Not bad. Not great, but not bad.

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2009)

I enjoyed this film, though not quite as much as the first. The blue-screening was weak, as was much of the humor. I was also very disappointed at the foul language and repeated sexual references. The first movie was much milder in that respect, so based on that I took my 10-year-old daughter to see this one. If I'd known about all the genital references and use of the 5-letter p-word, I'd have left her home. This one definitely earned it's PG-13 rating on the language alone.
Otherwise, I enjoyed the storyline, action and characters, for the most part. I found the comic-relief twin vehicles to be very annoying. Their humor was just bad and way overdone. It was as if the writers were trying too hard to be funny in this one. They need to tone it down and make it more subtle. I was just waiting for someone to throw a pie.
Am I sorry I spent money to see this movie in the theater? No. The action alone made it worth the money. The Autobot characters, especially Prime and Bumblebee were enjoyable as always. Shia LaBeouf did a good job again as Sam, and his character seemed more mature this time around. Unfortunately, the character of Mikaela was even sluttier than the first go-around, and didn't seem to be as strong or intelligent as in the first film. At least she had an active role in the first movie. In this one she seemed to be nothing but eye-candy for the most part.
So, in a nutshell, not as good as the first film, but still good enough to spend money on, imho. I'll definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD.