I've been a fan of the Michael Bay Transformers movies, I grew up with them and still watch them to this day and I have to say that this is probably the best one so far (I'm sorry Bumblebee fans). The movie's plot follows Sam Witwicky and the Autobots trying to find the AllSpark before the evil Decepticons.
I have to say that the opening sequence is probably one of the best parts in the entire franchise, the buildup to it and the eventual result sets the tone for the rest of the franchise (Well, not really) and the performances from Shia Labeouf is generally likable and Megan Fox is too, John Turturro is the best human character and Jon Voight is having is paycheck
Well, what about the titular Transformers? Well, the Autobot cast consists of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz, all likable and distinct (Especially Jazz) The Decepticons fare less however as they for the majority of the runtime have no dialogue or disappear entirely (They do show up in the excellent Third Act to wreck some havoc). Standouts are Megatron, the Decepticon leader (Superbly voiced by Hugo Weaving). Bad cop Barricade, my personal favorite and Starscream, who has the greatest transformation in the entire movie (rivaling Optimus!). The CGI doesn't disappoint either, it's been 16 years (already!) and the FX look gorgeous than ever.
The action, while messy is very bombastic and typical Michael Bay stuff (firework explosions, etc). Here the action is shot at a lower angle to really emphasize on the mayhem and destruction that these war-mongering robots cause and the Third Act is probably the best part of the entire movie (Watch out for the scene where Starscream takes down the F-22 jets!).
Overall a very enjoyable movie with great effects and overall decent direction from Bay himself, while I can't recommend it to some, due to the frantic editing and juvenile humor (The Masturbation joke is something else), it's an overall good movie considering the direction of the franchise it took. Now let's move on to the second one....
I have to say that the opening sequence is probably one of the best parts in the entire franchise, the buildup to it and the eventual result sets the tone for the rest of the franchise (Well, not really) and the performances from Shia Labeouf is generally likable and Megan Fox is too, John Turturro is the best human character and Jon Voight is having is paycheck
Well, what about the titular Transformers? Well, the Autobot cast consists of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz, all likable and distinct (Especially Jazz) The Decepticons fare less however as they for the majority of the runtime have no dialogue or disappear entirely (They do show up in the excellent Third Act to wreck some havoc). Standouts are Megatron, the Decepticon leader (Superbly voiced by Hugo Weaving). Bad cop Barricade, my personal favorite and Starscream, who has the greatest transformation in the entire movie (rivaling Optimus!). The CGI doesn't disappoint either, it's been 16 years (already!) and the FX look gorgeous than ever.
The action, while messy is very bombastic and typical Michael Bay stuff (firework explosions, etc). Here the action is shot at a lower angle to really emphasize on the mayhem and destruction that these war-mongering robots cause and the Third Act is probably the best part of the entire movie (Watch out for the scene where Starscream takes down the F-22 jets!).
Overall a very enjoyable movie with great effects and overall decent direction from Bay himself, while I can't recommend it to some, due to the frantic editing and juvenile humor (The Masturbation joke is something else), it's an overall good movie considering the direction of the franchise it took. Now let's move on to the second one....