I loved, loved, loved this movie. I would even go so far as to say this was the most enjoyable movie experience I’ve had this year – and believe me I’ve seen some movies, not just the ones reviewed here on my blog. I am a Transformers nerd from my younger years and the original cartoon series had me getting up early on school holidays to sit in front of the telly and be mesmerised by the theme song and the idea that Transformers were ‘Robots in Disguise’!
So once again I came to a movie with high expectations. I have seen most of Director Michael Bay’s movies including Armageddon, The Rock and Bad Boys (1 not 2) and knew that big budget, big action movies were his thing with his experience stemming from directing music videos for artists including Meatloaf, Aerosmith and The Divinyls. Leading up to my viewing of Transformers I had not been completely convinced that Michael Bay knew how to develop characters to make them interesting and engaging rather than token actors performing to link the action sequences. That meant that I was a little nervous about the big screen adaptation of my childhood memories.
For those of you who may be wondering who and what the Transformers are, some background. The fate of the universe has been at stake for centuries while two races of alien robots – the Autobots and the Decepticons – have waged a civil war. During their civil war, the Autobots and Decepticons destroy their home planet, the battle comes to Earth.
Michael Bay’s movie takes the story up from this point and we soon find out that the fate of Earth and the Autobots (the good guys) rests on a clue that is unknowingly owned by Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). A stereotypical teenager who is worried about girls, cars and sliding under the radar of his parents, Sam is oblivious to the fact that he alone is mankind’s last chance for survival. With the arrival of Bumblebee, a ‘transformed’ Chevrolet to protect Sam, the clue and his friend Mikaela (Megan Fox), our champions find themselves in a tug of war between the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons.
With robots fighting and throwing tanks and cars around, car chases the effects were fantastic and looked spectacular. While not exactly the same as they were in the cartoon, with the exception of Optimus Prime, who is voiced by original cartoon actor Peter Cullen, all the robots work well. Only one thing annoyed me but did not retract from the film even though it was central to the storyline; the little evil CD player Decepticon was just plain annoying. He reminded me of a monkey crossed with a gremlin and was just too comical and out of place when put in perspective with the rest of the Decepticons.
Transformers was a magnificently orchestrated blend of action, drama, humour, shock, sexuality, and suspense......all rolled into one amazing film that will keep the adrenaline rushing through your entire body from the get go! And you will feel the intensity of this movie long after it ends. Totally recommended – “No sacrifice, no victory”!
So once again I came to a movie with high expectations. I have seen most of Director Michael Bay’s movies including Armageddon, The Rock and Bad Boys (1 not 2) and knew that big budget, big action movies were his thing with his experience stemming from directing music videos for artists including Meatloaf, Aerosmith and The Divinyls. Leading up to my viewing of Transformers I had not been completely convinced that Michael Bay knew how to develop characters to make them interesting and engaging rather than token actors performing to link the action sequences. That meant that I was a little nervous about the big screen adaptation of my childhood memories.
For those of you who may be wondering who and what the Transformers are, some background. The fate of the universe has been at stake for centuries while two races of alien robots – the Autobots and the Decepticons – have waged a civil war. During their civil war, the Autobots and Decepticons destroy their home planet, the battle comes to Earth.Michael Bay’s movie takes the story up from this point and we soon find out that the fate of Earth and the Autobots (the good guys) rests on a clue that is unknowingly owned by Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf). A stereotypical teenager who is worried about girls, cars and sliding under the radar of his parents, Sam is oblivious to the fact that he alone is mankind’s last chance for survival. With the arrival of Bumblebee, a ‘transformed’ Chevrolet to protect Sam, the clue and his friend Mikaela (Megan Fox), our champions find themselves in a tug of war between the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons.
With robots fighting and throwing tanks and cars around, car chases the effects were fantastic and looked spectacular. While not exactly the same as they were in the cartoon, with the exception of Optimus Prime, who is voiced by original cartoon actor Peter Cullen, all the robots work well. Only one thing annoyed me but did not retract from the film even though it was central to the storyline; the little evil CD player Decepticon was just plain annoying. He reminded me of a monkey crossed with a gremlin and was just too comical and out of place when put in perspective with the rest of the Decepticons.
Transformers was a magnificently orchestrated blend of action, drama, humour, shock, sexuality, and suspense......all rolled into one amazing film that will keep the adrenaline rushing through your entire body from the get go! And you will feel the intensity of this movie long after it ends. Totally recommended – “No sacrifice, no victory”!
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