visually impressive but let down by bad language

Rating: 4/10 (1 July 2009)

Although 'Transformers 2' has some impressive set-pieces and the sheer scale of the specially shot IMAX scenes is pretty amazing (although it takes ages before the first one) I have a real issue with the 'bad' language in the movie. Although it's a '12' in the UK and a 'PG-13' in the US, it's still being marketed as a 'family' film but the swearing is completely inappropriate in a film that is going to be seen by young kids. I have a young son and we enjoy going to the cinema to see 'blockbusters' together: when I took him to see a film based on a children's toy line I didn't expect to hear characters using 'curse words' such as 'bitch', 'asshole', 'pussy', or the choice 'pubicfrohead'(?) (I think that's what was said). I also didn't appreciate the humping dogs, the humping robot, or the scene where the 'mom' eats the hash infused brownie and starts telling everyone how her son only lost his 'cherry' recently(especially when my son immediately asked me 'what did she say he lost recently?' and I had to pretend I hadn't heard!). I think the movie's creators should have paid more attention to creating a film that was suitable for it's potential audience rather than it's potential rating.