"What?"
"If he's like, this super-advanced robot, why does he transform into this piece-of-crap Camaro?"
Good, Autobots, and bad, Decepticons, alien robots have crashed to earth. They transform into vehicles to blend in and wait for the right moment to reveal themselves. The Decepticons attack a U.S. military base in the Middle East and hack the military network. The team at the base, led by Captain Lennox (Duhamel) and Tech Sergeant Epps (Gibson) barely escape.
Not knowing who caused the attack Defense Secretary Keller (Voight) gathers the best computer techs to analyze the signal. Meanwhile, high school student Sam (LaBeouf) buys his first car, a beat-up yellow Camaro and tries to catch the eye of Mikaela (Fox) a popular girl from school. Sam soon discovers his car, named Bumblebee, is actually a robot. As Bumblebee's comrads, the Autobots, arrive they tell a stunned Sam and Mikaela about their past and the reason they are on earth (they are looking for the All Spark, which the Decepticons also seek).
All the humans involved: the military team who encountered the Decepticons, Defense Secretary Keller, Maggie (Taylor) and Glen (Anderson) the computer techs know the signal isn't human, Sam, and Mikaela; are rounded up by the mysterious Agent Simmons (Turturro) who knows more than he lets on. Meanwhile, the Autobots and Decepticons know the location of both the All Spark and the Decepticon leader Megatron (who has been missing for over a century), and prepare for battle.
As someone who watched the television show (in it's various forms), I was not anxious to see this film....I wasn't sure who they would make it work, but the Transformers are impressive. Some of the actors from the television show voice the same character(s) in the film, including Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The look of the Transformers is impressive. You can see the pieces of the car when they are in robot mode, and just look cool. Overall, there is a bit too much going on in the film. It starts well, with Optimus Prime explaining the destruction of their war and why they are on earth, and the initial confrontation between the military and Decepticon is pretty impressive. Then it goes a bit downhill.
There are too many human characters, although they each plan a part in the story, some parts could be cut down, such as the computer techs....did we really need to see so much of them? Then there is the final battle...honestly, it was hard to tell some of the Transformers apart (some have similar colors), and it was too long. Also, why would Captain Lennox suggest going into a city? Wouldn't you want to go somewhere with more open space and minimal possibility for human casualties? It was enjoyable for mindless entertainment, lots of explosions and such, but a bit too long.
Rent it: it was made by non fans, so newcomers will be able to follow it, and fans will be able to distinguish the changes filmmakers made to different characters.
Transformers (2007) 144 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language.
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela
Josh Duhamel as Captain Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as Tech Sergeant Epps
Rachel Taylor as Maggie
Anthony Anderson as Glen
Jon Voight as Defense Secretary John Keller
John Turturro as Agent Simmons
Not knowing who caused the attack Defense Secretary Keller (Voight) gathers the best computer techs to analyze the signal. Meanwhile, high school student Sam (LaBeouf) buys his first car, a beat-up yellow Camaro and tries to catch the eye of Mikaela (Fox) a popular girl from school. Sam soon discovers his car, named Bumblebee, is actually a robot. As Bumblebee's comrads, the Autobots, arrive they tell a stunned Sam and Mikaela about their past and the reason they are on earth (they are looking for the All Spark, which the Decepticons also seek).
All the humans involved: the military team who encountered the Decepticons, Defense Secretary Keller, Maggie (Taylor) and Glen (Anderson) the computer techs know the signal isn't human, Sam, and Mikaela; are rounded up by the mysterious Agent Simmons (Turturro) who knows more than he lets on. Meanwhile, the Autobots and Decepticons know the location of both the All Spark and the Decepticon leader Megatron (who has been missing for over a century), and prepare for battle.
As someone who watched the television show (in it's various forms), I was not anxious to see this film....I wasn't sure who they would make it work, but the Transformers are impressive. Some of the actors from the television show voice the same character(s) in the film, including Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The look of the Transformers is impressive. You can see the pieces of the car when they are in robot mode, and just look cool. Overall, there is a bit too much going on in the film. It starts well, with Optimus Prime explaining the destruction of their war and why they are on earth, and the initial confrontation between the military and Decepticon is pretty impressive. Then it goes a bit downhill.
There are too many human characters, although they each plan a part in the story, some parts could be cut down, such as the computer techs....did we really need to see so much of them? Then there is the final battle...honestly, it was hard to tell some of the Transformers apart (some have similar colors), and it was too long. Also, why would Captain Lennox suggest going into a city? Wouldn't you want to go somewhere with more open space and minimal possibility for human casualties? It was enjoyable for mindless entertainment, lots of explosions and such, but a bit too long.
Rent it: it was made by non fans, so newcomers will be able to follow it, and fans will be able to distinguish the changes filmmakers made to different characters.
Transformers (2007) 144 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language.
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela
Josh Duhamel as Captain Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as Tech Sergeant Epps
Rachel Taylor as Maggie
Anthony Anderson as Glen
Jon Voight as Defense Secretary John Keller
John Turturro as Agent Simmons
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