Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy

I was able to watch the TF2 movie at the SM Mall of Asia IMAX theatre last night, however, it was kind of a dizzying experience since we sat at the second-to-the-front row. Oh well..

This new TF movie picks up where the first one left off. The Autobots are in cooperation with the world governments in hunting and destroying Decepticon remnants around the globe. I won't delve too much into the plot so as not to spoil it for anyone. ;) So... I'll just give my own assessment on certain basic points.

Visuals - IMAX or not, the CG rendered Transformers are a sight to behold. (Although I find them a little too "dirty" with too much transformation going on as compared to the original robots of cartoon lore)

Plot - pretty sketchy at best, but I liked it as it gives additional depth to the lore of the TF universe. Too much movie time is spent following Sam (Shia LaBeouf) running around, running away from Decepticons, etc.. I liked the critical plot twists though. ;)

Audio - Soundtrack? Well, it has what anyone would have come to expect from a "realistic" scifi movie, with lots of metal in the background. But it also has master soundtrack guy Hans Zimmer aboard, and that makes it cool. Voice acting was so-so at best, except when Peter Cullen's booming voice makes itself heard whenever Prime opens his vocabulators. :P Having the Transformers speak in Cybertronian (as in the first movie) is always a cool touch.

Acting - Nothing really extraordinary. Well, Megan Fox is hot.. :P

All in all, I give it a 4/5 only out of respect for the TF franchise. (should've been a 3) I grew up watching this stuff on TV, and it was great having seen real-life movie adaptations, although I'm thankful that Michael Bay is fed up with the Transformers and dosen't want to do any more TF movies. Will someone bring back the old-school robots please?... Oh, and Devastator sucked ass.. :P