TRANSFORMERS was the best movie of the summer. Forget about any sequel or treequel u want to se go se this movie. There is so much action, the story was great and its funny. U wont want to wait till the DVD comes out, trust me.

Great summer movie - Amazing treatment for a movie all about toy robots.

For old school fans there are many homages to the original. For instance Optimus Prime's many one liners are in this film - most ranging from his classic "Autobots - Rollout" to "One shall stand, one shall fall".

This is a great family movie on top of a great action flick. The CGI is phenomenal, the voices of the characters are dead on to their personalities, and there's enough robot on robot action that'll make you want to watch this movie again and again. I recommend it to anyone who's a fan and anyone who isn't.

Finally, a real summer blockbuster! TRANSFORMERS is a thrill ride from start to finish. Watch it and you WILL have a good time. Sure, the movie suffers from cheesy dialog and lame moments, but what do you expect, it's Mr. Bay folks. Anyways, aside from these few mishaps, the movie's effects are mesmerizing, the laughs are present and accounted for, and the action is "hold on to the edge of your seat" spectacular. TRANSFORMERS was made to entertain, and doesn't it ever. Thumbs up!

Transformers is THE movie to watch this year. This movie frickn rocked begining to end. Don't robbed this movie by leaving it til it comes out on DVD, you need to watch it on the big screen.

Damn I'm gonna go watch it again!

I went into this movie expecting another flop on an old favorite. I however was pleasantly proven wrong. This movie is the best movie I've seen this year. Extremely well done from each line, comical or not, to each special effect, to each set. Emmense effort (and money) went into developing both the story and the extreme special effects. Not everyone takes on the challenge of tearing up downtown L.A. and I was thoroughly pleased with the excellent quality of the CGI. The beginning of the movie may also appeal to the bilingual hispanics in the audience, with several one liners (in spanish) I did not catch.

I beg you. Go see it, or see it again. They don't make movies like this anymore, and these film makers did an excellent job and need to get paid to do it again and again.

(On a side note)
There was a preview for a very scary/sci-fi movie that didn't name itself or even tell what it was about. (The preview with the statue of liberty head flying through the air). If anyone has an idea of WHAT MOVIE this is, please let me know....
zanebeima@yahoo.com , it looked intense and the whole audience was audibly disappointed that we had no idea what it was.

Transformers is by far my favorite movie. If they make a sequel ( which I am sure they will) I doubt it could beat the awesomeness of this movie! Michael Bay is amazing at what he does, and I am extremely appreciative of his work! He has inspired me to be an actor. I now have a Dream!! See this movie. That is all.

AMAZING MOVIE! This is the summer blockbuster we've all been waiting for. Better than Spider-Man 3, better than Fanastic Four 2, better than anything else. A total MUST SEE.

On a side-note, does anyone know what the teaser trailer before the movie was for? It didn't give a name, but looked like Blair Witch meets Godzilla. Anyway ideas, please post it.

Thanks

I loved it. I remember going to see Transformers The Movie when I was a kid. Tonight was the closest I'll probably ever get to that feeling of awe that only a child can experience. It was awesome. Seeing Optimus Prime come to life was just beautiful. I'm not a fan of the big Bay action films but for this I must say thank you!

Best movie ever. Totally lived up to the hype. I plan on seeing it again in a couple of days. It better break some records!

For my full review, you can check out my blog:

http://politik1.blogspot.com/2007/07/transformers.html

I really enjoyed this movie! I'm not to big on action but I gotta say this one really blew me away!
And for all you people who were wondering what the untitled preview before the movie was, its a top secret J.J. Abrams movie called "Cloverfield". Below is a link if you wish to know more.
http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-trailer-for-cloverfield-in-front-of-transformers/

Words cannot describe how GREAT Transformers was! I've been a fan of Transformers since they came out and all i can say is that i was NOT let down in the least!! I really hope that they make many sequels and Hasbro and Michael Bay can work together again for more Transformer movies and G.I. Joe!!

The movie is easily one of the GREATEST movies ever made! I saw it at 8pm, then when it was over i went back in line, bought another ticket and saw it again! It was that good!

Having Peter Cullens play Optimus just like he did back in the 80s was possibly the best thing about the movie! I really felt like i was a kid again watching my hero do battle with the evil Megatron! The whole audience erupted when Optimus' truck showed up (and he wasn't even transformed in anyway) we also erupted when he did transform, when he introduced himself, when he owned Bonecrusher and whenever he said anything from the original show! The crowd was so hot for all the characters and movie!

I can't wait to see it again for a 3rd time and buy the dvd!!

I thought the Transformers movie kicked ass all the way! From start to finish. This has to be the number one movie of the year! It had a story to tell, a plot, it was very funny, smart, the action was mind blowing, the CGI was incredible & this has to be Michael Bay's best movie of all time. Not a big fan either of Michael Bay's movies, but u don't have to be a fan of his, to love this movie. Don't think he can top this! But we will see... Transformers 2 maybe? Like everyone said, don't wait till the dvd, GO AND SEE IT NOW!!! It will knock u out the theater!!! It is worth your money, and u can sure bring the whole family. Everyone will love it. Trust me!

