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The interstellar battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rains destruction down on planet Earth as director Michael Bay adapts Hasbro and Takara's popular Transformers franchise into a big-budget,... read more read more... live-action summer tentpole extravaganza in this ambitious sci-fi action feature starring Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Bernie Mac, John Turturro, Jon Voight, and, of course, Optimus Prime and Megatron. Long ago, on the planet of Cybertron, a massive, powerful alien race divided into two factions, the noble Autobots, and the devious Decepticons. They fought for the sole access to a talisman known as the Allspark, a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, and eventually the Autobots smuggled it off the planet's surface, hiding it in an unknown location on Earth. Now, hundreds of years later, the Deceptacons have come looking for it, and if the Autobots don't find it first, the Earth will be enslaved or destroyed by the evil aliens' use of its massive power. The Autobots don't know where the cube was hidden, but the information may be stored in the most unlikely of sources, as a gangly young Earthling named Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) who's just picked up his first car, has a strange connection to the Allspark's history, making him the unlikely ally of these enormous creatures, as they fight for humankind's survival and the chance to return home. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Michael Bay

Release Date: July 3, 2007

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  • thmtsang
    April 22, 2012
    thmtsang
    I loved the Transformers cartoons as a kid. They are alien robots in disguise. Shia buys his first car only to find out it is an autobot. The autobots have to defeat Megatron and protect the human race. I love the house scene where the autobots are trying to hide outside in the g... read morearden. Great action and special effects.
  • fb1463751009
    March 9, 2012
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    Oh man... another Michael Gay movie. Guess what it has? Explosions, helicopters flying, slow motion of eye candy (whether it may be the transformers or the useless Megan Fox herself). What a bore. The action was forgettable and the characters are uninspired.
  • aquateen2
    January 13, 2012
    aquateen2
    Although it most certainly isn't, Transformers reminded me of an old comic book being turned into a movie. Which are usually completely effects driven, stupid, forgettable, silly action movies. The difference between them and Transformers is that the action actually excites in th... read moreis over hyped robot porno.
  • cosmo313
    January 6, 2012
    cosmo313
    Michael Bay takes the helm for this big budget live-action adaptation of some of the coolest toys from my childhood.

    It's one race of robot aliens who can transform into various vehicles and things against another, and it's on Earth and humans get involved, and, despite being f... read moreorced does try to make things a bit more emotional for the audience. I'd be happy if there were no humans in the movie, but if I really had my way, I'd also make the movie have as little CGI as possible.

    This is typcial Michael Bay stuff what with shallow characters, balls out action, tons of explosions, good doses of humor, and everything cranked up to 11. Some of the music is good, so that's a plus. There's some big names, and, even though a lot of them get wasted (Voight), the rest do slightly better than okay with what they're given to work with.

    There's some unnecessary padding, but there again, I had no creative control. Some of the CGI actually is alright though, and there's some decent amoutn of attention to detail there, so that helps. For what this film is though, it's done well. That doesn't mean it works well as a non-genre or non summer blockbuster type of film, but it's hardly the worst of its kind.
  • sanjurosamurai
    November 25, 2011
    sanjurosamurai
    michael bay is usually not very good, but he delivered. there were a few typical michael bay sequences that another director could have done better on, but overall the cgi, acting, and storyline were remarkeable. shia lebeouf was amazing and the casting was done very well. i c... read moreouldnt think of a single poorly casted role in this film. i got goose bumps on 3 different scenes, especially when you hear optimus speak for the first time. the comedy was great, really funny and never corny, and the action was equally impressive. this is normally not the type of film i would hype up this much but its too good. it made me fall back into the love affair i had with the transformers when i was 5. unfortunately the horrific sequel has dimmed the the once bright light i held for this film, but ive seen it like 10 times and i still enjoy it completely as a stand alone film.
  • fb100002384654145
    October 2, 2011
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    Transformers is technically a bad movie, but it still manages to be an enjoyable big budget summer popcorn flick. The visuals are absolutely stunning, the filmmakers did a great job in bringing the Autobots and Decepticons to life. The action is fast, chaotic, and full of explosi... read moreons. When watching Michael Bay film, the last thing anyone should ever expect is a good story. Bays movies are tailer made to be summer popcorn flicks. The films plot is easy to understand but falls apart when subjected to repeat viewings. Some of the humor is fine although it can get a little annoying at times. One may be disappointed in the fact that the film is not really about the Transformers, instead the human characters take center-stage. This would not be a problem is it wasn't for bad dialogue and bad acting. It is film elements like these that make Transformers a great visual effects show, but a very empty film.
  • CreedsDelight
    August 8, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    It's good but flawed. Has great effects and action, but is certainly overrated.
  • skactopus
    August 7, 2011
    skactopus
    Michael Bay does make the most of CG, but Transformers never delivers where it should; the story.

