Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Everywhere critics were panning this movie down saying that it has got no script, no logic etc. etc. I have seen Michael Bay previous works and i am not a big fan of his, but this one will count as one of his better works, not in terms of the best storyline, but it is his best work in being true to the concept. By concept i mean the concept of Transformers - which is supposed to be a action movie, no deep plots, no deep thinking required, just sit back and enjoy the fights between the Autobots and Decepticons.

The criticism of the previous movie and this one is on similar lines, the focus is not on robots, last one was more of a teenage love story and here this one although features more fight between robots but we don't get to know them as characters, they are more like fighting machines. The one good thing i liked about this movie was that when one of the main character dies everybody in the theater were shocked and felt sad, that i would say is a big compliment to the director, the sadness and the shock in the entire theater was palpable, everybody would have felt the same. About the performances, Shia LaBeouf is average in his character and Megan Fox is there just as an eye candy for the audience, both don't get much time to showcase their acting skills, nothing to take away from them as this movie is not based on them, its a transformers movie, not any college comedy.

I felt that the action scenes in this one are too confusing at times, especially when there are too many robots crammed in one scene. Except for autobots like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee who are distinguishable because of their color, most of the robots look similar, especially the decepticons. The facial features are not visible in fast paced action scenes. Here the technique of showing action scenes in slow motion could have been applied which would have helped to some extent. Except the clarity part the action scenes are out of this world, other directors could not even dream of such scenes and Michael Bay has managed to put them on screen, that is in itself a monumental achievement. The ending scene got too long for comfort, it could have been curtailed by at least 5-10 minutes. Other minor flaws are there which i won't disclose here as it would act as spoilers.

Even with some weak points the movie just blows you away with the sheer scale of it. And do watch it in a theater, the sound effects and the special effects are too good and can only be enjoyed with a superior audio and video system. Go and experience this one on big screen, some movies are just meant for fun and enjoyment, this one is one of them!!!