Transformers

Yes, well, Transformers. It's not a bad film. However, the plot is barely existent, it takes a while to get going and there are things that happen that just make absolutely no sense whatsoever or are totally unbelievable. Example: how can a four foot tall chrome robot with glowing blue eyes walk across a busy airport runway where Air Force One has just landed while gibbering nonsense to itself and not be noticed by ANYONE? I also felt that the actual Transformers themselves were underused, pretty much all the time they were just fighting and they lacked the personality they had in the original comics. Also there was FAR too much wobble-cam. 'Oh my God, something exciting is happening - SHAKE THE CAMERA'.

It doesn't quite work as a 'disengage your brain and just enjoy it' movie because there are too many bits where nothing happens so you try to understand the story. But it's not all bad, there are some really good scenes and ideas and it's worth watching for the effects. The Transformers themselves are absolutely astonishing. They have real depth and weight and are so detailed. It's probably some of the best effects work I've seen, I just wish the wobble-cam wasn't there so you could see the robots themselves more clearly.

Oh well, perhaps the sequel(s) will be better.