"Kill Them All!" - Optimus Prime

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2011)

After the horrible Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, I didn't have high expectations going into the third installment. I was expecting to go home and write a review listing every horrible thing I could think of in this movie, and there are a few, but the last half of the movie really made up for it and made this one awesome summer movie.
The movie opens to what I think is pretty brilliant with the whole Apollo landing and the astronauts come across a strange spaceship and some autobot. Then it shifts gears to Shia Labitch's girlfriend's butt, and she wakes whineyboy Shia out of bed. Yeah he spends most of the movie whining and being a jerk to people. He also won a Congressional Medal of Honor from Obama, but yet he can't find any jobs (in a very funny montage) until John Malkovich gives him one. However, he is soon discovered by the Decepticons, and Whineyjerk breaks into a facility to call upon Optimus Prime once again. I don't know why the Decepticons keep going after him, but I guess we need to find some way to fit him into the movie.
Whineyjerk calls on the team from the previous installments as the Decepticons take over the earth. They are bringing their home, Cybertron, to our planet and it's really up to the autobots to save them. Seriously, the humans are like ants and it really shows. Like just when you think the humans are about to take out a Decepticon, here comes an autobot to save them. This happens more than once. The action is exciting this time around and they really hit home with some fresh ideas for some of the action sequence. In fact, if you love action, you will love this movie because the last half of the movie is nothing but action. It's a huge war in Chicago. Just be prepared for some moments where you can't tell if they are autobots or Decepticons. You just have to go with what's going on. Heck, I can only name two autobots: Bumblebee and the legendary Optimus Prime. I don't know the rest.
The villain in this movie.... is not Megatron again. This makes me a little mad since Megatron is always made to be a big wuss in all three movies. I thought for a moment that Megatron will finally grow some gonads and give Optimus a run for his money. It doesn't happen. I feel bad for you, Megatron.
With all said and done, this is a well done summer movie flick. It's another prime (no puns intended) example of a summer movie done right, unlike that last Transformers movie. I even like some of the twist and turns the movie throws out you. It keeps you entertained. Now... let's see a Go-Bots movie!