Robots of Dawn

Rating: 7/10 (26 July 2007)

The image of very large robots hiding out of sight around a suburban house is a wonderfully childish scene. The image of a jet fighter plane transforming and turning against the squadron it hid with is quite something.
Structurewise, there is little here that is different from any summer blockbuster - slightly superior teen flick standard. But just as LotR declared year zero for visual effects, Transformers give us a perfect blend of live action and CGI. The transformations are stunning, and I never grew tired of watching them.
The film is not too dominated by its many set pieces; nor is it ruined by squeezing humour into the bits where proper dialogue should appear. In summary this is somewhat short of real film making, but it achieves its aim of entertaining for its entire length.