In some ways I really did not like what they did with this. The plot did not follow a traditional reboot, and the characters were all brought back in a classic serial retcon. Rather than passing the torch to Starscream and bringing him in to his own right, much in the tradition of Ethan Hunt from the Mission Impossible franchise, they simply discover a way to bring Megatron back from the Dead.
The new plot, like so many alien movies centers around the aliens first contact with primitive humans and a regime of decepticons which mistreated and enslaved humanity, so basically, this was Stargate with cars that talk. The genius of Transformers is of course, the fact that there is a distinct nostalgia to the characters, and the powerful action scenes which are truly flawless in their integration with CG.
The Retcon of the human interaction, including Sam’s (Shaya LaBouf, Disturbia) sudden connection to all knowledge of the transformers as well as the horribly poor dialogue which stands in stark contrast to the witty banter of the first movie along with Megan Fox’s incessant sexual pandering is really enough to make an average viewer turn it off, but the comic violence of giant robots really makes any movie worth watching. This is simply put, a popcorn Michael Bay (Bad Boys) movie, and so it’s a 2 for action, but if you wont’ anything else, don’t pick it. The action sequences should definitely be worth it for anyone.
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