Chix Chat on Film review: Autobots and Decepticons final battle on earth.

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2011)

The final Transformers film Dark of the Moon was no disappointment where action and adventure were concerned, although I must say I thought it to be rather lengthy. I was most impressed by the way history was so eloquently woven into the story, some Forest Gump-like effects were at work, but well done just the same. I have to say that the Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeof) transformation was just as noteworthy as that of the hasbro characters, he has grown up in this role and wears manhood well. He now has a new girlfriend Carly (Rosie Huntington-Whitely), who I have absolutely nothing against it just felt like the final matrix when the Oracle was replaced. There were some lines to explain the new girl, and maybe that did it for everyone else, but I missed and prefer Mikeala (Megan Fox). And that's as much as I will say about that. There were some new characters added to the list of humans and to the Transformers, most noteworthy on the human side was Dylan (Patrick Dempsey) who was a complete surprise, even with a luminescent smile and an extremely well groomed exterior he was so unlikeable. I liked the fact that this time around a woman was running things, Mearing (Frances McDormand), I did not like the fact that she was so inept at it. Sentinel Prime (Leonard Nimoy) was a cool addition to the Transformers as the former Autobot leader now resurrected. I wondered which came first the homage to Star Trek and then he was cast or if Nimoy was cast and that prompted the homage. This film had some of the best CGI imaginable, but where the special effects were concerned they actually paled to the flying squirrel scenes, those were awesome! There were a lot of exceptional autobot versus decepticon fight scenes, and I must say that Battle: Chicago, was so much better than Battle: LA. All I want to know is when will D-Town get its turn at being digitally pulverized. Our metroplex has some great landmarks that can be torn apart, like the Electric Moon, the rocket shaped building, the green lined building, the AA center and certainly the Cowboys stadium. I want to be able to sit in the theater and say, I was at a game there or I ate there or I used to work there. Since no more Transformers are on the horizon, maybe Dallas will get its turn when giant mutant armadillos roll in. For the fantastic CGI and the fact that you have to see the full set, Transformers gets a green light.