I had no idea the Transformers were so camp

Rating: 4/10 (11 March 2009)

A mildly diverting way to spend an hour and a half and in no way offensive to my sensibilities. However, it was very forgettable - which for a big budget spectacle movie is a problem.
I was never a fan of the original cartoons (I was entirely indifferent to them), so I had little expectation of this film, as well as no preconceived notions as to what it should be.
But I was totally unprepared for the incredibly camp huge robots! At various points I almost expected them to finish their sentences with "Ooh get you!" and "You b1tch!" These were not awesome intergalactic killing machines, they were more whiny, sensitive, over-friendly, overly sincere politically correct accounting software managed virtual learning environments. And about as exciting.
The scene around the outside of the house was nothing short of high farce, and actually quite fun. But when the credits rolled I was confused.
Who was this film aimed at? From the trailer I was expecting a hard edged, dark and violent vision of a future where earth becomes the battleground for a titanic struggle between massively powerful war machines from the far reaches of the cosmos.
What I got was a kids film with big robots who were about as frightening as a small toy that turns from a plane into a Nissan hatchback.