Very much "old school" transformers

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2007)

This movie is obviously geared towards the "old school" transformer lovers. It is also a surprisingly mature movie.
Like many people I expected it to be a kid's movie, with lots of animated series alike flat humour and little story to it apart from the "fight against the Decepticons". Nothing was less true: the movie is surprisingly mature, has lots of humour in it that a kid would never understand. Lots of jabs towards current politics in the USA as well, some surprisingly daring in how blatant they are.
The characters: another surprise. Having seen many transformers episodes myself in the past, I didn't expect much depth to the robots' characters, but they are clearly individuals, and a good effort was made to make them more alive than just "a sentient robot". They are unique in their own way, and each individual was put down solidly in this movie.
The action: as expected, a lot of action. A lot of destruction, too.
The plot: More than a few plot holes or bad logic there, some so obvious that I was surprised it passed in the script and got executed in the movie. It's probably the only big downside to this movie.
In general: A nice movie if you don't mind the story of the transformers being taken in its own direction, and can forgive the holes in logic and story, and certainly if you like the old school transformers.
Recommended to see at least once and decide for yourself.