Good, but succumbs to the greatness of the first one...

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2009)

Upon seeing the film, I read early reviews slamming the film in its entirety. I saw an IMAX showing for this on the opening day, and I was not disappointed with the special effects at all, in fact, the quality and quantity of explosions and crashes and booms and bangs overall in the film was the best thing about it. The rest of the movie, disappointingly, was flawed in every aspect of the film compared to its predecessor, otherwise, it was still a fun ride. In short, its not awful...its just the first one but not nearly as good.
First of all, the plot and general writing seemed to have been an identical copy of the first one with a few tweaks. There were the occasional funny and stupid one-liners and the same humor the first one gave. In addition, the number of robots in the film was so immense i walked out not knowing any of their names (save for the ones returning from the first film) and some of which have so little screen time there is no point to seeing them in the film anyway.
The general thought i had when I saw this movie was that Bay sought to top number 1 with MORE OF EVERYTHING. He even dragged this one out an additional 20 minutes. Although it seems harmless (as I thought before seeing it), the plot is so minimal there was virtually no point to stretching it out that far. Also, the action scenes were way more animated; however, the editing only nauseates. The scenes had the potential to be excellent, yet this was one factor holding them back.
Another argument is the stage-time of the human eye candy in the film (aka Megan Fox). Much of the films emptiness centers around her character. Although she is very HOT, she takes up too much time and overall what she does waste in the film pulls the rest of the movie down.
Now for the good things! I did enjoy the action scenes even though some seemed very far-fetched and overlong. The acting was suitable for the film too, and the comic delivery was par with the first film. Overall, there are things to criticize in this movie simply because it didn't match up with the first film, yet it is still a thrill ride and an lots of fun! This is still definitely worth seeing in theaters despite the flaws!