Just one more thing though! The only thing I didn't like about Transformers was the music! Why? Cause they kind of used a little of the Terminator theme, and also the Batman Begins theme. When u watch the movie again, listen carefully to the music. U will hear the themes that I'm talkin' about! Trust me again. Maybe u guys didn't notice the first time out!!! So, tell me what u guys or girls think!? Watch it again. Thanks.

By the way the Teaser Preview which (zgregory) was askin' about is called Cloverfield. The one where the Statue of Liberty head is flying through the air, and lands on the ground. Just go to Ain't it cool news.com and look for it. Published on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 5:01am on Ain't it cool news.com. AICN EXCLUSIVE! UPDATED! More About The Top-Secret JJ Abrams Film CLOVERFIELD! J.J. Abrams is not directing just producing this film. I hope that was helpful.

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I have to agree with pretty much all of the previous posts! Transformers kicked ass from start to finish! I liked all the little "tongue-in-cheek" jokes and the homages to the cartoon series. Just one concern: Wasn't Megatron supposed to take an Earth form? I know every fanboy (including me!) was just aching to see Megatron as a GUN! All in all, it's a movie I will see many many times and I highly recommend it to all, even the non-fans! Two thumbs WAAAAY up!

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Matt Reeves Helms "Cloverfield"
By Garth FranklinMonday July 2nd 2007 12:28pm

Matt Reeves will direct and Drew Goddard will pen the J.J. Abrams produced camcorder-shot monster movie "Cloverfield" for Paramount reports (AICN), Ain't It Cool News.Com

That site first broke news on the top-secret project which comes upon the idea of a giant monster movie (the creature in this case being called 'The Parasite'), but have it all shot with home video cameras by random people to give it a very gritty and realistic feel.

Reeves directed "The Pallbearer" and TV shows like "Miracles," "Homicide," "Felicity" and "Relativity". The teaser trailer for the as yet untitled film ("Cloverfield" is a working title only) can be seen in front of "Transformers" opening tomorrow, and the film itself will hit theaters January 18th.

I thought it was great.
Prime was so freaking cool. The visuals were stunning.
The music was great. Jablonsky is one of my favorite composers.
I thought they could have spent a little more time on the Decepticons. You don't really get to know their personalities. I was hoping for some actual tension between Megatron and Starscream.
Another thing that bugged me was all the time spent on the screaming car salesman and the screaming computer hacker. It's not like they added that much to the plot of the movie. It felt like they were thrown in to get a cheap laugh out of the audience.

But damn, what and AWESOME movie.

My inner child was not disappointed. I had high expectations going in and as the opening credits began to roll I couldn't be more happy. Go see this movie NOW!!! Michael Bay's best movie to date. Hearing Peter Cullen do Optimus Primes voice again is worth the price of admission alone. Thankyou so much for not ruining this picture. Transformers rocked!!!

whats up everyone, just got out of the 8p show of Transformers and all i can honestly say right now is OH MY GOD!! the movie was awesome, probably...no probably about it, the best movie i've seen this year...probably the best movie of the year, sure you got potter coming out...but this is Transformers!! they ended it where they can make more, very nice Mr. Bay, and onto the rest of the review lol

Transformers - Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, some other big name actors but i'm goin straight to the review lol

movie starts out with Sam (Shia) giving his report about his family history and he brings up his Grandfather who mapped Antartica. then it jumps to Katar where there is an incoming helicopter and it starts ravaging the base, just like the previews...dont say i'm spoiling the movie b/c u can see that on the preview lol and it doesnt stop there with the action. its non stop with comedy and more explosions and some more explosions. the autobots are trying to find the Allspark which is a piece of their planet (cybertron) before the decepticons do. for those non-transformer people

Autobots - Good

Decepticons - Bad

lol anyways, the autobots led by Optimus Prime and the decepticons led by Megatron, with all their men are goin up against each other trying to get the power of the Allspark which will make more machines that could take over the world as we know it. cant really say to much after that b/c...well it will give away the ending. did i say this movie had great action BECAUSE IT DOES!! and as much as a 20ft tall robot can transform and look real...Michael Bay pulled it off. also sit through some of the credits b/c there is some extra stuff that rolls with the credits, like sam's parents talking to the news people and Starscream jetting into space...very awesome!! and while i'm rambling on, the voice of Optimus Prime...its the same one from the cartoon...how awesome is that!!! and Megatron is voiced by Hugo Weaving...Agent Smith from The Matrix or V for Vendetta...he was V. other transformers in the movie...

Bumblebee

Jazz

Frenzy

Ratchett

Ironhide

Bonecrusher

Barricade

yeah...very cool!! anyways i think i'm done. after u see starscream on the credits thats it, there isnt anything else so feel free to leave :) hope everyone liked it as much as i did and i think u all know what this is getting for stars

5 outta 5 stars!!! mark it down as the 1st one this year!!

seriously solid movie.

after catching alot of the big budget "blockbusters" recently (fantastic 4, pirates of the carribean, oceans 13 etc) i wasn't expecting much as i didn't wanna be dissapointed...

boy was i wrong, transformers delivered and then some. for once in a CG sci-fi/action movie there was plenty of fight scenes where the transformers got to strutt off their stuff... the only negative i could draw from these scenes is maybe the camerawork - some scenes seemed to move too fast to catch exactly what was happening. the love story wasn't over-dramatised either and complemented the story well.

if i get time, i'm definately keen to catch transformers again at the cinemas... i know my friends are.

d.

