A Mess

Rating: 4/10 (26 September 2008)

I watched Transformers just after it came out on DVD and was less than impressed but figured to give it another chance but ended up disliking it far more.
The main issue I have with the film is its attempts at humor. The most painful scene by far is when Sam is trying to keep his robotic friends hidden from his parents who are inside the house. I don't know about you but if I had evidence of giant transforming robots from space I'd readily reveal them to my parents. This silly and painfully awkward scene lasts far longer than it should and sets the pace for the rest of the film.
The rest of the movie, as I vaguely recall (I was in a fit of pain over how terrible the movie was and my memory isn't 100%) tells a simple story about the robots attempting to defeat Megatron and get some cube which, in a hilarious line of dialogue, gets put into Prime's chest by Sam...
As a kid I loved the Transformer's cartoons (especially the CGI Beast Wars) and was looking forward to the movie but the magic was gone...
The action scenes are dizzying and you can't tell what's going on, which I hear is typical of Michael Bay's directing style...
The positives: Shia is still an okay actor (some complain about him but I think he's pretty good) and Megan Fox is extremely attractive. The Special Effects, when they weren't making me dizzy were pretty good as well... But the movie is a mess and hardly deserves a sequel.