Good but Not Great

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2009)

First off, I'm giving this a 7 because I'm a big fan of Transformers, so I'm predisposed to being a bit more biased in favor of the movie. If I examined this movie like a critic or a film-student (you know who you are), I guess I'd be inclined to knock off a couple of points.
That aside, I found the movie to be enjoyable. I have several problems with the movie (i.e. lack of story and general poor direction), but that did not take away from how fun it was to watch. Sure the humor was sophomoric, and the acting a bit labored, but how is it much different than most (if not summer movies)? Don't use the example of Dark Knight or Ironman, those movies involved "real" people. Can anyone make a movie about super-giant robots and hope for the depth that movies concerning human beings could? I seriously doubt it.
Not every movie is meant for us to re-examine ourselves and figure out why our lives suck or is without meaning, sometimes we go watch a movie to have fun, watch stuff blow up, see a hot chick, laugh at dumb jokes, etc.
For all of you who are "above it," (i.e. every film student and twenty-something college dweeb who thinks mainstream = evil - thankfully most of us grow out of that at some point) need to get over yourselves and stop taking everything so seriously.