Well, I definitely seem to be in the minority here but I didn’t enjoy this film at all. The soundtrack appears to have been lifted from every other Michael Bay film and for the first ten minutes or so I thought I was watching some horrible Armageddon re-tread. I can’t argue that the effects were impressive, (with the exception of Frenzy who looked nothing short of retarded) but explosions and CGI do not a good film make, i.e. the Star Wars prequels.

The complete and utter lack of a coherent plot was a major detriment, as was the horrible forced humor and inept handling of any scene that was supposed to be evenly remotely emotional. Let’s face it; Michael Bay cannot direct people, period. Set pieces? Sure. Explosions? Sure. Pointless slow motion? You betcha. A good movie? Sorry, no.

Now I know what people are going to say: ‘But it’s a summer popcorn movie!’ Big deal. That shouldn’t be an excuse for making a shoddy film with a plot shoe-horned in to fill the time between explosions. It’s another example of pandering to the lowest common denominator. There was no solid entertainment value here, nothing you’ll remember longer than the time it takes you to leave the theatre. I’m sure I won’t influence anyone and the legions of both Transformers and Bay fans will likely post vehement rebuttals, but I cannot recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a quality movie going experience.

I loved this movie. It's not perfect, but I have not had this much fun at a movie in a long time. And the plot was good as well. Again, not perfect, but good enough to keep me interested. I definitely felt like I was 5 years old again when watching this movie. That's all this movie really set out to do, and it accomplished that.

This is the best movie of the summer.

Anyone putting this movie down is a complete idiot. My friend and I left the theater in utter shock at how good the movie was. Words simply cannot describe it. Everyone needs to see it on the big screen.

Where do I start I'm 39 years old and my Favorite cartoon has always been Transformers , GI Joe and Spiderman. This movie is the BOMB the best movie this years period and I love spiderman sorry spidey, but Transformers has you beat. And after watching the cartoon movie the other to build my Hype some more one word AWESOME.
Listening to Prime and Megatron it was just like the movie. One Shall Stand and One Should Fall. This movie should and I'm hoping break spideys single day record. Great job Micheal Bay one this film I have my Top 5 movie childhood movies of alltime. 1 Tranformers 2 Spiderman 3 The Matrix 4 Godzilla the one matthew Bodrick. 5 The Crow with Brandon Lee.

Now when Thundercats come and GI JOE then I can push my list to 10. I will see this movie again this week and next week etc thats how good it is.

Everybody go see this movie you wont be sorry.

This movie is The MUST see movie of the year. I went in with high hopes and was not dissappointed. I must say there was only one thing I didn't like and maybe someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I did not like how they called the tank Devastator. other than that the movie was spot on. I had it all a great story, a little comedy, some drama, even megatron was kinda scary lookin, and the fight scenes were sooooooooooo tight. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!

Definately a quality summer blockbuster... Michael Bay found the right movie for his uber macho eyegasmic style of directing!!! Some cheasy parts, to be expected... The acting was at least decent with all of the charecters, and great in some cases, i.e. Shia Labouf and John Turturro... Megan Fox, SO GEORGOUS!!! and the action... Not enough can be said about how utterly awesome it was... I only wish there had been an all out sword battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron... That definately would have ruled!!! All in all, I couldn't have expected it to be any better!!! I left the theatre totally out of breath, like I just stepped off of an intense rollercoster!!! And that as they say is that... Oh yeah, and Starscream may be the baddest mofrackus of all time... and now, I am gone...

Transformers is now by far my favorite movie. Fans old and new will not be disapointed by this movie. It was awesome! And I am for sure going to see it again and again.

WOW. I this movie was incredible. After seeing the teaser trailer last summer, I really had no intentions of seeing this movie. And I was a huge Transformers fan back in the day. And I think it was the right time to make this film. The plot was right on. And the special effects were just unbelievable. I now have so much more respect for director Michael Bay. And even more respect for Shia LaBeouf as an actor. After seeing his performance in "Disturbia" and "Transformers", I can now see him in the fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" film. Even Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese did a spectacular job. The film had every element a guy could ask for. The Action. The Hot Chick. The Comedy. And of course, BIG MUTHAF***IN ROBOTS. For a $175 million dollar production, this what made just right. The length of the film was just right. This is probably one of films that just made my top 5 films. I can't wait to go see it again. Let's just say this is probably going to stay #1 at the box office for the next month or so. Transformers is gunna kick Harry Potter's ass next week. No magic is gunna save him. And I probably have no high hopes for any other summer film. This is the ONE.

I am a huge fan of the "old school" Transformers but I did not want to see, in any shape of form, that incarnation brought to the silver screen in live action. Now, if you share this same view you will not be disappointed with this film. Should your "old school" views differ from this, you will probably NOT enjoy this film. This movie is by far the best action based film of the year and truly brought out my inner 5 - 9 year old child. Phenomenal effects, comedy, phenomenal effects! The story was not perfect but was fun to ride along with. For any parents out there, there was one sequence that may bring out the curious questions from your child involving onanism. The violence is more implied than visual but other than that the film is pretty clean. In all, a truly great fun film in a summer of lackluster hits and sequels thus far.

