Incredibly good looking bull.

Rating: 5/10 (13 July 2009)

It would appear as though the rule of the sequels still prevails: the first movie will be better than the second, which will be better than the third, etc. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has not broken out of that pattern at least.
What makes the second movie worse than the first one? Mainly, the plot. In the first movie, the plot, while a complete sci-fi, was at least gripping and made sense. In the second one, the plot fell into the fairy tale like areas, with secrets, resurrections (3 of them, by my count), magic-like stuff under the guise of technology... bull. Complete and utter bull. And the resurrection at the end... was lame (yeah, that's what the Romans said. :-)). Seriously, even I could've found a better way to return Sam Witwicky.
The acting was worse in this movie too. Megan Fox and Shia Labeouf were a lot more energetic, funny, and believable in the first movie. Now they aren't horrible, but they don't have that same spark anymore. The humor is a little strained, the terror and tragedies a little fake... a little worse, here and there. The rest of the acting was... eh. The only really bright spots I saw in this movie were John Turturro and the guy who voiced the old airplane-transformer (I don't remember the name in the movie, therefore can't find the actor.) The rest of the acting had no absolutely horrible spots, but no great ones either.
Overall, the movie had some great spots (breaking into the museum, mommy on drugs) and some horrible ones (the aforementioned resurrection). But two things it had throughout and that was how it looked and it's energy. It is a non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end, and as for how it was made... it would blow you away even on a small screen. The film doesn't stop moving. There's always something being blown up, shot, hit, crushed, blown up again, etc.
Should you watch it? Yes. It's worth it for the energy and the special effects. But if you do not watch it... well, you're not missing much. 5.2/10
I heard that there is a 3rd one coming out... don't know if I'm going to watch it. Rule of the sequels...