Just got back from watching Transformers. I will start by saying there’s actually a decent story, granted it has its moments of cheese. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed myself.
Part way into the movie I noticed that I recognized some of the lines in the movie. It was then that I realized the movie was based loosely on the original Transformers CARTOON MOVIE (which, if you’re my age you used to watch religiously). Without giving away too much I will say that they did a good job translating that into a live action movie.
I know some purists will complain about some of the changes made to the original Transformers, but you’ve got to keep up with the times and the cars of the 80s aren’t the cars of today. They did a great job translating the characters to today’s world. I also liked that they kept the original personalities of the Autobots and tried to shine that when possible. Unfortunately, they didn’t seem to spend as much time with the Decepticons.
All in all…AWESOME…what are you waiting for…go see it…GO GO GO! AUTOBOTS…ROLL OUT!