VISUALLY STUNNING, but not perfect.

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2007)

First off, Micheal Bay has a way with over dramatic dialog, and many "Oh no he didn't" come backs. I absolutely hated Armageddon, and there were some scenes of this film that were just kind of lame. But, that was just the screenplay part. Transformers fans? This will be better than Christmas morning! I'm 23, and obviously had the toys, watched the show, etc. The animation and integration of CGI with live action is ABSOLUTELY STELLAR, MIND NUMBINGLY AMAZING, JAW DROPPING, and the over-all WOW effect was used ENTIRELY too much. I had my jaw drop on several occasions, and just couldn't believe what had been accomplished on film in this piece. The standards have been raised VERY high, and this is the absolute best CGI I've ever seen. (I'm a wanna be animator.) Rewatchability is VERY VERY high on this film. (Although some, not ALL acting was horrible. I hate the whole "upstage" the government mentality that Micheal Bay creates in all his films. It's a horrible staple, but he made up for it with the incredible explosions and action. I hate to give this film an 8, but it's a "get out there immediately and see this film" 8. If the screenplay had been a little bit less corny, I would have 9'd it.