Started good, became lost, ended the same.

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2011)

Dark of the Moon – Started well, became lost, ended the same. This pretty much summarises the film in my opinion.
Although the special effects were simply amazing and the basic story acceptable, I was so disappointed by the lack of twists and surprises. For example, Shockwave could've defected to the Autobots without the viewer finding out until the final scenes in Chicago. We always knew he was going to appear, so why not surprise us? The film followed the same pattern as the others – we have peace, the Decepticons hatch a plan and become the dominant force, the Auotbots take some kind of beating and then come back and win in the end. I can't believe that Bay allowed the plot to proceed in such a similar pattern once again.
I enjoyed Dark of the Moon, but it could've been so much better with a few twists and turns. I give it a solid 7.