Before filming commenced, internet legend has it that Michael Bay challenged McG to a ‘dick measuring contest’ – equating to Terminator Salvation versus Transformers.
While it’s hard to tell who has the biggest dick from the movies alone, Bay wins on sheer balls – quite literally at one point. Revenge Of The Fallen is bigger, badder and stupider in every way than its predecessor.
Its a fantastic ride, but one that suffers from Bay’s trademark crash-bang editing, meaning you’ll remember the set pieces, but struggle to care about the plot.
If anyone cares, it turns out that our chunky metal pals have been on Earth for a looooong time and first started showing up around 20,000BC (subtly illustrated with a cavemen vs killer robot fight). When our hero, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) accidentally gets some alien knowledge stuck in his noggin, it sets up a race around the world to find something called ‘the Matrix’ and thwart eeeeevil British robot ‘The Fallen’.
Yep, it’s a biblical allegory with added robot combat and, frankly, it’s all the better for it. Obama may want to take credit for bringing the boys home from Iraq, but it looks like most of them were needed to work on this, with masses of tanks, choppers and troops blowing the hell out of everything in sight throughout.
The film’s target audience is 15-year-old boys, and they get well and truly served with the explosive combo of sunset battles, cool cars, ultraviolence and Megan Fox‘s super-tight jeans.
Robot-wise, the big names from the first film are back, with plenty of Starscream/Megatron bitching and a completely insane opening sequence in Shanghai, with Optimus Prime duking it out with what appears to be a demented, giant unicycle. Optimus gets an upgrade here too, with glowing sword attachments that will bring tears to the eye of 30-something men everywhere.
The films biggest problem is its choppy style, which shows up every flaw in the exo-skeleton. The movie tries a little too hard to be funny, with the always-value-for-money John Turturro fighting to keep his secret Agent wannabe afloat, and far, far too much comic relief. The idea of twins who talk in hip-hop rhymes may have been amusing in a cartoon when you were eight, but here it feels like overkill.
Gripes aside, this does exactly what you expect from a Bay film. Explosions, hot girls, piles of military hardware and nary a thought for plot as it hurtles recklessly toward an epic, money-shot climactic fight outside the pyramids. We get to see every penny of the CGI budget onscreen as upwards of 40 robots collide. If there isn’t a part of you that doesn’t enjoy the site of an especially massive robot called ‘Devastator’, complete with two huge wrecking balls between its legs, punching the top off the Sphinx, I pity you.
Crazed, hyperactive and nonsensical. It’s also curiously lovable and a true multiplex movie. Roll out and see it now.
This slice of wonderment was a guest blog by Interceptor from the brilliant Slashing The Seats. Pay it a visit, please
Tom J says
I saw the trailer to this last weekend. It was literally 2.5 minutes of solid explosions, then a 5 second appearance from the crap one and the overrated one in which they managed to get out about two words each and it was all over. Needless to say, I booked up on the spot.
Karla says
I love robots but I think I’ll wait for this movie to come out on DVD (maybe).
Jonathan says
Film is getting very mixed reviews, but i don’t really care I still wanna see it. I am a 15 year old boy and seeing Megan Fox in Skinny Jeans is a sight for sore eyes.
Loved Transformers 1 and i know i’m gna love Transformers 2 (Y) :D
steven says
I really don’t give a crap about the reviews. i’m gonna see it in imax and love every single second of it.
ricky watts says
just seen the movie. absolutely awesome, I am 45 years old and it was great from beginning to end. Megan Fox is hot and can act as well. It is a rush with non stop action but my test is to come out of film and actually want to queue again immediately to watch again. I am sure everyone from 15 to 50 will enjoy it.
tom p says
Saw Revenge of the Fallen today and it absolutely surpassed everything I expected. I’m not going to talk about the story as I think you just need to go and see it. I am going to see this again next week at the imax and i’ve never paid to see a film more than once. Personally and I am sure I won’t be the only person who thinks this; This is the greatest film i’ve ever seen, brilliant story (whatever the reviewer said about the plot is off his head) god knows what they spent on this film but it’s even better than the first and beats every action film i’ve ever seen hands down, including the Matrix.
I think every person who loved the show in the 80’s will love this movie even more for the tie ins and original bits they’ve thrown in.
I can’t wait for Blu Ray!!!!!!!!
pradeep says
Just came back from the movie and should say….it’s AWESOME!!!!!…..it’s just more than what u expect..
liam t says
this film, WOW,WOW,WOW, i agree wiith the others these bad reveiws are fo people who can only mown about the things that dont matter the length isent important, i think all the battles were amazing, the funny parts were put in at the right times and got me laughing espcially that scene in the bathroom with the tazer lol
im 16 and i could easily see this again, and again
watch befor you make a comment because im sure after watching it your comments will be the same as ours
come one number 3 !!!!
Truth says
The ‘story’ was terrible. Just like the cartoons. The trailer was as good as the movie.
Rob says
Its alright not a superb movie..me giving it like 7 out 10. The script was a bit flakey..and the action was too fast and too much to the extent i didnt know what was happening.!!!
The characters were pretty bad in terms of acting and performance not to say theplot!!
I gave the first one 9 out of 10…and that was cos it was awesome!!.. i dont think they will live up to the first one.. The sequel..well it wasnt all that!!
