Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

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• Albert K

  
  Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen.... I've had so many arguments with countless people about how this movie is not a good movie. First off, the action may be entertaining but it is extremely forgettable. No emotional attachment, no good dialogue, no content... period. Megan Fox… More
  Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen.... I've had so many arguments with countless people about how this movie is not a good movie. First off, the action may be entertaining but it is extremely forgettable. No emotional attachment, no good dialogue, no content... period. Megan Fox is not there for the merits of good acting but simply eye candy. The two twin robots are borderline racist. The comedy was inappropriate and not funny. There was word (this is true btw) that Shia LaBeouf and Michael Bay (Gay) himself have said that this movie was awful. The script was written in 3 weeks... This movie was garbage.

• Directors C

  
  Whoever gave a fresh rating to this abomination needs a slap in the face and their right to name good films taken away from them. This is not a movie. This abomination has taken a wild shit on what was once a brilliant childrens toy and turned it into, in the words of one film critic;… More
  Whoever gave a fresh rating to this abomination needs a slap in the face and their right to name good films taken away from them. This is not a movie. This abomination has taken a wild shit on what was once a brilliant childrens toy and turned it into, in the words of one film critic; "a softcore porno with giant robots". This movie is complete, absolute drivel. There's just a big gap, the whole movie is just nothing. There is no attempt to create an atmosphere, tension, even an actual story. Easily put, there is nothing cinematic about it whatsoever. The CGI in Transformers 2 is undeniably impressive. That is if you haven't seen the first Transformers anyway! It digs further and further into it's hole because of it's reliability on fight scenes that go on for what seems like hours. Which are utterly, completely, one hundred percent. Boring.

• Chris W

  
  This wasn't nearly as bad as I was thinking it was going to be, but it's clsoe, and definitely a big few steps down from the first one (that one was really flawed, but still exciting and fun enough to overlook the flaws, mostly). Part of the problem is that this movie is… More
  This wasn't nearly as bad as I was thinking it was going to be, but it's clsoe, and definitely a big few steps down from the first one (that one was really flawed, but still exciting and fun enough to overlook the flaws, mostly). Part of the problem is that this movie is just excessive: it's loud, it's long, and it's one big ass explosion after the other. There's no room to breathe, so by the end, you are exhausted, but not exhilirated. I liked the story, technobabble and somewhat incoherentness and all, but the script needed some work. I like humor in my action movies as well, but most of the jokes weren't that funny, the characters were annoying, and then there's the whole racist thing with the twin Autobots. They're not the most racist thing I've ever seen, but they do cross a line. The human actors do what they can given the circumstances, but they barely hold things together. I enjoyed this movie somewhat (in very small doeses), don't think I didn't, but I don't want to see this one again. My brain and my senses need a break.

• EightThirty .

  
  01/08/2011 (DVD) <b>THE ACTION IS CRAZY!</b> I must admit though I had seen this once before and initially would of gave it a lessor score because I was so confused and lost. The second watch however was so much better because now I just had to fill in the gaps which… More
  01/08/2011 (DVD) <b>THE ACTION IS CRAZY!</b> I must admit though I had seen this once before and initially would of gave it a lessor score because I was so confused and lost. The second watch however was so much better because now I just had to fill in the gaps which sealed a less-frustrating experience in my sitting. I decided to be 10 years old and not go to serial-land for this trip so I could see this the way I wished when I was a kid. I remember conversing with family and friends about Transformers and how it would be cool to see it in live action. Well this. Was. Crazy. I was absolutely entertained, well maybe not the first time round but adjusting my mentality the second time round definitely <i>transformed</i> my opinion. <b>An A-grade action phenomonon.</b>

• paul o

  
  Watching this in korea and coming out, I look around and see everyone's expression. They were all like "awww sweet can't wait for the next one". I think and say softly "what the fuck are people thinking". This film is just blockbuster trash. Hey, lets… More
  Watching this in korea and coming out, I look around and see everyone's expression. They were all like "awww sweet can't wait for the next one". I think and say softly "what the fuck are people thinking". This film is just blockbuster trash. Hey, lets make a machine that can magically teleport to Egypt. Now lets have a Shia Laboeuf have a fantasy relationship with Megan Fox. This film is in the end, GARBAGE!

