Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS really roooocks!!

Just saw the new Michael Bay TRANSFORMERS movie and I must say it lived up to all its hype and it REALLY ROCKS!! BIG TIME!! I was sceptical about a live action TRANSFORMERS movie at first since I'd grown up with the Japanese toys, the Marvel comics and the Hasbro toys that followed. But the Dreamworks team pulled it off really well and this movie actually works. Unlike Spiderman 3 and Fantastic Four 2, which had very poor pacing and run-of-the-mill storylines, this movie kicked ass from the start with a Decpticon attacking a US Army base and watching all hell break loose as the humans first encounter the TRANSFORMERS.

While the robots mainly stole the show (literally!), Shia LeBouf did an amazing job of portraying Spike, the quintessential insecure teenager trying to find himself in a cynical world. And Megan Fox was, well, just another walking push up bra advertisement. Although the relationship between Spike and Bumblebee were not fully delved into, there was a strong vibe that this was the beginning of a very strong friendship which would probably extend into the sequels (of which I'm sure there will be, given how the movie ended).

And the robots done up by ILM were, WOW, amazing!! Although insufficient screen time was devoted to the Decepticons (like Bonecrusher who came out looking scary and shit, only to get sliced by Optimus a mere 5 mins later), getting an eyeful of the Autobots was good enough. You could make out every nut, screw and bolt moving and turning as if these were real, living organisms. Kudos to the folks at ILM for an amazing job!

After OP gets whacked left, right and centre by a seemingly more powerful Megatron, how they killed the Decepticon leader just made me go 'Huh? That's it? What the...?!'.

But the ending, which left me squealing with delight (like the fanboy that I am), promises of a sequel (or two) to come cos there are so many things left unexplored. Where's Soundwave and his evil litttle cassette thingies (more importantly, how are they going to make cassettes relevant in the 21st century)? Are they going with the Headmasters in the sequel (that'll be fun!)? And will Megatron be revived as Galvatron?

So many questions left unanswered... Can't wait for TRANSFORMERS 2!