I approve.

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2011)

FIrst, let's get something straight. I enjoyed the first film. 7/10. I think people can understand that rating. The second film, i gave a 5/10, and again I think some will agree. There are some bad and good of that film, so it evens out to mediocre. But the third one, was great. And yes, that's probably the best word to put it. There are flaws, of course, but I think that this was the movie that was trying to take itself seriously, for the most part. There aren't as many annoying robots this time round, and I honestly didn't notice any racial stereotypes, there might be a few subtle ones but they stick out like a sore thumb like in the other films. Many people are complaining about Rosie Huntington's character being the only likable one, and that laBeouf's is obnoxious and screams a lot. I find him fine this time around, and that he only screams for comedic reasons. I should also add that Huntington does a fairly good job for someone whose never acted before. I was impressed. I feel the third act was taken very seriously, and Bay knew he had to finish the series in a well executed way. I believe he succeeded. He is slowly moving away from that fast paced editing, and takes us on some nice long shots to let the audience breathe. And there was no more forced storytelling like in the last movie, we learn with the characters at some points, which was pretty nice. This movie's only big mistake was the runtime. Quite lengthy. ANd let's not forget that the effects and action is spectacular, as always expected from a transformers movie. It's a well made movie, and while not all the problems are gone, they've at least faded a little. And that is all I have to say. In the end, I give it 8/10. But hey, that's just me.