Exceeded my expectations

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2007)

I just watched it for the second time now and still loved it. Yes i WAS a die hard fan of the G1 series and even loved the 1986 movie. Since that movie i lost interest in all the other incarnations. Now at the age of 25, i find the cartoons very boring, stupid and kiddy. Thus i went into the movie hoping that it wasn't a movie just for kids.
As soon as the first action scene with the helicopter was over, i didn't know what to think...it was just so...awesome. But the real surprise was that it gets better and better. The action and special effects were better than anything i have seen to date. The score was epic and touching at times and certainly goes very well with the movie. The acting was okay except for Shia, he did an outstanding job. The most surprising thing about the movie to me, was the amount of humor. Luckily most of the humor worked. in fact, the people in my cinema were actually laughing out loud at all the funny parts.
After watching this movie and having time to think about it...i realised that there were some parts that could have been done better and the plot was really basic. However the good greatly outweighs the bad, and to me, while watching the movie none of that matters cause it was just too entertaining! It was certainly more entertaining than the movies being released so far this year.
Overall, I recommend this movie for everyone - except really young children and the G1 die hard fans who refuses to except changes.