This is why no one likes sequels...

Rating: 2/10 (31 August 2009)

When I saw the previews for Transformers 2, I told myself not to be excited. Sequels have the tendency to be of lesser quality then the originals. But Transformers was one of my favorite movies, I watched it in the hospital after having my daughter. Even coming into Transfromers 2 with less then high hopes, I was horribly disappointed. It was mindless, with mediocre acting, no plot, and jokes not even worthy of Nickelodeon. The plot devices were so contrived that I couldn't forgive them. Sam just happened to have a piece of the Soul Spark in his backpack? When was it even in there in it's broken state? The parts concerning the military and the tracking down of Decepticons was fairly tolerable and I would've been happy to focus on that part of the movie. After all, how many times do they need to chase down Shia LeBouf while Megan Fox stands in as scenery? The worst part for me, however, were the so-called jokes. Gangster robots with gold teeth who can't read? I honestly couldn't believe that they made an ancient robot have a Scottish accent, a beard, and a cane. Really? Really? Robots need canes and grow beards? And we also have to stoop to giving them testicles and over-active sex drives? I'm not sure who this movie was aimed at, except maybe ten year-olds. But I'm hoping even ten year-olds have more taste.