Definition of overrated

Rating: 2/10 (3 August 2011)

I finally watched this a couple weeks ago because I've heard nothing but rave reviews from my friends for the last four years. What a disappointment.
The number one disappointment of the film for me was the lack of likable characters. Shia LaBeouf was annoying, Megan Fox was trashy, and Optimus Prime was painfully flat. The rest of the characters varied from uncomfortable to obnoxious.
I felt that the dazzling CGI only served to distract from a boring plot that just wouldn't develop. I spent the last hour of the movie wondering if it would ever end. Cliché plot devices were haphazardly strewn throughout the movie and quickly forgotten. "When have you had to sacrifice anything in your perfect little life?" Megan Fox contends, but the issue is dropped in 10 seconds. We hardly have time to wonder about the mysterious "sector seven" before it's revealed and then abandoned just as quickly. The would-be epic struggle between Optimus Prime and Megatron (apparently brothers) culminates in some of the worst dialogue ever written. On and on.
I only gave this film 3 stars for a couple of pretty funny moments, but I have no intention of seeing the 2nd or 3rd films.