Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 action/sci-fi movie directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger. It is the third installment in the bewilderingly popular Transformers live-action series.
It is probably the most incomprehensible movie the hosts have ever covered, which is saying a metric fuckton considering that they've covered multiple Saw movies, The Room, Alone in the Dark, and Highlander: The Source.
Plot[]
As soon as we figure that out, we'll let you know.
(Update: Three years later, still no clue.)
Notable Characters[]
- Sam Witwicky
- Carly Brooks-Spencer
- Agent Simmons
- William Lennox
- Charlotte Mearing
- Dylan Gould
- Dutch
- Epps
- Bruce Brazos
- Jerry Wang
- Ron Witwicky
- Judy Witwicky
- Optimus Prime
- Sentinel Prime
- Megatron
- Bumblebee
- Starscream
- Shockwave
- Soundwave
- Laserbeak
- Wheelie
- Ironhide
Episode[]
- This episode is the notable for immediately breaking the longest episode record that Episode 22 had held. It held the record for longest episode covering media until Episode 40.
Scores[]
For this episode, the hosts came up with a Final Word for the movie as well as another one for the trilogy.
James - Epistaxis (the movie) & Sociopathic (the series)
Damien - Scroll (the movie) & Ke$ha (the series)
Highlights[]
- James goes off on Transformers apologists just 35 minutes in
- The Transformers really need a stenographer
- Why is Aerosmith playing during a job interview montage??
- John Malkovich was bronzed
- John Malkovich was mauled to death by a circus lion in a convenience store
- Sentinel Prime is the most uninspiring leader ever
- Michael Bay's directing style is: sitting in a bubble bath, ramming Tonka trucks into each other
- What if Michael Bay and Axl Rose got together?
- "Is everyone okay?!"
- Damien recaps the entire trilogy in under 12 minutes
References[]
- Torque
- Pink Floyd
- Mortal Kombat
- The Wicker Man
- Alone in the Dark
- Age of Extinction
- War and Peace
- The Great Gatsby
- Transformers
- Final Destination
- Saw VI
- Revenge of the Fallen
- Giant Bomb
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Star Trek
- The Wonder Twins
- Babelfish
- Troll 2
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Aerosmith
- Old Navy
- Goodwill
- Jimmy Snuka
- SNL/Dana Carvey
- Fargo
- Kazam
- The Titanic
- Roundhouse
- National Geographic
- The Dark Knight
- College Humor Batman
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Linkin Park
- The Hangover
- What's It Gonna Be
- Highlander II
- Wilford Brimley
- Highlander
- The Wicker Man
- MadTV
- Reno 911!
- Weird Al Yankovic
- Jersey Shore
- Joss Whedon
- The Simpsons
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Jigsaw
- Murder-Set-Pieces
- One Warrior Nation
- Axl Rose
- Chinese Democracy
- Dutch Mantell
- Antonio Cesaro
- Jack Swagger
- Tony Jaa
- Alice in Wonderland
- Superwoman
- The Silver Samurai
- Predator
- Twisted Metal
- WWE
- Ace Ventura
- Wonder Woman
- Ant-Man
- The Lord of the Rings
- A Thousand Suns
- Arby's
- Heroes of Wrestling
- Metal Gear Rising
- Backstreet Boys
- Independence Day
- Will Smith
- Bad Boys
- Jayden Smith
- Mortal Kombat
- The Wizard
- Friday the 13th
- Star Wars
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Earthworm Jim
- Clay Fighters
- War Gods
- The Joker
- Batman
- Renne Zelwiger
- Adam Sandler
- The Ring
- Arlington Road
- Scream 3
- The Ring 2
- The Brothers Grimm
- Reindeer Games
- The Skeleton Key
- Imposter
- Blood and Chocolate
- Texas Rangers
- Saw
- Kim Kardashian
- Miley Cyrus
- Jeopardy
- Earth-2.net: The Show
- Dumb and Dumber
- Ernest Scared Stupid
- Don Quixote
- Transformers Prime
- The Last Airbender
- Penn Jillette
- Abe's Tomb
- The Asylum
- Johnny Knoxville
- The Turtles (band)
- The Jam (band)
- [Extra Lives]]
- Beauty and the Beast
- World's Finest Podcast
- Blazing Saddles
- Playboy
- Uwe Boll
- Gobots
- In The Name of the King
- Assault on Wall Street
- Ninja Gaiden
- Dead or Alive
- Zardoz
- Nutcracker in 3D
- Santa's Slay
- The Little Giants Multiverse
- Don LaFontaine
- Tony Todd
- George "The Animal" Steele
- Techno Viking
Tiradesverse tropes[]
- Protagonists? - Everyone on the hero side--especially Optimus Prime
- Massive gunfight - The ENTIRE last hour of the movie
- Ben Kingsley Paycheck - John Malkovich, Leonard Nimoy, Frances McDormand, Tom Kenny and Keith Szarabajka
- Edited at gunpoint
- Palpatine and Vader - Sentinel Prime and Megatron, respectively (this also makes Megatron the only Tiradesverse character to be dubbed this twice)
- Movie hacking - Dutch, who movie hacked so hard, he literally became red in the face
- Plot convenience - Far too many to even attempt to list
- Courtneys - the computer Autobot and the random red one
- Edited at gunpoint
- Pointless heel turn - Sentinel Prime
- Everything explodes
- Nonsensical Title
- Disrespecting the Dead - Ironhide is betrayed and murdered, and they immediately cut to a comedy scene with Sam and his obnoxious parents
- Tonal Shift from Hell - See above
- Bullseye Bullshit - Sam shoot a grappling hook right into Starscream's eye from the street below
- Notice My Directing!!!
Ending song[]
Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
Before and After[]
Previous Episode: Episode 22 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Next Episode: Episode 24 - Torque