As it should be

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2009)

Wow, it would appear that many people have misled themselves on what to expect from a Transformers project. Before I begin, I would just like to state that I am in no way taking a defensive position; opinions are opinions, thus we say what we wish....
Now, let's do some motion picture history. As I can remember from my very brief film studies, the first motion picture that people were able to view was a 20 second clip of a train coming to a complete stop toward the viewer, and only one person viewed it at a time since the screen was very small and house in a covered structure that could only fit ones head if they desired to view this amazing achievement. And what an amazing achievement it was as it made people oo and awe for some time. Inevitably, this became the staple of motion picture: to make people oo and awe and entertain so they would inexorably come back for more.
So it would appear that most people seem to be ignorant of this fact. Does a movie like Transformers not allow people to oo and awe and be entertained? One thing that is interesting, is that the majority of the less than approving reviews of this film fail to mention it NOT entertaining them. Rather, they bore themselves with the obvious bad review drivel of "no story", "no characters", "too many sexual suggestive shots (which there are few)"... etc, so forth. And I find it interesting that so many people desire there to be some lush, intriguing, thought provoking story with well written character arcs from a Transformers movie.... Is there something strange there? IT'S A TRANSFORMERS MOVIE! Large, talking robots waring with each other for possible humility, dominance, and survival that all began as toys. And it's also not fully meant for a young audience, rather an audience that chooses to watch a Transformers movie, keeping in mind that young people might like a loud movie with fighting robots.
Lastly, there is plenty of character, nostalgic story and Autobot/Decepticon characters to allow this film to be what it is. So I just think that too many people are exhausting themselves these days by expecting, and wanting so much more from modern action movies. Rather, these films should be taken for what they are: Tansformers movies that rely on our senses to be ooed, awed, dazzled by the effects, and to be entertained. So if all you wish is so much more than what these films will offer you, than it's simple: Don't watch them. But if you're able to simply allow these films to give you what they can only offer, than sit down and have fun, because that is what Transformers is all about. And the only reason that I gave it 8 instead of 9 (nothing deserves 10 - what's beyond perfect?), is that I was kinda hoping for some Dinobots - oops, did I just contradict myself? ...