Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Rating: 6/10 (24 October 2013)

I thought "Transformers" was an enjoyable movie, and it still is. Then "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" came out and there is not another movie that amounts to that ones stupidness. Now we have "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" which is a minor improvement from the second film, but thats not saying much.
"Dark of the Moon" starts with a war in Cybertron, and a group of Autobots leaving their planet trying to protect something on their ship. They then crash on our Moon. Then Apollo 11's mission to the Moon was to really investigate that crash. We then catch up with Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) who is jobless, but still has a super hot girlfriend, who was an aid in the White House when Sam was being honored by Obama for his hero like actions. But if he is such a hero, why is that he has to settle for job in the mail room. But just when things get normal, all hell starts breaking loose, and Sam is thrust back into saving the world once again.
Alright, lets start with something I did like and that was most of the 3D shots, which fully take affect within the last hour and fifteen minutes. My favorite shots were when a group of military men have to wing-suit into Chicago. The depth was beautiful, and those were the fews scenes that I was truly engaged in.
I hate the story line with Sam's parents. Although in this movie its not so bad as the second film. I just find that the over the top mother gets very annoying. I believe that Shia LaBeouf has the chance to be one of the best actors of my generation. He has had some great roles but nothing that has truly stood out. He has the right look, and I believe his vulnerability but I don't believe him trying to be the hero all the time. I think thats the problem.
The supporting cast is not that great. Of course there are the usual John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, and Josh Duhamel. Then there are some random cameos from Francis McDormand, John Malkovich, and Patrick Dempsey. Nothing to impressive about their roles. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley plays Carly, Sam's new girlfriend. I have to say that she is just as good as Megan Fox if not a little better. So Im curious to see where her career goes from here.
Now I have enjoyed some of Michael Bay's films. I liked "Armageddon", some of "Pearl Harbor", and "The Rock". But I find most of his film to be a long waste of two and half hours. He just thinks about what the next thing to blow up is, he does not care about his character's development, and he never lets the camera stay still. It is always moving, and I find that extremely irritating. Let the camera rest and let your actors do what they are supposed to. I don't want to believe that Michael Bay takes his films seriously but if he truly believes that his films have significance in someone's lives, he needs to wake the hell up.
I enjoyed maybe about a total of thirty minutes of this movie. The rest can just be thrown away in the trash, where the second movie currently rest. I give "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" a 6 out of 10.