An action spectacle well worth the admission ticket price!

Rating: 9/10 (7 July 2007)

Transformers were one of my favorite action figures I played with when I was a kid. As being much older now, I would never had expected Hollywood to make a movie based off of them and if they did, I had the strong sense that it would flop. But now I have seen it, and my judgments were proved totally wrong.
First off, I have to say that "Transformers" has the best; I repeat the BEST visual effects ever created, towering over "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean". The visuals were so authentic and awesome that they did not even look like computer-generated robots, but real ones. In the theater, I felt right in the movie with the robots as they fought each other against impossible odds.
Now, most movies with great action sequences and spectacular special effects seem to focus just on those two things and forget the actors and script. Unlike those kinds of movies, "Transformers" has a decent list of cast members from the significant roles of: Shia LeBeouf, John Duhammel, and Rachel Taylor to the smaller roles, including: John Voight, Bernie Mac, and John Turturro. Of those thespians, I have seen Shia LeBeouf in the fewest of movies. However, he was a great lead, especially for an action flick like "Transformers".
The story was very unrealistic, as expected, but it was interesting. Although, it did not have a corny feeling of heroism and emotional effect like "Spider-man" or "Fantastic Four" has; it did not feel like a "comic book based" movie. On the contrary, I was interested in the story, and it had a hint of emotion for the "good guy" robots. But it does not have a strong moral tale like "Batman Begins". Overall, I was highly impressed with this movie. There is no doubt that this should win Best Visual Effects in the Oscars! 9/10
-This is not quite a kid's movie, due in part to the hearty and sometimes adult/sexual jokes.