Exhilarating, Exciting, Explosive: Everything a Summer Blockbuster Should Be!

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2009)

When I see that Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen has received so many negative comments I think why? What did I see in this film that no-one else didn't? Now I could refer to the cold references to cinematography, script, acting whatever but that takes away the magic that films have and so I have decided to ignore such reviews (at least ones that are just rude and insulting) and share why I loved it. An article in Total Film magazine summed it up really; Transformers 2 is bigger from title; to plot; to action; from start to finish this film is massive but it pays big dividends because of it. The plot may be confusing to some but this was never supposed to be a film about intelligent plots or outstanding acting and drama, no this is a science fiction action movie which is meant to be pure fun and that is what it is. No film this year,except maybe Star Trek, has kept me on the edge of my seat with excitement as this film did, the special effects are perfect, the robots are stunning as are the set pieces; an Optimus Prime versus 3 Decepticons in a wooded area steals the show here. There are more Autobots, there are more Decepticons (including a really cool Soundwave) and there are more comic relief characters with some old faces returning. The comic relief may annoy some who may not have a high tolerance for such things but otherwise this is the best film of the year so far.