Transformers lives up to the hype!

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2008)

This movie came with a lot of hype and in my opinion lives up to and maybe even surpasses it. I was a regular viewer of the original G1 series Transformers. I wouldn't call myself a fanatic but I still loved the series. The only problem I have is with Michael Bay. He didn't use the original voice of Megatron because he didn't like it. I feel that was a mistake on his part. There are several other things he changed but with good results. Bumblebee was a VW Beetle in the original but he jazzes it up by making him a 2009 Camaro, Optimus Prime was a cab-over(short nose) semi rather than a long nose which I think has more presence, and Megatron was a Gun instead of the creature they cooked up for the movie which I think was a great move. I don't think a gun would have gone over very well. One of the other voice actors from G1 also got to reprieve his role, although I can't remember who. I personally wouldn't ever give this movie less than a 10. I just hope the second installment can live up to the first. If you have an HD-DVD player I would suggest getting that version as it has lots of extras that give more back story and further round out the movie. I just wish they had released it on Blu-Ray.