The Fallen Has Risen

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2009)

just got back from finally seeing this film! i loved the first one to the point of not even letting anyone borrow the precious DVD. i was psyched about this film...and i still am. the movie definitely forces you to say "i wish id seen the first one" if you for some reason never seen the first one. and i say that because it opens (after the title sequence) pretty much saying "welcome back" and throws you right into the bot battles. there is no "refreshery" of the first film's events. the story was a little there but i wasn't there for that, i was mainly there for the action.
PROS-starts of good right away. never a dull moment. action is great and better than first. formation of devastator is pretty wild and so was he! we see more of the decepticons (as in screen time). the forest battle: optimus vs. starscream megatron and grindor CONS-Galloway. not much transformation is seen. megatron and starscream do not battle as i hoped (just a few words). scorponok just "shows up". this is not on DVD yet.