Wasn't all bad, but most of it was...

Rating: 3/10 (25 June 2009)

I really say that a lot, but Hollywood just keep em coming: worst sequel ever.
While the first "Transformers" at least delivered some intentional entertainment, this one was more of a Gangland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265198/) experience. Plot? Well... basically none, but they put some pyramids in it in the end, maybe to make it look mystical or to find a connection to the desert stuff from the first movie. The whole storyline develops around cuts between ultimate-hardcore robot-fights and some body shots on Megan Fox - which really would be sufficient for a lovely evening, but somehow it just doesn't work this time... maybe because everything's just toooooooo chaotic. Like attending a meeting of a dadaist work group without being invited or having an idea what dadaism means. You are guided through an hectic and unsteady series of fights, without any climax at all. Maybe it's really just to much action for a movie of that length, but even the end-fight failed to stand out or deliver - just another fight in a row.
Acting was... decent. Shia LaBeouf will never become my favorite after what he did to Indie. The role of Megan Fox was stripped down to look good and to ask Shia LaBeouf whether he loves her. The Parents? Ridiculous. Everybody else can be sure not to win the Oscar for best supporting role neither.
Let's get to the positive aspects: visual artists did a wonderful job, as did the sound artists. All of the Post-Production should be awarded and guaranteed that they never ever have to work for Micheal Bay again. Hollywood has other directors that acknowledge visual effects to that extend without completely waiving the storyline.