• Josh L

  
  Worse than the original in every way imaginable, except maybe special effects. It's way too long, the plot has too many unexplainable moments, the comedy isn't funny like it was in the first, and the action isn't exciting anymore. As a matter of fact, there's so… More
  Worse than the original in every way imaginable, except maybe special effects. It's way too long, the plot has too many unexplainable moments, the comedy isn't funny like it was in the first, and the action isn't exciting anymore. As a matter of fact, there's so much less action in this movie than the original and that's exactly what we see these movies for: robots kicking the crap out of each other. They run around pointlessly for most of the movie trying to make sense of the plot and it get's tedious after awhile. I just wanted to see Optimus shoot something in the face. It's not terrible, but they failed to realize what made the original such a phenomenon.

• Matt G

  
  Despite an array of gorgeous effects, 'Transformers 2' is a nice try. Parts were good, parts weren't. At least it's good enough to justify the admission price.

• Brad W

  
  Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is a complete failure of a film, and one of the worst sequels of all time. The plot is so ridiculous and idiotic that I canot even comprehend what these dumbass writers were thinking when making the film. The cast is boring, and Micheal Bay only… More
  Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is a complete failure of a film, and one of the worst sequels of all time. The plot is so ridiculous and idiotic that I canot even comprehend what these dumbass writers were thinking when making the film. The cast is boring, and Micheal Bay only worries about making Megan Fox a sex magnet, if I wanted that I will watch Jennifers Body. The special effects are ok I guess, but that really all Micheal bay can do anymore, he has never made one film where he doesn't use special effects for everything. Transformers 2 is a complete failure, and I cannot understand why people are so stupid that the audience rating is 76%, well at least the critics got this one right.

• Eric A

  
  Ehhhh, continued action from the first but even worse plot.

• Zach B

  
  Okay, I will be honest and say this: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is the most idiotic, poor, stupid film that my eyes have ever seen. And considering the chunks of crap that I have seen (The Room, Troll 2), that is saying something. There is nothing redeemable about this film… More
  Okay, I will be honest and say this: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen is the most idiotic, poor, stupid film that my eyes have ever seen. And considering the chunks of crap that I have seen (The Room, Troll 2), that is saying something. There is nothing redeemable about this film and the fact that it even made the money it made is not only a complete shock to me, but it breaks my heart due to that reveling the pure stupidity behind our society and what we consider to be good. Now, if you have read my review for the previous film, I did not like that one at all. With the exception of the visual aspect. Other then that, this film is literally anus scum. Okay, other then feeling insulted watching this film, lets get down to what details there are. First direction. Michael Bay, please do me a favor: stop directing films! The first one in this trilogy I can tolerate on one level. But, you made this film beyond immature. Everything from random scenes at the beginning of dogs having sex to two of the most offensive robots I have ever seen, this film has lowered you to no extent on a list of worst directors ever. For this film, I hope you enjoy your award for Worst Director. You earned it. Next the acting. I never thought I would see more tasteless acting then what I have seen in this film. The main characters are not even trying anymore and the supporting cast can not stay in one emotion. One moment they are in tears, the next they are laughing, then they are sad again in little under a minute. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! I am disappointed in this film. Next is the script. Okay, may I ask you decided to give the robots the dialogue they have? Not only is it tasteless, but it makes these beings that are suppose to be ancient and wise sound like twelve year old kids that have ADHD (no offense to anyone that has ADHD). It is beyond repulsive. The idea of the Autobots being part of a government operation to help the American Government, that idea I liked. But, the way it was executed plus the gaping plot holes (like destroying most of a city, and no one even noticing) just make this film unbearable to watch. Finally the score. There is not that much of a score to go by with this film. I mean, there are a few pieces here and there, but it is just background noise. None of it even really matters. At all. Now, I know that from a lot of teenagers, I am going to be hated due to me bashing and hating this movie. But, let me ask you this: put aside the special effects (which look like a giant pile of crap), is this film even worth it? The answer is no. Okay, I want to tell you all one thing: Special effects never make a good film. It only creates a foundation that all other factors can or will not support. In the case of this film, it does not. Overall, this is a terrible film that I can never recommend. Now, this film is the middle part of a trilogy I hear. If so, then I have next to no hopes for part three.

