bit. Maybe this is because everyone is running around and fighting and there simply isn't any time to try and act.Why this battle takes place in Chicago is still lost on me. For some reason, the Decepticons have chosen to use Chicago as Ground Zero for their plan. Their plan is to use these machines to... Well, if that is really that important to you, you should find out what their plan is by watching the film. But why they choose Chicago is vague.The climatic battle is long, a little excessive and fun to watch. It's even a little corny because the Decepticons raise the bridges completely hampers the progress of the humans and this becomes the main thrust of their efforts for a while. "We have to get the bridges lowered". People are trying to hack into computers, soldiers are trying to get close to auxiliary switches, everyone wants to get close to the bridges because "We have to get the bridges lowered." I guess they can't use boats, swim, use the El tunnels, get close enough to use missile launchers, etc.Once the fighting gets under way, everyone gets together to come up with a plan. They have to take out a certain tower, because the Decepticons have set up this machine that will... Again, see the movie. But to take out this tower, they have to get close to the tower. How do you do that when all of the bridges are up? Well, they decide to do a dangerous sky dive. This is really the centerpiece of the entire sequence and it is pretty impressive. A large group of soldiers drops into the sky and flies towards their target, small wings attached between their arms and bodies. It is a visually stunning stunt and pretty exciting to watch. Bay seems to realize this because he includes the stunt twice. Normally, doing something twice in a row would point out the lack of original ideas, but I didn't care because it was fun to watch.At one point, all of the humans are trying to get to a floor in the building directly across from the Decepticons machine. Apparently, they can only disable the machine by shooting at it in a straight line, directly across from it. The Decepticons learn they are in the building and send Shock Wave to take them out. Shock Wave is a large Transformer with large extensions, tentacles, that appear to extend from the main body and can wind and tunnel into anything, in a more fluid manner. Shock Wave is introduced early in the film, but the true terror of the Decepticon doesn't come into play until this sequence.And it also provides an opportunity for Sam and Carly to get in the way of danger. Repeatedly. And it provides an opportunity for Sam to save his pouty lipped girlfriend more than once.The most impressive thing about the "Transformers" films is the special effects. Sure, CGI can let most filmmakers accomplish some pretty impressive stuff, but when your special effects move as fast as the Transformers do, that adds another degree of difficulty, another degree of interest and it really holds your attention.The least impressive thing about the "Transformers" films (and any Michael Bay film for that matter) is the acting. But in the first film, the acting seemed to be sweet, somewhat genuine and even a little plausible. Sure, there was a lot of shouting and John Turturro was pretty over-the-top, but these moments seemed justified by the unique nature of the threat. In "Fallen", the balance shifted and the acting grew exponentially cartoonish. In "Dark of the Moon", I can't say the acting has improved, in fact, I think Shia LaBeouf is even worse in this film, but the balance has shifted again, just slightly. The unique and interesting nature of the special effects and some of the action scenes outweighs the arm flailing and histrionics from Sam.Based on the enormous success of this film, there will be a sequel. Yawn. I want to say I won't be in the theater, waiting to get my money's worth. But by that point, I probably will have bought into the hype again and parked my but in a seat on the aisle, waiting for the silver screen to come to life. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.625 | 16 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 01 star
| 1,361,664,000 | One of THOSE Threequels... | Okay... for starters, I liked the first two Transformers movies; they're what got me BACK into Transformers. I know the second one had some serious flaws, but I enjoyed it for the mindless action Bay-film that it was.Now, as I said, Michael Bay's movies got me back into Transformers. As a result, I watched some of the shows, did some research on characters and backstory, and played the High Moon Studios games. I made myself a die-hard Transformers fan, and when I saw MORE classic characters were going to be in THIS, Dark of the Moon, I was thrilled...Then I saw it and ranted the next few days.To sum up, pros and cons;PROS:*Apollo 11 references were cool*The epic, tragic feel of the attack on Chicago and the havoc wrought on humanity*Less of Bay's racial-based humor, though not entirely absent.CONS (oh boy):*Decepticons STILL suck; Megatron, Starscream and the other Decepticons can barely so much as scratch a HUMAN, let alone an Autobot. Very anti-climatic and a betrayal to their characters; Decepticons, especially Megatron, are supposed to be BAD-@$$. I was hoping they'd make Starscream and Megatron better, like in the first movie opposed to the second, but they just suck MORE.*The new chick. I wasn't biased because I was a die-hard Megan Fox fan, but this new chick was pointless. She doesn't do ANYTHING to help other than irk a useless Megatron, and the first shot of her is her tush. Basically, Bay was like "OH CRAP, our hot girl's gone, gotta get another- OH LOOK A VICTORIAN SECRET MODEL GET HER @$$ IN HERE!" What the hell? I don't go to Transformers for the ditsy, useless hot chicks. Make her a strong character, at least Megan Fox helped FIGHT!*Annoying, "Original" Transformers. Needed something to replace the racially insentive duo from the second one, didn't we?*New villains. Shockwave was marketed as a major villain in this movie, but he has one line, does very little, and dies pathetically. Doesn't even get an actual fight, he just gets shot a bunch, stabbed and dies. Sentinel Prime, ANOTHER betrayal of the character Bay was basing him off, took Shockwave's spotlight and this was totally pointless.*Not really a Transformers movie. Very few Autobot vs Decepticon fights. Most of it is just our Bay-glorified military flying in to save the day. I wouldn't have a problem with that if that's what I was EXPECTING, but this is FREAKING TRANSFORMERS!!!Hate this movie, despite the few and far between good bits. Won't see Transformers 4, if there is one. The way Bay threw away Shockwave and other classic characters shows he doesn't care for their potential epic impact as he does their marketability. This movie showed me the kind of director Michael Bay is; an exploitative, money-grubbing director. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 01 star
| 1,361,059,200 | unwatchable | The first few Transformers movies had awful dialog, bad acting, and substituted explosions for plot. And still I actually managed to sit all the way through them. I got about 45 minutes into this one and couldn't go on. Awful. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
Amazon.com: Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Amazon Instant Video | 2.99 | 1/2 | 45 stars
| 1,361,059,200 | Great movie | Who does not like all the transformer movies? Great special effects everytime. Worth buying and watching several times. Does not get ld watching. | 0Amazon Instant Video
| 0.5 | 2 |
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