All i can say is this.. Too Much Cheese!! The songs with bumblebee come on....WAY TO MUCH ADVERTISING come on e-bay every 5 mins and a Mt. Dew machine TRANSFORMER??? COME ON! Too Much SEX i seen like 3 year olds everwhere and i hear masterbate and virgin and cusing i am like what! and Race/Stereotyping.. the dialogue for the humans where crap!! BUT!!! The bots where sweet Prime and Megatron Fighting and Megatrons voice by Hugo was so evil and amazing.. Great story.. made it work well the action was far the best i have ever seen..8 out of 10..

I heard great things about the movie. I'd followed it from it's earliest stages and was part of the movement to get Peter Cullen back as Prime. Prime is one of my heroes... and I don't choose them lightly. I'd seen his good image tarnished in the original show, when they turned him into an engine master. I saw him further tarnished by Transformers: Cybertron... and well... I was worried.

But hearing Prime say, "Oops, my bad" made me laugh and feel as if Michael Bay actually did it right. Why? I mean, flames and slang... you'd think I'd be angry... but I think THAT is what made the movie. It's truly a movie for our generation. Updated and polished.

I am proud of Michael Bay for doing this and cannot wait for the sequels. I will say that the action was a little blurry... you cannot take in THAT much CG THAT quickly. But I guess that's why you have to see it again and again.

The bots were flippin FANtastic. Megatron, though drastically underused, was great. Starscream, though even more drastically underused was GREAT. Frenzy stole the show though. A combination of Grr, Picachu and one of those gizmos from Batteries Not Included... he just rocked and I hope he returns. I want LAZERBEAK next, though.

Okay, enough... the movie was just beautiful. It made my friend cry. It made me smile. It made life FUN for a while.

If you're hoping for a psychological thriller, or to see the exact same big chunky robots from the 80'that you've envisioned all of your life, you're going to be disappointed.

If you're looking for familiar characters, adrenaline-pumping action, giant f***ing robots fighting giant f***ing robots, explosions, firepower, car chases, sexy people, nerd-comedy, sight-gags and a general good time? This is the movie for you.

This is a movie for Teens to Adults (and Adults who think they're still kids), not 5-10 year olds (at least not physically).

Special effects were HOT. The audience I was with was constantly laughing at the gags, and you could hear folks gasp or hold their breaths when they heard or saw something they had been waiting 25 years to see.

Was it true to the comics or cartoon in exact detail? Not really. Did it hold much of the spirit of the series in the 144 minutes that we got? I certainly think so.

I feel my childhood has been vindicated.

Sorry to be blunt but anyone who didnt like this movie is a complete nitpick of movies and needs to get a life.. how could u possibly find anything wrong with this kick ass movie? It delivered in every way possible.. from the not over done romance to the great one liners .. come on Optimus Prime saying "My bad." is priceless.. and who cares if they change the name of a decepticon .. if u wanna get that nitpicky then why not mention that Bumble-bee wasnt a beetle.. I think this movie got the much needed updating it deserved.
All I can say is this movie should break box office records and most likely will and I totally cant wait for the sequels..

" ONE SHALL STAND AND ONE SHALL FALL " THE CHILLS I GET ON MY ARM FROM HEARING THAT .. MICHAEL BAY HAS MADE HIS MARK WITH THIS ONE . THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THIS MOVIE AND IT WAS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN .. EVERY SEC OF THE MOVIE WAS CAPTIVATING .. TO SEE . YOU COULDNT ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE FROM THIS FILM . THE CHARACTERS WERE INCREDIBLE . ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE WHO GREW UP ON THE TRANSFORMERS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SEEN THE CHARACTERS LOOK MORE LIKE YESTER YEAR IM TRULEY HAPPY THAT BAY HAS TOOK THE CHANCE AND CREATED THEM IN HIS IMAGE .. I CANT EXPLAIN HOW I FELT WATCHING IT BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS EVERY SO OFTEN A MOVIE MAKES A IMPACT ON MOVIE GOERS ( LIKE 300 FOR EXAMPLE ) BUT THIS ONE HAS MADE A MARK OF EXCELLENCE , WERE AS MOVIE DIRECTORS AND SCRIP WRITERS HAVE TO STEP THERE GAME UP .... IN TAKING ANY CULT CLASSIC AND BRINGING IT TO BIG SCREEN .......

This was the single greatest movie theater experience I have ever had. Period.

Well the way I see it, If this movie was called Big Robots vs Humans, it would have been a cool movie. But as a movie called Transformers, it just did not hit the mark. I did not see true Autobots and Decepticons. Autobots are not gun ho about fighting, and Prime was not as noble as he should have been. Decepticons do not sneek around, they come out in force and attack. True G1 fans will see past the pretty fight and will not be totally pleased with a director who does not have a real feeling towards The transformers.

This was the single greatest movie theater experience I have ever had. Period.

Hell yeah, I felt like a kid again. This movie is by far the best of the best this year. They held true to the cartoon and everything about this movie gave me the chills (in a good way) Move over Harry Potter 12 or 18 or whatever it is in a week ^^ your about to be blown off your broomstick......

