Stupid 10-year-old smile on my face

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2007)

Yeah, I grew up with the Transformers. Optimus was my father figure. I had a ridiculous amount of money invested in these robots. I woke up at 6am to watch the half hour show. I cried when Optimus died. Many of you born between 73 and 80 know exactly what I mean.
I went in to the theater expecting everything and nothing.
And I had a stupid 10-year-old's grin on my face for at least 3 hours. . . from the beginning speech by Optimus, through the movie, and imagining every car I saw on the road turning into a giant alien robot.
See, it isn't that Tranformers is theatrical genius. The plot is limited, the actors are stereotyped (albeit HOT in some cases) and it is a two hour + advertisement for the military and GM.
But what it is is this. . . the best action movie ever, with the most amazing effects I have ever seen. (Yeah, it beats the Matrix. You know why? It has FREAKING TRANSFORMERS in it! DUH!) It is also this, if you were born in the above said years. . . . An emotional masterpiece. Although they look different, Optimus is still Optimus, Megatron still the big bad guy and even Bumblebee as a different car still feels like Bumblebee. And if you loved these characters you will love them in this movie.