Entertaining, yet plot-less

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2011)

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Four years pass since the events of the previous movie, Sam Witwicky is now living with his new girlfriend, Carly, in a D.C flat. With his diploma in one hand and a medal from the president himself in the other, Sam desperately tries to find a job. While the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are serving as robotic soldiers for the US government.
A handful of government and military officials realize that the 1969 moon mission was the result of an event that threatened the secrecy of the existence of the Autobots. When the Apollo 11 astronauts discover the remains of Sentinel Prime, the previous Autobots' leader, and his ship on the surface of the earth's moon, they bring him back to planet Earth.
A new conspiracy arises, threatening the existence of the human kind. Needless to say, the Autobots are obligated to save the day, with Sam's help, of course.
Honestly, I only watched this movie because my friends wanted to; the last movie was kind of disappointing. Every Transformers movie seem to be exactly like the previous one (with a slightly different plot and a whole lot more destruction). However, I am surprisingly glad I saw this one.
So much happens in this movie, making it kind of hard to review. The best thing about this movie is the graphics, everything looks so real, even (insignificant) robots in the background look pretty convincing! And Transformers: Dark of the Moon offers the liveliest 3D experience so far, although a pretty violent one; two hours of entertaining major destruction.
The new chick is so appalling I decided a whole paragraph should be devoted to how awful her acting is! The chemistry between Shia and Rosie is particularly non-existent, so here goes the romance! I've always believed models shouldn't act, and Rosie is no exception. Her acting is extremely wooden (sorry, this is the only word that I could come up with that really sums it up), and the character is sort of unnecessary; all she does is whine and call for help. Literally!
Another thing I wasn't too fond of was the plot; it was awfully unrealistic. I know- giant robots are not realistic either, but the plot contradicts every physics law I ever studied! A few examples to prove my point:
1) Metals tend to self destruct when coming into contact with moon soil as it's highly corrosive.
2) There isn't a dark side of the moon, as the moon rotates around its axis. And sunlight reaches the moon's different areas.
3) Humans are not invincible! Sam would have died a million times if any of this happened in real life; when a bomb explodes in the office cubicle next to were a man is standing, normally he would die (or at least get injured somehow, like a burn for example).
I could list many more, but I think you got the point.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie. The plot is pointless but it's loads of fun! The movie is action packed and absolutely entertaining! Plus, it has one of the best soundtracks I've heard for a while.