I never miss a chance to watch and review a Michael Bay movie

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2011)

I've always reviewed Michael Bay movies, because I've actually liked them. All of them. This is because I consider Michael to be among the top ranks of directors, at par with notable names of today, like Christopher Nolan etc. I believe everyone has an area of expertise. For Nolan, it's creating something which will utilise every single neuron in your brain, and you'll still probably not figure out the actual story or get confused in between. With Bay, it's creating "awesome, mind-blowing" scenes of mayhem, action, destruction, and larger-than-life CGI and VFX shots. Both are very good at it.
Like I've pointed out before, the Transformers movie DO have a story. The first one was excellent in all aspects. The second, a little bit disappointing (only on the story part), I'll admit, but then, that's the problem with most sequels isn't it. This one, the last one probably, had to go out with a bang, and that's exactly what it did, so I don't really get what people are complaining about.
The story is better than the second, though not quite up to the first; the IMAX-ready shots, complete with excellent animations of transformations and added VFX, CGI etc are again the USP of the movie; Shia, John, Josh, Patrick, Frances convincingly play their part; eye candy gets replaced by eye candy, so no complaints there. The 3D increases the viewing experience, but like the pioneer of 3D movies James Cameron said, it's always better to shoot in 3D with his Fusion camera rather than convert it later (makes a hell of a difference).
I again stress the fact that critics will do what they're meant to do - criticise. You want action, you go watch this movie, and you'll be surprised that that's not all there is to it. All in all, very entertaining, despite the run-time (all Michael Bay movies are long) and an IMAX 3D experience not to be missed.