Stef says
Don’t know what movie you saw if you don’t like this one.Will go as far as saying the greatest movie of all time!!10 out of 10 all haters please sort your lives out
Courtney says
You lot actually dont have a clue do ya. That is 100% the greatest film of all time. How can you complain? Action right from the beginning, it was hilarious, outstanding graphics, great storyline and most important quality fight scenes.
wayne whitfield says
as to be 10 out of 10 . you dont watch this film for the story you watch it for what it says on the tin transformers and thats what u get never thought a film like this could be done thank god i have seen this film in the cinema . its the new star wars maybe even better
Defender says
I watched the original transformers and it made me buy toys…because a TOY company made it. Who cares, I loved it then, I don’t expect much more from a live action movie…robots robots robots. With or without meghan fox I couldn’t care less…Transformer porn is all I need right now…tube8 is for the porn!
lol
Emma says
Took my son to see movie at weekend and and I enjoyed it as much as he did. New autobots and decepticons, fantastic visual effects, explosions, high speed races..funny bits…what more can a girl want.well o.k.. Sam could have been a bit easier on the eye..but hey can’t have everything! I’m a 35 year old Mum who has just been transformed into an Optimus Prime fan!
The best 2.5 hours of escapism I’ve had in years…loved it..got the blu-ray on my xmas list already!
Charlotte says
Saw the movie today.
Wasn’t impressed. It was a disappoinment. You saw more of the Camerra than bumble bee. Wasn’t happy that he lost his voice again and didn’t speak.
The two twin autobots were pretty pointless and the ‘sex’ talk wasn’t relevant.
I admit it made me cry towards the end which i won’t spoil. But overall after seeing it, i walked out with no smile on my face.
The first transformers; i walked out with the biggest smile saying it was one of the best films i’ve EVER seen. I didn’t say it this time.
It ended very suddenly with the last shot featuring no bumble bee or other autobots. Not what i expected when it runs for nearly 3 hours.
Parts of the graphics i wasn’t overly impressed with.
Sorry guys, i wouldn’t see it again until dvd release.
nick says
I thuink the film was more awesome than what I expect, at the start of the movie you will feel excitement. The was so awesome, you can judge it by its trailer and when comes to movie, it so great.
Josh says
Ye i have to agree with you Charlotte.
There were scene’s in this movie where i was thinking; why?
Some scene’s were just to show off, and im not talking about scene’s where Optimus/Megatron is in, but scene’s where they just wanted to show Megan Fox. No offence, the girl is hot and beautifull, but wth.. every little scene there was this *look how hot Megan is for 10seconds now*.
There were funny parts in the movie, but they became annoying, i think you could replace the twins for a better Autobot, like Brawn of Wheeljack. Overall the some of the funny part could be skipped to make this movie a bit shorter.
And whats the deal with Sideswipe.. he hardly received screenplay.. i only saw him like 4-5 times?
Furthermore they said 40+ Transformers.. i only counted.. like 12 from the originals.. The others were like Cybertronian junk who died after 1 gunshot..And my oh my since when is Devastator a Cat-like thing? I expected a Bigass robot who could actually do some sick-ass shi*.
Like you said, the first Transformers movie, i was like.. omg this movie is wicked! I talked the whole night about it. And now 1.5h passed by when i saw the movie, and searching for reviews about the movie help me to decide if it was a great movie or not.
Overall i give this movie 7/10. Maybe because i was expecting to much of it. And maybe because i’m more of the original G1 Transformers fan, but this plot, i mean Megatron as a “disciple” i can’t picture that. Better for them to make Unicron as final boss.. maybe not a bad idea if Bay decides to make a TF:3 in 2012. The actions were packed. It still gave me the chills when they Transforms, especially when they formed Devastator (end result was decent tho) And it had a ok balance as in Action/Comedy.
Anyways its a OK movie, dont expect to much from it. Or maybe im just ranting because im more fan from the original plot.
In short; not the greatest movie this year, but still a must see on the screens
Greets Josh, The Netherlands.
Patch says
Very good film i would say. Yes the plot was terrible, yes Michael Bay isn’t the best director out there and a lot of the acting was wooden. Some of the CGI wasn’t too impressive and at times it is difficult to tell the good guys from bad guys at some points.
But….. this was made up for by the comedy, megan fox of course and the twins are just great, plus the little RC – i want one! Also the action scenes were in the majority very good with a double helping of explosions and robots. I do have to say that the film does end rather abruptly and it seems as if Bay lost interest at the end (though i didnt watch all of the credits!). We don’t get to see the new characters we have come to love at the end that are mentioned above and their fate is undisclosed which is sloppy.
I’m looking forward to the next film, which would be improved by a new director and the most important element – DINOBOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
juniorRobot says
This movie is a kick ass! watch and learn!
If you like transformers 1 then multiply it 10x for Transformer 2.
Me and friends will gonna watch it again… and again.. and again.
Mss. FOx….so …. wow.
To those bad critics… I can’t get your points… this is a Transformer movie, if you don’t like this kind of movie then don’t comment. If you want drama then watch a drama movie. If you want a short movie then watch short movie. How could you rate this movie if on the first place you didn’t like this type of Genre. STUPIDS.
Bobby B says
Dont wait for the DVD im telling you know go see it in theatres Or even greater the IMAX this is a must for the big screen
Bobby B says
i thought bublebees voice sounded kinda gay in the first one :p
Jason B says
Just out of the theater and this movie is ridiculous… The first thing that come to my mind is : ‘it’s an American Pie with robots’…Average teenage humor everywhere, selling the bodies of hot girls from time to time, pointless-uninteresting story, bad acting, excellent special effect, lots of action, waste of time with the pseudo drama of Sam stupid family and pseudo waste of time with his loved one… The movie is very, very, stupid… Everything for the eyes, nothing for the brain… The first Transformer was ok but the second one purpose is visibly to make fast profit over the good reputation of the first one, it’s visibly destined toward stupid people (or young people…)… but you know what they say, stupid people exists, they’re to stupid to know that they’re stupid, but, since they exist, they need movies to fulfill their simple needs so it’s ok that Transformer 2 exist… If you’re intelligent, you won’t be satisfied by this brainless peace of crap, at all… Truth hurts, but truth is constructive… They won’t have my money for a 3rd installment, I’ve learned the lesson… But I’m happy for those who can be satisfied with this very low quality product and I must say in all honesty that you fascinate me… 2/10 if we do not consider the special effects, 4/10 considering the special effects…
Tranformer Addict says
Transformer 2 is SO AWESOME!! It’s MY DREAM COME TRUE MOVIE!! THE BEST MOVIE ON THE PLANET!!! MEGAN FOX IS SO HOT!! THE QUUEEEN OF HOTNESS!!! I WANT TO HUMP HER TONITE!!!
