That's Just Prime...

Now that I have had time to mull it over, here is my take on the Transformers movie: It was incredible - sort of. You see Transformers is one of those movies that, let's face it, is not for everyone. It is a popcorn movie, a special effects extravaganza made for fans of the series. People who knew what they were getting themselves into would have appreciated this fact, and enjoyed it. Myself included. The average person off the street, well there were plenty of cool special effects and one liners to keep you entertained for the duration. However those looking more deeply were, let's just say looking for more that you ought to have. They explain the story of cybertron, glossy over the various characters both human and non, and while they show them enough to perhaps understand them and who they are this is certainly not the film's focus and there is no in depth analysis of the world or human nature. No stunning revelations or brilliant social commentary. While these are present in part, there is not much there. One must realize however, that it's simply not that kind of movie. Shia Leboeuf, Megan Fox and the rest play their characters well, not that it required a great deal of in depth acting, but the cast did a solid job for the most part. The movie was longish but never dull and there were perhaps a few cheesy lines but these were certainly fewer in number than the clever ones. The CGI was incredible and was what drives this film. The transformers themselves were visually stunning and the effects were first rate. All right, enough cliches, go see the movie for yourself, sit back and watch a lot of stuff that may never actually be able to explode blow up.