Transformers...verdict 2

saw it as a matinee....with a theater full of 5-7 year olds...LOL
gotta say, they make anything better with their new eyes and ooo's and aaah's.
the movie itself was ok...the plot was simply hard-to-follow most of the time...sort of had 3-4 stories going on at once...which would have been fine outside of an action film...but since most camera time is spent blowing shit up, loose ends abound.
but that's ok...b/c the major purpose of the film, building the franchise, is a success. 'the transformers' are going to make money off of my generation and the young'uns for a few more years to come.
ditto with chuck...shia is the new hot little jewish actor that will be in every "everyman" part for the next year and a half...he's like a "not as sexy, not as talented" ed norton, for kids. likable and convincing in his role. megan fox...well, she'll be "the hot chick" in every movie where you need a girl with tight abs who looks like she sucks c*ck in her spare time. she's really sexy...in a straight-up pornstar way. so is the other main female in the film, think...same idea, just blonde, and aussie.
the robots themselves are great...even the stereotypical "negro" bot, Jazz. lol...oh Jazz, must you breakdance everywhere? Starscream (my personal fave) has a small, negligible part...and for the most part, so does Megatron. Optimus Prime is so well-done it nearly inspires tears (i'm not joking) amazing what the having the same voice-actor from the cartoon will do. Bumblebee...is the star of this film...the one robot you really "care" about...and just an all-out scenestealer. if not for him, I would probably not have enjoyed the movie.
Overall, it was very amusing, I got a little visually tired about 3/4ths through...see it for the cool robots, and hope that the sequel spends more time developing them (instead of introducing ridiculous subplots) so that it's truly worthwhile.