#Baywatch Express
I forgot how much Bay's instincts and peculiarities compete with Spielberg and his Amblin sensibilities (Gremlins in particular) without too much conflict. I still think he kind of fumbled Sam's first encounter with Bumblebee, though.
VFX and overall staging of action so much better than what we get in Blockbusters today.
Ultimately, I think there are three types of people in this world: Ones who find the shot of the perfume ad lit slo-mo shot of a screaming…
My memory of the first viewing is a hazy one. It is as if I was hypnotized during the film or dreamt it instead. So, the second viewing actually helped sorting all the thematic puzzle pieces together. Fascism, guilt, oppression, witches and the turbulent 70's all fit in a coherent way now.
Needless to say, it's still an amazing audio-visual treat and the film itself is shamelessly in love with itself to an extend where you could say it's pretentious, but it wouldn't be even half as interesting any other way.
