Thursday, July 23, 2009

Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

When I watched the first Transformers, I did not pay a lot of attention to the movie, but I got the gist and understood what the point was (I think it also helped that Transformers were a huge toy when I was growing up and thanks to an older brother I got to know them very well). When I went to see the second movie I wanted to really watch it because all my friends loved it. I on the other hand, found myself looking at my cell phone to check the time a lot. It was a good movie and the special effects were beyond amazing (I wish I could watch it in 3D just to see how much better it would look), but I felt that the movie took way too long and dragged on and on. It took almost the two hours to explain what the last 30 minutes were all about. If I watched the very beginning and fast forwarded to the end I would have been a happy camper.
This movie is a continuation of the first Transformers which was released in 2007. It follows Sam Witwicky (Shia Lebeouf) and his girlfriend, Mikaela (Megan Fox) and the good guys as they battle Decepticon again. In the end, they save the day and everyone lives (even Optimus Prime). They also left the movie open for a third which I think is a good idea, but I hope that it is not longer than this one. I give this movie 3 1/2 out of 5 because they length was way too long.

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