Flawed, but what isn't? I loved it.

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2009)

I just watched 4 movies in 2 days so excuse me if my brain is a little fragmented.
One of the main problems with the first movie is that there wasn't enough screen time of the robots in their own movie. People can say what they want, but they really fixed that in this movie.
It's got it's share of human side-stories but I believe some of that is somewhat necessary. And it doesn't waste TOO much time in the beginning with it. I never saw the original cartoon so I'm not sure if the protagonist human had a romantic other, but it does fine and fits (to an extent... I doubt normal teenage girls want to fly 3000 miles so they can wrap themselves up in a robot war... again. I think any sane woman would be filing for a break up at that point). It's also in the humans where we find a lot of the humor, which is FINE. The ex-Sector 7 guy is a wonderful actor and pretty much an instant comedy-relief character who always does well with the part he is given. Exaggerated? Sure. Overacted? Maybe. Awesome? You bet your ass. (Or his, actually. Haha.) So, one can go on all day about the effects... but chances are, even if you hate the movie you can already admit they're good. If not decent at best. And they are great.
So let's get to the nitpicking.
The 'twins'. Are you serious? I suppose it makes a little bit of sense, trying to wrap in the younger crowds (and absolutely nothing else), but really... Someone want to explain to me how perfect transformer robots have gold teeth and are accent-ridden? (The small blue decepticon, while cute, was DUMB). In my opinion most of them should probably sound the same, Megatron and Prime happen to have the only voices that make SENSE to their robotic nature.
I loved the 'old guy' decepticon. I also know how he's supposed to be old but can someone explain to me why a robot is COUGHING and has a random obligatory old-guy 'beard' and wheel-cane? Is that really necessary? Though, I loved the character and is probably my favorite in the entire movie... now if only I can find out his name.
A lot of people say all the 'action' is blurred and looked like those cartoon clouds that covered all the fights with big "POOF"s and "BAM"s... But I'm not an idiot, and actually PAID ATTENTION to the battles. I could actually make out what they were doing, unlike a lot of you idiots. The battles were great, and the giant robot that use several vehicles was awesome and immediately reminded me that the TOYS actually used to DO that. I'm glad they remembered to fit that in.
So there you have it. I liked what people hated... all the while still recognizing its flaws. But there are not many perfect movies out there... which is OKAY. Not all of them have to be mind blowing. And Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a worthy watch.