if you don't like this you're a cynical purist or you grew up

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2007)

1) There are lots of consistencies and inconsistencies between this flick, the cartoon, and the animated movie...guess what? It's not 198whatever anymore. We're in the Iraq war, not the end of the cold war.
3) It IS one GIANT commercial for the US army and several car companies (and, of course, Hasbro).
4) IT STILL ROCKS! In some reductionist, populist way it promotes the theory of the just war. It hearkens back to the childhood of any 20something male in this country. Peter Cullen (of eyeore fame) is STILL the voice of Optimus Prime, so you'll get shivers and start cheering when he speaks for the first time. The whole theater was cheering last night, when Prime made his first appearance.
The special effects are amazing which makes me disappointed that the promo has been lacking recently. The movie prolly won't bust blocks profit-wise.
Finally, the comic relief is reminiscent of lots of live-action remakes of cartoons from the 80s-90s: Teenage Mutant Ninka Turtles, He Man, Super Mario Brothers. It's GOOFY, but you'll love it.