For A Michael Bay Film: Just Reached Mayhem to the Max!

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2011)

Michael Bay just brought "destruction" and "mayhem" to a whole new level compared to his past movies! It definitely blows the previous "Transformers" films he's done right into the stratosphere!
With Shia LaBeouf back once more as protagonist Sam Witwicky, looks like his reputation as an A-list actor just got brighter (no way LaBeouf will work cheap so easily now) With Bay's constant signature explosions, continuous robot brawls, few comedic moments (most notably Ken Jeong delivering a few of his somewhat obvious, toned down "Hangover" shtick), and various acts of betrayal and cunningness, Bay has just made his formula go unstable (in a good way)!
I needed some time to make sense of all that madness and this movie reduces "Revenge of the Fallen" to ashes.
Megan Fox's replacement (newcomer Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) didn't quite fill in the void she left behind (because Fox was a little more active and a headstrong female figure than what Rosie could possibly pull), the script could have improved by a tiny percentile, and the acting needed several tweaks, but in the wake of every destruction on-screen, my adrenaline just kept growing higher. What caught my attention above all was seeing factual U.S. historical moments crossed over with the fictional storyline. It was amazing on how the filmmakers can make these intertwine. Hasn't changed one bit since "Forrest Gump."
Thanks to minimal support of 3D from fellow director James Cameron, Cameron and Bay just made the film work out. A must-see!