Amazing movie if only slightly flawed

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2009)

Let me start out by saying: Wow. Just... wow. The action in this movie is amazing. The plot for the most part stood on it's own, but let's be honest: you're here to see robots kick the crap out of each other. Transformers 2 delivers this by the truckload (no pun intended.) The fight scenes were incredible, to the point where I turned to my girlfriend at least 20 times to say "This is badass!" The action was nothing short of breathtaking, and I love the fact that the Autobots could actually hold their own this time (no more 3 Autobots and the Army struggling against a single Decepticon here). However, there were a few cheesy moments, clichÃ©d characters, lame one-liners that I felt detracted from the movie. And the ending was not satisfying at all. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that it felt too "easy". It felt like the writer got lazy and just wanted to finish it.
Minor flaws aside, I loved this movie, and will be seeing it again, then buying the DVD and watching it again. The fight scenes were AMAZING, and for a popcorn flick it definitely hits more than it misses. See this movie!!
Edit: After reading a lot of the comments and seeing the negative ones, I kind of get the feeling that a lot of people were a) expecting Transformers 2 to be the next Shawshank Redemption or b) just plain hate Michael Bay and therefore anything he does. This was SUPPOSED to be mindless and over the top. I'm not a fanboy, you're entitled to your own opinion, but when someone compares Transformers 2 to Goodfellas, it's clear that some people just love to hate this movie.