Screw you, Michael Bay. Somehow you’ve managed to take this iconic franchise and turn it into a two-and-a-half hour shit show called Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which you also managed to make borderline racist, sexist and nationalistic. Bravo.
At times, Transformers is just awful. Any attempt at building a story line surrounding Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is utterly painful, the over-the-top slapstick dialogue belongs on ABC Family, not in a movie about robots fucking shit up. And Tyrese Gibson should not be allowed to act anymore, every scene that he was in featured one horrendous one-liners (which were usually just one word) after another.
Michael Bay did do one thing right: Megan Fox. Sweeping camera shots, low-cut tops for intense “Baywatch” style running scenes, and making sure she didn’t get too covered in dirt from surrounding explosions. Also, just limiting her “acting”, since we all know that’s not what we paid for.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is your typical big-budget summer blockbuster. Filled with cool special effects, lots of explosions and not much acting, for all that’s bad about the movie, it is entertaining and worth the price of admission. You may feel guilty at the end for liking it, but that’s okay, that’s what summer is all about; spending money on pointless shit and enjoying it while it lasts!
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