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If you disliked the first film, stop reading this review and don't even bother with the sequel. It's simply more of the same. A LOT more. I personally loved the original, so this movie, quite frankly, rocked my world.

The plot this time around revolves around some sun destroying machine hidden in Egypt and the Decipticons quest to activate it. However they need the key, which it's coordinates were hidden on the Cube. The Cube was destroyed at the end of the first film, but a few pieces remain. Sam has one piece, and after it shocks him(or something like that), the coordinates are embedded in his mind. The Decipticons resurrect Megatron, who makes it his mission to get Sam and find the key. Blah blah blah, a lot of robots fight, so on and so forth.

Not gonna spoil anymore of the plot, just know that this one does have some nice little twists. I was never bored in the two and a half hour plus run time, though I do think some of the College scenes could have been cut.

The action, as consistent with Bay, is awesome. Hate on him all you want, no one can shoot action the way this man can. Period. Bumblebee and the twin Autobots are awesome, and there's a three against one handicap match where Megatron, Starscream, and some other Decipticon, all fight Optimus, that is probably the best fight in the film. It's a wicked rush. The last fight is sweet as well.

And yes, the effects are just as great as before. I dare someone to try to say a single bad thing about the visual effects of this film. I will personally track you down and gouge your eyes out, as you do not deserve to look upon such beauty.

Shia Labeouf is just as likeable as ever and Megan Fox has actually gotten better as an actress. She's no longer JUST eye candy. John Turturro, whom I hated in the first film, redeems himself in this one. He's extremely funny.

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There is one thing that bothered me with this film, and that's some hot girl that stalks Sam at College. She turns out to be a Decipticon... WHAT!? How the... why...!? I just decided not to think about it too much, but it just doesn't work. Surely there was a better way to move the plot forward than this. Since when can the robots mimic humans? She was more like a Terminator than a Transformer and felt very out of place. At least she was hot...

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Besides this problem I loved this movie. The action movie event of the summer. I'd say it's even better than the original.

9/10

~Zack~

It was awesome! However, let me start with the bad...

The Fallen, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave..ALL of the decepticons were MEGA wasted. Bumble Bee i feel was too. Optimuis, no of course not! He was great. It was amazing the detail in the graphics and when Devastator transformed....ohh man, beautiful. It was really boring in the middle where it had no action, and they focused too much on the college thing. Oh btw, why was this movie so funny? You could actually call it a comedy. I'm serious. The Twins, not wasted and funny. I could see how they could be annoying though. It's awesome in the end, it's a very good action film. Despite the fact that it has MEGA flaws, and the story at times (and by at times I mean the whole film) is confusing, until the end, it's a good summer blockbuster. That fight scene in the forest ruled!

4/5. Was it as good as the first? Yes, but not by much.

Btw, it got 60 M opening day, no wonder it was sold out....

Just don't take it too seriously, you'll be fine I guess.

Boy this movie was loud...lol, it's kinda like being on a roller coaster for 150 min, its fun while you're on it but when you get up you're all woozy, still was fun though.  I think what I liked most about it was that Glenn Morshower had a major role in this one, he's my favorite "guy who you see in every movie but don't know his name" actors, I was glad to see he had a big part in this one, he was only in the first one for like the first 5 min.  Also the last battle scene was truly amazing, it must have been at least an hour long if not longer, I have no idea how they were able to do that, some truly cool stuff.  If I didn't have such a weak stomach for motion sickness I probably would have even liked it more.  I still think Star trek and Drag me to hell are the "event" movies so far this summer, both of those for me were great films, this one was good, and I still think my ears are ringing.

Mark Kermode summed up my feelings about Michael Bay with this succinct review.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/06/transformers_190609.html#more

Saw it last night and, DAMN!, was that entertaining or what? 2½ hours of pretty much non-stop action! This is Michael Bay at his best - this is what he do!

Quoted from The boy who could fly I think what I liked most about it was that Glenn Morshower had a major role in this one, he's my favorite "guy who you see in every movie but don't know his name" actors, I was glad to see he had a big part in this one, he was only in the first one for like the first 5 min.

Totally agree with Jordan here. The man has such a cool voice - he really sounds like an army guy.

Saw this last night on IMAX. Perfect popcorn movie. The plot is okay but completely worthless and the jokes and gags were stupid and occassionally just plain not thought through. When are Hollywood screenwriters gonna learn that marijuana doesn't make you drunk?! The black audience members behind us were also noticeably pissed off if anyone's up to snuff on the controversial nonsense talked about in the reviews. But I digress... It's all about the action.

The CGI really is way better than anything out there right now. The robots were incredibly detailed and had enough physical character to distinguish them from each other. There's also more explosions here than Armageddon and Pearl Harbor combined. The lack of anything else good in the movie just makes the action even better. Strangely, being three hours helped just as much. You could fall asleep for half an hour, wake up and get right back into the movie because not only is the plot still worthless, there's still plenty of action to be seen. You really don't have to think for a second.

So all in all, not bad. Probably the best Bay movie I've seen. I think the sci-fi/fantasy stuff suits him well. It is what it is I suppose and I've seen plenty worse. Seeing it on IMAX was pretty sweet but I doubt I'd go see it again.

