Great action, awesome special effects, hot chick, but messy storyline

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2011)

I will start this review by stating that I was not a fan if the previous entry in the series. OK let's be honest here: I hated it. And I really really hated it. Hated it so much at it left me wondering how a movie about gigantic Robots fighting could be so boring. Hell, you know a movie really sucks when even the director himself admits it sucks. So with that said, I was nervous when the announcement of a third Trannys movie had occurred.
Well for the most part, this review is full of compliments, but unfortunately, those compliments are for the technical stuff, and the acting.
The storyline is not as confusing as ROTF, but it still is quite messy. 2 years after the events that took place in Revenge of the Fallen, Sam has a new girlfriend, a smoking hit British gal Named Carly, who used to work for the British embassy and now works at a Vintage car dealership with a creepy and obsessive boss (played cleverly by Patrick Dempsey). Sam gets a job at an office building, and his parents have came to DC to visit.
Meanwhile, the Autobots find new enemies at hand: Soundwave, and Laserbeak, and even more so- a piece from a deception has been found while they were on mission in the Ukraine. This leads to the discovery of the fact that the 1969 Space Race was in response to the crashing of an Autobot on the dark side of the moon, Sentinel Prime (voiced by Leonard Nimoy). Suddenly, things get out of hand when Optimus unknowingly sets off a war, causing Sentinel to betray Optimus by working for the Decepticons and begin t use Earth as a source of renewal for Cybertron, making our future look bleak.
Is your head hurting from reading the above two paragraphs? Don't worry, mine is hurting just from typing them (and on my iPad to boot).
The action is simply stellar. I hated the shaky camera and quick cutting in the second movie, and so therefore a stationery camera and longer shots made it more easy to take. The finale lasts an hour long and boy does it rule. Some of the most spectacular action I have ever seen is in that hour, specifically the scene where they slide down the building. It is worth it to see the movie in 3D, specifically for one scene: The wing suit scene. I got vertigo from that scene because I am TERRIFIED of heights!
Admit it, you thought it would suck without Megan Fox. Well it actually is BETTER without that trashy gal. Rosie Huntington Whitely is so much hotter and way better at acting than Megan Fox. She can actually carry an emotion, unlike Fox. Furthermore Shia actually is great for once here, and he really shines. And boy, Leonard Nimoy stole the show! Live long and prosper, Sentinel! \\\\////
Now for the bad. The story. "But that story doesn't sound messy!" It might not, but watch the movie. I found myself asking who was on whose side. Furthermore, the movie simply is too long. They dragged it out for longer than they needed to, and the film could have had maybe 20 minutes trimmed from it. As well as Sam's parents UGGGGGHHHHHH. Also, is it just me or did the decepticons look all the same? It was hard to tell who was who because they looked too similar to each other. And Megatron should have had a bigger role. He literally is only in the movie for 5 minutes.
In short, this movie is better than it's predecessor but still flawed and not as good as Tranny 1. I would recommend it solely on the strength of the action.and do go see in 3D too.