Miguel asks: Have you seen Transformers the Movie, what did you think of it?!Okay, if you didn’t know already, I am here to tell you that Transformers the movie is the bomb!! Be prepared for an action packed roller coaster of a movie, with everything a person could possibly want in a sci fi action thriller. Transformers the movie starts out with first contact being made in the desert between a military base and a couple of really nasty decepticons. The Decepticons wreck shop and leave just a few survivors comprised of a special ops unit. Tyrese and the gang! But the Decepticons don’t like to leave a job half done and they follow the special ops soldiers into the desert to finish the job in a very cool battle sequence that leaves one Decepticon half dead and giving us humans a clue as to how to fight the bad guys and actually win.
The movie cuts to the city where Shia Lebouf buys his first car which happens to be Bumble Bee. Bumble Bee unites Lebouf with Optimus who tells Shia’s character that his Grandfather discovered the first denizen of Cybertron to land on earth and that a map to an ancient cube artifact that created Cybertron is laser etched on his grandfather’s glasses. Shia by the way is trying to sell said glasses on Ebay, so he has to end his auction early and give the glasses to Optimus to help save world.
From there the movie delivers a perfect mix of breathtaking computer animation, lots of action and quite a bit of humor. Yes, believe it or not Transformers the movie is actually quite funny!
But what I loved most was how Transformers stuck to being an action picture and only brought in humor and romance to support the action of the movie. Unlike Spiderman 3 which went from being an action series to a full fledged daytime soap opera.
All in all I have to give Transformers the movie a serious thumbs up. I had my doubts about this movie but I was very impressed with what Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks were able to bring to the screen. Now is it my imagination but is DreamWorks really getting the hang of this movie making thing, seems like they have been on a serious roll since Over the Hedge.
But seriously folks, the only thing I didn’t like about Transformers the movie is when Optimus Prime got a little preachy towards the end of the movie, but then again Optimus was preachy even in the cartoon. Other than that I have to give Transformers the movie 5 stars. Check it out it is well worth the price of admission.
Owen
