Eyebreaking action for a rather silly plot

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2007)

As a kid I was a huge fan of the auto-bots (my favorite character in the series - I guess he's everybody's favorite- was Optimus Prime). Man, I even had Optimus as a play toy. It was really cool seeing him transform into a truck with my one fingertips. Well, I don't want to get all mushy and stuff, so let's just say I really looked forward to see this new summer blockbuster.
Having seen a lot of Michael Bay's movies, I was pretty sure the movie wouldn't lack the action scenes, but in my head arose two questions: could his team really make these fantastic robots look real? Would the story be OK? As to the first question, let me tell you that these robots really rook on the big screen. I must give the visual effects team huge credit, because they did their homework. The robots are amazing (I mean visually) and the battle scenes are breathtaking. In my opinion the movie has some of the best special effects since Matrix hit the box office.
But I guess that this represents also the weak points of this movie. Once your eyes get accustomed to see the robots on screen, you realize that their personalities are very superficial and stereotyped. And their isn't really a plot, but that is for you to decide. I guess with all the action packed scenes, there wasn't much time for anything else. So, as I suspected, the answer to my second answer is a big NO.
The + aspects of the movie: The action scenes, the visual design of the robots, the acting of Le Beuf, (he's really funny when he tries to impress Megan Fox with his new car) and some good chokes.
The - aspects of the movie: no real plot, abuse of the action scenes, the humor get's silly and childish at times and not to forget the grandiloquent end speech of Optimus Prime, come on, is this for real) So my recommendation is, if you want to enjoy yourself, have some good laughs and see some cool actions scenes and over the top special effects without having to think a lot, than this movie is definitely made for you. But if you expect more, let's say a real story and some good characterization of the robots, think again. But hey, this is Hollywood at its best!!!