What a waste of great actors

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2007)

I like fantastic movies. I like funny movies. I love war movies.I like unrealistic movies. I even like stupid, tasteless crazy movies just for the fun of watching them.
But this...+5 points for funny dialogues and a great cast, +10 points for cutting edge breathtaking visual effects, -99 for the silliest plot ever. Mixing dying US soldiers in the desert with utter nonsense in terms of warfare, technology, command procedures, and most of all, respect and realism, without being ironic or attempting to carry any message is even an outrage (and I'm not even American). Hell, I loved the funny stereotypes of "True Lies", enjoyed the nonsense way of fighting in "starship troopers", I stood up and cheered when the president lead the F18 attack in the patriotic overkill of independence day, I fought with infantry (and cavalry) in "war of the worlds", I ducked ricochets in the streets of Mogadishu when our black hawk went down and even cried like a baby when gandalf arrived with the rohirrim at helm's clam. I love xmen, I adore nearly any marvel movie made.
Even for kids, this can never be a classic. Top Gun is a classic movie, and it's silly, unrealistic and even stupid. But we love it. TrAnsformers...will not be remembered by anyone in 5 years...why? It lacks any form of consistent atmosphere and treats the audience like toddlers.
But to be honest, for the cast, this is the best movie I've ever aborted after watching it for 30 painful minutes.