Just an average blockbuster...

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2009)

Yes, these do happen. Tons of them exist. Movies can make 100s of millions and be just average movies (or even technically bad movies) Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Matrix Revolutions, The Phantom Menace, Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The only people rating this 8 and above are looking just for cool special effects and action. And that's fine. But the majority have spoken. Most of us want something beyond just that. We want good acting (after all our money is paying actors millions), we want a good story, character development, etc.
None of those things exist in this movie.
Let's look at Michael Bays Body of work here. Tell me what Oscar monsters or Great 10 out of 10 movies are in there.
Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Island.
There's a theme here. And it's not Great movies or Oscar winners. It's "I will show the American Public Mindless Cool Special Effects, get relatively good actors to believe I'm making something, and get paid to show my child like directing abilities" I'm sure Will Smith, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Nick Cage, Josh Hartnet, Alec Baldwin, John Voight, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thorton, Scarlett Johanson, Ewen McGregor all look at these movies as their best work.
Are some of these movies "Good" - Relatively. I mean yes, some are cool, kinda funny, and have some semi-interesting stories.
How with 4 straight directing Bombs, the Transformers folks fell on Michael Bay as their savior is beyond me. Armaggedon 1 out of 5, Pearl Harbor 2 out of 5, Bad Boys II 1 out of 5, The Island 1 1/2 out of 5. But hey...most of his movies make "some" money. (Though Bad Boys II and The Island were both considered commercial failures) On the Acting Alone, you have to deduct 2 if not 3 on a 10 point system. There's no character development of the Transformers...and that's vitally necessary as they are the main characters. You don't see Pixar movies not developing their animated characters.
Shaia Lebuff is a "good", young, talented actor. But it's mostly potential at this point. Megan Fox we can all agree has the acting range of string cheese. Honestly, how did this girl say "I don't want a career like Angelina Jolie" - What you mean a beautiful woman, successful actress, Oscar Winner, Nominated, etc, etc. Complete Acting Range. I mean talk about talented, look over that woman's career. Acting range is ridiculous, she's played pretty much everything.
You mean a career like that Megan? Or one where they tell you to just shut up and look hot? Don't forget Tyrese, you all know he's a giant. My other deduction comes from the story telling, which was just terrible. The plot wasn't bad, it was the execution, which falls on the director, so what did we expect.