Transformers

Ever since i was a child, i'll always fantasized with robots, especially those robots anime from Japan. Robotech, Gundam, Voltron and even Transformers. Well, actually Transformer were originated from Japanese toys which the Americans thinks it was cool to promote it as a cartoon series during the 1980s. And i pretty much enjoyed the whole Transformer cartoon series since transforming from vehicles to robots was really cool those days and even now. Fast forward to the present day, and now there's a life-action movie based on the cartoon classic and it was even produced by my favourite director, Steven Spielberg. How cool was that.

And those who think the the Pirates of the Caribbean finale was the movie of the summer, think again. The movie really packed enough firepower to sink even the Flying Duchman. *snigger*

The movie was about 2 group of Transformers, the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons battling each other for the all powerful artifact- the All Spark which was discovered on Earth. And sure enough, thrown in a midst of this intergalactic war, a human teenagar, Sam Witwicky who holds the key to the location of the artifact.

Okay, to those whose are blown away by the visual of pirate movie or even 300's dancing of death, prepare to be blast supernova by the visual effect of this movie. When i laid eyes on the first transformation in the opening scene, my jaw totally dropped and my eyes freeze fixed on the screen. Yeah, it was that good. The robots, the transformation, the big slug fest- everything was done perfectly to applease the the types like myself. Never on any medium, i have witnessed robots laying the smack down on each other like they did on Transformers. It almost a childhood dream came true. *grin*

As for the plot and the story, well, i hoped better. The thing about this movie like any other big sci-fi movies, it emphasized more on the visual aspect of the movie. Still, it did better than other. Plot wise, it went quite well making the story engaging to the end but a bit predictable if you asked me. And there are some things in the movie that doesnt really make sense to me, especially at the end. It's a lame excuse to bring death and destruction in middle of a crowded city.

Anyway, the way i see it, the robots were the true star of the movie, not try-too-hard-to-get-a-girl and occasionally emotional Sam (Shia LaBeouf) or the body-licious Mikaela (Megan Fox). It was the trusty Bumblebee, good-old Optimus Prime and the funny riot Frenzy that will definitely get my second viewing or even a third. Get the dvd too.