Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen

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… more »

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.