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Transformers (Widescreen)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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

...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). The casting of femal characters is sexist and ridiculous though. Otherwise ok.

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 Transformers. Figures since that talentless hack Michael Bay ("Bad Boys 2" for crying out loud) was behind the camera and that money grubbing populist Steven Speilberg was producing. I even read somewhere during pre production that Speilberg was not even familiar with the Transformers before starting the project. Well, it shows...Now let`s see how badly they'll rape Star Trek and G.I.Joe...

What a movie! Transformers must be one of the best summer flicks of the year. Michael Bay and his team have brought one of my favorite childhood memories to the big screen and blown us all away with the most incredible cartoon adaptation. Though I belong to the Transformers generation (1980's) I was never really hooked up with the franchise and couldn't recall any of the transformers names aside from Opitmus Prime and Megatron if you had asked me. Having seen the trailer I went to see the movie knowing that I was in for some eye candy special effects, but not so sure of the overall story. But as the transformers slogan goes the movie was "more than meets the eye".

Knowing more or less what the main theme of the ever-changing saga of the transformers is, I though this movie had many reasons to turn out silly and have nothing more to offer that visual effects... I mean we are talking about robotic aliens, with human emotions, simplistically separated into a team of goody good autobots and the all-evil deceptions. In a nut shell I thought it would be an fun take on the transformers cartoon and toy line at best... but it's so much more.

It has actually avoided the cheesiness of most "America under attack" movies focusing on the human characters as well as the transformers. Fresh characters presented with a touch of humor that each has his/her own gravity in the story and aren't just fillers to help the plot unfold. Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky does a great job at becoming the underdog we all sympathize for, who ends up becoming the hero (reminding us how we all felt for Peter Parker in the first Spider-man movie). It is action packed from beginning to end but you never get enough of it. The visuals are astonishingly well made not distracting from the movie with thoughts "that looked fake" and besides the effects, there are many scenes with great visual interest. I enjoyed the music and sound effects (especially the transforming ones) and as a hole the movie worked so good.

I for one am not ashamed to admit my excitement over this movie. So Michael Bay, if you're reading this, congratulations, you somehow made a great film with room to spare. And for the sequel that is sure to be in the works, just give us the robots and their humans. They're not only fun, they might just tug a heart-string or two. A must see for all ages and genders, shapes and sizes!

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. You could probably take it or leave it.

Now, if, like myself, the only thing that got you out of bed early on a Saturday morning, made you run home from school fibbing to your mom or dad about how much homework you had, just so that you could watch cartoons, this movie is for you. Even back in the day, Transformers were not for everyone, but for those of us who cried or threw fits when Optimus Prime supposedly died, you guessed it, this movie and review are for you.

I did not see this film in the theater, quite the opposite actually. I waited until it was available for home, sent my boyfriend on a mission (apparently a 2 hour one, most of the rental places were out) while I sat at home getting ready, dressing in my favorite fuzzy pj's. For me, this wasn't just any movie, this had the promise of being the BEST SATURDAY MORNING EVER!

It did not disappoint. I sat myself down less than a foot from my 37in HDTV, jacked the surround sound up, wrapped myself in my favorite blanket, and poured myself another bowl of Fruity Pebbles. The only thing missing was my mom telling me to turn that television off and go play outside.

It was a great film. Really and truly a great film. Maybe not the most powerful for the masses, but then I really don't think the writers and director set out to make another "Blood Diamond" or "Titanic". If they did, why the heck are there giant robots I had as toys when I was 8 set as main characters? You have to take films for what they are. To me this film is the imagination of a little kid put to screen. This movie is what I saw in my mind as I flew my plastic Optimus Prime and Megatron around the stick, rock, and dirt city we made in my back yard.

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 nostalgia updated for the modern world. The special effects are beyond cool, there's good acting from Shea Leboeuf and his hot girlfriend and the movie is relatively faithful to the spirit of the cartoon. A little bit long at 2 hours and twenty minutes but still worth the time.

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. I kept having flashbacks to Christine, and other horror movies where mechanical things come to life. The amazing CGI was riveting, the acting was good (loved Shia in Constantine). Not sure what that other reviewer was complaining about, but maybe he didn't see the movie with "clear and sober" judgement. Well worth watching for an adult, and for a child who won't understand the implications of our tech going wrong, a fast paced and exciting movie. Nothing offensive here, you can sit down on Christmas afternoon and enjoy this movie as a family.

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