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TRANSFORMERS
Directed by: Michael Bay
Written by: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III)
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese, Jon Voight, Josh Duhamel
and Peter Cullen, the voice of
Optimus Prime, the heroic leader of the Autobots.
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours 24 min
TRANSFORMERS is based on the very popular line of Hasbro toys from back in
the day. A group of Aliens has come to Earth looking for a box known as the
"allspark", which they believe will end the war between their rival factions
- the Autobots and the Decepticons. The Aliens hide among humans by turning
themselves into cars, airplanes, and tanks. A high school student named Sam
Witwicky (LaBeouf) holds the key to helping them find out where the allspark
is hiding.
With Michael Bay films you know the special effects are going to be great,
there will be a lot of action and much stuff will blow up. You don't assume
there will be much of a plot, you primarily go for the action. TRANSFORMERS
is a pleasant surprise because along with the typical Michael Bay handiwork,
there is actually kind of a nice story hidden below.
Oh don't get me wrong, much stuff blows up....and when the transformers
actually transform....hella cool. But there is a really nice story of not
leaving your friends behind and helping those in need no matter how
different they are from you. It's nice to see an action movie that has not
only great action sequences, but also has a message if you choose to listen.
The casting is really dead on in this film. Shia LaBeouf is great as Sam and
his comedic timing is outstanding. Megan Fox holds her own as Sam's love
interest Mikaela. Josh Duhamel and Tyrese are really good as military guys
trying to make it through. There are a lot of really great cameos including
Anthony Anderson as a geeky computer hacker and John Turturro as an X-Files
government type. My absolute favorites, however, were Kevin Dunn and Julie
White as Sam's parents. Their scenes are laugh out loud funny and they have
amazing timing together. It's worth seeing the film just to watch them
onscreen.
TRANSFORMERS is a surprisingly well scripted, kick-butt action film. A
little long, but worth the investment.
4 out of 5 |
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