Alex.C says
Omg, how could u diss transfromers. It is the best damn movie since the dawn of time!!!. ANYONE WHO DISSES TRANSFORMERS IS MENTALLY RETARDED!!!!
mtifay says
A give this movie the best score. Don’t care about others review. If you a die hard fans, you should watch it.
chad says
micheal bay has totally pissed me off this go round the movie was clearly directed at teenagers and adults 20-35 so if that is the case then WHY!!!!! does he not stay true to the original G1 fans at all??? i was so hype when i heard frank welker was doing the voice of soundwave (the original voice) and then the asshole didnt even make him sound like soundwave!!!And who the hell is the “fallen”does anyone know?????and where was barrcade?
CATINA says
this movie was incredible. And absolutely funny, all the jokes were good, the robot action was excellent…I mean Optimus Prime and BumbleBee are beasts when it comes down to it. This is the only movie I have seen in my entire life that I actually went at MIDNIGHT to see!!!! Im telling you if you wait for DVD you are a fool, because Michael Bay has done his best with Transformers 2, its EXCELLENT…the plot is excellent, you have got to see it! Im a big action movie fan and I am a 30 year old woman and I loved it!
Sam says
WOW SIMPLAY WOW THATS ALL ILL SAY ILL WATCH IT AS LONG AS ITS ON THE THEATRES!
SYdney says
don’t wait till it comes out on dvd. i saw it last nigth at midnight in imax and it was amazingg! deffinetly one of my favorite movies. GO SEE IT!
Josh says
*sigh*
“To those bad critics
KP says
this goes out to all you critics who gave this movie a bad review…..This is a TRANSFORMERS MOVIE!! the cartoon was based around the robots and i didnt expect anything less with this film. when i heard there were 40+ robots in this one that sold me to see it. I can look past the teeny-bopper antics just to see the fast action fight scenes and giant robots kicking the snot out of one another. Jaw-Dropping CGI at its finest. This movie is not gonna have the best plot. Like someone said earlier….if you wanna see a drama movie go see a drama movie. this is just full of action at its finest!!!
brackston says
yes i agree the secound movie wasnt so good because it like didnt show ironhide rachet sideswipe and more i was pist how optimus died and wasnt in half the movie but i hope someone makes beastwars and beast machines
Transformers G1Fan says
Ok, I literally just got back from seeing Transformers 2. All I can say is I was very surprised about this movie and was not sure how it would turn out. I loved this movie quite a bit and will be seeing it again in the theatres. I wish Munich had an English IMAX because that would be simply amazing on the IMAX. I loved the action and even though megan Fox has increased the size of her lips… yes she is still a hottie. I must say that this movie got me all pumped up that I am turning on the DVD and popping in “Transformers the Movie(Cartoon)”.
To me this movie and the cartoons were a lot about the relationships between the Autobots and their human counterparts, to me from the beginning of the movie it’s in place, especially with the drop in of the “Big Guy” and both humans and autobots fighting side by side. I loved and thought it was so cool how the Shanghai stint went.
The movie was funny and kept me laughing, and your right… That scene in the bathroom was freekin hillarious! and to the person stating you couldn’t tell bot from bot… well that’s kind of the point, that usually without insignias you wouldnt be able to tell who was who unless you were an Autobot or Decepticon or followed the cartoons etc and know most of them.
I cant wait until they bring in Slag, Grimlock, Swoop (Dinobots for those that don’t remember) etc.
All in all I would definitely not wait to get a DVD, see this in the theatres since an action film is just never the same at home. Unless you have a home theatre built into your basement but still this on an IMAX? I would love it.
For the haters? keep hating, it doesnt affect my view one bit. Everyone has their own tastes and vews and I am glad we are able to express them all.
Time to go watch “Transformers the Movie(Cartoon)” Laters…
efefdrtg says
Hey I guees if this movie is stpuid then I guess stupid movies make 700 FUCKING MILLION DOLLARS. Dumbass. Im not even being sarcastic.
Sean says
Are you serious critics?
This movie had to have been one of the most astronomically colossal movies of the year!
I decide to go watch the movie this morning, watch the entire breathtaking 140 minutes of intensity and excitement, get home, and choose to see what the critics had to say. I am breath taken about every single one of there reviews, shocked, amazed.
Every single bald headed ass scratching review writer out there decided to take one of the best movies of 2009 and turn it into a wreck. Critics such as them love the attention, if one critic decides to write up a very unexpected astonishingly shocking review, every other idiotic reviewer is going to do the same thing.
My opinion, do NOT listen to those reviewers, if you liked the trailer or if you are drawn to special effects. GO.
jazzy says
I absolutely LOVED this movie! I made sure to buy my tickets for the 12:01am showing on Fandango so I wouldn’t have to wait in any lines. Lol I even bought an autobots shirt from Hot Topic (a store I usually refuse to step foot in). I thought this movie was 10x better than the first. A lot more action and comedy and sad parts. the two Transformers movies are my all-time favorite movies. I thought Megans acting was so much better in this one. She was great. I do think Micheal Bay went a little overboard on showing how sexy she is, but it is what it is. Shia and the rest of the cast did awesome. And I love how there were more autobots/decepticons. I almost had a mental breakdown bc there were technical difficulties and the movie started late, but it was definitely worth the wait. Whoever says this movie was bad is entitled to their own opinion but I think you’re crazy. This movie was AMAZING!!! I can’t wait for it to come out on DVD. Shoot, I’ll probably go see it in theaters again once all the craziness calms down. I know they made good money off this film. At the theater I went to, one of the employees said all 10 showings for the 12:01 show were already sold out, and it was only 10:45. This movie definitely made my summer, and its only June lol. Everyone should definitely go see this.
