So much thought put into this over toys battling one another with a CGI backdrop surrounding them..

Don't worry about a sequel, the writers will come up with another bullshit story how the Transformers were here one million years ago and fought dinosaurs but they left a machine here that turns fossils into some sort of a fuel for them (get it, its topical) and then Even Steven and the girl who is dead behind the eyes will spend the entire movie chasing something until....
or
they will use Unicorn and if so they better use Orson Welles or I am going to get medievel up in this bitch.

What to add that hasn't already been said, it's loud, noisy, silly, cheesy, overlong. Admittedly, some scenes worked and i loughed a couple of times. Surprisingly, as much as i hated Turturro in the first one i liked him here but all in all, the sequel is a step down from the original. 6/10

Are you being sarcastic? because you essentially just described the plot of Beast Wars. And if they did that, at least there would be synergy with a pre-existing TF story line

People are trying to be snobbish, what's new here?

Some genuinely don't like/hate the movie. Others here are such blatant followers.

I'm downgrading this to 6/10 -> C (now, if I could only change my vote). It just doesn't feel right to give it what I gave it. Also this must be the first time I changed my grade without a second viewing in more than two years.

can you point out who's who?

You're a follower Loyal.

A follower.

This piece of shit represents everything that is wrong with mainstream Hollywood.

D+

Only the effects saved it from being a complete failure.

I laugh at you. Because you saw it. Thus, we get a 3rd.

SUCK IT.

C+, the robot action was boring and unmemorable.

I just finished watching it in IMAX. Michael Bay has finally gone out and done it. He made a boring piece of shit, and this is coming from someone who enjoyed all of his other films. I saw this on one of the biggest screen imaginable with one of the best sound systems known to man, and yet I didn't find it to be in anyway enjoyable. This is a joyless movie, and that's the biggest difference from the first film. Part one knew it was absurd and had fun with it blowing everything to smitherines along the way. The sequel on the other hand takes itself way too seriously, and doesn't really decide to blow anything up until the final 45 minutes. All the explosions that came before would've been decent in any other film, but not in the sequel to Transformers and certainly not in a Michael Bay film. Dare I say the film is even boring? It's 150 minutes long and most of it outside of the final act felt like talk, and when you can't tell what the hell is going on that's kind of a problem.

And what was with the jive talking robots, the robot chick (who looks made of metal to begin with) and the roomate? Whoever thought those were good ideas shouldn't be involved with the third. At least Meagan Fox was nice to look at. And what a heartless bastard Sam is. It took him two robot wars and two years to say I love you?

Oh and good use of that Green Day song. They just spent all that time glorifying violence (which I have nothing against) and they end the film with an anti-war song? What the f?

*

Actually was not that bad. Silly, stupid, illogical, but still entertains a bit.

Was also a bit surprised by brutality of some fight scenes, specifically of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

Yeah it wasnt that bad. I enjoyed the first one, this wasnt as good but not nearly as bad as its made out to be here. Its too long though. The effects were good, though perhaps not as iconic as the first one.

Just a horrible movie on every level. The characters were very unlikable and the plot was boring and nonsensical. It was unintentionally amusing at first with how they kept trying to pose Megan Fox in all these unnaturally overly sexual ways (like her painting her motorcyle...), and how every girl in college was a supermodel who wanted to screw Shia.

But, unfortunately even the unintentional humor wore off quickly and the rest of the movie was a grind to get through. I generally can switch my brain off and get some enjoyment out of these big budget popcorn flicks, but this was really painful. If it weren't for the slightly worse Bride Wars, this would easily be my worst movie of 2009.

I'm having trouble grasping how this made $400 million.

Grade: F

The movie is the most expensive military advertisment ever I guess. I liked the first one. This one is just boring.

Yup, probably one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.

KJer's to be kept under observation:

I'm probably going to love TF3. So...

I never read it before, but upon stumbling on it now I love this review. It's hilarious, creative, insightful, unimpeded by standards of review, and extremely well written. It's so clever and convincing I almost believed some of it, but the problem is while most of these observations are plausible and interesting, I'm absolutely convinced Bay had no idea of any of it. He did not create any of this with the intention of redefining the perception of plot and story. It is such a ridiculous loose structure because he DOESN'T KNOW HOW to tell a story.

All of the points moviedude makes (blow shit up, conservative value propaganda, preposterously heroic soldiers) are reasons I FUCKING HATE Michael Bay.

After watching Transformers four years ago, I remember liking what I saw, never loving much of it. It was fun but meant to be forgotten.

Transformers 2 makes sure, through sheer noise level alone, that you don't forget it. And that's not a bad thing. That's an awful thing. One of the worst, most disappointing movies I've ever seen. No redeeming qualities. I know most summer blockbusters are, but this is the most glaringly obvious film made with only the almighty dollar in mind.

D-

Watched it back in 2009. Didn't like it much.

D

watched it in theaters, made my mind spin....


Watched it at home falling asleep when the action stopped on a lazy Sunday...

B-

The strangest thing is this film is one of the biggest openers in history...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

It is a serious step down from the first in terms of the overall awesomeness of the final product. The comedy doesn't work this time. Sam's mother eating drugged cookies (the parents were still funny, but less so than the first), the forced humour of the talking black-robot-duo is annoying, the old Decepticon that changed sides (but ultimately ends up winning it for the Autobots) is also rather annoying, and the detour with John Turturro kills any momentum the film had (and he also isn't funny). The film simply goes on too long. The story is fine; it is easy and simple to follow, and the action is good for the first half (up to and including the forest fight), but that's where things take a turn, and Optimus Prime's "death" doesn't feel as important as it should be. The final battle in the desert lingers on and on and isn't all that exciting either, but it is semi-forgiven because of the final fight between Optimus and The Fallen, which is kind of cool.

I'm glad to have watched it again because I did not realise on first viewing that "The Fallen" was another Decepticon. I thought it meant Megatron and his crew from the first were "the fallen ones", and thus were intent on revenge, which I guess they kind of were as well. But I didn't really like this whole apprentice/master thing with Megatron and The Fallen. Its dynamic feels like Star Wars. Megatron should be the meanest, baddest Decepticon of the bunch, but here he is relegated to a henchman.

But anyway, Megan Fox is still hot - probably the hottest she has ever looked (that white dress - Jesus Christ!!!), though her acting has gotten worse (she is porn-ing up her performance here, which I admit is welcome). All-in-all, this films gets a worse rap than it deserves, but it's also not a good film by any means. While Tyrese Gibson is bearable in these movies, it is a good thing that we see less of him in this one, so...

D+

I'm excited to see what you think about the third, my personal Transformer favorite, after a second viewing.