Definitely was more than met my eye.

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2007)

I was very excited when I saw the teaser. I knew exactly what it was and counted down the days until I was going to be able to be there, first in line, opening night. And so I was.
I was blown away. I was a fan of Transformers, and I was very impressed with all the things they showed. The action was amazing, Shia did an excellent job, and the robots kept to their roots.
Some of the bad reviews that I've read have been kind of naive. People complained about Jazz being a "gangster thug" or something, when the movie explains to you why he acts and talks the way that he does. This movie is set in modern day. I've heard people talk about the design of the robots, saying that they couldn't distinguish one from the other, or evil from good. The Autobots and the Decepticons were very easy for me to distinguish between the two, and in the fight scenes. It's obvious that the Autobots are more colorful, and the Decepticons are more sharp in their designs, giving you that sense of bad when you look at them. I just think that someone who isn't paying attention to the movie is going to be the one complaining about that. But nothing is real in this movie, of course... that's why it's called a "movie".
The acting was great. There were some parts here and there that were kinda iffy, but other than that, it was great and felt real. The whole time during the fight scenes, the transforming scenes, and all the other scenes, it felt as if you were right there. The depth of the movie was great. The references in the jokes and dialogue made you feel like this was happening right now in LA. It displayed the three groups of people that you follow in a great chronological order. You were never wondering what was going on with the other person. The kids related to the teenagers now-a-days, and the adults related to the adults as well. It's all very modern based.
Which is why the Transformers look as different as they do from the original. I mean, Megatron turns into this alien-like plane. If he were to turn into his gun, that would take away from how big and strong and mean he is. Some other Decepticon would have to put him in his hands and shoot. That's just not right for this movie. Optimus Prime doesn't die in this movie because it's the first film. First films in all sets of movies are there to explain the story, show you what the characters can do, and set you up for the next movie so you can jump right into the story then.
The special effects were amazing. All of the explosions and everything were real. Like the bus splitting in half on the freeway in that fight scene, that was real. The only thing that was added was Bonecrusher. The flipping of cars, crashing of buildings, everything was real. The robots were added in perfectly. Amazing.
I am definitely going to be there, at midnight, first in line for the next. One of the best movies I have ever seen.