More than meets the eye! Not really.
A pretty good summer extravaganza. The transformers are an alien race who come to earth looking for a big cube of energy that can create whole worlds, including life. They come in 2 types: sweet, clean Autobots led by Optimus Prime, and the dirty, evil Decepticons led by Megatron.
Megatron is voiced by the great Hugo Weaving, Agent Smith from The Matrix. There are twists and turns I don’t want to spoil for You Gentle Reader. Speaking of dirty and evil, the obligatory cute teen outsider is played by Shia La-goof. The usual cliches ensue as he trys to get the popular girl played by Megan Fox. The Transformers get them together then the effects take over. Thank goodness.
Good stuff:
- State of the art special effects. Good transforming and fights.
- John Turturro. Great in everything.
- The also great Bernie Mac. A small but funny cameo as a used car dealer.
- Some funny bits.
Bad stuff:
- Shia La-Douche. I despise this wormy megalomanic. Here He’s like Robin Williams at his manic worst. Fast talking, twitchy and just all over the place. Try decaf and no Red Bull before work.
- Too long, at almost 2 1/2 hrs.
- Over the top product placement.
- Anthony Anderson. He’s usually good but as a hacker genius? Don’t think so.
Transformers is exactly what you would expect it to be: big, loud, colorful and after a slow start, very fast-paced. So get out of the heat, eat some overpriced popcorn, hate Shia La-poof and enjoy the effects. Remember, like all summer blockbusters, shut the logic part of your brain off. Like how a robot the size of a car can transform into a 30 ft robot. You only have so much mass. Anyway, of course it sets up a sequel.
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