"Hot Dog" of the summer.

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2007)

I went with friends expecting a popcorn flick and got it... I wasn't bored, but I certainly felt that it was a movie lacking any depth (which is fine).
Comparing this movie to a movie with an artistic angle is like comparing a gourmet meal to a hot dog. The gourmet meal takes much more finesse and skill in preparation and there is a specific design to what the chef wants the taster to perceive. A hot dog is made from a generic formula of hodgepodge ingredients to form something that most people can settle on. Michael Bay uses explosions, sexual imagery, cliché social jokes, and special effects to create the "hot dog" of the movie industry.
Just like a hot dog is an appropriate American summer tradition, so are popcorn blockbusters and there is nothing wrong with that.