Transformers: Dark of the Moon

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' is an absolute drag. The ending felt like it took hours to complete, then to make it worse (what am I chatting, more like better) it just ends on a dime without any true reaction to the mass brawl that had ensued. Bit abrupt, I thought. A lot of what I can say about this could be taken from my review of the preceding 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen', just a little bit more definitive and debilitating. I'm all for full action only, I literally love 'Fast & Furious', but even I need some characters to connect with so I can forge a desire to watch 'em - no-one here gives me that. The cast, if only on paper, is more interesting to look at, mind you. I wasn't expecting to see John Malkovich and Frances McDormand appear, the former's part fits fairly well in fairness but the latter is incredibly wasted with a rubbish character. Tyrese Gibson (eventually) features more, something I did actually wish for in the 2009 predecessor. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has a slightly better character to portray, at least when compared to what Megan Fox had to work with. Elsewhere, Ken Jeong is genuinely good in this - in fact, I'd say he is responsible for any pleasant reactions that I got during this movie, funny guy. I just caught a glimpse of the box office takings... $1.124 billion?! Bloody hell. I'm now curious to see if that translated into a positive reception from websites like this. (edit: not really, but it evidently won over the average moviegoer though, so fair enough). If only you could see my face when I realised that the next installment goes on for even closer to three (!) hours. I best load up on the snacks! Hey, who knows, maybe 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' is the 'Fast Five' of this franchise? *nervous chuckle*