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I am stunned by the number of reviews saying that the movie is fantastic. Yes, the CGI is brilliant. But when I spend my dollars to 'see' a movie, I expect there will be a good story behind the visual effects. In this case, what you get is a succession of rapid-fire clichés that are so 'in your face' that it's offensive... The main character is not good at school, and dreams of a girl who goes out with the school's bully - a football player... And this under-achiever finally gets the girl... There are cool cars, and a cool car chase (not as good as the one in the second matrix movie though)... Can it get more cliché than that I ask you? And most adults and authority figures are stupid to say the least... Only the military guys are OK, figures since Bay has to take care of his good relations with the Pentagon since 'Pearl Harbor'... The US government hiring teenagers (because they're soooo coool?) to hack into the Transformers as if the Pentagon and CIA just could not figure out by themselves how to do that is another example of how completely ridiculous the movie is. It is so unbelievable that it can't be fun... There is no imagination whatsoever in this movie...

I'm not 15, and I don't expect movies to unfold like video games, so I hated this movie and almost stopped watching it after 40 minutes. When I returned the movie to the rental DVD club, one employee told me that most customers felt just like I did... But those customers, like me, were not 15...

In a nutshell, this movie is for young teenagers even though the Transformers are 20 years old... I'm not happy to say that this is probably one of the 3 worst movies I've seen in my life... It still gets 2 stars because of the visual FX, but I'm tempted to say that it deserves one at best...

awful !awful! awful! why is thier sexual contant in a supposely kids movie! did the tv show cartoon transformers have sexual contant in it! well I remember their was no sexual contant in it! poor poor poor directing in the movie all around poor acting, no story , no plot, most of all poor directing, should have got a different director!if i could i would give it zero star!

It is called the All Spark. Powerful. Incredible. Able to create robotic life and destroy it just as quickly.

On Cybertron, a planet far, far away, a war arose when a robot named Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, wanted the power of the All Spark for himself. Optimus Prime and his band of Autobots rose up against him and their battle destroyed their homeworld, sending the cube-shaped All Spark into space.

Lost.

The Autobots and Decepticons scoured the galaxy looking for it, knowing that whoever found it first would be the victor and would decide the fate of not just one world, but the universe.

The All Spark found its way to Earth, but not before Megatron tracked it there. It landed in the Arctic, and Megatron was frozen there until found later on by Captain Witwicky, explorer.

Decades later, his grandson, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), needs a car and after visiting a used-car dealer ends up coming home with an old Chevy Camaro. Little does he know the car is more than meets the eye and lurking beneath its yellow shell is an Autobot named Bumblebee. It's not long till Sam finds out and is thrust into a robotic world where two teams of giant robots compete to find the All Spark.

Joining Sam is his high school crush, Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox), whom reluctantly is dragged on this journey with him but soon finds herself getting interested in this guy who she barely knew existed.

It's robot vs robot in this giant epic of good vs evil, fireballs, bullets and vehicles that are more than meets the eye.

What can I say? When I heard they were taking the Transformers from my childhood and lifting them from the cartoon to 'real life,' I was ecstatic. I was also concerned because I knew it'd take a crazy amount of CGI to make it happen, and not just any CGI either'good CGI. The last thing I wanted was for a bunch of cartoony robots with rubbery parts dominating the screen.

Boy, was I shocked when I saw Bumblebee transform and tower over all, shining his spotlight into the sky, or when Optimus Prime showed up and that glorious digital transformation sound roared and he stood proud, huge and detailed.

This stuff was real, and it looked like the makers of this movie actually made real Autobots and Decepticons to make it happen.

Good times.

Storywise, yeah, I liked it. The alien invasion thing worked. Very well done. Same with the notion that, unlike the cartoons (from what I recall), the Autobots had a vow of secrecy to keep themselves hidden from the humans while they searched for the All Spark.

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky was funny, same with Kevin Dunn as his father.

The story also bodes well for a sequel, which has now come and gone, with more stories in the works. If you're going to go epic, like Transformers did, you're going to need more than one. Last I heard, they're doing 5 or 6 of these things. Me? I'm all for it. I go into these things expecting a good time and not some life-altering film where, years later, I look back and see it as a turning point for me. Transformers is just that: a good time, and one that tickled my inner fanboy.

More than meets the eye? You betchya!

A.P. Fuchs

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lot of fun but not the most intelligent movie...
...but if you're just looking for an action-packed film, this is for you. It was very fun and the special effects were cool (maybe a bit too over-the-top). Read more

Published on Feb 10 2009 by Sam

1.0 out of 5 stars Raping my childhood...
If you are a Transformers fan, by all means stay away from this piece of cinematographic diarhea. Besides the title, this sorry excuse for a movie has nothing to do with... Read more

Published on Jun 18 2008 by Hans Gauthier

2.0 out of 5 stars pour enfants

Bon effets spéciaux,les enfants vont aimer ca ou les vieux enfants.Je desconseille aux adultes!

Published on Jan 27 2008 by Carl Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars A very pleasant surprise
I, like many, had never been a big fan of the original series of Transformers and was not anticipating the live-action version. Read more

Published on Dec 24 2007 by K. Adamson

4.0 out of 5 stars When you're hot...your'e Hot!!
I was urged by some friends to get and watch this movie,knowing full well my first reaction was going to be to turn my nose up at it.And they were right. Read more

Published on Nov 21 2007 by Robert Badgley

4.0 out of 5 stars Much more than meets the eye
Autobots, Decepticons
Much more than meets the eye
Robots in disguise on earth
And now I'll tell you why

Optimus Prime and Megatron... Read more

Published on Nov 13 2007 by Amanda Richards

4.0 out of 5 stars Even if you did not play with the toys you can still like "Transformers" the movie
I remember seeing the teaser trailer for "Transformers" when it first came out. We were reminded of the 2003 Mars Beagle 2 Lander that was lost when it arrived on the surface of... Read more

Published on Nov 2 2007 by Lawrance M. Bernabo

5.0 out of 5 stars New point of view
Well, as a middle-aged woman who did not watch the cartoon, I was pretty open minded about what to expect. But what I found was, this movie was TERRIFYING. Read more

Published on Oct 26 2007 by MCD

5.0 out of 5 stars Breakin' out my bowl of Fruity Pebbles
If you cared little for Saturday morning cartoons, are over 40 or under 18, this movie is just another good action film to appease the thrill seeking mind. Read more

Published on Oct 25 2007 by L. Gibbeson

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected
I thought this movie would give me a headache, as has almost any other Michael Bay film. But this is better than your typical 90's type disaster flick, having a tinge of 80's... Read more

Published on Oct 21 2007 by Matthew King

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