• Kase V

  
  Yeah, it doesn't make any sense at all. There are so many plot holes, it's insane. But somehow it's fun, when you look past it's many flaws and try to enjoy. By the way Bay, how about letting is watch the fight scenes instead of just pieces of metal flying. Because… More
  Yeah, it doesn't make any sense at all. There are so many plot holes, it's insane. But somehow it's fun, when you look past it's many flaws and try to enjoy. By the way Bay, how about letting is watch the fight scenes instead of just pieces of metal flying. Because we all know the action is nonstop in this movie. It would be a good idea to make those scenes visible. Thanks.

• Michael E

  
  This to me is the worst of the Transformers films. Mainly for one lone reason, the first film explained everything aside from a few things, but this film NEVER explains anything, characters either vanish, plotholes are all over the place, ill try to explain to the best of my… More
  This to me is the worst of the Transformers films. Mainly for one lone reason, the first film explained everything aside from a few things, but this film NEVER explains anything, characters either vanish, plotholes are all over the place, ill try to explain to the best of my knowledge. By the way i am spoiling this if you haven't seen the film. The fallen, this age old robot that can only be beaten by a Prime, resurrects Megatron, and Megatron ends up killing Optimus, the thing I don't understand is that, Why is Megatron taking orders from this guy when clearly he is more powerful? Another thing is how characters in this movie vanish, the two annoying Gangster robots are in the whole film up until the fight with Devastator, you see the green one nearly get sucked into his mouth, he smashes his face against a wall and says "My Eye," And then the two droids vanish, never mentioned again and never shown again. Or the little obnoxious droid that follows the two main characters, they find the old decepticon and they teleport to the desert, apparently the little droid was hanging onto the things leg, he falls off, and they never show him again or mention him again, but he somehow reappears and is somewhat of a main character in the Dark of the Moon. The biggest thing i think they should've explained is that, at the end of the first transformers movie, Bumblebee starts talking again, but they just randomly in this film he stops talking for no reason. I know ive been ranting on this whole time about how they don't explain anything but that is one of two reasons why this movie sucks so bad. But the biggest reason why I dislike this movie is because of how it seems much more like a parody of the first film than it does a sequel. It is much more like a comedy film than an action movie, and the comedy isn't even funny. The only good thing I can say about this movie is that the action is really good, but thats all the good I can say about this movie. So Revenge of the Fallen I can do without.

• E.J. B

  
  The nostalgic factor is gone, and so is the charm of the original film. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen once again prefers to focus on simplistic humourous scenes as opposed to developing the extremely basic and straight forward story. Once again, the Decepticons are after… More
  The nostalgic factor is gone, and so is the charm of the original film. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen once again prefers to focus on simplistic humourous scenes as opposed to developing the extremely basic and straight forward story. Once again, the Decepticons are after something that will destroy the universe and it's up to the newly formed alliance between the Autobots and the humans - called Nest - to stop them. This lack of innovation is what makes this film half the film the first one was. This is the kind of sequel that thinks that what worked in the first film should be multiplied by at least two to make the experience that much better. Twice as many explosions, twice as epic gunfights in the desert, and about six times as many new Transformer characters. The film has also decided to follow in The Phantom Menace's footsteps and include not one, but two Jar Jar Binks - style characters. There's even a Transformer who is able to take human form. No dramatic scene ends without someone making a comedic remark. I always welcome humour, but this movie seems like it's scared to take things seriously even for a second. It happens so much that it just gets frustrating, because every scene drags on just so something funny can happen - and most of the time, the scene falls flat, like when Sam's mom accidentally eats a whole bag of hash brownies. This is an exhausting movie. There is too much going on. The climactic battle is poorly put together, because not once is there an establishing shot that allows you to see who's who and where they are in relation to other characters. Robots and humans come in and out of nowhere, almost solely for plot convenience, and by the midway point, it almost doesn't matter anymore because I've lost much of the interest I had in the first place. This is a film that could be shown in film school as to why excess does not equate success.

