I waited 6 months...and it was damn well worth it!

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2008)

When I first saw the trailer and the beginning of Transformers I turned to my brother and said "We've got plans for January 18th." And I just got back and it was worth the wait! Many people complain about the shaky camera movement making them sick, but it didn't bother me and I really believed it helped the movie feel more real. The great acting also extremely helped the overall mood of the film. Although I saw the statue of Liberty head fly in the trailer so many times, there was nothing like seeing the characters reaction to it after it happened.
If you go into the movie expecting it to be all about the monster you WILL be disappointed. Although the monster looks crazy and great and does show up at various points of the film, it is not the star. The point of the movie is to show what a normal person would do faced with this situation and not what the army and president would do. Therefore, the characters obviously don't go looking for the monster.
The movie has no real back story or explanations as to the origin of the monster, but it would make no sense if it did. This is just a video taped by four teenagers fighting to survive. So unless the monster had a big "Made in China" sticker on his back, how could they ever know.
Overall the movie was amazing. Great characters, sound, special effects, and it's a roller coaster ride of emotion as the movie unfolds. This was worth the long wait, and I'm glad a movie as great as this can be made.