I didn't think it would be good, but it was

Rating: 7/10 (1 August 2007)

Damn you Michael Bay and Damn your Transformers Movie!!!! I finally saw the film today. The whole thing, front to back, all the way through and on the big screen. I sat down prior to the film with my big Icee and Whoppers prepared to hate every gut wrenching second of it. (it should be noted here that I bought tickets to the film Live Free or Die Hard which was a totally awesome movie I saw already and then walked into Transformers) There is no way it could be good. It's Michael Bay. He only makes crappy mainstream formula movies.
*sigh* Transformers is actually a good movie. I liked it. Not only did I like it, I really liked it. I'm the kind of person who admits when he's wrong and I was wrong in this instance. Michael Bay's style was actually perfect for this movie. It definitely brought out the big kid in me. If you were a fan of Transformers you just can't help but get all excited and get into the movie. Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Rachet, Starscream, Megatron, they're all here and it was fun to watch. Just plain fun.
Now don't get me wrong, there was some stupid stuff in the movie. Some scenes were meant to be nothing but funny and they were trying too hard. And some things just don't make any sense. But Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox are the keys to the whole movie. They win you over, they make you care, and they carry the movie through some of the absurd parts.
Is Michael Bay a good director? I still say no. I hate his work actually. One good movie out of the dozens of others he's made doesn't make you a good director. But Transformers was a good movie and I really liked it. I can't believe I'm saying it, but it's true. In the hands of a better director this movie would have been great, but instead it's good. And it did win me over in the end. I didn't buy the ticket to the movie because I couldn't in good conscious let the film have my money, but in the end, I would have bought my ticket.