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Maria Manuela Perez says
i thought it was GREATT!!! i loved it!!! i cant believe people are hating on it!! i read somewhere that they didnt like that the movie had 2 many humans!! and that the fights were between humans and decepticons!! not autobots!!! FYI THIS IS NOT THE CARTOON!! I also read that they hated the comedy in it!! FYI people now a days LOVEEEEE COMEDYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! thats what sells in the business!! think about it!! and yess i loved the twins!!! they were GREATT!!! i also love Michael Bay FILMS!! Loved the movieee 10/10!!!!!!
Johnny Pancake says
I actually really enjoyed this movie, I thought it was very good. Then again, I am 15 and enjoyed the explosive combo of sunset battles, cool cars, ultraviolence and Megan Fox
Steven says
This movie was great … Some parts should have been left out… Like the angel transformers… But the twins were crazy… Ya I busted out yo head… You can’t eat me fool… And he got eated they eated him.. Lol
best scene of the movie though….. Bumblebee beasting on 2 decepticons at once… That one should go for best fight scene
jetfire was amazing….
Super optimus prime could have left off the jetpack and been awesome
ya more sideswipe would have been nice .. And ya I also wondered why most of the autobots from part 1 were left in the background
last…. Soundwave….not fight scenes… Dammit
Steven says
Oh and what’s this about Optimus’s new sword attchments?…. I’m pretty sure he used them to rip bonecrushers head off in the first movie
go bumblebee!!!
Ethereal says
Kidding me ? This movie is horrid, made for 4-10 year old kids. Story is terrible, the jokes are the opposite of funny (and way too much of them) and the action scenes, even tho the CGI is damn good stuff, are just a chaotic blur.
2/10
a says
I think its a great movie but abit long.
Definitely worth watching depending on your age.
I’d give it 9 (or slightly less) out of 10
Mike says
just what kinda story line do you expect from a cartoon based action movie? The story was pretty straight forward and easy to understand and it also smoothly continues from where the first movie left off.. its like youre saying you didnt enjoy watching a porn because it didnt have a perfect storyline..
great movie, transformer 2.
james says
To this guy you say when do transformers make teenage joke….if u wanted the cartoon go watch the cartoon…you can make the movie and cartoon the exact same and stop complaining they didn’t put everyone in there if they did ud be watching the movie for 7 hours…that right there just proved most of your argument incunclusive..and whoever says they acting was bad is straight up dumb.
luis says
What happened with arcee? she was only an extra and she did nothing, I wait two years to see arcee and she did not even said a word, and soundwave never transform and fight, and many sexual messages and many more bad things ,
i am very disappointed
tesfa says
Somehow I don’t identify with most of the negative reviews. I totally enjoyed this movie…I mean every second of it. It had me wishing that it never ends. While I agree that the humour/comedic portions of the film could have been lessened to make room for more autobots they were all very funny.
Somebody even made a comment that there negative references to muslim or something of the sort…I’m like WTF, did we watch the same movie, because I know I didn’t even leave my seat during intermission.
Overall the movie was execellent…action sequence, comedic value, the acting wasn’t that bad but would agree that the storyline was under developed or weak, but not in a way that detracts from a movie about robots and mayhem.
My advice go see the movie and form your own opinion, if you really don’t like it then…oh well that’s just too bad.
Greg says
These people calling this piece of crap
Jason B says
Agree, this movie is pitiful to say the least…
StarScream says
Totally Agree.
Classified says
Greg said:
> These people calling this piece of crap
Chele says
THIS MOVIE IS OFF THE DAMN HOOK!!! I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE ACTION, SPECIAL EFX, JOKES, PUNCH LINES, ACTORS WERE EXCELLENT!! I COULDN’T HAVE ASKED TO SEE A BETTER ACTION MOVIE AND IT MADE MY SUMMER. TO THE BAD CRITICS, MICHAEL BAY, IS AN ACTION DIRECTOR PEOPLE, NOT A DRAMA DIRECTOR ADN EVEN THEN HE THREW IN A LITTLE DRAMA FOR YOUR ASSES!! BUBBLE BEE WAS THE TRUTH, IRONHIDE, AND IF COURSE OPTIMUS PRIME!! THEY EVEN HAD THE NEW VETTE (CORVETTE) REPLACING “JAZZ” (AS MY SON CALLS HIM) THAT GOT KILLED BY MEGATRON IN THE FIRST MOVIE! I THOUGHT THE TWINS WERE THERE FOR THE LAUGHS (WHICH, WAS COOL WITH ME)!! I WILL SEE THIS AGAIN AND I AM WAITING FOR IT TO COME OUT ON DVD, BUT YOU MUST SEE IT IN THE THEATRES TO GET THE FULL EFFECT! I GIVE IT A 15 OUT OF 10!!! TRANSFORMERS ROCK (AND I HOPE THE MOVIES CRITICS READ THIS WEBSITE AND THE COMMENTS!! GO SEE, GO SEE, GO SEE!!!
