Autobots and Deceticons continue to fight . . ..

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2009)

I've read a lot of reviews for this movie, and it worried me that so many were negative. The first Transformers movie was excellent, pure escapist entertainment. How could they have messed it up for the second part? Well I've finally gone to see this film, and I understand the reviews now.
There is a lot happening in this movie, and one or two of the story sections lasted longer than 10 minutes, so by the time it finished, some reviewers may not have been able to remember how the scene started.
If you're like me (and I'm 46 and remember the original incarnations) you'll enjoy this big screen live action offering.
If you understand the folly of nitpicking a plot that includes alien robots trashing famous Earth landmarks, you'll like it too.
One thing I will say further though, I've read comments criticizing releasing such a movie when people are being laid off and losing their homes etc. The original wave of Super Heroes (Superman, Batman etc) were born out of the Great Depression, because people will always want to sit down and believe in another world for a while.