If there is such a thing as a SUPER POPCORN MOVIE, this is it. WATCH THIS FILM.

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2007)

Transformers, the title alone gives goosebumps of years gone by when I drooled at the toys and worshiped the cartoons. Did the movie stay true to the original storyline? Short answer. NO. Do not watch this film if you're expecting to see the Transformers of our younger years. Was it bad because of lack of "authenticity"? Again, short answer. NO. But fan-boys would probably flog me for saying that.
Michael Bay, and thankfully because of Steven Spielberg's involvement, made a winner here.
The story is simple enough, it revolves around the battle of the Autobots vs the Decepticons in finding the ALLSPARK, the source of their life. It's like their creator of sorts. Somehow, by some miracle of cosmic magnitude, the ALLSPARK gets its way to Earth and our favorite robots found out. There are a lot of exiting moments, especially during the first moments of "transformations". There are also dull moments, like the part when everybody was looking for a certain object to find the ALLSPARK. Not everybody will get the jokes. And some scenes were really not necessary. The rest, as they say, you need to pay to know. This ain't no spoiler review.
The acting was above average, but not Oscar worthy of course. Who in their right mind will expect Oscar quality acting at a Summer extravaganza that is the Transformers. Although, notable acting was done by Shia LaBeouf, who plays Sam 'Spike' Witwicky. Jon Voight and John Turturro were just doing the rounds on this one. Before I forget, Megan Fox is a, well, Fox. As if that isn't cliché enough. You can tell they didn't even break a sweat. The rest, well, they were just there for the scenes where the robots weren't involved.
As far as the Transformers' "Transformers" acting goes, kudos goes to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Prime as we all know, is voiced by Peter Cullen. The original, the granddaddy, the mastah. The rest of the robots shall I say, just looked really, really cool. I hope the sequel shows more of the other robots' personalities, because this one certainly didn't. And believe me, there would be a sequel to this.
The effects, without a doubt, is the best special effects I've seen in any film. Better than all six Star Wars Episodes, better than the Spiderman franchise and better than The Lord of the Rings and Matrix trilogies. It's that good. Once you see the Autobots and Decepticons in all shades of light, you'll definitely know what I'm talking about.
If there is such a thing as an SUPER POPCORN MOVIE, this is it. WATCH THIS FILM. In fact, I'm going to watch it again later.