A movie for the Transformer fan...

Rating: 8/10 (26 June 2009)

First of all I went into this movie as a Transformer fan before a film appreciator... I mean can one really go into a Michael Bay movie expecting genuine artistic vision? The answer to that riddle is "NO".
While I highly enjoyed this film for it being a tale of the Transformers I have to say this was a movie with amateur all over it. Prime example the whole college scene. Why would anyone need to see Sam's mother running around baked on brownies when if they were making a joke it could have been simple show the baggy and end scene? Another problem was having this 90210 cheesy music playing in the background while Sam and Mikaela have some Laguna Beach style love dialogue. Even though every guy will cheer, Megan Fox does not need to pose in every scene simply because everyone already knows she is a bombshell. Last, while I enjoyed Jetfire's appearance it's disappointing how he was personified to resemble an old wise man while in the animated version he was made to look powerful more than old. Those were just a few problems that were in the film but they were the ones that bothered me the most.
Transformers and explosions are what make up most of this movies credibility. The fight scenes in The Fallen were shot much better than the first due how the scenes were shot to where both bots could be seen on screen and slowed down enough at times so the cgi would not distort. This can all be seen simply in the battle seen in the forest. This movie probably would have been better if it was just shot from Josh Duhamel's and Tyrese's side because it showed the alliance built between the humans and Transformers. Plus it would have been better, in between action, than hearing some love chat between Shia and Megan. On the Transformer fan side one will jaw drop at the amount of bots that are involved with the plot especially when the constructicons are brought to the screen.
Overall, the movie itself if you're prepared for the fact that you will be watching a Michael Bay film you will enjoy it. Me being a huge Transformers fan is why I gave it an 8 because as a film its a 6 at best. It seems like all Bay did was phone is script while focusing on action. One can only wonder why they don't higher a credible director for the basic scenes and just use Bay for the action scenes. In the end it sucks to see an amazing heroic story that is the Transformers turned into a summer popcorn flick.