The Transformers

When generations as kids play with the same toys they seem to play with the same friends, then the object is to outdo your friends by getting the toy that they wanted before they get it and not let them play with it. This is what Transformers mean to me. I remember my brother always getting the ones that I wanted.

In the year 2007 Michael Bay has done it again with another blockbuster movie. There was an original Transformers movie made in 1986, which satisfied all of our young hearts content at that time. Now older and skeptical of seeing a motion picture done again about my childhood toys, I see now that movies are like toys they get better as the years go by.

Michael Bay, with the help of executive producer Steven Speilberg, hits a homerun with his portrayal of the Transformers. Starring Shia LaBeouf (Constantine, I,Robot) as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who has the get the car get the girl mentality. Megan Fox (Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen) stars as Mikaela Banes, a popular girl who doesn’t really know what’s good for her. Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas) is Captain Lennox, a military man who serves his country and wants to get home to his family. Jon Voight (National Treasure) plays Defense Secretary John Keller. John Turturo (Mr. Deeds) plays Agent Simmons, a secret agent whose head is bigger than his badge. Anthony Anderson (Babershop) is Glen Whitman, a computer genius. Tyrese Gibson (2 Fast 2 Furious) takes the role of USAF Tech Sargeant Epps, a military man with a good head on his shoulders for tight situations. Australian Rachael Taylor (See No Evil) portrays Maggie Madsen, a NATO computer analyst.

Transformers begins with a military base in the middle east being hacked into by and unknown helicopter who turns into a massive robot and wipes out the base. Sam (LaBeouf) this gets this car that has a lot of glitches and seems to have a mind of its own but hey it’s a 75 camero, so he’s happy with it. After Mikaela (Fox) has a falling out with her boyfriend Sam sweeps in to give her a ride home. Then Sam thinks his car has been stolen and thinks he’s losing his mind as he sees his car transform into a robot. Sam and Mikaela are then taken by his car to meet others of his kind, The Autobots. They are trying to find the energy source for their planet before the others find it, The Decepticons. The race is now on between good and evil species of this distant planet to find the life force before the other and using earth as a battleground.

Transformer is a very well directed and plotted movie. The actors all played their roles as if the roles were written especially for the actor. The only exception is John Turturo. I like the fact he’s in the movie, but before I knew he was in it I had read the book and got Doug Savant (Desperate Housewives) as Agent Simmons. The action sequences are all big and Bay-ish. No other director could have made this movie why the style that Michael Bay did.

Transformers get a 4.35 out of 5.

This is a must see on the big screen (just wish it was on IMAX). This is a definite buy.