Quick synopsis as this is a Michael Bay film and the plot is not complicated. Basically the Decepticons(the bad robots) are trying to use this weapon that crashed on the moon in the 60’s to bring their dying planet(Cybertron) to Earth. And the only ones that can stop them are the Autobots(the good robots) and of course Sam Witwicky(Shia LaBeouf).
In comparison to the other two movies this one was much better. Which I know isn’t saying much. My problem with the first one was that it took too long for the robots to start fighting and it was very cheesy with its humor. The second one was actually slightly better in my opinion except for those two annoying robots. Michael Bay finally went back to what he does best and made a movie with some awesome action sequences. While I have read a lot of reviews that claim the movie still doesn’t make a whole lot a sense, to me it doesn’t have too. It makes just enough sense to justify the action sequences. The beginning is still a little boring with Sam looking for a job and his parents coming to visit, and his girlfriend Carly working for some rich guy. The whole setup is kind of silly and you never really feel that Sam and Carly have any chemistry and when he sets off to save her in the end you don’t really buy it. But again it’s all a means to an end and when he goes to save her all kinds of crazy stuff happens so the reasoning doesn’t matter much. I guess what I am saying is sit back and enjoy the action and don’t over analyze the movie.
The other big plus of the movie is that supporting cast. Returning from the first two movies you got John Turturro as the crazy conspiracy theorist Simmons this time with a hilarious sidekick Dutch played by Alan Tudyk. Also giving great performances Academy Award winner Frances McDormand and Academy Award nominated John Malkovich. Then you got Ken Jeong from The Hangover movies and Patrick Dempsey from Greys Anatomy. And probably the weirdest cameo was by Buzz Aldrin as himself.
The biggest disappointment for me with the movie is that you don’t get many of the Transformers personality. The original cartoon was about the Transformers and the movies are about the humans dealing with the Transformers. Besides Optimus Prime and Bumblebee you don’t get to know any of the other Transformers like Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Wheeljack.
As far as the 3-D goes it makes the best use of 3-D since Avatar. There are certain movies that work well in 3-D and it takes a certain director to be able to direct a movie with 3-D in mind. That is where Michael Bay excels. His comes up with some crazy action sequences and uses 3-D perfectly. There is a lot of talk about the future of 3-D and if it is just a fad or will become standard on all films. Remember when “talkies” first came out they said it was only a fad and wouldn’t last. While I think we are a long way from 3-D becoming standard for dramas or comedies(I can see it being used in comedies before dramas) I am not sure if it is just a fad. For now it works well in action movies with the proper director with a good eye. Only time will tell what will happen in the future.
Overall I love the action and that’s why I go to see Transformers movies. The movie doesn’t strive to be more than a brainless action movie and the plot makes just enough sense. The supporting cast is impressive and the comedy works in this film without being too silly. Rating B+
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