It is okay, not what I wanted though...*SPOILERS*

Rating: 6/10 (24 June 2009)

I am just going to start off by saying that Transformers Rise of the Fallen was an okay movie. It had plenty of action sequences, girls in skimpy outfits, and cliché dialogue. I only have a few comments. MAJOR SPOILERS!
Apparently the Transformers are magicians. They can disappear and reappear at anytime. This bothered me. Optimus is getting his butt kicked and all I could think of waswhere'd Bumblebee go? Then there is a sequence where the Twins are fighting Devastator and they appear to win, but then disappear. Arcee is pretty much non-existent and Wheelie is just there for comic relief and he too just suddenly disappears. It bothered me that the writers didn't look at each other's pieces and find some continuity. It felt as though they were thinking, "oh this is a good spot to throw Bumblebee back in." This is most apparently when Bumblebee doesn't stick around to help the twins with the Constructicons and follows Sam. If he wasn't going to fight, why didn't he drive Sam to Optimus? Is he that cruel? Bay could have thought of a better way to create tension without pulling the disappearing act. Also, I could have sworn Ironhide found Sam before then he acts all surprised when he sees them. I became so confused over which robot was where that I just gave up. At least the Corvette looked cool.
I also could not stand the fact that this is marketed to not only teens but also older children. I know plenty of sixth graders who would love to go see this, but with all the gratuitous sexual content, even I felt a little embarrassed. Did they really have to give a Transformer balls? Really? I would much rather see an Autobot conversation than some random Megan Fox boob shot that has nothing to do with the movie. (though I am not too upset that they included them, let's face it they only reason she is in the movie is for T&A) It seemed that they were too interested in giving poorly planned sex and drug jokes than actually telling a coherent story.
Also, what was up with the parents? Judy became so annoying at one point I wanted one of the Decepticons to just shoot her in the head. There was no reason for the parents to be there, they just filled in some cheesy dialogue, which by the way, was used in War of the Worlds (you have to let me go dad!). So to me there are two categories: Pros: Nice transformations, sweet cars, good action sequences, and good research on history. Cons: Forced jokes, no continuity, rushed, too much going on, bad dialogue (I LOVE YOU SAM! I NEED YOU!), not enough development of new Autobot characters, and unnecessary ball shots.
I know people have been picking out things and I am no expert. All I know is that I wanted to see a sequel that matched my enjoyment of the original. I think that Michael Bay was given too much money and gave very little direction. Movies are more than just bombs and boobs. I am almost glad that he is not doing a third one. Maybe they can get a director who can keep track of plot not just explosions.