by Iain Wilson

Created on: January 30, 2010

I'm a big fan of the first 'Transformers' movie, so when the second one was released I headed straight to the cinema and have since also watched it on Blu-Ray.

~~~ Synopsis ~~~

The decepticons return to Earth, this time their main target is Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) who has information that they want. Optimus Prime and the rest of the gang are still on Earth and are trying their best to stop the decepticons getting what they want, but there are complications and the race is on to find what both sides are looking for.

~~~ My Opinion ~~~

Just like the first one this follow-up is full of big explosions and gunfire in true Michael Bay tradition, which I think is great. There are big fights throughout the movie all looking spectacular. This seems to be criticised by a lot of people mainly movie critics, saying that a proper story is sacrificed in order to accommodate all the explosions.

However, I think the storyline is pretty good and generally find that movie critics don't know what they're talking about, but that would be a whole other review. I remained fully concentrated from start to finish by everything that was happening in the movie. Yes, the storyline is the most in-depth, but it does provide the basis for a very entertaining movie, which is what it's supposed to be about.

There are plenty of laughs in this, delivered much in the same way as the original. The delivery of the lines is excellent and that's where the real comedy comes from. There is also a new decpeticon robot with a sort of Italian mobster accent, which is very funny.

The same cast returns and Shia LaBeouf is as good as always. I know some people don't like him, but I still feel that any movie he has been in has been good in my eyes. Megan Fox is back as well and wasn't in it as much as I would have liked.

Overall, this is one of the best movies I have ever seen (Transformers is my favourite movie of all time). It's maybe a little behind the first one, but still a very, very entertaining movie and that's all I'm after. I'll no doubt watch this a few more times and would recommend this to everyone, although your opinion on the first one will no doubt be replicated for this. Looking forward to the third.


Shia LaBeouf ... Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox ... Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel ... Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson ... USAF Master Sergeant Epps
John Turturro ... Seymour Simmons
Ramon Rodriguez ... Leo Spitz
Kevin Dunn ... Ron Witwicky
Julie White ... Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas ... Alice

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