Enjoyable but could and SHOULD have been better!

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2009)

I've just returned home from seeing the sequel to the awesome Transformers. Unfortunately it hasn't lived up to the hype for me as somewhere between the first and this they have forgotten their target audience.
It was disappointing for a few reasons:
1. There were several characters in this film that were clearly aimed for a much younger audience than the M15+ suggests. Whoever was responsible for the two 'brothers' who talk like they are in a Disney film should be taken outback and shot!! It RUINED the film as I found it impossible to become immersed in the story whenever they were in a scene.
2. One of the aspects of the first film that I loved was the dialogue used by the Decepticons which would be translated at the bottom of the screen. This was absent in the sequel which I found rather disappointing.
3. The degree of difficulty to kill an autobot/decepticon changed. In Transformers it required a massive effort to destroy one of these guys and suddenly it became much easier.
Things I liked:
1. The acting was really quite good in my opinion. Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox were as good if not better than in the prequel.
2. The special effects were brilliant. Loved every minute of the action and was exactly what I had hoped for.
Overall it was a good film but had the potential to be great. I find it hard to understand why this film is only half a vote behind its prequel when they are miles apart.