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If you have seen one Micheal Bay movie then you have seen them all, and Transformers is no exception. Yep, you guessed it. This is a very fun and loud summer movie. It has a lot of action, plenty of laughs, great eye candy, a very robust musical score, and a lackluster story.

Like most Nerd-Flicks, there are two camps: The Casual Movie Fan and The Die Hard Nuts. For the Casual person, you should get a kick out of it (for the above reasons). But for the Transformers Nuts, well there is mild satisfaction. Yes there is plenty of Fan Service, thanks to classic lines and in-jokes. But the Transformers themselves are a bit lacking,and I'm not talking about their designs. I'll save the nitpicking for later. For now, here is the basic the plot.

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Long ago, the planet Cybertron was destroyed by the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. And with the destruction of their planet, they lost the Allspark, the powerful device that gives the Transformers life. Over time, the Transformers search the Galaxy for the Allspark. Eventually the Allspark finds it's way to Earth and Megatron soon follows. Enter Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) who unknowingly has the location of the Allspark and Megatron on his Great Grandfathers glasses. Fortunately, the Autobots discover his secret before the Decepticons can get him. And now with the Help of Prime and his troops, they must now help Sam to recover the Allspark, which turns out to be a waste anyways because the Government had it all along, including Megatron.

Now for my nitpicks (as a Transformers fan). No Great Prime vs. Megatron battle, it seemed rather short and mostly took place off camera. Not to mention that there was very little Megatron in the film, he was in the last 10 minutes. And why was Hugo Weaving cast as the voice of Megatron? Yes he does have a distinctive voice, but in this movie I couldn't even tell it was him. It should have gone to Frank Welker, the original voice of Megatron. And the biggest problem, the movie is called Transformers, but they are all secondary characters, including Prime. And with the exception of Frenzy, none of the Decepticons had any type of  personality.
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Now, don't let my stupid nit-picks turn you off from seeing Transformers. Do see it while it is in theaters. It's Fun, Loud, and has Giant Robots. However if you have youngsters be warned. As much as this movie is aimed at a younger audience, there is strong language (everything but the f-bomb is said) and sexual innuendo (reference to masturbation) to go along with the plethora of robot violence. This is a strong PG-13 film.

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