The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons continues as the human race comes to learn that landing on the moon was a larger leap for mankind then anyone knew. Optimus Prime alongside the Autobots are still searching for their enemies including a new Decepticon hidden in the ruins of Chernobyl, Shockwave who turns out to be guarding part of a lost Autobot ship upon discovering this, Optimus realizes that secrets are being hidden from the otherworldly bots. Meanwhile Sam Witwicky is trying to settle into everyday life with new girlfriend Carly Spencer, though he's dragged back into the on going war when he finds himself holding evidence that shows Sentinel Prime, whom Optimus brings to earth from the long dead Autobot ship hidden on the moon may be keeping something hidden as well. The Decepticons finally put into motion a plot that will bring humanity to its knees and crush the Autobots alongside them, with the trap closing and odds stacked against them can Optimus and the Autobots prevent Megatron from finally taking control of the planet and save humanity?
People can say what they like i find the human element of Transformers great, with both Shia LaBeouf as usual providing alot of the humor and quirkiness of the film while Rosie Huntington-Whiteley provides the good looks and in a way motivation for Sam to be a Hero. Unlike Megan Fox in the previous films who played the role of the love interest in a slightly pervy and shallow way, there's something charming and rather light hearted in the new relationship between Sam and new girl Carly. All the recurring characters are played at there best including Sam's awkward parents, agent Simmons(John Turturro) and the two military specialists Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and Ebbs(Tyrese Gibson). Alongside the veterans are also a group of new minor characters each one adding a great deal of fun to the dark and emotional atmosphere with Simmons' bodyguard, Dutch (Alan Tudyk) who seems to flicker between camp to 'Nam like flashbacks, Bruce Brazos (John Malkovitch) Sam's crazy and unbalanced new boss and Jerry Wang(Ken Jeong) a pawn of the Decepticons who will try anything to warn Sam of the danger they all face. The Leader of the Autobots Optimus(Peter Cullen) and Decepticons Megatron(Hugo Weaving) are again played with valor and hatred as they come face to face once again with two new villains in the form of Dylan Gould(Patrick Dempsey) Carly's sinister boss who refers to the Decepticons as his clients and Sentinel Prime(Leonard Nimoy) the legendary leader of the Autobots and eventual double crosser who calls a truce with Megatron to save Cybertron and ensnare mankind.
Anyone who goes to see this film would most likely know there walking into a huge fiery mess of explosions with robots vs robots and giant amounts of eye shattering visuals, that's what transformers is. It doesn't try and sugar coat it but it embraces the nature of Transformers which is Good Vs Evil, Autobots Vs Decepticons, Optimus Vs Megatron and in between them are the humans who just happen to get involved but the fact you actually care about the characters and whats happening in their world is a big improvement on the original idea of two battling slabs of metal. Sure, it's a long film and some aspects of the story could be more developed but as far as the Transformers films go this stands as an epic war between the two warring robot factions unlike the mild stand offs, this is one final battle that the Autobots go all out in a bid to finally put an end to the Decepticons. There are a few things about the film that do put it down including the detail it puts into some of the new bots giving Sentinel Prime a full background while others seem to go unnoticed including Dino, the awesome Ferrari with dual blades(Seriously, i had to look up his name) and the idea that Megatron seemed almost non existent in the film until the last 20 minutes in comparison to Shockwave who seemed to headlight as the main Decepticon. In an overview Bay has done it again, but this time thrown more emotion into the waves of CGI and special effects, creating a grand scale battle/invasion in Chicago which really is a treat to the eyes, So if you liked the previous films but wanted more than met the eye from them, then this is a real transformation in terms of scale yet does still falter in places but overall secures it's place as a summer blockbuster in terms of size.
7 / 10
FIN.
People can say what they like i find the human element of Transformers great, with both Shia LaBeouf as usual providing alot of the humor and quirkiness of the film while Rosie Huntington-Whiteley provides the good looks and in a way motivation for Sam to be a Hero. Unlike Megan Fox in the previous films who played the role of the love interest in a slightly pervy and shallow way, there's something charming and rather light hearted in the new relationship between Sam and new girl Carly. All the recurring characters are played at there best including Sam's awkward parents, agent Simmons(John Turturro) and the two military specialists Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and Ebbs(Tyrese Gibson). Alongside the veterans are also a group of new minor characters each one adding a great deal of fun to the dark and emotional atmosphere with Simmons' bodyguard, Dutch (Alan Tudyk) who seems to flicker between camp to 'Nam like flashbacks, Bruce Brazos (John Malkovitch) Sam's crazy and unbalanced new boss and Jerry Wang(Ken Jeong) a pawn of the Decepticons who will try anything to warn Sam of the danger they all face. The Leader of the Autobots Optimus(Peter Cullen) and Decepticons Megatron(Hugo Weaving) are again played with valor and hatred as they come face to face once again with two new villains in the form of Dylan Gould(Patrick Dempsey) Carly's sinister boss who refers to the Decepticons as his clients and Sentinel Prime(Leonard Nimoy) the legendary leader of the Autobots and eventual double crosser who calls a truce with Megatron to save Cybertron and ensnare mankind.
Anyone who goes to see this film would most likely know there walking into a huge fiery mess of explosions with robots vs robots and giant amounts of eye shattering visuals, that's what transformers is. It doesn't try and sugar coat it but it embraces the nature of Transformers which is Good Vs Evil, Autobots Vs Decepticons, Optimus Vs Megatron and in between them are the humans who just happen to get involved but the fact you actually care about the characters and whats happening in their world is a big improvement on the original idea of two battling slabs of metal. Sure, it's a long film and some aspects of the story could be more developed but as far as the Transformers films go this stands as an epic war between the two warring robot factions unlike the mild stand offs, this is one final battle that the Autobots go all out in a bid to finally put an end to the Decepticons. There are a few things about the film that do put it down including the detail it puts into some of the new bots giving Sentinel Prime a full background while others seem to go unnoticed including Dino, the awesome Ferrari with dual blades(Seriously, i had to look up his name) and the idea that Megatron seemed almost non existent in the film until the last 20 minutes in comparison to Shockwave who seemed to headlight as the main Decepticon. In an overview Bay has done it again, but this time thrown more emotion into the waves of CGI and special effects, creating a grand scale battle/invasion in Chicago which really is a treat to the eyes, So if you liked the previous films but wanted more than met the eye from them, then this is a real transformation in terms of scale yet does still falter in places but overall secures it's place as a summer blockbuster in terms of size.
7 / 10
FIN.
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