I was set up for a let down what with the kids saying it blows, and Rottentomatoes coming in at 20%...

...but wow, that was just plain fun, kick ass, EXCITING entertainment! Every bit as fun as the first!

Okay, first of all, as most of you should know by now, I am a Bay defender. But this time, well...I'm really disappointed in him.

I hate to be the one to ruin the excitement here, but I thought the film was awful compared to the first one, which I did enjoy and own on DVD.

First of all, the robots had no personality and we didn't even get to know some of their names (I had to look them up). The robots in the first film weren't particularly-developed either, but all of them -- Autobots and Decepticons -- had solid introductions and distinctive personalities.

The robots in Revenge of the Fallen are just cardboard cut-outs, pretty much just standing there, looking pretty. Much attention could've gone to the Arcee triplets, Jolt, or the sweet-ass corvette Sideswipe. Instead, the film only focused on those stupid twins (who did make me laugh, ocassionally, but that doesn't justify devoting a huge chunk of the film to them).  

Second of all was the action -- it was so overblown and all-over-the-place that it got boring pretty quick. After the forest fight (great scene BTW), ALL the action lost its steam pretty quick. In the first movie, every action sequence, while indeed exaggerated and overblown, at least served to try and emphasize the Drama/Comedy/Suspense of what was happening. In Revenge, the action is scattered and pointless, not to mention generic. There were few memorable moments in this one besides the constructicons fusing together. The first movie had plenty of memorable scenes -- Prime transforming, Autobots descending, Megatron awakening, the battle on the highway, etc.

All the action in the sequel was boring, pointless and uninspired.

Third -- The Fallen. Wow. Was that guy a let-down or what? He didn't even transform and he's in the damn title.

Fourth -- The length: long movies only work if they have a plot to fall back on, and action sequences/good dialogue to emphasize it. This film simply wasn't good enough to warrant its running time.

I didn't hate the film, but I was heavily-disappointed. The first film had a plot that was far-fetched and simple, but rather cohesively-told throughout its running time, hence, the action scenes were more effective. The sequel is just all over the place. Its story -- simple as it was -- shattered under the weight of the overused action sequences.

As for the girl Zack mentioned -- those things have been part of the TF universe for a long time. She's called a Pretender -- basically, a robot with a soft outer shell.

3/10 for some bad-ass special effects and a decent new Decepticon (Soundwave)

--Julio

Quoted from ReaperCreeper The robots in Revenge of the Fallen are just cardboard cut-outs, pretty much just standing there, looking pretty. Much attention could've gone to the Arcee triplets, Jolt, or the sweet-ass corvette Sideswipe. Instead, the film only focused on those stupid twins (who did make me laugh, ocassionally, but that doesn't justify devoting a huge chunk of the film to them).   As for the girl Zack mentioned -- those things have been part of the TF universe for a long time. She's called a Pretender -- basically, a robot with a soft outer shell. --Julio

I agree on the side of the Decepticons that they just show up without any intro but I guess they serve the plot and much like the clones in Star Trek they were just that... mindless drones "born" on The Fallen's little birthing station or whatever that was.

The robot girl looked a lot like Sam's girlfriend with blonde hair and at times I thought she's waaay to hot to be going for that guy, something is fishy.

They didn't disguise her all that well.

Why are they so perfect but when they transform they are all battered and beaten?

I enjoyed the film on a dumb action fan scale as I enjoy most action flicks.

The G.I. Joe trailer was crap. The new Tim Burton film is a complete rip off of other films but surprisingly looked decent. And that guinea pig anime film... wow, just wow.

This is a real good film and i could watch this over and over again (i usually only watch a film once). The plot was good if you understood it though the funny bits were sometimes unnatural. I enjoyed the twins and the (trying not to be rascist) black people including my friends liked them and didn't take the way they actored in a rascist way. On the other hand i did not like how jetfire was a old transformer and that he had never met optimus prime (In the cartoons and comics jetfire was optimus's close friend) and that he was not a grumpy type guy unlike his movie counter-part and i didn't like that but it didn't bother me. Also the movie didn't give me the feel of the first one. To sum it all up this was a legendary film.

Thank you Reaper! I for one really thought the Fallen was a waste. I mean they underused him. However I still liked the film.

Take away the special effects and Megan Fox, and you get...nothing.

That being said, is dazzling special effects, countless explosions and a sweltering hot Megan Fox enough to build an entertaining summer blockbuster on? Yup.

(Although I would have cut the silly Mom on marijauna brownie scene immediately...But then, if there is no discernable plot to advance, what the hell?)

It was fun.

The plot was way to predictable. The dialouge was campy and out of date. But, on the bright side, i could watch that Megan Fox run in slow motion all day.

Quoted from Jesu_Christo The plot was way to predictable. The dialouge was campy and out of date. But, on the bright side, i could watch that Megan Fox run in slow motion all day.

The autobots are always going to win. That part is predictable yes

Plus, you could see that Optimus was gonna die a mile away. Even if you have a little knowledge of the original cartoon show, you know he sacrifices himself and ressurects in almost every episode