by Jamie Clubb

Created on: April 02, 2010

Plot:

Two years after the events of “Transformers” the Autobot transformers led by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) are now teamed with selected members of the American military in an organization known as NEST. Together they seek out and destroy remaining Decepticon transformers on Earth. After one incident, they are threatened by a Decepticon about the return of The Fallen. Thousands of years ago The Fallen tried to harvest the power Earth’s sun, but was thwarted by the Primes. He swore revenge and now his Decepticon followers with the newly resurrected Megatron aim to restore him and carry out his original plans.

Meanwhile Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) tries to lead a normal life. He leaves for college, leaving his Autobot friend Bubblebee and his girlfriend, Mikaela (Megan Fox) behind. Problems ensue as he shares a dormitory with a conspiracy theorist who is fascinated with the evidence of the transformers’ presence on Earth. On top of that he is being tracked by the Decepticons as he unknowingly possesses part of the Allspark (the source of transformer life) in his mind and the Autobots also need his help…

Reflection:

If 2007’s “Transformers” inspired a haze of nostalgic self-delusion in grown-up ‘80s kids then 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” was all the stimulation required to clear their heads. Both films have become huge box office smashes, netting a fortune for all those connected, making the franchise stronger than ever and gratifying a new generation of children. However, the critical response the second film received, in spite of its undeniable commercial success both at the cinema and home release, paints a different picture.

Transformers have existed for almost three decades now. They enchanted my generation from being a gimmick toy to becoming a favourite fixture on morning television to a cult animated movie that is loved to this day. The UK edition of the comic-book kept going until the very early 1990s and had such a strong following that its main writer, Simon Furman, was the man chosen to end the whole of the US strip’s saga. Of course, the franchise never died it just kept reimagining itself through the country that gave it birth, Japan. There was a vast number of different re-boots, but the golden age of “Generation One” fans was over. Then the news arrived that a live action picture was going to be made and behind it was none other

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