Explosions galore!!!

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2007)

Wow!Going into this movie I was afraid I would receive yet another disappointing summer blockbuster,and boy was I wrong.
We open with the voice of Optimus Prime describing what the Transformers are saying they are from the distant planet Cybertron,and all was peaceful until one robot known as Megatron wanted the all powerful Allspark(a very powerful and mysterious cube) and his followers(the Decepticons) and his enemies(the Autobots) engaged in a war that eventually destroyed their planet and the Allspark flew into space and landed on Earth.Transformers begins when a mysterious helicopter lands at an American military base in Qatar,and the chopper transforms into a gigantic hulking robot that destroys the base and tries taking top secret military files from the bases main hard drive,but is stopped in the act.Where meanwhile we meet teenager Sam Witwicky(Shia Labeouf) taken to get his first car by his dad,and gets what appears to be an old beat up Camaro(which later turns out to be the robot Bumblebee).Then one night Sam's car is stolen and follows it to find out that it stole itself and see it transform into a gigantic robot as it calls the Autobots(good robots) to Earth.Thus Sam gets caught up in the war between the machines and he later learns that he might even hold the key that can save all of humanity from the evil Decepticons(bad robots).
I have to say I was thoroughly impressed.The movie was good primarily all around,fairly good acting by all(in particular Labeouf),amazing CGI,and pretty good directing(Michael Bay at his best).The best part of the whole movie is the fact that it knew it had an outlandish premise and so it never took itself too seriously,I mean this is by no means a comedy,but it has plenty of laughs to keep the movie light-hearted and fun.
The action was superb,Bay definitely took advantage of this film's budget,and it shows,giving us some of the best action sequences in years.My only complaint with the entire movie was Bay was so close to the action I found it hard to distinguish which robot was fighting which,I wished the camera was pulled a little further back.Still putting this minor gripe aside,the action was top notch and this little gripe didn't detract from my enjoyment in this movie.
This film is the greatest movie I've seen all summer.With more action than any other movie so far this summer.I must say on a final note the CGI in this film deserves at the least an Oscar nod,it was superb.Great top notch entertainment from start to finish.
A well deserved: 10/10!!!!!!