the most incredible summer movie EVER

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2008)

I first saw the title listed under Shia LaBeouf's name on this site about a year ago. All I knew about the Transformers was that they had thoroughly awesome team symbols and they turned into vehicles and that I was very inept at switching back and forth between the vehicle and the robot in the toys (I broke them and I still do.). That was about it. I only knew those because my brother got one or two about every Christmas. So I saw this movie under Shia Labeouf's movie listings in "Pre-Production", and thought "Oh man...I sense a bad one. It's probably gonna be animated." Then I forgot all about it.
A few months later, sitting in a movie theater (I think it was POTC 3...I can't remember, the preview was better than the movie if I forgot about it already.). Anyhoo, I think it was the scene with Scorponok and seeing Optimus that really sold me with "OK...this looks cool!" It also looked like there would be plenty of car chases & explosions, and there didn't look like there would be much kissing (which I was INSANELY happy about...I HATE long kiss scenes & sappy stuff...I admit I'm a girl, but action has more in it for me.)
I took my 7-year-old cousin to see it with me, and I never sit up front or in the median between the front and back sections (far-sighted) but i made an exception cuz this movie was so damn awesome. It was the MOST INCREDIBLE MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!! Scorponok is THE EXTREME BADASS ROBOT!!!
My siblings watched the Kid's Choice Awards on Nickelodeon last night, and I believe that the children and/or teens of America are idiots. Transformers lost to Alvin & the Chipmunks...HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!?!
I'd give this movie WAAAAAY more than a 10, more like a 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 because this was perfectly cast, incredibly acted, and the SFX were INCREDIBLE! Go see this movie!!! NOW!!!