My dear Lord

Rating: 4/10 (8 July 2007)

OK, I grew up with Transformers and G.I. Joe like many of you who have come here after having seen the movie or checking to see what others say about it. I was a HUGE fan of the series in the 80's and collected many of the figures (which I wish I still had so I could sell em on Ebay) Anyways, this movie didn't do it for me at all. So many plot holes, bad acting by the "hot chick", visual inconsistencies, and more. Ack !! I knew it was going to be a bit cheesy but, for the love of God, come on !! Robots from outer space coming to Earth and then going on a mission to track down a kid from Ebay ???? I can take a lot but that is just over the top for me even for a Bay movie. The special effects were pretty decent (though they did realize speed of motion allows you to skimp on some real detail) which is why I gave it the 4 out of 10 vote but the plot was just not there. I know I know, someone will undoubtedly say "Like you could write a better one" so I say, yes, I could. How about the Decepticons try and take over Cybertron, fail and decide to come to Earth to create their own planet... the Autobots take chase, follow them here, and try to stop them from destroying the humans and creating a Decepticon utopia. Good enough ? Maybe not but much better than what we were handed which was little more than a 2 hour long car commercial / Ebay promo. If only it were as entertaining as the Mountain Dew commercial with the toaster taking the soda.... A man can dream. Part 2 in 2009.... dare we even think about it ?