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I've caught up to being only 2 weeks behind! Ric and I saw this on the 4th because we had nothing better to do, which reminds me, I really need to plan in advance for holidays more often. It's more fun that way.

I didn't watch Transformers as a child - they were for boys. So, seeing this movie wasn't exactly a top priority for me, but Ric was a fan of the show, and I was promised entertainment, so I went. The story is basically about a loner high school kid who buys a used car that turns out to be a transformer, a giant robot-alien thing named Bumblebee who is on Earth looking for a box called the all-spark with his friends, hoping to find it before their enemies find it and destroy the earth.

The plot involves some pretty horrible scenes, including a painful sequence where all the high school boy has to do is run into his house and grab a pair of glasses while the transformers wait outside. Of course, it's drawn out for a really long time, his parents are annoying, they embarrass him around his girl friend, and the transformers step on his parents' flower beds. Add to that John Turturro in his worst role ever as the most annoying character I've seen in quite some time, who simply needs to ask the boy to talk for a minute to explain what his secret government agency does, but ends up in a lame scene where he's tied to a pole in his boxer shorts. Scenes like these were most likely added for comedic effect, but weren't necessary because the lead role, played by Shia LaBeouf, was funny enough on his own. Not to mention the terrible racial stereotypes going on in other scenes.

But if you can get past all of that, as I did, this is basically a cool-looking battle between a bunch of transformers, with a likable guy and an unattainable girl (for him) thrown in the mix. The special effects are cool, and the entertainment is plenty. I liked it overall, but thought it had the potential to be a much greater film. But it was a product Michael Bay, so what did I expect?