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Ok, I am going to admit that I did really enjoy this when I first saw this at the cinema but I have to say that after getting into the more critical side of films, I could easily spot what the flaws are in Transformers. I didn't watch the original TV cartoon programme as a child so I didn't really know very much about it when I first saw it but was just expecting entertainment in which I did get. Flaws are that you can easily tell that the dialogue is trying to be an epic; like they're trying too hard so to speak by using lots of effects but with quite a cheesy story. Yeah, I understand that it is just a bit of fun but what annoys me the most is that almost every single teenager nowadays always favourite this film like 'Transformers is just the best film ever because the acting is so perfect, directing is flawless and the effects are amazing'! One bit of credit I will give this film is that the effects are absolutely fantastic! I always feel stunned with the effects when I watch Transformers.
A long time ago, far away on the planet of Cybertron, a war was being waged between the noble Autobots (led by the wise Optimus Prime) and the devious Decepticons (commanded by the dreaded Megatron) for control over the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasted off in search of it. He eventually tracked it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sent him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forced him into a paralyzed state. His body was later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, and before going into a comatose state Megatron used the last of his energy to engrave a map, showing the location of the Allspark, into the Captain's glasses, and send a transmission to Cybertron. He is then carted away by the Captain's ship.
Shia LaBeouf may have made himself very well known from here onwards throughout his career thus far but that doesn't mean the acting was brilliant. I mean, I don't think he is an awful actor but I really don't see the hype and the credit that people give him. In many ways, Shia bought out absolutely nothing to Sam Witwicky's personality; like his personality was empty so to speak. His performance was about average but his performance in the sequel was just epic fail! Megan Fox, you are nothing more than an incredibly overrated 'actress' who really isn't as attractive as a lot of people think she is. I mean, what gets on my nerves about Megan Fox in both Transformers is that just because one might find her attractive, that doesn't mean her acting is any better. Josh Duhamel wasn't exactly brilliant either. His personality was flat and there was nothing majorly serious going out regarding him. Well, that's what I think anyway. Rachael Taylor just drove me absolutely insane! Not only was her very strong Australian accent incredibly annoying but her acting was like 'Ohh God! I'm just gonna be so shit in this film because I didn't even want to be part of it' sort of thing but one thing though: she's incredibly attractive but even that didn't save her in Transformers.
Michael Bay, do you ever make a film that involves explosions and effects with flat acting and directing? I think what Bay's major weakness is that he tries too hard with pretty much every film he's made by overloading explosions and action scenes instead of focusing on the characters and the plot to make them epic. If you think about it critically, Michael Bay hasn't made one single successful film out of the 9 films that he has made. This was about 20 minutes too long as well so that is another flaw that Transformers has. Best bit of credit that I can give Transformers is that it was robbed of the Best Visual Effects Academy Award by The Golden Compass even though the effects in that film were great too.
Overall, Transformers is far from something special but it is far from a massive disaster as well. To be honest, I would say this is Michael Bay's best film despite it is an average and a guilty pleasure. If you hated this one, you will be ashamed you saw the sequel and you'd want to kill yourself. Good luck if you choose that. Entertaining action scenes and that is it.