Roz says
well I havent seen the movie but I am planning to watch this Tuesday. I do not have a lot of expectation about the movie but thought that the first movie was good and I want to watch the second movie as well. But thanks though for the post and comments. I am excited to watch the movie.
sel says
I want this movie but i didn2t find it for download.
any bady know where is the downlooad link…
woohoo says
WARNING MAYBE BE SPOILER FOR POEPLE THAT HAVE NOT SEEN IT
I liked the movie it was great . Except for some fighting parts you dont know what they were doing cause it moved so fast pace . Also for the twins alot of people complaining about it . They were fine to me they made me laught alittle . The only thing i hated was devastator i thought he was really ganna kick some ass once he combined . But instead he was a vaccum cleaner sucking everything up lol. And he get one shotted what a load of crap. My son loved it he wants to go see it again . And i think the kids that sat next to me and my son was sad when optimus died and when Sam died and had his little talk with the orginal primes. lol there nose were running lol
Im glad that they didnt follow the animated story lines.Why cause i dont wanna see a new movie that i already know whats ganna happen next. Im 29 now so i grew watching almost all the transformers after coming home from school. If you go in thinking there ganna follow the animated story line you already fail . They didnt do it for part 1 what make you think there ganna do it for part 2 . Which made me want to see it even more because i didnt know what to expect. So if you havent seen it go in there not expecting to much. And please dont go in there looking for racist crap its the movies for entertainment.
Oh one more thing optimus and bumble bee kicked some ass in this one loved the action just wish i knew wat they were doing at some parts lol . Prime taking on like 3-5 decepticons was awsome. Then he got cheap shotted lol.
I give it a 8/10 score just cause devastator was big disappointment lol . And Soundwave got stuck in space hugging a satelite tapping in to our communications. And the to fast pace fighting scene where i realy couldnt catch what was goin on . I really hope theres a part 3 hope theres unicron in there that would be a major explosion fest
Kalogagatya says
I really couldn’t care less for the plot, but at least there was one.. A Transformers movie isn’t really supposed to be smart or intellectual or have a great plot.. it’s all about the CGI, explosions, great sound, light and physics special effects… the first movie didn’t have a great plot either.. aliens find artifact in planet -> go there -> each faction tries to acquire it -> they battle -> one wins the other doesn’t.
I think the Megan Fox factor was a little exaggerated. And what about the 100% hot chicks/guys college campus? will they transform into regular people…? come on… megan fox is extremely beautiful, but having all of them look really really hot turns that campus part into a cheesy, clich
Dave says
There’s a website dedicated to Michael Bay, Michael Bay Facts. I found it quite amusing.
CC says
Movie is dragging. Especially the part where they had to bring the matrix to optimus prime. Took about half an hour or more running. Geez. Anyway, well most people in the theatre were already up to leave even before the movie came to it’s end. I dunno what that means, but you figure it out.
RobotFan2 says
So you can only comment if you like the movie? Doesn’t that seem to be a bit subjective? These forums are to let you tell how you feel about the movie whether it’s positive or negative. Grow up kid.
RobotFan2 says
hehe and I’m sure you’re at the prime of puberty too – that always helps to like these types of movies – I couldn’t blame you there one bit.
RobotFan2 says
I’m 24 and was disappointed….but unfortunately what sells is what sells that that must be “hot” girls and hip-hop talking robots.
RobotFan2 says
Yes, but people don’t always know that they’re going to be “stupid” – that’s why you GO and and see it, DUMBass. However, I can agree that the first one was very good – good graphics and good plot and that makes people give the benefit of the doubt that the sequel will be good and they go see it. But people aren’t mind readers either and there is something called a difference of opinion. And trust me, there is no sarcasm here either.
stupid_people says
BOTTOM LINE, if you loved the first, you’ll love this more.
People who did not like this movie have different tastes, no different to some people hating vegitables…read their opinions but don’t let it discourage…as soon as the movie starts you’ll see how little their opinion means to you.
Enjoy the movie…I so many times wanted to jump up to yell and Cheer!
Tim says
I completely agree with you 100%. Bad reviews ARE are about things that do not matter. Yeah, it was a little bit long, but why not sit and watch the rest of the CG budget put up on screen? I would definitely see Transformers 3, if they decide to make another one. I’m 16 as well.
MCLT says
i thought the movie was amazing i dont care what everybody else says i loved it, im seeing it again tomorrow with a bunch of my friends. #1 fan!!!!!!! :) lol
Kit Kat says
The movie was alright, but the ending was pretty weak. Also, this movie was based off the cartoon (apparently) and that was made for kids. That being said, there was far too much sexual shots and images completely innapropriate. The movie didn’t need that kind of imagry, and it just goes to show the director and writer of the movie lack imagination if they have to put that kind of garbage into their film.
I’m ashamed to have gone and seen the film, I do not support films with unnecessary nudity in them. All in all, two thumbs down.
mel_ryc48 says
I think this movie was not as good as the first, and is not worth spending money to see in the theatre. The acting was overdramatic, there were too many main villans and you couldn’t keep track of who was who. There was added humor where humor was unecessary, and ruined the scene. Lots, of repeition in fighting. You should not see this movie if you’re under 13 because it has certain scenes that are not appropriate for children, and unecessary pictures of girls. This movie got a D+/C- from the critics so clearly I’m not the only one who finds this movie bad. I reccomend you rent the movie on DVD as its a waste of money to see it in the theatre.
What were they thinking? says
I can’t believe this movie. The action was cool, but the plot was completely idiotic. And what’s up with the goofy star wars reference. (Picture Darth Vader bowing to the Emperor in Empire strikes back/Megatron bowing like a pathetic loser to the Fallen). The depiction of the robot twins was just plain racist, and the language was horrific. With just a few minor changes, this movie would have been excellent, but as is, it just fails.
Matt says
I like the slow-motion in the Autobot fight scene and this time I can clearly see how a autobot get killed. This is a big improvement from the last film.
