Clueless Critics - Or Decepticons in Disguise?

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2009)

This is just another classic case of the critics having no clue. So much of this movie ties in to the story lines originally set in place by both the original TV series as well as the animated movie. The writers knew their material, but the critics are sorely lacking in that arena (or do they have a different agenda?).
SPOILER ALERT: Here's a little secret that a lot of people may not immediately pick up on. This movie, though very subtle as it may be, casts President Obama in a bad light. The main political hack trying to pull the plug on our military working with the Autobots against the Decepticon threat is working with the direct authorization of President Obama, who is named specifically during a news broadcast being watched in a military bunker.
This political liaison working for the President is portrayed as a sniveling coward that is dealt with quite efficiently by our men in uniform, and that goes against the grain of the real world's left-leaning media. Hollywood in general, as well as a large cross-section of our mainstream media are already well-known lapdogs of Obama, so anything that puts him in a bad light is going to immediately receive their disdain. END SPOILER ALERT.
Unfortunate political statements aside, this movie dovetails perfectly with the first one and even outperforms it. Granted, there are some minor plot elements that are predictable in the movie, but the writers still keep you guessing. No single character's existence is guaranteed nor implied by story lines originated in the TV series, but there are plenty of nods along the way.
As with most action movies, ignore the critics. Take your whole family (children over 10 is recommended due to some of the sexual innuendo, plus the majority of the movie is over the heads of most kids under that age anyway) and enjoy the adventure. Besides, it's not a Cannes art film. It's a TRANSFORMERS movie!