First off, this movie was visually awesome. There were tons of transformers and the attention to detail was amazing. Every nut, bolt and hydraulic piston was rendered beautifully. The robots looks very realistic and just the whole scale of them on screen was really neat to see. The transformation sequences were totally bad-ass. I could probably watch Optimus and Bumble-Bee transform back and forth for the full duration of the movie. The sad thing is, that may have made for a more interesting and coherent film than what they actually put out there. In true Michael Bay style the action sequences were messy and confusing. Most of the time it was hard to tell exactly what was going on. There was no flow or continuity, it was just a bunch of disjointed kicks and punches. That is fine, and almost expected, but it does get old after a while. I felt really bad for the people who had to sit close to the screen.
The plot of this movie is a total mess. It is amazing to me the film studio can pay all these computer artists to render these great images, but they can't find a few creative people to come up with a compelling storyline, and decent dialog. I understand the movie isn't about plot, but you have to have something. I enjoyed watching most of the action sequences, but the storyline was so tedious. I never felt like I understood the significance of what was going on. But more importantly, I never really cared. Towards the end I was so ready for the movie to be over. It was long and it just wore me out. This is one of the few movies where I can honestly say I didn't care what happened to any of the characters. I felt no emotion, positive or negative, for any of them. At least the first movie made me feel sorry for Bumble-Bee.
If I were in anyway responsible for coming up with some of these characters, I would be embarrassed. The creators seemed to have total freedom to create awesome autobots or decepticons, and the offerings are very weak in my opinion. There were a few cool robots, but overall I was disappointed. I found the twin autobots stupid and annoying. Whoever made the decision to put them in the movie was a total butt-hole. This movie introduced us to tons of decepticons, but I can only remember a couple of them. Spoiler alert!... one decepticon can transform into a human. Since when in that allowed? If the only reason these alien lifeforms are transforming in the first place is to hide amongst humans, why don't they all just transform into humans? As for Shia, he does a fine job. He is a funny actor and I like him. He has made enough money now and I wish he would take on some more challenging roles.
In closing, I will probably never watch this movie again. It was nice to see on the big-screen, but it totally will not translate to the small screen. If you want to see this movie, just pay the money and go to the theater. If you miss it in the theater, don't even bother renting it. I feel that you will be very disappointed.
-deric
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