I agree. Bay tried too hard to make the film funny but I did not get any. The story is a bit too long and overwhelmed by the explosive scenes. It would be great if Bay can show different talents on each autobots in details.
Overcall, I will give this film a C+. maybe I expected too much before I watched it.
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Mason says
u guys are idiots this si the best movie eva the action is so good slow motion i love transformers and bay’s idea is amazing captured every scene perfectly.shia lebeouf is great perfect fit 4 sam and megan is jjust as good
Mason says
A++++++++++++ u guys are2 fussy
Dee says
They really ruined this movie for the younger kids with the language and sexual bits mixed through the movie…the toys are marketed to the kids but the movie is unacceptable for younger viewers..what is up with that..Very disappointed to have this movie so out of control with also language..if they would have toned it down a bit I think it would have been a bigger hit for purchase down the line. My grandson loves the transformers but we can’t take him to this one..thank goodness his mom previewed it first..stop and think about the viewers.
ThaChicken says
Hmmm, firstly, I’ll hop on to the bandwagon of trashing the movie. It was fun to watch but with all the build up to it, you don’t really feel like bay beat his own advertising tbh.
Starting with megan fox, shes good looking, apart from the slow motion running scene in the desert to make sure you stay seated (if your a 15 year old boy) there wasn’t much sexual content. Well, other then that crazy decepticon-girl which I agree was totally pointless. That was a poor choice in my oppinion. Whats the point of having that in, doesn’t add to the story 1 bit.
Then for the twins. My god, their special effects just look cheap compared to the other autobots. Big goofy cartoon eyes, obviously meant as comic relief but then again, where are all the other autobots? A few scenes with optimus, fewer with the rest of them. It was basically a story of the twins and bumblebee…with lots of humans which were also either there for sex appeal or comic relief. Sam was the only somewhat ‘serious’ character in there. I mean come on, the main cast was: twins(comic relief), bumblebee(badass who got his voice back at the end of the first movie just to lose it again this movie and revert back to radioman), Megan Fox (eye-candy), conspiracy nutcase(can’t even remember his name), Sector 7 Johnie(comic relief), Shia who ofc played sam and was the only ‘real character.’ So 1 star, 4 comic relief, 1 eye candy… Makes you wonder how Micheal Bay figured out that would be a winning set-up. In the first movie at least you only had sector 7 as the comic relief, the rest were at least somewhat believable. Well, not really but still.
Then devestator. My god I was on the edge of my seat when I saw him transform. I mean omg it was amazing, then he starts getting his ass wooped by the twins and I was considering asking for a refund. I mean my god, hes the first gestalt, a combination of 5 a few decepticons, either 5 or 6 decepticons get together to become nearly undefeatable. I mean in the cartoon movie devestator is the one to bring down autobot city in the end. I mean he takes on the dinobots and more and wins. In this hes a freakin joke. ‘Ooh, lets make him weaker then the twins’ – Brilliant. ‘Lets make him even more comic relief by making his wrecking balls turn in to his testicals’ – Brilliant. Who wouldn’t want one of the biggest badest decepticons and the first gestalt in a movie to be nothing more then comic relief.
Another thing I was really drawn to this movie about was something simple – they promised lots of autobots and decepticons. From the amount of part they played in the movie, you might as well have just added a screenshot of them at the end and said, there you have them. Worst part is that they really get your hopes up at the start with that entire hunt and destroy thing. You get to meet up with 4 new autobots and 1 new decepticon and a old decepticon from the first movie and get a nice fight scene. For all the good it is in the rest of the story line. You get a angry politician trying to pull the plug, some dead nameless soldier extras and no real change in the story line. After that first fight there, it seems to just go down hill. I was really looking forward to seeing some epic fights between autobots and decepticons but when that was supposed to happen, it was just a joke.
For example movie 1: Optimus vs Megatron. Megatron owned optimus, in this movie, its Optimus vs Megatron, starscream and the helicopter which somebody told me came back at the same time as megatron but I must have fallen asleep when that happened. Optimus kicks their ass until he starts talking to Sam. Then that final fight, the last stand where the military just happens to come to the rescue, I could ask who was fighting who? Nameless robots being destroyed by the handfull by tanks. Devastator getting owned by a single shot from a destroyer. A special shot sure but I’m glad he was so powerfull…and that when The Fallen decides to make the planet go bye bye they forget about this weapon again.
For me I have a simple system to decide if a movie is worthy of praise, if you enjoy it and would watch it again. So I did enjoy it, so all in all, it wasn’t a terrible movie. Will I watch it again…even if its on TV I’ll prolly never watch it again. Other reviews said there were holes in the plot so big you could drive optimus through them, I think thats being to kind, holes that big could sink the titanic. However there are lots of things that just put me off that movie. Also another thing is, if you watch the movie again, just think, if you changed the names of the people, would you even consider it a transformers movie? If you take a franchise as huge as transformers, I mean you have billions of options to include easter eggs etc in to the movie, this movie just didn’t seem to have them.
Also a few other things I didn’t like about the movie, first movie, autobots didn’t kill decepticons, just defeat them (cartoony) but in this one they don’t just imprison them or whatever, no, they execute them. I mean optimus just beats a decepticon down, he starts to crack and tells optimus something important and optimus uses a 1 liner more appropriate to a 80’s one-liner movie like Arnolds famous for, then he executes him. I mean, really, wahts the point.
Another thing is the ‘uber security’ guarding the very last remaining piece of the cube…a steel door on an open field next to the ocean. Ooh and 2 fences…Not to mention a pipe that leads outside for ventilation. Then when the alarm is finally triggered, the massive mobilization of 2 hum-vee’s and like 8 soldiers.
I could spend all night just writing out my frustrations about this movie but tbh these are some of the big ones.
