That shouting voice around the nine-second mark (“Chaahhhrrrr!) sounds like some lug brought into the post-production recording studio from Gold’s Gym. The voice doesn’t seem to blend with the action — it sound like a folio dub from a Dino de Laurentiis film from the ’60s. Could this be an omen? All the principals (Bay, Wahlberg, DiBonaventura, Murphy) have gotten (or will get) a nice fat paycheck from Transformers 4: Age of Extinction (Paramount, 6.25). Are the fans starting to think it might be time to put this franchise out of its misery? Nice fantasy, but no such luck unless this latest installment tanks. Which doesn’t seem likely. They’ve all been punishing, and they’ve all made big money.
