Blockbuster Sequel: All Action, No Plot
LeAnne Munoz
Issue date: 6/29/09 Section: Entertainment
It is often said that movie sequels are never as good as the originals, and in the case of "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen," that sentiment rings true.
This film is action-packed to say the least, with gargantuan explosions and enormous robots chasing one another like an intergalactic game of tag at every twist and turn. The sound of explosions, people screaming, and metal crashing into one another fill the audience's ears up to the brim, causing more than a slight decrease in hearing once they walk out of the theater. The story picks up two years after the discovery of the Autobots, Decepticons, and Megan Fox. The film opens with the usual and oh-so-important back-story that the first film fails to mention: that the Transformers have been with us since 17,000 B.C, causing a huge war with humans for the claim to Earth. During this war, a key and a giant weapon of mass destruction (Oh there it is!) was hidden.
Cut to present day, where the Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and all robots who follow him are helping a secret section of the government to find and destroy the last remaining Decepticons to no avail. The Decepticons now receive their orders from a new villain, The Fallen, who sends his minions down to earth in order to revive Megatron, kill Optimus Prime, find the key and get to the weapon. Unfortunately, the only thing that stands in the way of this omnipotent power is our hero from the first film, Sam Witwiki (Shia LaBeouf). Sam is now on his way to college, trying to be like any other teenager who hasn't discovered an alien race of transforming automobiles.
After having unintentionally brought a piece of the Allspark home with him, Sam is "imprinted" with images of strange Autobot hieroglyphics, which cause him to freak out at any given notice and read at an abnormally fast pace. The problem occurs when the Decepticons realize the information Sam has, and know that they must kill him for what he knows.
This film is action-packed to say the least, with gargantuan explosions and enormous robots chasing one another like an intergalactic game of tag at every twist and turn. The sound of explosions, people screaming, and metal crashing into one another fill the audience's ears up to the brim, causing more than a slight decrease in hearing once they walk out of the theater. The story picks up two years after the discovery of the Autobots, Decepticons, and Megan Fox. The film opens with the usual and oh-so-important back-story that the first film fails to mention: that the Transformers have been with us since 17,000 B.C, causing a huge war with humans for the claim to Earth. During this war, a key and a giant weapon of mass destruction (Oh there it is!) was hidden.
Cut to present day, where the Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and all robots who follow him are helping a secret section of the government to find and destroy the last remaining Decepticons to no avail. The Decepticons now receive their orders from a new villain, The Fallen, who sends his minions down to earth in order to revive Megatron, kill Optimus Prime, find the key and get to the weapon. Unfortunately, the only thing that stands in the way of this omnipotent power is our hero from the first film, Sam Witwiki (Shia LaBeouf). Sam is now on his way to college, trying to be like any other teenager who hasn't discovered an alien race of transforming automobiles.
After having unintentionally brought a piece of the Allspark home with him, Sam is "imprinted" with images of strange Autobot hieroglyphics, which cause him to freak out at any given notice and read at an abnormally fast pace. The problem occurs when the Decepticons realize the information Sam has, and know that they must kill him for what he knows.
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79' Child
posted 6/30/09 @ 8:07 PM CST
Great job writing the same review as most crtitics with the same template for movie analysis. This is an action film based on a toyline/cartoon series. (Continued…)
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