• Tim S

  
  I can't believe I found this marginally better than the original film. Don't get me wrong though. By no means is it a masterpiece. The special effects are spectacular and the action is very character-driven, but the overburdened length of the picture along with some very… More
  I can't believe I found this marginally better than the original film. Don't get me wrong though. By no means is it a masterpiece. The special effects are spectacular and the action is very character-driven, but the overburdened length of the picture along with some very questionable character bits make this only mediocre - at best. If another round of script changes had been made along with some tighter editind, this could've been a good stand-alone sequel. As is, it's merely ok, and not quite the enormous piece of garbage I was brought to believe it was.

• Aaron N

  
  Optimus Prime: Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing. In 2008's biggest film, The Dark Knight, there is a scene (which I saw four times in IMAX) that has the batpod approach a building full speed, ride up, and then turn itself around in an instant. It was a… More
  Optimus Prime: Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing. In 2008's biggest film, The Dark Knight, there is a scene (which I saw four times in IMAX) that has the batpod approach a building full speed, ride up, and then turn itself around in an instant. It was a scene that was awesome and gave me an outloud "yeah" moment in the theater. The joy of that film was that, along with this scene, the entire movie was spectacular, complete with a solid story, performances, action, drama, etc. In Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a scene involving an Autobot ripping the face of a Decepticon apart exists in the same film that features a small robot humping Megan Fox's leg, a robot fart gag, John Turturro's ass in a thong, etc. This movie is big, loud, ridiculous, and stupid, but you know what? I enjoyed myself. A story exists in this bloated mess of fun, so let me explain it a little. Two years after the first film, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, now work in league with a special US Government branch, trying to eliminate the remaining Decepticons. Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky, played by Shia "The Beef," is about to start up at college, but soon discovers a piece of the Allspark, from the last film, which riles up the Decepticons once they learn about it. Sam is soon implanted with Transformer's History 101, causing him to be a hot commodity for the Decepticons and they must capture him to learn whats in his mind. During this time, Decepticon leader Megatron, has been resurrected and wishes to aid his master, The Fallen, who seeks revenge against Autobots. Also, during this time, Sam must contend with saying the L word to his girlfriend, played by Megan Fox, and Optimus and the Autobots must deal with growing tensions surrounding being on earth. This all leads to a climatic desert battle of course. If you skipped that paragraph, essentially, this movie hits all the same key points of the first: Big Fucking Robots, Humans run around spouting exposition and being stupid, Alien McGuffin, sex jokes, and Linkin Park theme song. Except its all done bigger. Jetfire: My father was a wheel! The first wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? Nothing! But he did it with honor! As far as Michael Bay films go, this film is a little less like the first Transformers, which I enjoyed a lot, and a little more Armageddon, which sucks donkey balls. Bay is completely over doing the things that many people hate about Bay films here. Over glossy, effects pounding madness. This film has so much camera movement, editing, slo mo, rotation, and lens flares, that its less like a roller coaster and more like a tilt-a-whirl with the handle broken, so it lasts for two and a half hours. I must also point out that his use of IMAX cameras was poor. Clearly not planned out as well as The Dark Knight. In this film, the transitions late in the game, back and forth between formats is not nearly as seamless as the former, and while it looks good, its very noticable. Yet I enjoyed this film. However, despite enjoying it (and I'll get to why soon), I do need to go over Michael Bay University, or the college that is depicted in this film. Everything about college in this movie is absolutely ridiculous. From the women to the ludicrous Rainn Wilson cameo. If all this was toned down, an easily better and shorter film does that make. Another thing that needs to be pointed out involves screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurzman. These two guys have been responsible for MI3, the first Transformers, The Island, Star Trek, and Legend of Zorro. Clearly, these guys are the go to guys for big summer movies but they certainly continue to work at stretching plots very thin. Two characters have ridiculously long exposition speeches, yet the story still manages to provide so much filler in between sequences, without pushing the story further quicker. The involvement of Ehren Kruger, who has written a whole lot of bad films, doesn't help either. I think its very clear that Spielberg's involvement as a producer was much more limited this time around than last, as the family friendly element of the first is mostly replaced by odd sexual humor. Judy Witwicky: I cannot have a psychotic alien in my garage! The characters are hit or miss. The Beef basically yells and runs throughout, with his comedic moments working well enough for me. No matter how many ogling slo mo shots there are, I wont be convinced that Megan Fox in Hot Sox is a talented actress (remember Jessica Alba?). John Turturro returns, and while he was pretty much the worst thing about the last film, he tones it down a bit here and I enjoyed him. The Beef's roommate in this movie is terrible. Josh Duhamel and Tyrese return from the last film, but don't get much to do besides handle military jargon and suggest bringing the rain. Kevin Dunn and Julie White as Sam's parents do provide a lot of genuine comic relief however, and I was somehow taken by some of the more dramatic stuff they handled towards the end. Weird right? Optimus Prime: [wielding dual swords] I'll take you all on! What is important is how this movie handles its Transformers of course and I think it does so fairly well. While some of the action scenes towards the end become a cluster fuck, the look of these machines on the big screen is effective and convincing (and I'm still con-fucking-fused about the Golden Compass beating the first film for its visual effects Oscar). The Transformers truly come alive in this film. Peter Cullen's voice work as Optimus fucking rocks. Decepticons Megatron and Starscream get a welcome boost in banter. Bumblebee is lovable and cool. And the rest are either very large, very small, lamely comical (but somehow grow on you) or just damn cool. My overall enjoyment of the film is pretty much based on the Transformers working for me and the fact that the forest battle in this movie was almost as awesome as the King Kong T-Rex battle. So, this movie is like an overflowing dumpster, except some of the trash inside smells good. Ironhide: Punk ass Decipticons.