-autobots OP
-decepticons nerfed :P
-humans by far the strongest
-characters don’t fit and aren’t believable
-CGI was great for the 5 seconds it took for the decepticons to die
-Plot holes
-Way to many attempts at comedy, was Bay trying to make a Action/Comedy?
tdog says
your a fucking moron buddy lol
Proud2bBorg says
Nuff said. I won’t waste my money. Thanx all.
yasmine says
i guess this is your opion but i think you should know that this moive was create for people whom has a brain of the age of 5, it wasnt that hard to understand it, it was a great moive. and if u havent realized children see more inappropriate things from commericals than this moive my opion………………………….
p.s a great moive for who ever likes to see fighting action, and more, and still if u dont like action ir fighting still WATCH THIS MOIVE
charlie says
you are a dick head kitkat
GrahamT says
Mason you hit the nail on the head. The film was unbelieve period!!!!
anonymous says
do u have any idea which director and which movie are u talking abt ?????!!!!!!
i have seen every cartoon of the transformer and none had the idea that the film produced…………
IreneJane says
I am so sick and tired of critics who look for “a solid storyline” or “character development” in a movie about alien robots who disguise themselves as regular earthly machines. Its an action movie where robots fight, of course there will be explosions. Would you rather they put on a tutu and dance? YOU ARE A STUPID IDIOT. This is a great entertaining movie, the CGI is amazing, Megan is hot and Josh is oh so smokin.
Transformers 2 reviews are useless because no Transformers 2 review will stop people from seeing Revenge of the Fallen. A Transformers 2 review truly means nothing, for if Transformers 2 reviews could stop big
Transformers 2 Reviews More Meaningless, Dreadful Than Ever box office, Michael Bay would be out of work. Michael Bay lives on his movies being critic-proof, and Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen reviews are no exception.
Michael Bay – makes awesome movies that make millions in the box office, entertains a lot of people ( otherwise it wouldnt make millions ) versus critics who… who do what exactly again?
Masonisstupid says
Mason I hope you read this because you are a retard. Your probably a fourteen year old using the number 4 instead of just saying four. You only liked the movie because your probably to young and stupid to understand what a good movie requires for a average human being to be entertained. I feel sorry for you…
rish says
damn i wanna watch dis movie,coz dis reviewer says “The film
jack slack says
come on guys, the movie wasn’t terrible. I agree that the attempts at humour were unnecessary and only detracted from the movie. I thought that the twin autobots were pointless and didn’t need to be in the movie at all. However, there was a lot action in this movie. I enjoyed seeing Prime waste all the other transformers, as well as Bumblebee lay them out as well. However, the human vs. transformer fights I thought were not as good in this movie. It seemed that the humans could just take down the transformers just fine, which is all right, but all you wind up with when you put that in a movie is just a lot of explosions. Sometimes it was a little hard to stay focused on what was what, especially when all the transformers (apart from the Autobots) look alike, apart from the obvious ones as well. I wasn’t sure what the point of the girl transformer was, that confused me a little and they didn’t explain her. However, actionwise this movie I thought did very well. The plot seemed to copy the first movie’s plot too much. It just seemed too similar. On the whole I thought the movie was worth the $6 and should be sold for something no more than $15 in stores.
dann says
you guys who talk about the sexual content. what sexual content is there? Oooh, they’re lying on a bed kissing. Wow, really dirty stuff. I hope you don’t let your kids play any type of organized sports, because they will hear a lot of worse stuff and language in the locker rooms. Think about it, if you let them endure that for sports (not saying you do, but if you do) why wouldn’t you let them endure the stuff in the movie for the action sequences and the comedy (even though it was nonexistent in this movie)? Ask yourselves that.
jack slack says
yeah me again. Just wanted to say to that retard ThaChicken that he is a brainless invertebrate. Optimus executes a deceptcon in the first movie. Remember the fight on the roads, when he pulls out his sword and stabs that transformer to infinity. Yeah, get your facts straight, and it seemed like he was the only one in the 2nd movie who did any executing. However, your other points are sound.
bresctt says
this film was in a class of its own ive never seen a movie like this its a new generation of special effects when you watch this movie you know its a micheal bay movie i love all his movies and im a big fan!
blinga ling says
Irene Jane you little effing plaguerist. WTF do you think you are doing taking Robert Dougherty’s words and saying they are your own. That is illegal and I hope you go to jail for it. I agree with Dougherty though, BUT NOT YOU! My point of view on the movie is this.
The Bad
1. The Twins – The Twins transformers were unneeded. All they did was take up movie time (since the movie did drag on) and provide critics with portals to bash Bay on his stereotyping and racism. Having them fight with each other constantly was very tiring for myself.
2. The girl Decepticon – It is very unclear what the point of her was, although you can speculate. My point of view is this; she knew that Sam had dealings with the Autobots, and she wanted to contain him. However, she did take up a fair bit of time and Bay should’ve made a shorter more enjoyable way to get Sam captured.
3. Devastator – I completely agree that to have Devastator whipped by the Twins was ridiculous.
4. Railgun – As someone stated earlier, where was the railgun when the Fallen arrived. Maybe it wouldn’t work on the Fallen, someone said to me. Well, if it wouldn’t work, please show that Bay instead of having your ridiculous Twins.
4. Sam’s mother – Sam’s mother was very tedious, and I am sure she got on most people’s nerves. Her crude remarks were overdone and very aggravating as well as her pointless arguments with Sam’s father. I believe it was an overeffort on Bay’s part for comedy.
5. Comic relief – take out the twins, and you still have awful attempts at comic relief from Sam’s group. Sam’s roomate and the Sector 7 guy didn’t need to make comedy. A few bits were good, like when they were sleeping, but when it is continuous it just gets nauseating. Jetfire was also irritating and overdone. It seemed as if the knowledge that he was absent-minded was trying to be drilled into the audience’s heads, which it didn’t need to be.
