The Perfect Summer Blockbuster!

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2009)

I was very excited about this film. When I first saw the trailer, I was blown away by how good it looked. It is the perfect film if you just want to shut off your brain and just enjoy massive explosions, huge robots fighting and amazing visual effects.
The visual effects were just absolutely stunning! The amount of work that must have gone into creating the fight sequences must have been immense, but they did an excellent job (the transformation of Devastator was a definite highlight!)
For me, the comedy element was a bit too much, however it did provide a few good jokes here and there. It's always good to have humour in films like this, but this was mainly very slapstick and annoying at times (Sam's mother and those ridiculous twin robots for instance!). The plot seemed quite ludicrous, but hey, it is an alien robot film (and a Michael Bay film).
It's a very typical Bay film, with vast amounts of action, cheesy comedy, dramatic camera techniques and intense music, but ticks all the box of what a summer blockbuster should be. Don't go into the film and start to pick holes in the acting or script cos you won't find many positive things to say.
Just sit and marvel at the amazing effects and enjoy the brilliant explosive thrill ride that this movie brings!!