Hey F all the people who are trying to hate on transformers! This movie was the best movie of the summer by far! This was probably the best movie I have ever seen! it was good from beggining to end! And not to mention Megan Fox looks sexy as hell even when she's dirty! Anyways, this movie is the one to see for the summer! Go see it! 10 out of 10!

crap crap crap

first, i already saw the movie "Independence Day". and Transformers was just that with robots instead of aliens..... !!!!!

poor editing can be noticed as early on as the helicoptor sequence at the beginning. and it does continue through out the rest of the picture. at the end of the picture there are moments where megatron is going for the kid. optimus was there and then suddenly wasn't... megatron says some words - gets his point across and then attacks. suddenly optimus appears again. where did he go for the bad guy speach? poor editing people!

cheesy dialouge and bad humor! I mean to hear a kid running and screaming "This is going to be better then Armageddon " while meteors fall all around him - poor taste. to have an autobod "pee" on a guy - poor taste. and to use the "more than meets the eye" theme song catch phrase 2 times during the film - bad taste.

no transform sequence was ever shot to actually been seen or enjoyed. the camera was always moving so you couldn't see how they transformed. and this would have been wonderful for me to see because they were transforming from cars to 30' + tall metal robots. i would have loved to see how all that matter changed and expanded during the transforming.

there were consistancy errors through out the film but most noticably at the beginning when the army base was being attacked. in one moment it was mid-day and in the next it was the middle of the night.

did anyone else notice all of the city stuff was all shot on the same street through out the entire film. i mean you can only see the same stuff so many times before you start start singing "it's a small world after all". no wonder megatron, cut cube, and all the rest of it landed on earth. must be the most popular planet of all.

spoiler ahead: not that it matters much
i'm sorry but to have some stupid human kid destroy megatron in the end was a GIGANTIC let down. how in the hell is that ever going to happen or work... megatron should have not been defeated but retreat in true transformers fashion. or optimus should have actually kicked some megatron butt - total crap!

sodaart2007...you got some issues. If you couldn't enjoy this movie you got problems.

I liked it.It was good entertainment,and the best part of it was the movie never took it self too seriously which made it more enjoyable.My only minor complaint was I wished Bay had pulled the camera back when the robots were fighting because these two huge robots took up the screen and at times I found difficult to see who is fighting who,but that is a personal opinion and still regardless I loved the movie,the best movie of the summer by far.

A 10/10!

When I left the theatre after watching the adaptation of a classic cartoon, only one word left my mouth....."WOW!". This movie defined the term "summer blockbuster". It gave new meaning to what a smmer movie really should be. But besides the summer, this has now become my favorite movie of the year so far. It may not be the best one but it is certainly the most entertaining. After waiting all my life to see the autobots and decepticons brawl on the big screen, I finally saw what I wanted and boy did it satisfy. When all the autobots gathered in one place and start to transform, my grin stretched all across my face. Besides the fact that the Transformers themselves were very well animated and having a load of action, the movies comedic sense was suprisingly not good but great especially since it has three comedic actors playing key roles in the film. Even if the movie had a run time of 2 hours and 30 minutes, this is one of the few movies that i would watch countless times. This film also brings three generations together: the generation in the 80s when the original cartoon was made, the 90s generation(including me) who watched a newer version of the show and Beast Wars(for those who don't know, Beast Wars was a 3D animated show in the 90s which was similar to Transformers but the Transformers were animals rather than vehicles) which happens to be one of my all time favorite shows, and todays generation of the 2000s. If this movie doesnt hit the $1 billion mark in worldwide grosses, I don't think any movie this year will. Possibly in a future sequel(*hint*hint*) we will actually get to visit cybertron. What also made me enjoy the movie more was that it was better than the commercial. As they say, "theres more than meets the eye".

I guess I'm the only one to blame for setting myself up for complete and utter disappointment. From the get-go, I thought this could be a decent film. Opening with a great set up of the Decepticons (along with the all-too-familiar 'transform' sound), I was on the edge of my seat... that didn't last long.

This movie is called "Transformers," not "Cliche Lovestory Humans." Why did they find it necessary to focus on the cheezy human aspect of the film? The transformers from the cartoon had personality, and this personality is translated quite well in the WAAAYYY too brief dialogue they have. Peter Cullen sounds incredible, and is enhanced by the all-fancy digital sound mix. Thank you for leaving some tradition. I was momentarily excited when Prime started giving orders to the Autobots... it brought me back to the days. Then that was completely torched, when we have to endure some more 'family time' with Shia and his dorky parents.

Why was all this work with voiceovers and special effects ruined by not including it more. I came to see Transformers battling/transforming mid-high speed chases... I was looking forward to seeing MegaTron and StarScream bicker at eachother for at least more than one line. Come on writers... come on

Did I hate everything about this film? No. It has great special effects and the voicework from the Transformers is great. Hugo Weaving is a great choice for MegaTron, but why didn't he have more lines? Why did StarScream say three words? Was he not arguably the greatest one-liner master for the Decepticons... I hope everyone read this paragraph carefully. I started to say what I liked about the movie, and ended up saying what I hated most.

Please stay away from this film... From one fan to many, this was just sad.

