Where's the script?

Rating: 3/10 (22 July 2007)

It's literally been decades since I saw the last episode of the transformers on TV. I remember the fun and excitement I felt as a kid when the autobots transformed. I expected an action-packed movie, a war between robots with explosions, car chases and a high tempo. I was very disappointed by the result. The movie resembles a teen summer movie more than an action flick, where the dorky kid (played very well by Shia LaBeouf) falls for the pretty girl. The transformers seem like the background to this story line for the first half of the movie. It's like we gone back in time to see mid 80s Disney movies. Later the transformers start fighting. The FX are very cool but sparse, the text isn't cool at all. Optimus Prime is an avid advocate of the humans right for freedom, holier than the pope. Very tacky and distasteful. The heroics of the young kids and soldiers are not believable. John Turturro does a good job, but that's not enough. Count me out for the sequel.