Transformers II Revenge of the Fallen REVIEW

****NO SPOILERS****

A wise old Chinese man once stated "Sequels always suck more balls than it's predecessor". The same wise old Chinese man also stated that "Exceptions there are, to every rule!".

Transformers II is one of these great exceptions...or should I say 'excepticons'...A movie that (In my very humble opinion) stands on par with its predecessor.

Story wise this film more engaging than I previously thought it would be. The screenplay isn't going to win any awards but holds a logic in an other wise illogical scenario (That of giant robot wars).

Nobody is going into this movie thinking they are gonna get a thought provoking piece of cinema. You want explosions and some serious robot whoop ass! It of course delivers this in heaps, yet the narrative was surprisingly gripping too. Pieces of the puzzle have a nice paced drip feed to the audience...for just when the thoughts of "Come on now" creep into your head your given another back story or objective for the protagonists to pursue.

Positive so far yes? Well I have no shame stating I really enjoyed this movie, but as with everything on this subjective planet, it was of course flawed. Here's a list of said flaws. A nice break from paragraphs yes?

1. The Witwicky parents get FAR to much screen time. The Mother isn't funny and I wouldn't have cared if she got Decepte-raped.

2. I do not understand why Autobot's seem to take on the characteristics and voices of complete cock brains. How many 'from da hood' robots do we need in a Transformers movie? One...and Michael Bay killed Jazz off last time around. I means seriously bordering of racism in some parts...

3. Way to many attempts at cheap laughs, Wheelie (the small Decepticon turned Autobot RC car thing) humping Megan Fox's leg is very unrealistic. It totally would have bent her over.

4. Wheelie disappeared at the end of the movie with no explanation.

5. Final battle in the desert seemed way to familiar to a scene from the first film.

These are all the bad things I can list off of the top of my head from one screening.

It's bold, noisy, exciting, cheesy, reckless yet brilliant. And a great blend of Sci-Fi intertwined through out. If you loved the first, you'll love this all the same. Only Michael Bay can pull off a movie like this (You can decide if that's a good or bad thing!) and his technical mastery of filming shit that isn't there is a marvel for all film makers to behold. It is rather long however...and those not turned on by amazing special effects may find the run time a little lengthy.

All in all its getting a solid:

*7.4 WEBSTARS*