On a more positive note...

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2011)

I am one of maybe a handful of people that didn't hate this movie. The complaints pertaining to this movie are endless to say the least, but I am here to give my 2 cents.
First: The Parents Many have said that they were unfunny and shouldn't have been in the movie. The parents had 3 scenes if I counted right. The first was when Sam is preparing to go off to college, but his mom is reminiscing about him as a baby. All moms do this, and yet suddenly in a movie it's unheard of. The father is putting the moves on the mom before leaving the house. They're married, get over it. At the college, the mom gets high and goes A-wall. This was stupid, but lasted a minute, get over it. It's called a mid-life crisis. Last scene is in the desert with Sam. Once again this is very brief, the mom is very calm, the father is scared for his son. Very natural given where they are and what they are doing.
Twin Robots Who can forget the "racist" robots that talked liked Gangsters and were poorly animated. These guys were in for a while but they weren't given that much dialogue and they did end of helping in the end with the monster in the desert.
The length Michael Bay wouldn't give us a half ass 1hr 30 min version. The final battle is drawn out in length, but that was the best part. Intense action scenes don't blow over in 10 min.
I am not trying to defend this movie, I am just saying my thoughts. People blow this out of proportion as to how bad it is. The script needed work, yes and the Spanish kid was f**king annoying, and Megan Fox was no use at all, but that aside I had a really fun time with this movie. I also, don't get why everyone bashes John Turturro's character. He brings so much energy and life to the scenes that you never start to doze off and yet people say he is rambunctious and annoying.
Whether you love it or hate it, this is not a bad movie, it's just a fun action movie that doesn't succeed in any other areas.