• Conner R

  
  I will be the first person to say that Revenge of the Fallen has its problems, but I still enjoy it a lot. For it's shear scope and mammoth use of special effects, it's hard not to be just a little bit taken with this. In terms of the overall story, it's very cool. The… More
  I will be the first person to say that Revenge of the Fallen has its problems, but I still enjoy it a lot. For it's shear scope and mammoth use of special effects, it's hard not to be just a little bit taken with this. In terms of the overall story, it's very cool. The execution this time, however, was pretty spotty at best. Some things work, but others stick out like sore thumbs. The twins, robo-balls, and pot moms are big signs that the movie was hurt badly by the writers strike and was dumbed down and cheesed up in areas for no reason. That being said, this does completely deliver from an action and visual standpoint. What Michael Bay's sequel may be lacking in a well thought out narrative is completely flawless when it comes to destruction and Transformer fighting. Optimus Prime is objectified even more than Megan Fox in this. The utter worship of this character is present from his grand entrance, Christ-like sacrifices, monumental resurrection and classy one-liners. What still works in this movie in terms of the humans is the core returning characters like Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel. They all do a great job and make some of the not-so-impressive aspects at least watchable. Actually, on multiple viewings, it's really easy to pick out the good moments and just sort've ignore the things that don't work. Revenge of the Fallen definitely has honorable intentions and way you see it. They tried to open up this universe further and have a grander scale. While it's not entirely successful, the things that do work are great. I love the gratuitous robo-violence and complete sense of love for Optimus, Megatron and the rest of the Transformers. Given a few viewings, it's easy to look past the glitches in Michael Bay's plethora of explosions and pure entertainment.

