After more than a year of dark, gimmicky and often nauseatingly 3D effects in theaters, "Transformers'" Director Michael Bay is now officially the second filmmaker (besides James Cameron) to actually use the technology effectively.
For weeks, Bay has been touting the 3D visuals in "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon," as a the best use of the technology thus far -- and for once, his self-confidence has proven accurate.
The detail and the clarity of each scene was astounding, and because he had urged theaters to increase the brightness of their projectors, I could actually see everything. The depth of the action sequences added a whole new feeling of awesomeness to car chases and epic Transformer battles.
I can honestly say that I was blown away by the effects, and for the first time, I loved the 3D.
Yet even that was not enough for me to love this movie, because although Bay has proven that he is a master special effects artist, a good storyteller he is not.
"Transformers 3" is certainly better than the second, but it suffers the same disease as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels -- way too much plot, too many characters and dozens of inconsistencies.
Now, I wasn't expecting an amazing story, and oftentimes in action films I can gloss over small plot holes and just enjoy giant robots beating on each other. Unfortunately, that was impossible this time, because there was simply too much going on.
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