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Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, John Turturro
Well, to be fair, let me start out by saying that I am not in the target demographic for this film. It seems to be aimed at the 8-15 crowd and those who still buy toys and claim that they are ‘collecting’. So, bear that in mind and take my views with a grain of salt, because it appears that Michael Bay is our first serious entry in the 2007 Golden Toilet Award, for producing the most expensive piece of crap of the year. The effects are great, but lose their appeal wayyy before the final credits roll. The dialogue ranges from the occasional funny quip to self-important unintentionally funny drivel. The story…well, it’s based on the Transformers, so the story is, of course, ridiculous
Shia LaBeouf is Sam Witwicky, an uncool high school kid whose first car is determined to help win over the school Hot Girl, (Mikaela, played by Megan Fox). This would seem to be kinda strange behaviour for a Camero, until Sam’s beater turns out to be an intelligent alien robot disguised as a car (I could have used one of those in high school). It seems that several of these impressive techno wonders have come to Earth. Some want to find a lost techno artifact (kinda their Mom if I followed the story, right) that will give them universe ruling power. The other bunch of them consider us humans far too valuable to be harmed in any battle for interstellar domination and have come to protect us and destroy the cube. I think I heard that this was based on a true story.
Okay, okay, I have been harsh. All that was missing here were cereal and toy commercials. This is a 50 million dollar Saturday morning cartoon. There is little here for adults to enjoy, though the high-end action content will appeal to some. The end result is Independence Day punched up with a few jokes and crossed with Christine (the killer car Stephen King flick). Its set up for a sequel, but Transformers 2 will be on Cajun Carl’s ‘to watch’ list. I did my share. I guess it’s suitable for fathers looking to spend some time with their sons, but I think there are better choices out there for that too.
What is this? A fourth paragraph? MMM NEVER does a 4th paragraph (I’m too lazy). Well, I guess I do when I have something to add. Maybe i was too harsh on this one. People who grew up watching the cartoon seem to enjoy it, so lets add that to the reccomended viewers list. If you liked the cartoon, then chances are you will like this.
