Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

In the highly anticipated “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” audiences were forced through two-and-a-half long hours of constant robotic alien violence, too many special effects and a crawl-paced plot. Michael Bay’s sequel failed to challenge the first Transformers movie, leaving most fans to believe that Megan Fox was the only reason to attend. Fox and Shia LaBeouf displayed their continued relationship in the movie on the basis of the “L” word, which neither of them wanted to say first, making the audience beg for a violent Autobot interruption.

However, Bay’s personification of the alien robots developed a humorous tone throughout the film, which may have saved audiences’ interest levels more than once. The sequel also gave a conclusion to the story, which was left open-ended in the first Transformers movie.

Despite harsh judgments from fans and critics, the movie has so far raked in $200 million at the box office.

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