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Transformers

Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Jon Voight, Josh Duhamel, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Anderson, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Lionel Stander, Robert Stack, Rachael Taylor, Tyrese Gibson, Amaury Nolasco

A war re-erupts on Earth between two robotic clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, leaving the fate of mankind hanging in the balance.

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  • magnum32004
    May 12, 2009
    magnum32004
    "Tranformers" delivers great popcorn entertainment & spectacular visual effects by ILM with a great story and a wonderful cast behind it all.
  • binky013
    November 12, 2009
    binky013
    Not being an expert on the history of this story franchise, I wasn't sure what I might be in for. Turns out -- I think -- that you don't have to know the whole Transformer story to follow this. Have to admit, the actual transformations, while pretty amazing, were also pretty di...( read more)fficult to follow. Best just to admire first the common object (car, cell phone, or what have you) and then, voila, the end product. If you try to follow the various transformation processes, you will get dizzy.

    I liked the humor in this one, and LeBouef managed not to irritate me -- a first. Fox, however, did irritate me. She has an irritating face, and an irritating voice, and her "acting" didn't do anything to alleviate that double-whammy irritation. It's always good to see Turturro. I'm actually looking forward to the second one.
  • thmtsang
    October 11, 2009
    thmtsang
    I loved the Transformers cartoons as a kid. They are robots in disguise. Shia buys his first car only to find out it is an autobot. The autobots have to defeat Megatron and protect the human race. I love the house scene where the autobots are trying to hide outside in the garden....( read more) Great action and special effects.
  • SirPant
    September 30, 2009
    SirPant
    The acting was terrible, the story was crap and if I had a pound for every cliché shat out of this waste of time movie I'd be a very rich man. This is the same old trash, different summer. Great Visual Effects though, just let down by everything else!
  • Collegekid
    August 15, 2009
    Collegekid
    This movie is ACTION. I say this first because if you think this movie will be anything more than this, you will be disappointed on some level (as I was). Frame for frame this movie screams Michael Bay.

    Now that's out of the way, there's a lot of stuff here that works and a lo...( read more)t that doesn't. It's a good thing that the robots do work. Seeing autobots and decepticons in glorious photo-realistic CGI is enough to wring out any childhood fantasy from anybody (not just boys from the 80s). Watching these robots move is to realize a revelation to what is possible with modern movie effects. Whether it's transforming on the move, bashing the living daylights out of each other, or just standing and talking, these guys alone make the movie work. And unlike the other blockbusters that have came out this year, these effects have a sense of weight that adds so much to the visual satisfaction.

    As for everything else, well... that's when things start to go downhill. In typical epic fashion, this movie contains a sprawling cast. Along with this however, are a large number of writing and acting issues. With such a large number of underdeveloped characters, names are pretty much luxury. Also, most of the human related humor gags miss badly, which makes it hurt more considering a lot of the characters were unnecessary. Jon Voight's Secretary of Defense character completely baffles me, which makes me think that audiences responded positively to the President in Independence Day doing aerial dogfights. Any positives from the supporting cast (including the strange yet entertaining overacting of John Turturro) are outweighed by the large set of negatives.

    However, the cast has got it where it counts. Shia Lebeouf plays an important part in selling the reality of the robots as the lead character Sam, and also carries an easy likability factor. Megan Fox's acting does a reasonable job bringing some interest to her character to beyond her looks. The voice cast also does an overall superb job. Peter Cullen IS Prime, and although his dialogue does border on the ridiculous, he always has a sense of gravity to his lines. Hugo Weaving also does an equally commendable job as Megatron (His booming entrance will forever be embedded into the minds of little kids everywhere). The rest of the transformers don't say much, which is a shame because I wanted to see so much more interplay between them (The taunts that Optimus and Megatron yell as their fighting is great stuff).

    Another major gripe I have is Bay's ADD editing. Although it does keep the movie constantly moving, it creates some issues with continuity and distracts from some of the action (probably the biggest crime committed in the movie).

    I could go on and on about the good things (Bumblebee, Frenzy) and the bad things (Anthony Anderson and his family, forgotten Barricade) and the downright weird things (Dubya's cameo, Sam's friend climbing in a tree). Overall, the film delivers where it really matters. Although I was disappointed, the amount of potential for the sequel (which just got greenlighted) just gets me giddy (is it too much to ask for a tighter script and better acting?)

    (Also, the Autobot Assemble scene is one of the coolest things I've seen in theaters in years.)





    God created man, and man created the Transformers, the Transformers are like a gift from God,
  • fresnelo1
    November 14, 2009
    fresnelo1
    Best ever. You need to watch it.
  • amis120
    November 14, 2009
    amis120
    shia is so hot and transformers were pretty cool too
  • clairebear44
    November 12, 2009
    clairebear44
    King of the crashbang, Michael Bay is bringing us the much-anticipated live-action version of one of the best loved anime series ever. We didn't expect it to be anything too intelligent, and it lived up to our expectations, but this is a really fun movie. Everyone loves a bit of ...( read more)crashbang.
  • jenijunaquil
    November 11, 2009
    jenijunaquil
    packed with action and breath-taking scenes.. cinematic effects will prompt u to make a thumbs-up sign!.. nice movie..
  • robertociarallo
    November 11, 2009
    robertociarallo
    Good, but disappointed, didn't deliver the hype.
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