Simply Marvelous

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2007)

11 years ago there was a movie that was highly anticipated that was coming out on 4th of July, in "Independance Day". 11 years later another movie comes along with equal or greater fanfare with a lot of parallels. I bought a ticket five days in advance. I got to the theater two hours early to find out that 50 or so people beat me there. I sat outside on the hard concrete anxiously waiting to get in and sit down. AND IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
Transformers by far had the BEST CGI I've EVER seen. Ladies and Gentlemen, a new bar has been set for CGI. Put the entire film world on notice that Transformers has raised the bar. I was stunned, I was flabbergasted, I was amazed at how excellent the CGI was. There was a taste of it within the first 15 minutes when an attack helicopter transformed into a large fully mobile robot and began attacking a U.S. base in Qatar. The detail and realism was so magnificent. The transformations and then the movements of the robots was absolutely flawless. And for people like me that watched and owned transformers as a kid, it was beautiful to see Optimus Prime, Jazz, and the new Bumble Bee. Speaking of Bumble Bee, what a great way to introduce the new Camaro. It was so seamless how the transformers went from vehicle to robot and back again. Just about every transformation brought about much deserved applause.
This movie is way ahead of its time. The action was mind blowing, and Michael Bay did a stupendous job by keeping up the tempo throughout the movie even between action sequences. There was plenty of humor and dialogue to keep the audience entertained when we were not being graced by the illustrious transformers. No expense was spared for this movie. This was just such a fabulous tribute to the toys and the cartoon, I can only hope that there will be a sequel.