It's bigger than Star Wars!

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2007)

Okay, probably not, but firstly, let me say this movie gave me chills up my spine the first time I saw it. It is beautiful. The special effects were absolutely breathtaking. That's where it ends in terms of top quality film making.
This movie is silly, it's big, loud, over budgeted, overblown, over-everything, riddled with stereotypes (which really p*ssed me off sometimes) however it's damned good fun. And it's funny. The acting is good - Shia Labouf definitely has acting chops, as do the rest of the cast - a mixture of big names and unknowns in acting, music & modeling and the story.. well don't expect anything overly original, but in the end, it probably doesn't matter. The music is great - big orchestral sounds accompanied by choir although there are sequences accompanied by rock which kind came from left field and really annoyed me. The plot line does get muddled up - the editing is pretty ordinary and lets the movie down a little, but in the end, it's the Tranformers and their cannons that really get me going.
They look fan-tiddly-astic - Optimus and Bumblebee are the only two who really get any character development, which kinda sucks, but, hey, it's official - two more sequels to go, so there's always hope. The actual action sequences - incredible, BUT, I had to see it a second time around, because everything moves so damn fast and camera is so damn shaky that, for me, it was really impossible to really see anything and the first time I saw it I actually got bored during the final battle, which meant the ending came about pretty abruptly and basically the movie fell flat on its face.
But the second time 'round, is much better - you have more of an inkling where to look during the action sequences and everything is a helluva lot more coherent.
Overall, awesome movie. Loved the transformers, the chicks and the cars (and that badass truck that is Optimus Prime). A great Saturday night out at the movies.