Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Paramount/Dreamworks/Hasbro/Di Bonaventura)

Review

I was waiting to go see this in the IMAX to post the review but I never got around to it so whatever. Anyways!

Let's see...Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, Giant robots all wrapped up in a tight package by Michael Bay. What could go wrong???

Nothing! That's what. As long as you don't care about story or acting that is. This movie might be chocked full of the best visual effects the silver screen has ever seen. I cannot stress this enough...they are really really really really awesome.

So, it turns out there is this evil Transformer dude called The Fallen who has been around for almost 20,000 years and wants to destroy the sun to harvest its delicious energon. He needs something called the Matrix of Leadership to do this. The Autobots want to stop him. Duh. Six hundred explosions later, close curtain, THE END.

The shot when Megan Fox is first shown is um...it's uhhhh...a work of cinematographical genius. She is shamelessly draped over a motorcycle wearing a pair of shorts that cover about 40% of her ass--in her father's mechanic shop no less! The camera is pointed directly up these shorts so you can practically see her clit hanging out.

My biggest problem was with the gold tooth robots. Not only are they incredibly annoying, they seem to based on blacksploitation sitcoms of the '70s. They do have pretty big roles in the film but they are occasionally funny. Transformers would have been better without them IMO.

Final thought: If you want to see giant robots doing epic battle and destoying everything in their path, go check this baby out. Better yet, go see it in an IMAX. I know I still intend to do so. If not, go rent 13 Going On 30 and then shoot yourself in the groin.

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