I enjoyed it BUT....

Rating: 6/10 (1 July 2011)

I saw this in 3D against my better judgement, but my mates just HAD to.... I was and they were, VERY disappointed with the 3d effect in this movie. I've read some say that 3d is in its infancy...it's NOT. I watched a movie at Universal Studios in the U.S. back in 97. It was a Terminator 3D extravaganza and WOW! Everything lept out of the screen and felt as if you were THERE. You could almost touch things that "flew" out of the screen. Not so with this movie. the 3d was subtle at best and looked as if it were done in post production. WHY couldn't we have bits of megabot flying out into the audience,exploding above our heads???? etc etc
THAT would've made the movie much more exciting.
Not to say there was not enough action...I felt at times there was TOO much and not enough dialogue or meaning behind it.The main character runs around shouting "We gotta MOVE" all the time and sometimes his lines are totally detached from the scene...meaningless. As for the skirt...JEEZ gimme a BREAK! BOTOX on steroids! uggghhh She couldn't act her way of a paper bag either.
I LOVED the CGI. That's what had me spellbound the whole time. The movie itself lacked something and I think maybe Spielberg might've stuck his finger in the pie a little TOO much this time. FAR TOO MUCH shmaltsy Yankee friggin slowmo hero crap and "we are the greatest". I nearly throw up every time I see that crap in a movie. And the ending...YAAAAAWWWWNNNN If I ever see another US flag waving behind the cast I'm gonna run screaming down the aisle and jump through the screen!!!
Mostly, it didn't make sense. Most of the main characters would've been dead halfway through if it were real but let's face it...it's a comic book.
Apart from that I enjoyed it ;)