Yes, of course it's better than the original movie. I went back and watched (some of) the original yesterday, and it really is a pretty crappy movie by today's standard. I admit, the first 30 minutes or so, up until right after Megatron becomes "Galvatron," is pretty awesome. But after that, until the grand finale, it's just down-hill from there. I honestly had to fast forward through most of it, and I can usually put up with just about anything.
Now, if you were to ask me which movie was the better film and more important to me when I actually saw it in the theater, I'd have to go with the original. Transformers were my life back then, and that movie was life-changing. It had a bigger impact on me, but I was obviously more impressionable.
I will say this about the new one, though:
- It's one of the TOP FIVE action movies ever made.
- Overall, it features THE BEST special effects in any movie, ever. It obviously doesn't have as many effects shots as a Star Wars prequel or Pirates movie, but to simply compare the realism of effects, Transformers wins, hands down.
- Like I said in my initial post, it's THE BEST sound design in the history of cinema.
- And finally, it's THE BIGGEST movie I've ever seen. I know that sounds kind of vague, but you'll understand more after you see it. It's not quite epic as it is grand. It's just one GIANT action scene after another. Put simply, there was some guy behind me who said "Holy sh-t" at least 15 times throughout the movie. And he wasn't the fan-boy type either.
And sadly, there is no remake or mention of "The Touch" anywhere. Though, it does FEEL like a classic 80s story throughout. Not to mention, Bumblebee plays a couple of great 80s classic on his radio that definitely help set the mood.
[This message has been edited by TCTTS (edited 7/1/2007 4:14p).]
