Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Rating: 3/10 (21 January 2010)

Transformers was a big smash hit in the cinemas with fantastic special effects from producer Steven Spielberg and Razzie winning director Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon), the same can't be said for this follow up. Basically Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) has just started at college, but he is aware that the robots in disguise are still living amongst the humans, while Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) is with the US forces fighting against the Decepticon threat. This time the evil robots want to get Sam and access his mind where information is imprinted which could mean the end of the world, with the help of a fragile object he has. This object would be inserted into an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, which when activated could blow out the sun. So with the help of Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots, Sam and Mikaela Banes (Razzie nominated Megan Fox) first have to bring Optimus back to life when he is killed by the revived Megatron (Hugo Weaving), and then save the world. Also starring Josh Duhamel as Major Lennox, Tyrese Gibson as USAF Master Sergeant Epps, John Turturro as Simmons, Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky, Razzie nominated Julie White as Judy Witwicky, John Benjamin Hickey as Galloway, Ramon Rodriguez as Leo Spitz, Isabel Lucas as Alice, Rainn Wilson as Professor Colan, Matthew Marsden as Special Air Service Forces and Robert Foxworth as Ratchet. While the special effects are still very well done, the story hasn't been fully thought out, from those two annoying jive talking robots to the weird pacing and some cheesy dialogue, this just isn't as good as the first one. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Sound, and it won the Razzies for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay, and it was nominated for Worst Screen Couple for LaBeouf & Either Fox or Any Transformer and Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel. Adequate!