I lived my childhood, therefore stuff like Transformers, The A-Team, Mask etc were part of toy's and TV viewing. When the big screen live action Transformers rolled out a couple of years back it was ok, it was never going to be entirely faithful to the original cartoons. The effects were incredible, the story ok but there were also some problems, namely transformers doing stupid things such as playing hide and seek around the main human characters house. Well if you hated that part of the original film then get ready for Revenge Of The Fallen. This time Michael Bay has taken everything that was crap about the first one and turned it up to eleven for over two ...  Read the complete review

I like Transformers. I watched the cartoons on TV, which were silly fun with good robots trying to make their way on Earth, while suspicious humans and evil Decepticons tried to destroy them. Then the animated 1986 movie came out, which was so dark and mature for a children's movie that it was almost disturbing. How many franchises would have the guts to kill off their most beloved character in the first 5 minutes, and have his followers fall to pieces in the ensuing, bloody civil war? Can't imagine that happening in Pokemon... Then there were the comics, which go beyond the typical good vs. evil routine, and explore morals, madness, betrayal, and other adult ...  Read the complete review

*Film only review Transformers 2 - Revenge of the fallen is a sequel to 2007's relatively average attempt at the Transformers franchise. Directed again by Michael Bay (Bad boys, Pearl harbour) and starring many big names returning from the first film, including Megan Fox and Shia LeBouf. Set 2 years after the first film many changes have occured in the relations between the Autobots and earth. Optimus prime leads a crack force alongside the US military (Well they would want the extra firepower) to hunt down remnants of the Decepticons. But after a mission a message is revealed that "the fallen shall rise again" and apparently this is ...  Read the complete review

Plot: Two years after the events of "Transformers" the Autobot transformers led by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) are now teamed with selected members of the American military in an organization known as NEST. Together they seek out and destroy remaining Decepticon transformers on Earth. After one incident, they are threatened by a Decepticon about the return of The Fallen. Thousands of years ago The Fallen tried to harvest the power Earth's sun, but was thwarted by the Primes. He swore revenge and now his Decepticon followers with the newly resurrected Megatron aim to restore him and carry out his original plans. Meanwhile Sam Witwicky ...  Read the complete review

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I grew up with Transformers toys. The tag line "More Than Meets The Eye" is indelibly linked to my childhood thanks to the Hasbro marketing machine that had me hankering after a fully transformable Optimus Prime around my twelfth birthday. As such, when the opportunity arose to revisit my childhood with the first Transformers movie, I relaxed under a warm blanket of nostalgia, turning a blind eye to its obvious deficiencies. It wasn't the best of films, but it was visually arresting, chock full of humour and, putting aside the obvious money to be made in ...  Read the complete review