6. Sexual inuendos – Completely uneeded and only mildly funny. I am not going to say they are not appropriate for younger ages, but I will say they were pointless.
The Good
1. Robot fights – Indeed we did see a lot more fights between transformers. This was mostly dominated by Optimus Prime, but we did see sequences of Bumblebee, Ironhide, and I believe Sideswipe.
2. Optimus Prime Owns – Finally we see an excellent Autobot fighter in Optimus Prime. In the first movie, Megatron completely crushed Optimus. However, in this one, Optimus levels Megatron, Starscream, and two other Decepticons in one fight.
3. Romance – Despite what people say, the romance didn’t seem overdone. Thankfully Bay didn’t try to combine genres. There was just some at the start, two spots in the middle, and a finish at the, well well, end.
4. The story doesn’t end here. Happily there is another movie going to come. You shouldn’t have expected a deeply moving movie. Like others have said, you watch this to see the transformers fight.
The Ugly (to some)
Well, some of you will not like this, but I enjoyed the movie despite its faults. The opening sequence in Shanghai for me was what I wanted to see. I just couldn’t get enough of the robot fight in the woods. I also enjoyed the strain going on between the Oval Office and NEST. And Optimus’s question to Director Galloway was a nice touch. These things, although taking up a lot less time in the movie, outweighed the Bad for me.
The Awesomnator says
A couple of things.
I agree this movie had an amazing and intense opening sequence. I was super stoked to see this movie I even bought my tickets 2 weeks in advance. when I saw the opening fight I was gripping the side rests and everything. then it was over and in my head I was like: oh man, it’s only been ten minutes of the movie and it’s already great! and then the next scene came, sam moving out. about the third thing you see is a dog riding another. from the last movie i sort of expected something like this but still didn’t think it nessicary. then sam got fried from the allspark and out comes bumblebee to fight some newly made robots and that was cool. and then you find out that bumblebee’s voice modulator is gone again. at that point i was like: WHAT!?!?!? WHY’D THEY TAKE THAT OUT! from that point on they threw in waaaaaaaaaaay too much sexual content. what with the dogs at it again. wheelie at it with Megan Fox’s leg. the decepticon cleverly desgiused as a girl, as my friend likes to call it “decepticles”, and well the list continues.
another point made above me. the movie’s title really should have been called: Sam, Mikaila, Bumblebee, Mudflap, Skids and friends’ search to save Optimus. because they’re wasn’t really too much else as far as robots go. unless they had a silly little 10 minute cameo appearance.
this movie was pretty terrible, yeah it’s targeted to 15 year old boys glad to say I’m 18. unfortunatly my 15 year old friend thought this movie was the greatest thing to come this year. I just shake my head.
and the person above me with the whole “review proof” here’s some figures for you. does anyone remember the movie “confessions of a teenage drama queen”? anyone? super terrible movie. anyway when the movie came out it grossed 9.3 million on it’s opening weekend coming in second behind “50 first dates”. the reviews it got? 13%. It’s really all in the marketing. reason being that a lot of people don’t read reviews they watch the commercials and go and see it. i’m sure if a lot more people read reviews they’re would be a lot less money being made on silly crap such as this movie.
gamblis says
Oh I love this movie, I don’t even care any other review said this movie is crap or something. keep going Transformer…
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CJ says
I think that the film was the best way better than the 1st and the cartoon don’t care what everyone eles says but i think that its was top, the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :]
CJ says
I agree 1000000000% great film !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [:}
LB says
I felt the film has a plot that really lined up with the traditional sense of the transformers. Sure there are ‘non-kid’ scenes in there with some really hot women….and ok, the Megan’s running might have just been a little too much (one thing to enjoy it at first, then get excited the second and third times, but too much can make it laughable…like WildThings), but my point here is are plots to destroy our sun, artillery power blowing the crap out of the middle east and even a new, unknown weapon being shot by a USS destroyer on the back of an anonymous really ‘kid-friendly’ themes anyway?
This movie hit a lot of good points for me. The dogs banging, and the robot humping added nothing really…just silly but I guess a bit of fun for the director.
This is lining up to become another great saga, that we know from the 80’s it was always destined to be come.
i love boobies says
i sniffed your bum
gregg munched your willy
jonny smoked your bot hairs
i love you xx =]
currently eating your nannas face!
carl says
Well I just got home after going to THE SCREAMING TIKI CON in Youngstown Ohio I have to say all in all it was not bad for a small convention DAVE PROWSE Cancelled do to health reasons and GLENN SHADIX Cancelled at the last minuet so they reduced the cost to get in by $5
I finally after 20 years added JOHN WESTLY SHIPP to my collection and was able to have a great conversation with ANTHONY FOREST
I also talked with MICHAEL BELL and asked was going to play the voice of an of the characters in the New TRANSFORMERS 3 movie
For those of you who are not familiar with his history with the TRANSFORMERS he played the voice of PROWL, RAMJET, SWOOP, and SLAG, and according to rumors all of these Robots will be in the new movie.
He informed me that he had auditioned for the parts he had played and was told HE WAS TOO OLD.
Ladies and Gentlemen: THIS CAN NOT STAND! Mr. BELL in one of the reasons that THE TRANSFORMERS are the Icon they are today so I have decided to start a letter writing campaign to get MICHAEL BELL at least one out of these three parts.
Below you will find the address to witch you can send a letter telling the production studio TO GIVE MR. BELL THE PART HE DESERVES
I thank you in this and I know we as a group can make this right for such a fantastically famous actor
DreamWorks Studios. … Address: 100 Universal City Plaza Dr., Bldg. 5121. Universal City, CA 91608. Phone: 818-733-9300