A message for Michael Bay and the writers of this film.

Rating: 1/10 (30 November 2009)

Dear Michael Bay and the Writers of Transformer 2 (and 1 for that matter), You were presented with a concept first developed in 1984 that had aspects of both good and bad storytelling. The good aspects I think most would agree were enough to give it great potential for a rebirth. If you researched many of the early episodes you would find some very intriguing character developments and plot points interwoven among larger universal themes. Hence the many fans of the show for which it stands head and shoulders above anything else that was directed toward kids in the 1980s. Of course the series also had it's shortcomings. There were plenty of poorly written episodes that relied too heavily on gunfights or oddball plots that really dumbed down the series and ultimately led to it's cancellation. My only explanation would be that the writers or producers of those episodes thought that kids were really stupid. Well what did you do with this storyline you were given to breath new life into. You decided to take those poor aspects of the show and run with them. This movie used every negative aspect of the show and blew it up 10 fold, namely the aforementioned over use (or bad use) of fighting, nonsensical location changes, human characters with vacant personalities, the obvious and aimless attempt of adults trying to guess what is "cool with the kids" (i.e. the inclusion of the two jive talking robots, this films Jar Jar Binks) etc. etc. etc. You took millions and millions of dollars and destroyed all credibility in something that could have been smart as well as visually intriguing. Either you are really stupid or you think your audience is really stupid or both. This is literally one of the worst films I have ever seen. If there was a jail for crimes against art, you guys would be given a life internment. Thanks for totally f#@king it up. I hope you enjoy your money, I'm sure you have.