Nothing but "Edge of My Seat" FUN!!

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2007)

I will concede this movie has a lot of shortcomings such as under developed and needless characters and some continuity issues. However, from the moment this movie started, I felt like I was taken back to my childhood and I had just gotten home from school, grabbed a snack, and stationed myself in front of the TV for an episode of The Transformers. This movie is fun! It won't win awards or be glorified for its stinging social commentary (although I thought the George Bush "cameo" was very funny), but if you want to lose yourself for two plus hours, this is a great film to do that. I thought they stayed true to the story and preserved the original feel while providing incredible effects and CG. The robots even made a similar sound when they transformed as they did in the TV show. The effects are incredible! Especially some of the military hardware they use in conjunction with the CG was fluid and fit better than I have ever seen. I would have liked to seen more dialog from the robots (the comments like Prime saying "My Bad" were really funny), but when I left the theater I was grinning and laughing like a little kid. I haven't had this much fun at a movie in a long time. The entire crowd at my showing was a wide cross section of ages and backgrounds and every single person was into the movie and cheering and laughing and having a blast! I cannot adequately express how much fun I had at this movie. Surrender yourself to this experience and you will have a blast. Go into the theater to see "an important film" and you will be disappointed. I can't wait for the sequel!!!