So I went and saw Transformers 2 last night. Now, before I get into my thoughts of the movie and such, let me say this: I never saw the cartoons. Never played with toys. Not a huge Transformers fan. I loved the first movie, though.

Every time I go into a theater to see a movie, I walk in with a 5 star opinion of the move. If I like what I see, it may keep it's 5 stars, depending on actor performance, composition of the shots, writing and content. That said, here's my final rating, and I'll say why in a moment. And I'll try to make this as spoiler-less as humanly possible.


3 an' a half. Not bad, all things considering.

"Why," you ask? Well, for starters, what killed those two and a half stars was one thing: The fantastically annoying sexual jokes that I didn't find funny. And the group I was with didn't find it funny either. One or two subtle jokes is fine, but there were things that I just did not need to see (or hear).

I'm scarred for life I tell you! LIFE!

Aside from that, the only things that kept the rating as it was, was the music Score (by Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park) in addition to the Soundtrack that had music from Linkin Park, Greenday, Taking Back Sunday, the Fray, Nickelback, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, and Stained (just to name the bands ones I recognized). Another plus was the actors performance (which I found believable) and shots (which were well placed) as well as the CGI FX (which were done with an amp'd up version of Maya and 3ds Max. So my friend says who is working to become CGI animator, and he's pretty good thus far.)

So. Would I got see it again? Probably not.
Would I go buy it on DVD? Most likely no.
Would I watch it if I came on TV for free (not Pay-per-view)? Probably.

No, don't let my opinion turn you off from going to see it. It was a very good movie (Terminator Salvation and Star Trek still holds first place for me), and you are entitled to your own views of the film, this is just mine.

That said, it's worth 6.50 for a ticket but I wouldn't go see it in IMAX, like I had originally wanted.

-J. Bryant



by Brie Collins [~BrieHusky] and Jessele Bryant [=tiogaw]

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by Brie Collins [~BrieHusky] and Jessele Bryant [=tiogaw]