Movie Review: Transformers

Summary: A war re-erupts on Earth between two robotic clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, leaving the fate of mankind hanging in the balance. Based on the great cartoon in the 80s.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Review: I love Transformers. I grew up with the cartoon and had tons of the actual transformers growing up. First of all, the movie did a pretty good job bringing me back to my childhood. It was fun to watch and try to remember the names of the transformer characters. In terms of action, this movie has it all. There are some fantastically epic battles. My only gripe in the action category is that some of the fights were so fast that it was hard to pick out what was going on. It was just a blur of metal rolling around and destroying the city. The actual transformations of the characters were really good. I wish I had one of those as a figure. The plot was the weakest part of the movie. It wasn’t really bad; it was just an excuse to see big, sentient robots fighting one another. My last gripe was that some of the dialogue did not seem to fit the characters. The humor from the transformers wasn’t always smooth. Some of the puns and one-liners took the viewer out of the movie and were not needed. Other than a mediocre plot, this was a great movie with some kick ass battles.