Transformers 2 Longer Than Necessary

147 minutes. That's the run time for Michael Bay's next action explosion, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Too long if you ask me.

I've stated on this blog before in previous Transformers 2 posts that I feel the original film is overrated. It's not overrated critically (it's only at 57% on Rotten Tomatoes), but fans ate that flick up like it was a last meal.

One of my big problems with that movie was that it was too long and the sequel actually eclipses that by a few minutes. Yippee.

I'm pretty sure that this might be the downfall of the movie business as we know it. If this movie does well (and assuming it's like most of Michael Bay's movies), we will be telling Hollywood that all we care about are explosions, gunfights and non-existent storylines. The time of simple, thought provoking movies that build their characters through meaningful dialogue and interaction will be all but forgotten. God help us all.

Transformers 2: The Revenge of the Way Too Long of a Movie hits theaters on June 24th.