Forget The Critics and Enjoy The Show

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2009)

Ever gone to a movie and somehow, that particular day you just couldn't get into it but maybe you saw it later and thought it was pretty good? I'm beginning to think the professional movie critics all saw "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" on a bad day. Even my favorite reviewer, Roger Ebert, whom I usually agree with 8 times out of 10, blew it on this one.
While this movie isn't perfect, it is far from the mish-mash of explosions and action reported by the critics.
This is Michael Bay (who has come a long way from "Armageddon")at his best and I'm beginning to think he is the new "Master of Disaster" in action and horror films, though one wonders what Irwin Allen would have done with CGI (rest in peace Irwin).
You want eye candy - explosions and destruction on a massive scale? Bay provides it. Digital sound effects that will rock your seat? Bay comes through. Action? Bay's best efforts yet. There's even story here if you go to the theater and look to be entertained instead of finding fault. How much of a story can you expect from a line of robot toys anyway? After all, this isn't Charles Dickens, Stephen King, or John Grisham and it isn't intended to be.
I had the pleasure of seeing this in an all digital theater and it was awesome - as good as the first film. I can only imagine the IMAX experience.
So, forget the critics. Go see this for what it's meant to be, pure entertainment. Don't expect a "Best Movie" contender, but don't think it's comparable to some recent horrible Hollywood remake either.