And the Crowd Went Wild...Literally!

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2007)

I'm just simply going to say that this is probably THE best summer blockbuster movie of all time. I'm a child of the 80's and had two-dozen G1 transformers growing up and can easily say without hesitation - Transformer fans and Mike Bay haters, you have absolutely NO reason to bash this film. I'm not a huge Mike Bay fan myself. I just saw the film with a group of friends (Mike Bay bashers and huge Transformer fans themselves), and we all agreed that Mike Bay just redeemed himself and delivered in every way imaginable. Optimus Prime has lips? The nerve! I had my doubts, yes, but once you see the human factor in him because of it, you'd want him no other way. Besides, when his mask is up, you know sh!t's gonna get crazy. I love it. And the emotion they give to Bumblebee tugs at your heart. Anyway, the projector broke during the climactic fight and was down for about 10 min. We picked up where we left off and the ending was worth the wait. Holy Jesus. We all got free passes afterward and the 4 other guys that went with me all agreed - when we can use 'em, we'll use 'em to see this movie again. To put it simply: It's THAT GOOD. Well-written comedy (no really bad one-liners for a change), brief romance (which usually rode shotgun to the comedy thanks to Bumblebee), unimaginable animation and compositing, insane action sequences, and the Transformers get so much screen time, they should be nominated for a supporting actor(s) Oscar. Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox (oh is she ever) have great screen chemistry but Shia (aside from the TF's) really stole the show - definitely one to watch out for. For almost three hours, I was 11 years old all over again rootin' hard for the good guys - and so was everyone else in the theater. I've never heard a crowd get into a movie as much as this. Laughter, cheers, "Oohs", "Dohs", and clapping surrounded me throughout the show. Hands down - BEST movie going experience EVER. Dad, can I see it again??? Wow.