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The first time director Michael Bay ventured into the
world of Cyberton the outcome was great – a nearly perfect blend of action and comedy made it a perfect popcorn summer
blockbuster. The second time however…
There are most definitely two parts to this movie, one part is very similar to the first movie with great action sequences
and characters that are nearly all likeable - and the other part seems as though it was written by a twelve year old kid who
laughs every time they fart. The better of these two parts overcomes the shortcomings, but barely.
Within minutes of watching the opening sequence we are introduced to two
brand new Transformers in the form of an ice cream truck – two characters that instantly reminded me of the highly popular
and cleverly funny [sarcasm warning!] Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Watching
these two new Autobots converse back and forth amongst themselves automatically brought my IQ down a few points.
The fact that Michael Bay and crew thought that these two characters would bring a new element to the movie shows you
what audience they were aiming at, and automatically brought this viewer out of the movie completely. But
they didn’t stop with just those two cheesy and idiotic characters – the first half is overflowing with the same
useless content. Multiple scenes with a humping Deceptacon and/or humping dogs, an unattractive astronomy
professor that is being worshiped on stage by his attractive female audience as he speaks, Sam’s parents even seemed
to be dumbed down since the first movie! In fact, his mother owns most of the ridiculous content in this
film – acting as if she were an escaped mental patient throughout the entire movie. And don’t
get me started on them putting testicles on one of the Deceptacons. So as you can see, there is an overabundance
of immaturity filling this movie to the brim.
Luckily the
second half of the movie redeems the quality of the flick – there are still some ridiculous over-acting and laughable
moments in the second half, but they aren’t as noticeable because of the terrific action sequences and the decent plotline
that finally reveals itself amongst the ridiculous content in the first half. Michael
Bay has brought us The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, and The Rock – he definitely knows a thing or two about big
blockbuster action – and I feel his knowledge of what the general audience wants to see in an action movie is one-hundred
percent seen in the second half. The addition of my favorite Transformer was another saving grace for Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen – Soundwave finally makes his live-action big screen debut, and his screen presence is simply
amazing.
I can somewhat recommend this
movie – it’s not terrible as a sequel – some of the cheesy and ridiculous moments can be overlooked if you
remember the source of the movie. Remember, the cartoon was filled with campy humor as well – just
nothing like what you will find in this movie. Still a pretty good movie even with the content, I just
hope the third one gets better – I don’t know if I can deal with anything worse.
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