Is there such thing as too much robots? YES. A sequel that lacks soul...

Rating: 1/10 (27 June 2009)

I was going to the sequel to Transformers with very high expectation, namely: expecting to come out not simply amazed by the special effects, but also inspired by the idea of noble robots protecting what's right. Did that happen? Well, in part yes. What I liked about the movie is the basic fable of it. However the way the movie was shoot leaves it way behind the original Transformers. Here's what I did not like: - too much robots, making everything look like a huge mess - too big robots - too fast action sequences, which look like a bunch of robots squezed together, like a giant robot taking whole screen; which make you wonder: "what has just happened?!" - too complex robots, that won't allow me to grasp the "coolness" - soulless new robot characters (eg: the twins, new guy, etc) - areas that should've been left alone (eg: cyborgs) - flat humor
All in all, the movie is mediocre. Don't mix is with bad, because it's not. It simply lacks "soul", lacks the warmth of the first part, lacks the nobility, the greatness. It's hard to describe a movie without a soul, you just feel that it's not there.
It's worth going to the movies to see, but that's about it. And to Mr. Bay I got this to say: don't try to capitalise on the success of the original Transformers, because a sequel doesn't have to follow the "same times 2" formula. Make the 3rd Transformers it's own movie, don't repeat, don't rush, don't multiply robots. Less is more.