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Travis KnightScreenplay:
Christina HodsonCinematography:
Enrique ChediakComposer:
Dario MarianelliCast:
Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Pamela Adlon, Jason Drucker, Dylan O'Brien, Justin Theroux, Angela Bassett, Stephen Schneider (more)VOD (4)
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On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug. (Paramount Pictures UK)
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It really tries to go back to a series of emotions and at the same time follow the current trend of back to 80s. It really wants to be "cute" and have soul, so much so that it falls into a mindless schematic. All of the things are so ostentatiously assembled according to a manual that they have trouble communicating with each other. Moreover, if someone laughed at Bay that his female heroines seem artificial, this is a different type of art - Charlie is constructed as an essential outsider with emotions so consistently that her alternation of teenage angst and sadness seems purely robotic. As well as the constant incorporation of 80s realities and references into the story. I get that naivety is a trademark of films for teens, but even these can be done so that they do not act like the result of a focus group session. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Bumblebee comes off as. Props for the cameo Optimus and the unintentionally funny John Cena. I hereby disconnect from the series and I will be happy to remember Bay's total sociopathy of the last episodes. In some ways, it was more stimulating than this colorful nostalgic junkyard.
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I had only seen the first film of the Transformers saga in 2007 at the time of its release, so Bumblebee was a return to the franchise for me after more than a decade. Thankfully, Bumblebee isn't cluttered with visual effects and explosions compared to Michael Bay's films, so it all feels more uncluttered and doesn't make your eyes hurt. Basically, it's a fairly straightforward film with a straightforward plot and a clear ending that is blatantly reminiscent of E.T. through the main characters and the 80s look, but it was still nice to watch, the plot flowed, the action scenes worked, there was the occasional laugh out loud scene and there was a modest amount of relationship and family themes. An unpretentious diversion for the whole family that surprises mainly because of how nicely and pleasantly it is filmed.
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Bumblebee is something like E.T., but with a transformer instead of an extraterrestrial: an outsider without a father or friends finds a kindred “spirit” in a visitor from outer space. The whole film is set in the American suburbs in the 1980s, which, in addition to numerous hit songs of that decade, also involves watching Alf on television and a reference to The Breakfast Club. Like the early films from Amblin, it works flawlessly, without slowing down and without a scene that would sooner or later fail to find its justification in the overall structure of the narrative. Though Travis Knight does not offer such uncluttered and spectacular 3D action scenes as Bay, he dedicates much more time and space to the characters, whose actions have comprehensible motivations and are easy to connect with on an emotional level (yes, that includes Bumblebee). The film very skillfully avoids having the protagonist resolve all of her problems (low self-confidence, no friends, longing for her father) by means of getting a car. Thanks to the adventure experienced, she finds the necessary resources within herself. In the “blockbuster for the whole family” category, there is not much to complain about in this film. A very pleasant surprise. 80%
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I didn't expect to be able to sell Trasformers as a fairy tale to my daughter, but I did! Dumb Bumblebee with no memory won her over by being scared, dancing and spitting tapes of crappy music. Travis Knight returned the brand to its roots and instead of Bayhem, he offers a nice story about a young girl's relationship with her VW Beetle. Hailee Steinfeld is very good, so is John Cena, and the others don't really need to be mentioned, except for my friend Paul, who almost destroyed the planet with his trust in bad aliens. Great action, nice music, bring in the sequel.
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After the very first film, where the direct influence of Steven Spielberg was clearly evident, and out of the whole foursome, this third installment is for me the most enjoyable contribution to the whole metallized saga. What I like most about Bumblebee, which only references Spielberg here and there, is that it has real soul. The protagonist is not only pleasing to look at this time, but she's also natural and believable, and well, the rather big news for me was that I believed that a friendship really did develop between her and the revived yellow Volkswagen. It was more important to me than the otherwise pretty ridiculous storyline about people falling for the bad guys (although Agent Burns, played by John Cena, very commendably trashed it whenever he could). The gimmicky scenes were kept down to earth this time, and it was a good thing (remembering the last time Michael Bay literally drowned me with them still makes me a little sick).The only disappointment was Dario Marianelli's score – I thought his involvement was a rather odd choice, and whatever I think of Steve Jablonski, I like hearing his main theme.
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