While I liked Transformers(yes, all of them), I do prefer my movies to have some substance to their style. At least, when the material calls for it. When your film is based on a cartoon about two factions of giant robots having a war on Earth, you really don't NEED much substance. However, Jurassic Park would because it can have several different messages: a message that nature should not be tampered with, that nature cannot be contained and controlled, or that genetic engineering brings nothing but danger. The only directors I know that can still find that balance between style and substance are Steven Spielberg(leave Indy 5 alone people, it was just as silly as, if not more so than, Temple of Doom) and J.J. Abrams.
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"Geez, we've been back together for five minutes Doc, and you're already talking about the end of the universe."
"Stupid, stupid rat creatures!"
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