Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen

I loved the first Transformers movie, watched it many times so this review is not becuase I'm biased against this type of movie.

BUT THIS IS THE WORST FILM OF ALL TIME!!!

I would honestly rather watch that Travolta film about Scientology and aliens over this. Its so bad its like a spoof of the first one but with a bigger budget.

The studio obviously let Michael Bay have far too much control after the success of the first one - it had a perfect blend of Spielberg adventure and Bay/Bruckheimer action. This is is Bay all the way which is too much.

There are so many things wrong with this film that I can't even begin to go into here but the thing that best sums up this film are the twin ghetto-talkin' Autobots. Apart form being borderline racist (they have gold teeth, backward caps and can't read) they are even more irritating than Jar-Jar Binks.

Revenge Of The Fallen isn't only louder than Transformers, however. It's longer, it's more explosive, it's more directionless, it's all the proof you'll ever need that more really isn't always more.

Not a big fan of Mr Bay and he certain stays true to form with this inane, pointless and generally irritating piece of work. Please stop making films!

TF2 is an excellent example of more being less. After the first films rather limited robotic cast the fans clamoured for more of their favourite autobots and decepticons, and these were delivered. The Autobots got Jetfire, sideswipe and the decepticons got the constructicons, ravage and fan favourite Soundwave (with frank welker reprising his role, though Hugo weaving remains as the voice of Megatron) New characters fill the remainder of the expanded cast and the fans get more Transformers like they wanted. Unfortunately this comes at the expense of characterisation, with nearly double the robots and additions to the human cast as well, the film strains even within its greater run time. There are no moments for exposition or subplots and the whole movie becomes a nonstop thrill ride - leave your brain at the door extravaganza. Effects are superb, truly amazing, and your jaw will hit the floor at times as the mechs do battle.
Unfortunately without a break in the bedlam the film becomes rather exhausting to watch and some ill considered humour and wriitng stands out all the more as the film degenerates into the US army VS Genericons with the protagonists rendered into little more than target practice as once again the Transformers themselves take second place to the human story. The film screams out for some judicidial editing and trimming and whole characters could and maybe should have been removed and consigned to the cutting room floor. The twins are annoying and offensive/racist, the decepticons apart from starscream and megatron are mute, none of the robots have any real interaction with each other other than fighting and Megan Fox is frankly just in the film to give us something else to look at other than the glorious CGI. Im hoping for better from the inevitable 3rd film and a more lean and coherent movie thats not reminiscent of a child with ADHD.

I really don't understand why people can criticize a film of this caliber, for what it is worth is absolutely awesome. Sure it is just a colossal gathering of special effects, but that is what we all expected and all wanted to watch it for, don't judge this film because it may not have a extensive and complicated story line, I am a huge fan of Mr.Bay and I believe he accounts for his audience and to be fair, the film does provide more than expected in the way of story, I believe the action/effects are second to none, and performances from Shia and Megan are outstanding