Not as bad as they say

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2009)

I don't think this movie really deserve an 8/10 vote. But I neither think it deserves a 6.5 average. There's no doubt Trasformers: Revenge of the Fallen is worse than the first one. Yet it does entertain. And when you to go and see a movie like transformers you can't expect a deep and philosophical masterpiece. The first half hour is a bit slow: the prologue is even worse than the first one (and I started laugh when I heard "Before time began, there was the Cube"!!!), and Sam's parents are less fun. Sam himself isn't that good. But as soon they reach the college, and when Sam starts to go out mad, then begins the best part of the movie: the funniest moments, the best fight (Optimus Vs Megatron & Co.), the best new entry (Jetfire) and finally the come back of one of the funniest character: John Turtutto's! He's - as always - amazing. But when the action goes off to Egypt, it's the beginning of the end. The movie becomes too slow and the final scene doesn't work as it should have. Why? Because we don't have a final battle, but ten or more little fight, especially the final standing between Optimus and the Fallen: too fast, less epic. Surely a script problem, maybe Micheal bay wanted too much, but in my opinion the real problem is another: you can't make a movie such as Transformers: revenge of the fallen in just 2 years. You don't have enough time to ponder what to do, to understand the strength of the first one and to strengthen what was weak. And, unavoidably, you reach this result: an entertaining movie, bigger but worse than its previous one.