Truly eye-defying metal mush for fanboys

Rating: 2/10 (25 June 2009)

Michael Bay must have loved smashing his Tonka trucks into each other as a child. And he hasn't progressed far since. His teaming up with Spielberg only further exaggerates the film's ridiculous effects. The first movie... okay. It had half a story line and was somewhat charming and easy to follow. Sadly, the the title to this film does not do the film any justice. Aside from the two candy-tart girls who brought the sex appeal, this movie is filled to the brim with ethnic stereotypes, cheap-shock humour, unbelievable events, and most of all, too many robots smashing into one another. You can make a brilliant film for $40 million or less, so why waste so much on this failure? Some might say that the story couldn't be handled any other way, and that if you don't want to see action and be entertained, then don't go and see it. It's just a shame that movies with thrilling plots and characters and real issues seem to be pushed aside and collect dust, while mindless robots trudge into the theatre in an orderly fashion to be 'entertained'.