first bona fide summer blockbuster movie

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2007)

Came from a press screening in Manila tonight and was impressed. Definitely Michael Bay's biggest movie ever, although i think The Island is more... "intelligent," for lack of a better term. A little different from the cartoons in terms of character names and identity, should be resolved by the sequel. Extremely impressive CGI, as should be seen in cinemas only and probably not enjoyable on a small screen. Very loud music and sound, at times intrusive. Shia LaBeouf was perfectly cast. (spoiler) A little iffy about the allspark storyline, but overall, very enjoyable, worth seeing twice. and yes, all hail Optimus Prime.