Movie reviews: The Transformers (2007) – Part 33

After reading most of the articles that have already been posted I see there is a certain bias going into each opinion. This will be the 27th review posted on Helium, so I’m sure whoever is reading this one may be sick of the fans’ postings on this topic, and may not even pay attention to what I have to say. That being said I can admit that this movie is entertaining with its intricate, detailed and very well done fight scenes and special effects, but that brilliance is detracted by corny lines from (whom I like to dub the “motivational speaker”) Optimus Prime, and the cheesy “love story” between the geek and the beautiful prom queen (obviously brought in for eye candy, which, yes, worked on me).

Personally, on a critical standpoint, there were huge ups and downs in the movie, however, I can say I was more up during the movie since I wasn’t expecting any kind of acting masterpiece to begin with. I was pleasantly surprised by the comedy of the movie (I won’t give away any specific scenes), yet disappointed with how unbelievably cheesy some of the lines got. So I have come to the conclusion that this was a movie aimed at gaining the respect of the hardcore Transformer fans (I am one myself from back in the day to the present who still has a couple action figures at my parents’ house), yet appealing to the younger generation to create a new fan base of a timeless idea of robots that transform into the coolest machinery mankind can come up with. I mean really, who wouldn’t be intrigued by a fighter jet that would put the movie Top Gun to shame with it being able to transform in and out of it’s jet/robot hybrid constantly while taking out supremely skilled air force pilots with incredible ease?

Of course this is just the ramblings of an individual who can appreciate the developments and improvements of special effects over the years, and be wowed by the latest masterpiece of cinematography enough to overlook the lack of great acting and prevalence of pretty lame lines. When it comes to acting and story-lines, this is definitely not going to garner anywhere near an Oscar-worthy nomination. However I can say, for a “summer blockbuster” most people just looking for entertainment will not be disappointed. You won’t want to leave your seat halfway through, and you will be impressed by the special effects that were the main part of the advertising. You won’t be “duped” into giving up hard earned cash to see a terribly boring and idiotic movie. You will be able to sit down, watch a visually entertaining and impressive movie, and as long as you understand this isn’t an immensely deep movie, be able to enjoy the story-line that unfolds and even start to try to predict the plot of the sequel.

Good entertainment with sub-par acting: 3 out of 5

(I’ve never really had a rating scheme on movies but hey, it’s a start)