Nice adaptation

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2007)

In the eighties there was an animated series on television called Transformers. In the eighties I was a kid. Unhampered by the things that make an adult life so boring at times I liked the series. Somewhere in 2006 the trailers for a Transformers film were released and I could be nothing but skeptical. For who would the film be made? The kids of the eighties or the kids of the current era? Driven by curiosity I decided to go and see for myself, by seeing the film. It turned out to be one of the better choices I've made this year.
The film is very clearly based on the animated series: the same set of characters, the same story line, the same idea basically. It works as well as it does because it combines the raw action of the robots clashing together in war with the fact that it doesn't take itself very serious. In fact, it doesn't take itself serious at all, often using self deprecating tag lines between the rampaging action sequences.
In effect, it works like a charm. It's a good barrel of laughs with plenty of CGI based action, most of which is worked out well enough not to cause too much friction on the viewer. So, there you have it. Simple minded but effective action with a good laugh in it.
8 out of 10 rampaging robots in disguise