Expect less = Enjoy more

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2009)

I saw this film about two weeks after its release, so I had plenty of reviews to influence my decision on whether or not I will enjoy this film. At first I was expecting it to be on par or better than the first Transformers film as the first teaser trailer for the film (which is amazing by the way) made the film seem truly epic. After watching it, the only thing *epic* about the film is the runtime. Not to say it's a bad thing, but it is most definitely long. With many reviews that claimed that the film is nowhere near as good as the first film (e.g. Roger Ebert gave the film 'one' star out of five), I truly believed that if I was gonna to like this film, I was going to have to expect much less.
In my opinion, it is true what most people say in that this film doesn't really have much of a plot, but when you think about it, the first Transformers didn't really have much of a plot either. Both films are essentially Autobots vs. Decepticons with humans stuck in the middle. The difference being that the first film introduces us to a cool and stunning visualisation of the always famous Transformers. The second film basically playing the same gimmick once again, only longer and with loads more slow-motion sequences.
I must say, I definitely thought this movie was slightly better than people made it out to be. But I can see why most people would absolutely hate it. Really only one thing bothered me. The DIALOGUE. Not so much the content, just the way it was presented by the actors. Optimus and Megatron were my favourite characters because they spoke slow enough for me to understand what they were saying. If there was indeed a real plot for this film, it was wasted on me because of that Superman-paced dialogue presented from the characters of Sam, Leo and Agent Simmons (even Mudflap and Skids on some occasions).
In conclusion, most people will know exactly what this film delivers from the trailers, and if you're expecting Godfather like storytelling with De Niro grade acting, then you're most definitely wasting your time. Basically there are three things you should expect from this film. 1. Transformers beating each other up, 2. Cool visual effects and amazing sound, 3. Megan Fox. If you go in, expecting to see those three things, then you'll enjoy the film a whole load more.