• KJ P

  
  Okay, if you are one of those people who is going to the movies everytime to see a great story, then this could possibly be the worst movie you have ever seen, but you have to look beyond the story and have some fun with it! This movie is amazing fun! There is soo much action, that… More
  Okay, if you are one of those people who is going to the movies everytime to see a great story, then this could possibly be the worst movie you have ever seen, but you have to look beyond the story and have some fun with it! This movie is amazing fun! There is soo much action, that you will find yourself lost in the entertainment! Yes, it goes overboard, and yes, I rate it very low, but I love watching it for some reason. I am rating bad, because it is a very bad movie. But when it comes to the action, I fall in love with the film, and the only thing this movie has is great action. Which satisfies me beyond belief. Still, I have to be honest, even though it may just be one of the best popcorn flicks out there!

• Phil H

  
  So I've noticed that everyone in this film is covered in large amounts of tan makeup haha everyone is quite orange at times. So Mr Bay brings us his second Transformers film, its got a good title and sounds like its gonna be dark and brooding, hopefully like 'Empire Strikes… More
  So I've noticed that everyone in this film is covered in large amounts of tan makeup haha everyone is quite orange at times. So Mr Bay brings us his second Transformers film, its got a good title and sounds like its gonna be dark and brooding, hopefully like 'Empire Strikes Back' it would be the sequel that betters the original. Alas I was disappointed hugely by yet another loud cgi filled mess which was overly long and actually became alittle dull. The main issue for me being the constant redesigning of classic Transformer characters into characters that are virtually unrecognisable as anything but a mass of shiny moving parts. Most of the transformers look terrible with some dreadful designs, I can't for the life of me work out why they have designed the Decepticons to look spiky and more insect like, there are specific Decepticons for that and they are called 'Insecticons'. Plus most of the Decepticons don't even look like Transformers they look more like robotic aliens from another film 'batteries not including' and 'short circuit' springs to mind hehe, the Decepticon disguised as a female student was the worst offender. I don't mind reinventing the characters for a new age but lets try and be sensible here and not go over the top, I mean what the hell was going on with 'Mudflap' n 'Skids'!? talk about your politically correct Transformers  for the black audience geez! not too obvious, then you have the wildly bizarre looking 'Devastator', I actually didn't mind his new look too much but for some reason they make the large 'bots' more like monsters in a 'Godzilla' way instead of characters with actual sense. 'Jetfire' was probably the best looking new character but again like all the characters he's too much with allot of needless extra bits n bobs that make the overall design far too busy and very difficult to distinguish or decipher. They keep totally reinventing what the Transformers look like and making them look poor, why not try to keep them reasonably similar to their original designs? for a start the original designs look so much cooler, if it ain't broke don't fix it. As for the film itself I found the first half quite dull as we are introduced to Sam's life after the first film, things pick up as the Transformers become more prominent and we build up towards a showdown in Egypt but the finale is so drawn out and actually loses its impotence because its just keeps on going. Its also rather stupid too as you have all these military guys running around trying to attack the Decepticons whilst looking all heroic but the film already established how useless humans are fighting Transformers prior to this so its just all noise and time wasting. Not only that but the creators make the crucial mistake in any film by having faceless characters just for death sequences, in the finale when the Decepticons begin their assault numerous robots touch down and fight resulting in many deaths of unknown Decepticons. Add to that the fact they also killed off all the main well known Decepticons too! Devastator and Ravage dead!! what the hell!! they are main characters in Transformer history! and so cheaply too. I still don't understand why they didn't include more regulars in both of these films, regulars like 'Thrust', 'Ramjet', 'Laser Beak', 'Rumble', 'Thundercracker' etc...same for Autobots too. End of the day this film looks pretty yes, the cgi is very very highly impressive with the detail and blending of live action sequences but that's it, the film is a visual feast with nothing else to offer accept noise and a blur of unrecognisable images. The acting is pretty dire frankly and the whole thing is so cliche ridden eg. slow motion running with explosions behind and lots of amusing military cheese haha. If this was a film unrelated to Transformers then I might be more kind to it, ever so slightly, despite the mass cgi it would be an imaginative film and bold but seeing as its suppose to be an adaptation of a beloved childhood cartoon colossus of epic proportions and legendary history I simply cannot say it deserves any of the hype it got. Third time lucky perhaps? we shall see.

