:: Transformers II ::

My review of this movie:

Sound / special effects: 5 stars (out of 5)
Story plot: 3 stars ( for a 120+ minutes movie, and an action one, this is one of the movies in which you have to pay FULL attention. Try to avoid going to toilet or skipping through any part. Get a cup and pee somewhere while you can still watch the movie.The storyline can get a bit confusing. Furthermore, if you have a weak command of English, you might want to wait until the original DVD with full subtitle comes out. Pirated/fake ones won't give you good understanding, unless you're an avid Transformers fan!)
Hotness of the actresses: 3 stars (might be more, like 4.5/5 if you fancy Caucasian/white girls. For me, nah, East Asians ones work their magic better on me)
Value for money: 4 stars (it's worth it for the actions/violence shown, and the sound / special-effects makes it a worthy one to watch at a cinema. Unless you have a home stereo and you can wait until you get your hands on original DVD, you might want to consider catching this movie at a good cinema).

OVERALL: 3.5 stars



So, Mr Bay, if you're reading this, can I get a set of two free tickets for Transformers III in 2012?? And next time, can you put up the name of the Transformers on the screen? At least when they first appear? Not all of us read Wikipedia to find out who's who, OK? But good job anyway. Me happy.


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OK, since I've warned you, I'm now free to talk about the movie.

Summary of story plot:

The movie starts with a flashback of the Fallen fighting against human about 17000BC. And then, it recent time, Starscream (which is kinda like Decepticons's leader while Megatron is down there at the bottom of the sea) is searching for the piece of the Cube (or whatever it's called).

The Decepticons were mobilizing themselves under the command of Starscream to do just that. They trace Sam Witwicky, even when he was going to college. Meanwhile, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime had form an alliance called NEST with the human (basically, the Americans and the British).

A few addition had been made to the Autobots lne-up: 3 motorbikes (presumably 'female' robot), two twins (which form some sort of truck selling popsicle). And they're all smaller sized than the original line-up. Meanwhile, for the Decepticons, there is a lot of new addition: the big Destructor (combination of a few constructing machine Decepticons), a big wheel-thing, and a few more towards the end.

AND, there is this old Transormer who had inhabited the Earth to search for something. He used to be a Decepticon, but he changed side. Watch out for him.

Well, actually, the Fallen was one of the earliest ancestors of the Transformers who built a thingy that can harvest energy from suns of any planetary system to energize them. However, as the sun itself would be exhausted, there was an agreement among them that only suns that belong to uninhabitable planetary system can be used. The Fallen however, disagreed, as he was actually building the thingy on Earth (which means that should the sun be consumed, Earth and it's inhabitant would die). Thus, the name the Fallen. Seems kinda like the idea of Lucifer to me.

Thus, this movie is about them (the bad ones a.k.a. the Decepticons, ultimately led by the Fallen) wanting to use the machine so that they could have enough energy to power-up and sustain the life of their kind and further pursue their agenda. However, it turns out that the Autobots won the battle (of course, with the help of the ever powerful American army). Hooray!

Things to watch out for (or that attracted my attention, or made me think):
1. Malaysia Airlines board at the few beginning minutes of the destruction of Shanghai
2. A Decepticon transformer that can change into a hot chick
3. A cute, small Transformer that was originally serving the Decepticons that changed side. And later humped Megan Fox's leg
4. A Decepticon taking off the American flag from the top of a bridge. (Surely made the Americans in the movie go berserk). Hence, the Americans can land and fight anywhere on Earth.
5. For all the attacks done by the Decepticons, the blame was put on terrorists
6. It was stated that President Obama was sent to a hiding place. (Trying to show that this is real and new)
7. A reference was made to swine flu. (Same as point #6)
8. Jordanian airfighters are s**tty. I didn't say that (it's the movie!)
9. Size doesn't matter. It's the will and endurance that matter most! The small twins managed to present a reasonable fight with the big Devastator!
10. Even though the Autobots are smaller in size (and number), they surely showed up a good fight! Optimus Prime's fight of 1-on-3 shows that, even though he lost in the end.