Cutting 20 minutes would have worked miracles

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2007)

I wasn't expecting much more than a parade of special effects. Surprisingly, the human actors helped balance the sometimes over-the-top CGI & cheesy plot. Shia LeBeouff was entertaining throughout. The scenes between him & his family were hilarious. Megan Fox? Yowza!!!
The dialog was pretty lame for the Autobots......pretty much like the original cartoon. One thing is certain - Michael Bay is so wrapped up in his "genius" that he doesn't know how to edit a film. Less would have equated to more for Transformers. Besides, it's worthy of a sequel. No need to squeeze every possible action sequence into this film. The redundancy tarnished Tranformers' overall appeal.
All the Transformers impressed me w/ the exception of MegaTron. They should have introduced a more "true-to-the-original" MegaTron earlier in the story.
But really, this was a fun film. Surprisingly, it was also a great movie-going experience for me. People weren't talking, screwing their cell phones, or getting up throughout the film. It's rare that a film keeps the crowd engaged from start to finish. Transformers managed to do just that.