Spoilers ahead..oh what the hell, just keep reading why don’t you…
For 149 minutes, Transformers 2: Revenge of The Fallen was killing me softly with its tasteless humour (especially from the Witwickys), casual racism (jive-talking autobots, paranoid hispanic, short middle eastern), lack of a coherent storyline (building a machine to devour the sun?) and mindless explosions (guess that’s where most of the movie budget went). Someone should really put a stop to Michael Bay’s directorial career, and his shameless promotion of Bad Boys II. If it was up to me, the movie would have ended when Optimus Prime died (ok deep breaths), because in all honesty, I don’t remember checking my watch 4-5 times while watching a movie and feeling incredibly relieved when the show was finally over. It is even more mediocre than Balls of Fury and 30 Days of Night.
The only things to look forward to in T2 is the visual effects and for dudes, Megan Fox’s slow-mo runs + endless pouts. Too bad there’s no Oscar category for that. Also, look out for the infamous bandaged left hand of Shia Labeouf, thanks to his drunk driving crash. And if you’re not confident of distinguishing the metals, then I would suggest doing your research first.
I say, skip the movie, wait for the dvd release and buy the toys. Oh wait, skip the dvd, get the soundtrack.
More than meets the (sore) eye
