What's all the fuss about?

Rating: 4/10 (27 July 2012)

You know what? I get this film. I get what Michael Bay aims for these films. He doesn't make emotional or deep movies. He makes action-packed blockbusters. This is what, I think, people have forgotten about the director. This film, unfortunately, doesn't try anything fresh for the franchise - it is still the same "end of the world" plot with a couple of plot twists here and there. The characters don't really develop at all - Sam is still looking for something he hasn't figured out yet (in this case, a job); Megan Fox, now out of the picture, has been replaced by Rosie Huntington-Whitely, who is still there to stare at when the plot gets dull, although does well in her first big film; Sam's mother and father are irritating as ever; Optimus is dramatic and always arrives at exactly the right moment. This doesn't make Dark of the Moon a bad film, it just doesn't take the franchise in any great leap whatsoever. It provides a fairly fast paced, action packed movie with awesome special effects and incredible set pieces - probably better to wait until it drops in price and pick it up then.