After TMNT, Spiderman 3, and Pirates 3 all didn't quite live up to the hype I was a bit worried about this film. Especially after seeing how much attention was given to humanity in the previews. But I was wrong. This is easily the best film of 2007 to date, in ANY genre. If this doesn't win movie of the year at the Academy Awards it will be a travesty. My only real complaint about the movie is about Starscream, his personality is not given enough attention and they should have given him some more color. This is just a minor detail, the action in the movie is AMAZING as are the special effects. My sister, who has never been a transformer fan, was saying that it had everything, action, comedy, drama, a love story. The plot gave it a Transformers feel, they didn't modernize it, the Transformers trying to find the Allspark so they can revive their home planet/create a mega-army out of earth's resources, obviously you can tell which side wants which. Bumblebee is awesome, Prime is his old self, Ironhide rocks, all of the Autobots had personalities. Some of the Decepticons didn't really get to say much but that's okay, they're villians, they are just supposed to follow orders and fight. Frenzy annoyed me a bit, he invoked bad memories of a certan infamous Star Wars character, Jar Jar Binks. Shia Lebouf is great, all of the cast was awesome and Megan Fox is hot. Peter Cullen is wonderful as the voice of Prime, you can tell his voice has aged somewhat but it's okay, he sounds like the Prime we all know and love. And did anyone else have a lump in their throat when Prime says 'Freedom is the right of all sentient beings?' I left the theater at 1:30 am last night thinking about how many awesome characters they can put into the sequel.

In conclusion I would just like to say this movie gets 11 out of 10 stars. Any critic that blasts this movie or the simplicity of its plot probably is a loser who couldn't make it as an actor.

All my six of my girl friends....!!!!!!!!are transformers. This movie fely like I was a CGI gollum or something.
The Special FX was out of this control. I cannot wait for the upcoming Indian Jones movie so I can see Megatron get down with him bad self. Swear Word$#$@!!~@#%
Go see this movie at a theather not a DVD cgi

What can I say? Michael Bay and Steven Speilberg did the damn thing!!!! From start to finish was never a dull moment. The storyline, characters and of course the cars were awesome. The hype and wait was well worth it. I must admit that i was a bit leary with the truck Michael decided to use for Optimus, but he pulled it off. I am very glad that this movie was as good as it was because so many people had so many issues with the path Michael and Steven chose, but it worked for me. They will have my ticket money at least 3 more times.

Thank you Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg for truly bringing back my 80's childhood all time favorite cartoon as well as the epitome of "entertainment" back to the movies.

EXCELLENT JOB.

i'm not gonna get into the whole "stupid vs. smart" personal evaluation of a movie opinion thing, because thats fairly childish, but i can understand both camps. the original (g1) transformers toys, tv series, movie , and (to a lesser degree) comic was a HUGE part of my adolescence and has remained one of my favorite things in life to this day. in fact, the original animated movie is still one of my favorite 3 movies. i was 10/11 years old when this stuff was at its prime. i didn't care about having a car or a girlfriend or geo-political relations. i wasn't having awkward conversations with my parents. i was a kid that loved robots that turned into things that i saw everyday and the battles they fought. i loved it because it wasn't real, but as a child, you believe some things could be real. with that in mind, i would surely have been of the mind to hate this movie. unfortunately, spielberg is one of my idols and michael bay is one of my favorite directors (because he has amazing eye). 5 years ago, i joked to a friend that if somehow steven spielberg and and michael bay got together and made a transformers movie, it would likely be the most amazing thing that was ever produced (to me). today i can say that i was wrong.

its not necessarily a bad movie, and most of my complaints are based on the obviously phoned-in script that the film is based on. i knew it wasn't going to be the movie i wanted and it couldn't be, because its not a kids movie, its a movie for families with teenage kids. kids who probably don't care about toys, or are too emo to even comprehend the concept of suspension of disbelief. not to mention that the transformers has ALWAYS been a concept that was directed squarely at little boys or big boys who felt like being little boys for a while, and that always served it well. so, why shift the focus from that? if they wanted to make some watered-down, sappy, slow-moving, boy and his muscle car movie with people who happen to be in the presence of robots that transform, they should have made a go-bots movie. to tell the truth, bumblebee seemed a bit too much like turbo and mikaela was even riding a scooter at some point in the movie. and for all those people wondering what the go-bots is, you don't know because it sucked wide ass compared to the transformers and disappeared for good reason.

the story was spotty and contrived and (like too many movies these days) SOOO dumbed down that it made it seem almost offensive to be intelligent. the over-ethinicizing of characters was sad to see in this day and age, and there were so many pointless, undeveloped tangents in this story that it took away from what the movie could have been. there is already GREAT source material for the transformers, you don't need to come up with something new and if you feel the need to, don't call it the transformers, make something entirely different. but, why take on something that has a history and a huge foundation, and is obviously so popular as what it is and then so blatantly disregard the source?

anyway, bay came through with the action and delivered some amazing spectacles throughout and the effects were FAR SUPERIOR to anything we've seen in recent movies. the robots were very believable, almost too believable but thats another story. still, why did we need to see optimus' mouth. its not like that mouth made him more believable and relate-able...as a 40 foot robot. and alot of people will say thats a very nerdy and small complaint, and it is. its so small that it makes no sense why its in the movie. thats money that could have been spent developing a better script.

for a highly commercial teenage, action, coming-of-age flick that panders to females and uses sexual innuendo and crude humor as a plot device, its a great movie. for a transformers movie, it is not. so, if you don't care about the toys or the history of these characters, or have small kids that have the newer toys or that care about these characters, then you should enjoy it as a standalone experience. for the other people, separate yourself from the feeling. the homages (and i use that term loosely) are general let downs. the phrase is "TRANSFORM...and roll out"!!!

oh...and there's nothing after the end credits. another missed opportunity to salvage the story and pay some respect to the source. especially after the end leaves you with so many tasty bits that they could have used. such as tossing in a thunderous rumbling and giving us a glimpse of a large planet devouring planet approaching Earth....sequel anyone?

