Transformers ~~ (2 worms)

I'll keep it brief... I could have lived without the army sub-plot. I would have happily endured more of the main character and his quirky and well scripted parents. I could have survived with less of the lead female and I could even have done with either a lot more OR a lot less of the actual Transformers.... Sounds odd? Well yes, and so was the film.

I shake my head in utter disbelief of what the end result of this much awaited 'blockbuster' turned out to be. I was really quite into these 'robots in disguise ' when I was growing up. My brother still has many of the toys are they are very cool. I've never really taken any interest in the cartoons but someday hoped that a 'live' action adventure film would be produced. Now I wish they hadn't bothered! Harsh? I stand by my opinion.

I loved, loved, loved seeing Shia LaBeouf on the big screen. With intelligent movie choices in the future, this kid will be big. He's got charisma, a bit of geek-chic and brings with him a sense of intelligence and depth which many of his contemporaries lack. Also, he can sure deliver comedy.

I can't even be bothered to relay the plot... (what friggin' plot???) Goodies and baddies. High-tech government stuff. Robots in aforementioned disguise. I did like Bumble Bee, the hot yellow car who Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) is adopted by. Robots and mayhem combine. Stuff happens. The good robots get to do comedy - I did not really enjoy this exploration of robots from the future doing a form of slap-stick. The world is saved and the guy gets the sexy girl.

Maybe ten year olds appreciate the nuances better than I? I'll never know. Shame. Not.