Explosive, overwhelming, outstanding!

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2009)

Since when did cinema turn into a soulful tirade of realistic sagas of melodramatic proportions that would be weighed boisterously by a bunch of depressed, soul searching and text-bookish critics that are hard hit by the recession???? What about cinema being an escapist's zone where he leaves all his worries and indulges in PURE entertainment?? When did cinema cease to become an arena of one's psychological entertainment?? Why does a summer action flick have to be dark and deep like the Knight of the previous year in order to be entertaining??
The truth is that even if times change, cinema remains an entertainment haven and when you go into the theaters to find your money's worth, you need TO BE Entertained!! So here we have the epitome of Hollywood's entertainment value – Michael Bay's most definitive work to date, as true to his style as it can be Transformers 2 cannot be weighed by critical reviews or by questioning whether it's worth your ticket price.. This movie goes much beyond. It stimulates enough senses to ignore the color of money as we see it.
The $700 million Transformers introduced us to the alien civilization of Robots which were toys for the generations of yesteryears. Now, Bay takes them to another level that its creators couldn't have dreamed of. Shards of the All Spark are found and the knowledge of an old and powerful secret is possessed by Sam. The Decepticons are already in his pursuit and the Autobots who are in a secret alliance with the Government to protect mankind against these elusive enemies, may soon be outnumbered. Revenge is coming There are multiple sub-plots with Sam's family, which cause nothing more than annoyance in the otherwise sturdy plot, Sam and Mikaela's love story that has all the traits of a college romance, the return of Agent Simmons as an aid to the unraveling of the secret and Leo Spitz who is teasingly referred to as a 'shrimp taco' by the hilarious robotic twins –Mudflap and Skids.
Shia LaBeouf will surely be unable to count the worth of his 2 movies which will surpass $1.5 billion. He delivers what is expected of him in the movie. Do not expect the intensity of Christian Bale or the suaveness of Robert Downey Jr. or even the innocence of Tobey Maguire. Having said that, he has played his part to his standards. Josh Duhamel as Major Lennox is outstanding in his role while the others play their limited parts well enough. Sam's Mom is the most annoying character in the film and she does that in a seemingly natural manner. Linkin Park, Green Day, Nickelback, The Fray and Staind are the other important stars in the movie and you shall hear why..
Bay takes the clash of metal to New Mexico, Egypt and Jordan in spectacular locales that form the perfect arena for the mega battles. The action is breath-taking, heart pounding, jaw dropping, fist clenching and eye popping to say the least. Tranformers 1 seems like just a preview to this movie in terms of visual effects and mega action sequences. What George Lucas did with 'Star Wars', Spielberg did with 'Jurassic Park', Peter Jackson did with the 'Lord of the Rings' and Pixar did with 'Wall-E' and 'Up', Michale Bay has done it with Transformers. He summarizes all the technology, skill, talent, creativity, mega bucks and powerful imagination that Hollywood is famous for, as symbolically projected in the form of 'Devastator' – the Decepticon formed as a combination of construction machinery. The high-octane sequence in Shanghai in the opening moments is a powerful introduction and if you thought that the clash between Megatron and Optimus Prime in the first movie was epic, wait till you watch Prime battle it out against numerous Decepticons in the forest!!
Did the critics talk about the lack of a meaningful, soul searching story and a 'human' side to the movie?? WHO THE #$%@?!! CARES!!! When you have a Gargantuan finale in the desert with Decepticons, Autobots, soldiers, warships, tanks, helicopters and fighter planes all over the place will give you enough reason to shriek with excitement. There is more explosion, gunfire and clang of metal in Transformers 2 than one can handle So what did you expect out of this movie anyway?? A Robot's journey through human experiences and its realization that the planet is just about dominated by a bunch of dope heads who have forgotten what sheer entertainment is all about??!!
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen cannot be measured with a ticket price or by the words of some #$%!@ minds who would rather be thrilled by the advent of a 'High School Musical 4' . For the others who would wisely watch it on IMAX, hearts will pound, pulse will race, laughter will roar, fists will be tightened, the fury of the testosterone in you will elevate to epic proportions like never before in theaters and in the end, Applause! Indeed, there is more than meets the eye with The Transformers.

9.22 on a scale of 1-10.