    When a film lacks a strong story, it is safe to say that 2 hours and 20 minutes of screen time is probably excessive. It is here. Transformers tries to fill the

    ... read more void with humor along the way, and it does have it's moments, but there are times where it tries too hard to be funny when it doesn't have to.As mentioned earlier, the CG and action is where this picture impresses. So much so, that everything else is overshadowed, although they would have been overshadowed with just mediocre CG and action anyway.

    The human characters are just there. Nothing to care about. It is the transformers that are the ones to care for. Shia LaBeouf, the beautiful Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, and all the other recognizable faces end up in the back seat behind characters that don't require any acting for. This is a shame.

    Despite it's lackluster story and human characters, Transformers is worth a gander because of it's CG renderings. That is it.
  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
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    If just based on action it would get 5 stars, but because of it's basic plot and sub-par acting......3.5 stars.
  • fb100000257973100
    July 24, 2011
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    I will go out to say that, a rather long time ago in another life time, I was somewhat interested in Transformers. I mean, what young boy at that time was not? Giant robots that beaten the crap out of each other? Well, overtime I grew out of that and as such, I found not one aspe... read morect of interest. Back in 2007 when this film came out, I still was not sold on it. When I first saw this film, I did think the effects were good, but that was it. Now going back and watching this film with the knowledge of films that I have, I realized that my original idea of the film still stands. Okay, this is going to be a short review so I apologize, but I have very little to say about this movie. For the direction, this film proves one thing: Michael Bay can not direct films. Yes, I do have a soft spot for him due to him directing the music videos that Meat Loaf was in, but for films, he can not. Okay, I will say that he can direct special effects and make them look pleasing to the eye. but other then that, he just can't. He can not have the actors act, he goes for the visual aspect, and he just makes the film loud and obnoxious. For acting, this film is terrible at it. Alright, I understand that the point of this film is to watch Robots beat the crap out of each other, but it would not kill anyone just to give a convincing performance so that we, the audience, can actually care about the characters! Now, Shia LaBeouf can, at times, be a terrific actor due to his performances in Holes, Even Stevens, and later on Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. But here, he just acts like he does not care. In his mind, he knew that kids and teenagers who do not know the difference between a good film and a bad film will cash money just to see things explode. But, his acting is not all that is bad. The only person who is worse in this film is the now famous Megan Fox. All I will say is that she has no purpose in being in this film. The only reason why she is in here is just for the sex appeal and to attract an audience of teenage/ collage boys to sit down and stare at her as she gives a stale performance but flaunts her body every which way. My advice for her would be to go back to acting school or take real acting lessons so that you can, at least, be worth the time of people who actually want to see acting. Next the script. It is nothing special. It is just tasteless dialogue, horribly written with only one thing in mind: promote the toys and make money. Yeah, that is what this film is: a propaganda film to have toys distributed. Well, like most of the time, this film fails. Finally, the last and only good part of this film, the score. Now, with music, I like it when a film has a great, epic score that just fits the film. While this film is a piece of crap, at least the score does redeem the film a little bit. Only thing I would have liked would be if there was a rendition of that classic Transformers theme that used to be on the shows. Overall, this film is great for the eyes (and sexual fantasies of twelve year old boys), but is not worth your time to watch.

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Critic Reviews

Bob Mondello
October 18, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org

For the bot-neutral rest of us, two-and-a-half hours of mostly incoherent special effects may be a bit much. Full Review

Kyle Smith
July 31, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

I challenge you to name another movie about an alien robot come to save the world while disguised as a yellow Camaro. Isn't it just an intergalactic Herbie the Love Bug? Full Review

Richard Roeper
July 16, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's a big, cool, dopey, noisy, non-stop action powerhouse. It's also too long by a half hour and it left my ears ringing, but it's a lot of fun.

Rex Reed
July 11, 2007
Rex Reed, New York Observer

With Transformers, director Michael Bay has once again claimed the year's top honors for loud, stupid filmmaking. Full Review

David Germain
July 11, 2007
David Germain, Associated Press

The action sequences are so turgid it's sometimes hard to tell which 'bot is doing what, but with Bay steadily hurling fireworks you won't really pause much to think about that, or about how truly ina... Full Review

Andrea Gronvall
July 11, 2007
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

Not a movie, just one gigantic commercial for Hasbro. Full Review

Lisa Kennedy
July 7, 2007
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

The film's hurtling visuals and snappy pace (even at two-plus hours) allow many a postmodernist to escape overreaching tendencies. Full Review

Richard Corliss
July 6, 2007
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

Divorced from reality, even movie reality, Transformers becomes an action film in traction. Its relentless product placement makes it seem like a 2hr. 22min. General Motors commercial. And the film ha... Full Review

Joanne Kaufman
July 5, 2007
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal

The welcome mat is out for Michael Bay's cheerfully dopey saga inspired by the popular shape-shifting toys from the '80s. Full Review

Peter Rainer
July 5, 2007
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

What keeps Transformers watchable is LaBeouf and the computerized effects, which are often startling. When Sam's Camaro muscles up into the Bumblebee bot, it's like watching every boy's fantasy of his... Full Review

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