First 2007 blockbuster that is entertaining!

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2007)

I had high expectations for this flick and for the first time since Batman Begins, a film actually lived up to its hype. I was literally bored with Pirates and Spiderman 3 as they offered nothing new and had extremely messy scripts where writers think a good movie these days is made up of 17 parallel story lines and run 30 minutes longer than they need to.
I won't go into the plot so here's my critical yarn Firstly, Transformers has a fantastic script that is actually filled with great comedy. It maintains a reasonably serious tone but knows when to lighten itself up at its silly premise. The acting is quite impressive with Shia LaBeouf sealing himself as the next Leo Dicaprio/Tom Hanks for generation Y.
Now to Mr Bay. People bag him but honestly, have you ever come out of one of his films not entertained? Bay has composed some of the most amazing action sequences here since The Matrix. Maybe not as groundbreaking but for jaw on the floor factor, most definitely.
I have never enjoyed a film so much this year since Hot Fuzz. My only rant is that Bay needs to calm his editors down. Some of the action sequences are edited so fast and shot so tightly, it can be easy to have no idea what is going on, but hey, it's a Bay trademark. Lastly, like all modern blockbusters, it could have had 15 minutes shaved off but is no where near as bloated as two aforementioned sequels. Finally, great score.
I hope this film does well considering all the nerdy backlash. I grew up with Transformers, I don't remember much but as a film, it will be hard to beat for summer blockbusters...Well until we in Australia have to wait another 6 weeks to see Die Hard 4 and Bourne U