2007 live action Transformers is no 1986 cartoon Transformers, Thankfully!!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 August 2007)

-Very few spoilers.-
If it weren't for the talents of Shia LaBeouf and Peter Cullen, and the inventiveness of Bay and Spielberg, it would probably be yet another flop. Transformers is truly astonishing. An action-packed and downright fun film that seamlessly blends live action footage with computer animation.
I didn't grow up watching the original cartoons but I did spend a good deal of my childhood watching the "Beast Wars" saga in the Transformers franchise. That particular computer animation was also neat but not as fiercely pitched as the movie. Obviously, when was the last time you saw a vehicle speeding and transforming and the same time.
The 1986 cartoon movie was blatantly a "fans only" film, Which I didn't see at the time. As I saw that on DVD I was very disappointed. Not only did it have a convoluted plot, but also deaths of major characters in less than the first half of the film. As the film went on my interest grew less. The 2007 movie, however, kept me interested and smiling from start to finish. Full of action, style, and humor. Die hard fans of the original cartoon might think this update was stupid. For everyone else they will be excited to see 2 sequels in a not so distant future. And at a current worldwide box office gross higher than 600 million dollars. The dream of seeing more "Transformers" is not far from being a reality. Well done Michael Bay! You've conquered the 1986 Transformers as expected!