Not half bad

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2007)

I have to admit that I didn't have high expectations for this movie when I first heard about it ... then the trailer shown before Shrek 3 intrigued me. My boss got to see a sneak preview the night before full release and he talked me into going with him tonight (it was good enough for him to go see again!) Are the special effect believable? ABSO-FREAKING-LUTELY!!!!!!!
I caught myself driving home, looking at every vehicle, wondering what if ... The effects folks did an incredible job of making this look authentic and completely feasible! They should be nominated for, if not win an Oscar! As for the plot - there were some glaring holes, a few real leaps of faith in terms of suspension of disbelief, a few too obvious product plugs, but all in all, I would definitely say it was a WHOLE LOT FUNNIER than I expected, many moments when the whole crowd laughed out loud!
Some couple brought their 6-8 year old son, that boy is going to be SCARRED FOR LIFE! There are some INTENSE moments in this film, folks, in terms of combat ... and some dialog which is going to take those parents months to explain, and it has nothing to do with robots, more along human anatomy and physiology.
You'll need to see it more than once, there is so much going on, that I felt like my eyes hurt trying to take everything in ... I plan on seeing it at least once more in the theaters!