Good escapist movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2007)

Transformers looks like it is going to be one of the biggest successes of the summer, and it is easy to see why. While this film won't go down as a great cinematic masterpiece, it will go down as one of the best films in a summer full of useless garbage. I have read quite a few of the negative reviews of this movie, and I can't really understand them. People complain about poor acting, a paper thin plot, and general cheesiness. I just want to ask what they expected from a summer blockbuster popcorn flick. It is based on a 1980s cartoon show for crying out loud. I have to say, I liked the movie. There was a lot of action, the acting wasn't as bad as it could have been, and the special effects were jaw dropping. It is eye candy, designed to get people to to theater, and it worked well. It isn't Citizen Kane, and it doesn't pretend to be. It is a nice film, that doesn't preach too much, promises lots of excitement and action, and manages to deliver. It helped get my mind off of the fact that where I am living is dull, I don't know anyone, and my wife is only 2 months into a 15 month deployment.
The only thing I hope is that the studio doesn't get stupid and work on pumping out a really lousy sequel. Hopefully, this summer has convinced studios not to go down that road any more.