Transformers is my favorite movie of the summer! This movie has it all; comedy, great story, action, and amazing visuals. Can't wait to rush out and see it again.

Also the movie several people were asking about is called "Cloverfield" it looks pretty cool and is coming to theaters Jan. 18

Best summer movie yet!!! Especially after the slight Spidy3 and MAJOR Pirates3 disappointments!!
This one saved 07!!

Thankyou.. Jus thanks.

You know, id LOVE tobe able to give my opinion on transformers, since ive been looking forward to it since not just the fact that it was finally being done, but it had a genuine well know action director behind it?
Id love to say how amazing the effects were? the good balance between the humans and the robots? BUT i cant, why?? becouse i live in the UK and i think we will be the last bloody country on the f$%^£%^ing planet to get this film??
So i say to anyone who makes a sly living off pirates, check your bank balances in months to come, theres gonna be a demand for this film and becouse some moron thought "we wont release it in the uk like we have everywhere else" people who normally wouldnt buy a pirate copy in the past will probably want one really soon, and that means ker-ching for your bank balance.
I cant wait for transformers, but unfortunately i have to.
Bitter in the UK

I saw Transformers last night. Going in I really wasn't sure what to expect. Such drastic changes to the character designs brought nightmares of 1998's "Godzilla" to mind. Fortunately though, these concerns were unfounded. Transformers was awesome! While there were one or two silly and absurdly unrealistic points in the story, it was entertaining from beginning to end. Even my wife, whom I had to practically drag kicking and screaming to the theater, really enjoyed it. It's so good that I want to see it again while it's still in theaters!

Transformers was a decent film in comparison to the other movies that have come out this summer. That being said it was still horribly disappointing to watch characters I loved as a kid get reduced to sidekicks of Shia Lebouf. Transformers is not just Giant Robots blowing stuff up. Transformers is about Autobots lead by Optimus Prime fighting Decepiticons with Earth as its battleground. Where was there any character development for any of the Autobots? Where was the interaction at all with Megatron and Starscream?
Instead of seeing any Transformers mythology or character interaction I had to endure watching John Voight talk with hackers trying analyze the Decepticon signal for half an hour or watch stupid secretary of defense fight Ravage in a bunker while the autobots leave the damn.
I probably thought the worst part of the movie was when Optimus and Megatron were fighting and on the ground and Michael Bay cuts away to FING HUMANS attacking Blackout as he approaches their fight! The ending fight sequence was just so disappointing as Bay kept cutting to faces of soldiers as they shot their puny guns at the Decepticons. The few shots we got of the Transformers fighting was so close and blurry I couldn't tell who was fighting.
Do people really wanna see Transformers from a human perspective. Did you really enjoy watching humans shooting at the Transformers with weapons that should not have even hurt them instead of watching Autobot on Decepticon battles.
This movie could have been so much more and I have lost much respect to Spielburg for letting it be made this way. I never had any for Bay.
Oh and I dont think I saw the Decepticons symbol once in the movie.

Transformers is the BEST movie i have seen so far this summer and its going to take a lot for another movie to take its spotlight. To me the movie was flawless everything was perfect the sound effect the acting everthing was the way a great summer movie should be. my favorite is bumblebee and jazz. its a must see at the movies don't wait for it to come out on dvd you will be kicking yourself in the ass.

its a must see again and again.
to the movies again

All Bay-ed up...equals C-
Major disappointment and a shameless attempt to defraud us of hard-earned dollars and allowances. I was expecting to see some transformers battle it out and I got that...for 30 minutes. The rest was nothing but frivolous T & A, ridiculous dialogue, dick and fart jokes, and a story that went absolutely nowhere close to being about transformers. As much as I hated that Shia stole so much camera time he was the only thing that held the movie together.
Action scenes had some amazing effects for transformations, but came up short when it came down to the action. Camera shots/angles were poor and obscured much of ILMs hard work. What the film came down to was one long commerical for product placement. I really feel like driving my GM car to the Army recruitment office while drinking mountain dew right about now.
Anyone with a pen and roll of toilet paper could write a better story...boo and hiss if you want, but a story about giant robots who do little else but fight each other is an opportunity to breathe life into some 2-dimensional characters and author story not to divert your attention to the humans around them.
Bay clearly has no love of the transformers ( and he said as much in interviews), which is so disappointing because Spielberg does. Makes me wish the director/producer role was flipped. Spielberg could have shown us the wonder of seeing them come to life, something we all were looking for and was sorely missing in the film.
To Fans: No Megatron/Starscream struggle, Devastator is now a tank (w/ 3 cannons) while Bonecrusher is a stand alone decepticon (very cool for 2 minutes), Jazz went from Scatman to Method Man to pour a 40 on the corner, and Megraton (and most of the decepticons) are noticeably absent for most of the film.
P.S. one transformer goes AWOL towards the end (hello editing?). Clearly careless when you lose track of 1 giant robot in a movie about giant robots.

it was a freakin sweet movie. the brillian jj abrams' cloverfield trailer looked extremely intense also. though the teaser only gave you a small bit of information such as jj's name as producer and a release date, some good detective work can and will give you much rewarding information about next year's smash hit "cloverfield". (aka the parasite)

KMAN SAID: P.S. one transformer goes AWOL towards the end (hello editing?). Clearly careless when you lose track of 1 giant robot in a movie about giant robots.

