Movie Should Be More Than Thisby FlameStrike

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November 18, 2009: To say that I was disappointed in this movie wouldn't be accurate, because it implies that certain expectations weren't met. In this case, I have to say it's quite the opposite: This movie lived down to my expectations, and pushed them even lower as time went on.

As with the first film in this series, this was nothing but a special effects extravaganza. The problem with this comes from the fact that such a movie doesn't have a story, a plot, or any character development. Like the first movie, I didn't care, at all, about the outcome. I didn't care at all about who lived or died, and in many cases couldn't even tell the robots apart well enough to tell who lived or died.

Anytime a movie fails to have a compelling story or characters I can care about, I find myself paying little to no attention to it, and this movie was no different. The action was there purely for the sake of being there, and for that's not entertaining, that's boring. In a movie like that, where the actors could almost be replaced by trained chimps, you wouldn't expect the acting itself to make a difference. Unfortunately, this is not something this movie makes it possible to find out, as the acting was as bad as the story. Maybe it was the lack of material for them to work with, or maybe it was just that the actors weren't very good, something I find hard to believe in some cases, but they did their jobs about as well as the writers did theirs.

The only redeeming quality this movie had was the quality of the CGI work. It was, if possible, even better than the work on the previous movie in this series. The only downside, again, was the design of the robots, something ILM probably doesn't have much say in.

Overall, this movie was horrible, and I'd say the critics have been exceedingly generous with their mediocre reviews. Movies should have more going for them than this one does.

This review was written about the DVD Special Edition / Wide Screen edition.

the best ever!!by Anonymous

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November 01, 2009: OMG! the best movie of 2009, for sure!! the director couldnt of picked anyone one better to play sam's part. Shia LaBeouf is soooo sexy. i absolutely love him!!!! every movie that he plays in is great. and him and Megan Fox are so cute together. they should totally date in real life. the only part i didnt like is when optimis prime gets killed. i was balling my eyes out. but sam brings him back at the end! :) the movie wouldnt be the same without optimis prime

This review was written about the DVD Special Edition / Wide Screen edition.

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