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Transmorphers (2007)
This movie isn't simply about robots that can morph into other other shapes!
This movie is drawn directly from some long-lost Shakespearian masterpiece. There is no reason to confuse it with some other copy-cat movie with a similar title (I refuse to name the impostor).
Everything about this movie is unique and original, although there will certainly be those who compare certain scenes of this piece of art with such garbage as "The Matrix" or Plato's "The Republic". DO NOT BELIEVE THESE NAYSAYERS! This is a futuristic tragedy set in 2009 (spoiler: later in this movie this becomes "hundreds of years") about shape-changing robots (or Z-bots) who try to take over the human way of life. Foolish robots. These robots obviously do not understand the determination and resolve that these humans have to offer. There is infighting, for sure, but this mish-mash of surviving humans work through all of their differences in the end to overcome a common enemy. Never before has such a struggle been committed to film.
In a major twist incomprehensible before this movie, one of the main characters actually turns out to be a robot! The enemy! I apologize for so many spoilers in one post, but I simply cannot contain my surprise at this revelation.
The laser battles in the rain are simply the most advanced CGI (models? actual robot fighters?) you've never seen. You are brought directly into the battles and actually care when a friendly fighter takes a shot.
I'm not going to give the end away, but this is a must-see for any fan of giant trans-morphing robot films.
Land of the Dead (2005)
Good zombie movie with interesting aspects, but not Romero's best..
Well, it's zombie season for sure, and if you like 'em, you'll like this one. Although I enjoyed 2004's Dawn of the Dead more than this, there are certain aspects of this I would like to see reproduced in future zombie movies. Romero has slowed down the zombies to the more traditional stagger, but has upped their I.Q. by around 10 points. This seems fair as the "stenches" seem to amble about with much more purpose than their traditional counterparts. As far as the story goes, there was great potential but it seemed to fall a little flat. In a world of zombies where the rich hole up in a high rise, how can you go wrong? For starters, I think casting Dennis Hopper was a mistake and he certainly subtracted a point from the six that I rated this movie (while writing this review and giving more thought, I have lowered my score from a 7 to a 6). I also would have liked to see a little more exploration into the world of the people living on the street or even the people in charge of protecting the decimated city. Again, this movie remains entertaining but is not flawless. If this is your thing then by all means give it a try, but don't expect to be blown away. -mmodde