There was a story?

Rating: 6/10 (29 June 2009)

I don't know about any of you, but I go to the movies to be entertained. However, sometimes after watching a movie the "critics" comments can be more entertaining. I read them as though they were the Simpson's comic book guy - "Worst. Sequel. Ever. You can rest assured that I was on the internet expressing my outrage moments after I watched it."
First off, the comments about the "racist stereotypes", there wouldn't be such a thing if people didn't actually act that way. From what we've seen in both Transformers movies and in real life humans, a person can chose who they want to be. How they want to act. How they want to talk. How they want to dress or express themselves.
People do it and it's OK. Robots do it and "they're racist! OMG!" Lighten up, folks.
Second - weak story and juvenile toilet humor gets old. I agree they could have done away with Wheelie humping Makaela's leg. The story was a bit rushed and felt like Spiderman 3 - trying to cram too much stuff in the time alloted. There wan't much character development.
Third, I'd have to say is Prime is the (Robot) MAN!! I thought it was great to see him take on 3 Decepticons at once, kicking their asses all over the place, sadly to get it handed back to him by Megatron. When I took my boys to see it at the IMAX, I panned the theater and the audience reaction was the best - total silence watching the hero fall.
The part I found offensive wasn't the Autobot twins. The part I was most offended by was the total disrespect shown by the military just dropping Optimus' body from 50 feet in the air like a pile of scrap metal. As a former Marine, I thought we treated our fallen comrades with more respect than that.
If anyone in the computer animation department reads these comments, I take my hat off to you. You guys did a helluva job and deserve mega Kudos on a job well done. To me there's something majestic about Optimus when he transforms into a robot.
To everyone else - watch the movie (preferrably in IMAX) and judge for yourselves. It's the epitome of summer blockbuster formulaic eye candy - booms, bots, battles and babes. Stories and plot holes, sure, but sometimes that's entertainment.
Speaking of plot holes - did anyone ever think that plot holes are created in movies for things like comics and books to fill? I just read on Wikipedia that a prequel comic was made for the first 'Transformers' movie to illustrate certain things like why Optimus referred to Megatron as "Brother" and why Bumblebee's vocal processor was damaged.
There's your explanation for movie plot holes from a marketing novice.