• Flutie A

  
  JUNE 20, 2011------Having let this one settle for a year or so, since I last watched, it's definitely sunk in that my rating was a little too high....I've adjusted accordingly. I went into this one having read a couple of negative reviews in USA Today and at Roger… More
  JUNE 20, 2011------Having let this one settle for a year or so, since I last watched, it's definitely sunk in that my rating was a little too high....I've adjusted accordingly. I went into this one having read a couple of negative reviews in USA Today and at Roger Ebert's blog that pretty much set the tone for what I should expect...and that is the complete OPPOSITE of what they said! You should know, I've grown up with Michael Bay movies, and I consider his films to be some of my favorites of all-time..."Armageddon", "The Rock" and more recently,"The Island" and "Bad Boys II"....Let's face it, the guy knows how to make cool summer movies. As we all know, this is a sequel to "Transformers" from a couple of summer's ago, and simply put, if you enjoyed that movie, I don't think there's any way you could not enjoy this one. This movie is also different from the first one...The first was more of an introduction to the Transformers, and got people back into the brand..This one gets to skip all the introductions and jumps right into the action. And there's action aplenty...The movie's run-time is is 2-1/2 hours, and for the most part it's a continuous barrage of fighting robots, explosions and all all-out mayhem. Just like the first one, there's a good mix of humor in there to balance it out....along with some dramatic moments for effect...There's also, as tradition dictates, an "around the room and through the wall shot" that all Bay-fans should recognize. I'm also looking forward to the DVD for some good freeze-frames...Bay knows how to make the epic hero shots.... The real high point of this movie for me was the CGI done by the folks at Industrial Light & Magic...If you thought the visuals from the first one were good, this one should blow your mind. Some of the levels of detail are nothing short of amazing...The closeups of Prime, in particular, stand out. There's a level of detail and clarity that I've never seen before, and honestly, the bar for any future films implementing this amount of CGI (I'm talking about you, Avatar!) has been set very high! I don't have any big gripes about this movie, but the increased robot count (there's 46 in this one, compared to 14 from the first!), may be overwhelming for some... If you've ever wondered what a Michael Bay movie was like, this sticks to his tried-and-true method...You most likely either love it or hate it, but for a great "Summer Movie Experience", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is a must-see movie!

• Christopher H

  
  The first film may have been a bad movie too, but at least it was entertaining. There is nothing entertaining about this bloated, noisy, terribly written and boring mess of a so-called film. This time around the movie spends even more time with the shallow human characters and the… More
  The first film may have been a bad movie too, but at least it was entertaining. There is nothing entertaining about this bloated, noisy, terribly written and boring mess of a so-called film. This time around the movie spends even more time with the shallow human characters and the audience sees the Transformers even less than the first film. I do not think anybody cares about Sam Witwicky trying to fit in to college, this is called Transformers, give us Transformers. For a 200 mil. dollar budget, the visuals are oddly underwhelming. The movie is so overstuffed with CGI to the point that it looks like video game. Some of the action would be decent if the filmmakers had kept the camera still and not filmed so close. The obnoxious humor only makes sitting through the film more torturous. When watching I wondered to myself whether the filmmakers literally made up the film as they went along. At 2 hours and thirty minutes, explosions and giant robots beating each other up can only be entertaining for so long before it becomes painfully redundant. The only thing I am thankful for is the film led to the creation of the song New Divide by Linkin Park.

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