After the Show: Autobots, Decepticons and Cybertron, oh my!

After the Show: Autobots, Decepticons and Cybertron, oh my!
7/3/2011

First thing first: Dark of the Moon was much better than Revenge of the Fallen. Not saying it was the best film of the summer but it was definitely a fun movie! How can cars that turn into freaking robots not be!?

If one can get past the idea that a fresh out of college, jobless and klutzy Sam Witwicky can score a Victoria Secrets super-model, then you'll be okay. I mean I believe the concept of a transforming alien robot to be more true!

The movie is still plagued with some issues that the first two had: a hot girl that does nothing (well this one actually does something in the last ten minutes), ridiculously long robot battles that do nothing to move the story along and plot holes that leave the viewer wondering "did I miss something?"

To say the least, I do want to see this one again. It opens with the same feeling as X-men First Class-- that 60's nostalgia. But it quickly turns to Michael Bay-all-out-action going Mach 2! Someone musta heard my complaint about how the robots all looked alike as I could actually tell who the Autobots vs the Decepticons were this time. Even though I think some of the fighting is ridiculously over exaggerated still.

Will there be a 4th one? Oh definitely! But I'll be curious if it's a Bay film and if Shia Labeouf returns again. The real highlight of this movie is Leonard Nimoy voicing Sentinel Prime! And there is some geekery connecting it back to Spock!

If you got 2 1/2 hours to kill, go see this fun 80s toy movie! You won't regret it (not too much anyways).