Obviously Kman you didn't stay to watch the credits because you'll see what happens to the one transformer that is missing.

As far as the story and being a Transformer fan. The movie fulfilled the story and it's characters. Of course, the characters had to be changed. I mean who on earth would want to see Megatron as a stupid Luger gun or Bumblebee as a VW Beetle?!? Yes back in the day, that applied to our standards or seemed cool. I wouldn't find that cool when your trying to make a movie to today's standards. It wouldn't make sense to make the characters out of old stuff when the movie was set to todays events and your appealing to today's audience!

I loved the movie. But i cant get over that trailer for "Cloverfield". The theater was quiet by the end of that trailer. Hopefully Abrams wont let us down with this one in January.

I loved it!!! Great action and great humor. Definitely a thrill ride!!

Loved it, Loved it, Loved it. The tried and true way I use to gauge the success of a film of this nature is simple. I take my wife with me. She knew virtually nothing of the Transformers. The most popular cartoon and toy line of our youth and she could not tell me anything about the characters. After a I gave her a brief tutorial on the story, we sat back and watched the film.

On the drive home after the film ended, I said nothing. I waited and after a few minutes into the drive, she said "That was really really good". I simply smiled.

Look, look, all you nay sayers about Transformers, especially Thessair; When you guys come out with a blockbuster film of your own to top Transformers, then maybe we'll take you seriously. Why do you people love trashing someone's work of art? I gotta ask y'all the same question Shia asked that cop, "Are YOU on drugs?" And while I'm at it, let me ask the other question he asked his teacher, for the next time y'all just itching to trash another film, "What would Jesus do?"
Transformers is the best movie out right now. It's not just action packed, but it's surprisingly as funny as "Knocked Up". I mean, every minute of this film I was just losing it; I was laughing, clapping my hands and jumping up and down in my seat!

It was to predictable and lovey dubby with cheap laughs good movie for your regular type audience but I think a let down for the main fans.

The robots were cool...

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All I can say is WOW... WOW... and MORE WOW.... This has to be the best action film I've seen in years... THE CGI graphics are something to behold and man oh man does it feel good to here Optimus Prime again. I went to the Advance Screening last night and the crowd was electric - mostly 30 year olds who grew up on Transformers back in the 80's... Micheal Bay did a marvelous job on this film and I can't wait till the next one... If you liked any of Micheal Bay's films (Bad Boys II, The Island come to mind) for their special effects... This ones 10 times better in that department.. Action from end to end... DEFINITELY MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE...

Wow. I don't know if I'm more surprised at how awful this movie was, or that so many people actually "liked" the darn thing. First off, someone needs to send Michael bay back through film school, if he even went in the first place. He couldn't make a good movie to save his life. The movie itself - was bad in every aspect. Heck, bad doesn't do it justice. Poor editting, plot holes you drive through, crap dialogue. One would think bay, being the dip heis, could accidentally make a good movie with material like "Transformers". Sadly, this didn't happen. Save your money. Go see the new Die Hard.

I'm a fan of loud, mindless summer action movies-which basically makes me a michael bay fan, since I liked the rock, bad boys 1&2, armageddon and even the island. but this movie takes the cake.

I can safely say that this is the worst movie he's ever made. cars crashing, buildings destroyed-show us something original, something new with that 147 million. the island sucked but the last half had 2 great & original mindblowing action sequences that almost made up for the rest of the movie-the highway scene & jet bike scene. the robots' transformation was shot too close and the movie was a bore, frankly. the most simple fight sequence in die hard held my attention more than the mass hysteria in this movie, with people all over the place. and the worst thing--What is with all the lame jokes in the movie? did michael bay make this movie for ricki lake viewers? cause those would be the only people who would appreciate these cheeseball ghetto jokes which he should be embarassed to put in there. he also overdoes it with the big anthemic scores (c'mon, it's a movie about robots). justin long & bruce willis carried the comedic weight of die hard with good, effortless humor which made that movie stand out instead of peppering it with mindless jokes. I like mindless entertainment, even so-called bombs like stealth, but of the 6 summer blockbusters I've seen this year--this is the worst.

Transformers in one word: Incredible

Definately revives what Summer Blockbusters are and what action with story telling is. Michael Bay has once again upped his game and more. this is one for the ages. Auto Bots Roll Out!

10/10

PHENOMENAL

"THIS IS EASILY 100 TIMES COOLER THAN ARMAGEDDON I SWEAR!" You know where thats from lol and its true

I strongly recommend this movie. All aspects of it were phenomenal. Anyone who has played the game, dont go by the ending or anything that happens in it, it was fairly accurate but it will throw you off. Optimus and the Autobots were amazing, even the lines that they said. Megatron could have been in the movie more because with how much was shown, it didnt showcase how evil he truly was, and he is one EVIL DUDE!!! The rest of the decepticons wer visually stunning and the voices or sound effects that they had matched their personalities (if robots can have personalities). The original transforming sound made its way into the movie but it wasnt in it alot, so listen for it. Overall I loved the movie and wasnt disappointed. Best movie of the summer, nothing can surpass it, not even Spiderman 3 or Pirates 3. "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."