Something About Bananas

I've never been a fan of Transformers the animated TV series or the comic books so this review is from the perspective of someone who has no knowledge of that Universe other that the first movie from 2007.

So what I got from the plot was that Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons is resurrected and The Decepticons continue their war with the Autobots while trying to find some key that can be used to harness the power of the Sun. Yeah it's a bit crazy.

Our hero Sam also touches a sliver from the Cube and now sees symbols which lead him to the key so he can get it before the damn Desepticons.

Sorry for the very rough summary of the plot but to be honest the only reason a plot exists in this film is for an excuse to fill the 2 and a half hours up with intense action scenes. This film is not for those who want to see a well written, moving film. It's for those who just want to be blown away by some of the best special effects, explosions and robot fighting since.....well since Transformers in 2007 really. The fight scenes have improved. You can actually see a bit more of what's going in a battle and which Transformer is getting smashed in the face. As for the other effects, they are amazing and are as realistic as if they where really happening such as a pyramid being smashed to pieces.

The film is pretty long but it's got a lot of action scenes and not much filler. The comedy is decent if not a bit too silly at times but you'll get a few laughs too alongside the blood pumping action.

I recommend this film only to those who loves action films. Yes there is a plot and some humour too. There is also of course the traditional romance side story that you see in every film between Sam(Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela(Megan Fox) but this is all about the action. It's not smart and it's not clever but it's damn exciting and mindless fun.

I give it a 7 out of 10. Here's the HD trailer (let it buffer).